Cadillac STS/STS-V: Driving Experience/Handling

17 messages, Last post on Apr 16, 2009 at 6:12 PM

You are in the Cadillac STS/STS-V Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens

What is this discussion about? Cadillac STS, Cadillac STS-V, Sedan

#16 of 17 Re: 2007 sts winter tires [macktractor] by vic10 Dec 30, 2008 (2:41 pm)
Replying to: macktractor (Dec 15, 2008 6:10 pm) Although I've read several articles that say today's RWD cars with traction/stability control are just about as good on snow/ice as FWD, you can't prove it by me. I owned a 300C, comparable in power to a V8 STS and it was pretty much dangerous in snow. Traded that for a DTS this past spring and just had the, ah, pleasure, of driving it after our first ice pellet/sleet storm. Total control. Not one skid or spinning tire. The current thinking is you really want RWD for better handling and performance. But my experience is you really want FWD if you want to go anywhere in safety in winter.
#17 of 17 Get proper snow tires by bunkie21 Apr 16, 2009 (6:12 pm)
There is no substitute for proper snow tires. The only time I got stuck in my '03 CTS was the day I was on my way to the Bridgestone dealer to get a set of Blizzak snow tires. The all-season Goodyears were flat-out awful on ice or snow. WIth the Blizzaks, the car was transformed. I bought a set of wheels off ebay and mounted the snows on them. When we traded the CTS for an '06 STS, I kept the wheels and snows and will use them on the STS next winter.