1PhatLexus

Any of you guys experienced the recent ice storm in the country? Basically, I was driving on a road which was made of PURE ice, which temperatures around 25 degrees. Even with the SNOW mode on, and while driving slowly, I ended up in the oncoming traffic a couple times, and spun around. The driving experience today was just horrendous!!

Marley

DO you have any snow tires?

My car is OK but with iver 2 feet of snow I am just staying indoors

Melissa

Sorry, I live in Florida, uh but I have seen snow before!!!

Inochi3

the snow we recieved in va was ridiculous but the states north of me had it the worst i think

at least it is warmer out now and the snow is gradually melting

1PhatLexus

No, I don't have winter or all season tires.
So, I had a pretty bad driving experience driving on pure ice with rear wheel drive and 225 tires.
The SNOW mode helped a little though.

IS300_Chic

In the snow that RWD really stinks. I dont even drive my car when there is any snow or ice on the roads. Next winter i am getting snow tires cuz it is well worth it.

Graphite

Sorry to hear about all the snow you folks are getting up there. The best way to increase the performance of your IS in the snow is to get snow tires. Bridgestone makes a great snow tire for both the 17" and 16" rims (Blizaks), but they wear quickly and produce noticible road noise on dry pavement. Michelin makes a directional (!) snow tire called the Alpin that are good in the snow, but wear well and don't sound like a lifted F250 on the highway. I am a area manager for Lexus USA both of the dealerships I work with in Denver use the Michelins. Good idea keeping that "Snow" button on, buy the way. It lets the car's Electronic Throtle Controll system cut back on tourqe and horsepower delivery when you step on the accelerator (a godsend in a rear wheel drive vehicle!).

Good luck!

CK1_RX3

If you're in a climate that gets snow and ice you're crazy to be driving around on summer tires. That's a quick way to smash up your car because you're basically riding around on 4 tires that are as good for traction as a snowboard! I wouldn't even use summer's w/ AWD, much less RWD.

If you're only going to run one set of tires, you should look at an ultra high performance all-season like the Sumitomo HTR+ or the Michelin equivalent. I've got the HTR+ on my TT year round and I couldn't be happier with the performance in Wisconsin snow and ice, but dry handling isn't compromised much if at all even compared to the Pirelli P6000's I was running before.

1PhatLexus

Well, Charlotte only sees snow once or twice a year. So, I'm fine. I just happened to be on the road in those conditions. Usually, I try to avoid those complications.