Yay! Drove down the mountain parking lot through the blizzard Athena, past all the cars that were stuck or had been in accidents, straight into the teeth of the winter wonderland today in my 2013 Rallye Redline. I haven't put my winter rims/tires on yet, and the tires that came with the car are the high-performance summer tires that I ordered back in April.
I can report that (1) the traction control works well, (2) the car handles as it should and is very predictable, (3) I did slip around a little but if you pay attention its no problem at all, (4) getting the heated mirrors, in retrospect, would have been a good idea, because snow quickly made my passenger side blind spot get way bigger, and (5) yeah, as soon as I can, I'm going to put winter tires on there.
Overall, in case you were wondering, the 6 cylinder Challenger at least is fine as a daily driver for the Northeast in winter weather. :thumbsup:
EDIT: The story and the pictures continue here: http://www.challengertalk.com/forums/f5/2013-challenger-blizzard-summer-tires-87839/index2.html#post1194417
I can report that (1) the traction control works well, (2) the car handles as it should and is very predictable, (3) I did slip around a little but if you pay attention its no problem at all, (4) getting the heated mirrors, in retrospect, would have been a good idea, because snow quickly made my passenger side blind spot get way bigger, and (5) yeah, as soon as I can, I'm going to put winter tires on there.
Overall, in case you were wondering, the 6 cylinder Challenger at least is fine as a daily driver for the Northeast in winter weather. :thumbsup:
EDIT: The story and the pictures continue here: http://www.challengertalk.com/forums/f5/2013-challenger-blizzard-summer-tires-87839/index2.html#post1194417