Winter is approaching whether we like it or not, and for those of us living in the true North, in northern parts of the U.S. and pretty much all of Canada, there is little choice but to put winter tires on our Karmas if we want to drive them in the winter. Yokohama tires were the OEM winter tires when the cars were first built and sold. Those are no longer made and any that are around will be fairly old age and likely past their sell by dates due to rubber decomposition and change in properties with age. I recently bought some winter tires for my 21 inch OEM wheels:
Pirelli Scorpion Winter Tires
Front: 255/40/21
Rear: 265/40/21
The fronts are 10mm wider than the OEM Yokohamas, but cause no rubbing or other problems. They look even better I think as they are a little wider. I have been driving on them now for 10 days and can report they seem to be great tires, with no road noise and very well built. They are around $350 each from Tire Rack in U.S. and in Canada several tire shops sell them or can order them for you. I, for one, love them so far. I paid $500 each for them in Canada in CDN dollars. Look them up if you're in the market for winter tires. And, I don't work for Tire Rack or Pirelli.
Pirelli Scorpion Winter Tires
Front: 255/40/21
Rear: 265/40/21
The fronts are 10mm wider than the OEM Yokohamas, but cause no rubbing or other problems. They look even better I think as they are a little wider. I have been driving on them now for 10 days and can report they seem to be great tires, with no road noise and very well built. They are around $350 each from Tire Rack in U.S. and in Canada several tire shops sell them or can order them for you. I, for one, love them so far. I paid $500 each for them in Canada in CDN dollars. Look them up if you're in the market for winter tires. And, I don't work for Tire Rack or Pirelli.
