All season tyres

[DJT]

When I got my new ultra light alloy wheels on my LS430 I hand Dunlop all season tyres fitted. Now I'm on day 4 of snow and ice. Tyres perform brilliantly. Tonight I took my usual route home from visiting my friend who is not very well. Took their dogs out for a walk. Never took into account a 1 in 5 hill with a 90 degree right hand turn. Got up the hill slowly with traction control engaged. Never switched on snow mode as LS430 would drive normally. What surprised me was one I could get up hill. Two there was no wagging from the back. If I had tried this in my 2nd car (Mondeo) fitted with winter tyres I would probably never of made it. Going down hill touching brakes never got ABS kicking in. Just a good reduction in speed. My LS430 is always giving pleasant surprises. Makes me wonder how much testing Lexus did on LS430 before signing off for production. Try doing this trip in a BMW or Mercedes I bet they would fail. 

[Malc1]

Lucky you in your All Weather performing limo …….. the old Ls400 just has a mind of its own in ice and snow ……. for me anyway …… I’d just be tucked  up indoors 🤣

Malc 

[BigBoomer]

A couple of years ago I drove my LS430 quite a bit on snowy/slushy roads and was also impressed with her surefootedness, and that was on summer tyres as it's rare we need anything else down here in the wilds of Saaaaf Essex. 
You do need to be smooth and think ahead but even when she loses traction it is smooth and manageable.
My '98 Honda Legend was better due to the big heavy engine over the front wheels (FWD) but otherwise this is the best snow car I have driven.
Both my mid-90s company Mondeo's were terrible on snow but then they were manuals.

[Malc1]

my 2006 Honda Legend is superb in ice and snow 🤞👍  .  it seems to automatically sense the likely disruption and pops itself into the correct gear mode 

Malc

[BigBoomer]

23 hours ago, Malc1 said:

my 2006 Honda Legend is superb in ice and snow 🤞👍  .  it seems to automatically sense the likely disruption and pops itself into the correct gear mode 

Malc

It should be as it is AWD with a FWD bias and pretty much the same engine as my '98 with 80bhp more.
The computers in more modern cars are very clever at such things. They detect air temperature and such and adjust accordingly, much like in the LS430 😁