Movie: First Winter Drive in the Facelift GTI, fun :)

[Wide]

The First snow in Sweden 

https://youtu.be/aeqFQWRZ2sU







So now I have done a very scientific match between Continentals best summer tires and their good winter tires that I have on the car.

Summer tires: Continental Sportcontact 6 235/35/19
Winter tires: Continental Wikingcontact 5 205-50/17

https://youtu.be/XkYUFpEiHP8






Time to put on winter tires, run with continental M + S tires without studs. Many people run with studs in Sweden, but I think it's screaming too badly.

These rims are 17 inches, one is extremely tight between the brakes and the balancing weights on the rim.
 
Also look at my poor summer tires, damn what a day's trackday has made on them still. 

But thi GTI is so soft and quiet now, a real nice commuter car now..Lol

https://youtu.be/gjn-Q0pbTts

Defa engine heater and comfort kit mounted. It is nice to have in the winter

https://youtu.be/4jbdxBQB8Ug

[Arnold_Lane]

I have 19" wheels and DCC on my GTi PP and for the last few days have been running it set in Sport mode and have to say I'm surprised and impressed at how well it rides like this. Nothing like the jarring, fidgety, 'they've left the transit blocks in' ride I had been expecting.

[Wide]

I have 19" wheels and DCC on my GTi PP and for the last few days have been running it set in Sport mode and have to say I'm surprised and impressed at how well it rides like this. Nothing like the jarring, fidgety, 'they've left the transit blocks in' ride I had been expecting.

I love the DCC. You can use 19 "with the hardest mode on the street. Think it is anyway softer and useful than many other hardcore hatchbacks like A45AMG, Focus Rs, and more. 

But with winter tires and in the softest mode of DCC, the car is the car like a limosine but still not scary soft..LoL

[Watts]

Those GT wheels look good Wide as do your 19s, what are your 19s? Keep the videos coming

[Wide]

Those GT wheels look good Wide as do your 19s, what are your 19s? Keep the videos coming

Thanks!, yes think the 17" GT wheels looks ok, it is nice to higher profile on the tires on bad winter roads

The 19" is Alutec Ikenu, the best i could get when it was impossible to have Pretoria from factory.. 

Some more Videos is on editing.. 

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Defa engine heater and comfort kit mounted. It is nice to have in the winter

https://youtu.be/4jbdxBQB8Ug

[Exonian]

Defa engine heater and comfort kit mounted. It is nice to have in the winter

https://youtu.be/4jbdxBQB8Ug

Did you fit that yourself?

I know I'm a bit slow but I've only just realised what your numberplate spells (backwards) 

Love the vids though

[Wide]

Defa engine heater and comfort kit mounted. It is nice to have in the winter

https://youtu.be/4jbdxBQB8Ug

Did you fit that yourself?

I know I'm a bit slow but I've only just realised what your numberplate spells (backwards) 

Love the vids though

No the dealer did this for around 500Euro,

You are not slow! , Nobody understand that is my name backwards . If you see this plate in your rear mirror, my namn will be right!. That is the purpose

Thanks for the feedback.

[Wide]

So now I have done a very scientific match between Continentals best summer tires and their good winter tires that I have on the car.

Summer tires: Continental Sportcontact 6 235/35/19
Winter tires: Continental Wikingcontact 5 205-50/17

https://youtu.be/XkYUFpEiHP8

[Exonian]

Those winter wheels would look great with some spacers added...