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I am interested in which rim size and preferred tyre brand people choose for winter tyres, I thought I would get a set for my 2014 Cayenne deisel, platinum model.

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I have a set of 20" for my 2013 GTS with Dunlops (as supplied new by Porsche as a winter wheel and tyre set). My summer wheels are 21". Go with the same size as your summer wheels or slightly smaller. I think they make a big positive difference. K
 
Thnx I was thinking the 18" with Dunlops from Porsche at c£1700 would do the job, summer ones are 21"
 
I have 22" summer wheels, so I bought a second had set of 19" alloys which I have put some vredestein wintrac tyres on. Very happy with them and feel much more confident using them in the slush / snow.
 
Rim size - i have driven the cayenne diesel with 18, 20 & 21" wheels. The bigger wheels look cool but understeer and give a hard ride. i chose 18" and you really have to push to get understeer. comfort is hugely better. For winter you are better with the HIGHEST profile as there will be potholes full of water that you cant see. My OPC at Silverstone tell me its not uncommon to have broken springs from the terrible roads. next tyres - i use the Michelin Latitude Alpin winters which reviews say are best in snow. Haven't tried them in snow yet but mine does go off road into woodland with steep 1 in 3 slopes, diagonal slopes and plenty of mud. The Michelins beat my Freelander 2 on Vredestein Wintrac 4Xtremes. i trust this helps.
 
ORIGINAL: grover Thnx I was thinking the 18" with Dunlops from Porsche at c£1700 would do the job, summer ones are 21"
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Fitted these on mine - seem absolutely fine. Nice to have the higher sidewalls now too; feels like a proper off roader (well at least I can go up the kerb now!) [8|][;)]
 
I've 20" for summer and 18" with Michelin Alpin tyres for winter. They are very good in snow and these are into their 4th winter. I went for the smallest rim size to get the deepest sidewall, more to do with preventing rim damage than looks. They are a comfier ride than the 20" wheels and with the state of the roads up here just now the extra sidewall is always welcome.
 
On 18s the comfort is so much better and with a tyre like Dunlop winter sports it will look like a proper off reader too,the grip in wintry conditions including snow is unreal,the packages you can get from Porsche centres are competitive too,I bought ours from Leicester.
 
I found the all season snow and mud tyres pretty good all year - front outside edges did start going at about 16k miles though from hard cornering with 2.2 tonnes...
 
Having done 4 years of winter driving over the alps and mostly the Jura in my S petrol there is only one choice 18 inch wheels with Pirelli Scorpion Ice and Snow mid european spec not uk if you can get them . You may be able to get Euro spec from My Tyres
 
ORIGINAL: grover I am interested in which rim size and preferred tyre brand people choose for winter tyres, I thought I would get a set for my 2014 Cayenne deisel, platinum model. D
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Ive been using Michelin Latitudes on an old set of 18" rims for the last couple of years , only thing I' m concerned about is that the incoming 2015 diesel has TPM as standard, so the winter wheels will need to have the correct valves or the dash will light up like another Christmas tree! Does yours have this system fitted?
 
In October 2013 I decided that winter tyres would be a sensible purchase for my Cayenne Turbo. Finding winter tyres for the existing 21 inch rims was impossible. Having researched a number of Porsche documents and tyre reviews, my preference was for Pirelli Scorpion and Ice, as recommended by Porsche, and I knew I needed to buy a second set of smaller rims. Although Porsche UK were unable to supply any rims with Pirelli Scorpion, my local dealer located a set fitted to a new car in the showroom. I had them fitted last winter, whilst the dealership stored my summer rims. Now into my second winter, and there is no comparison. They provide a much more re assuring grip. Sadly they don't defy all laws of nature, and black ice is still a problem.
 
I have now fitted the 18" wheel and new Dunlop winter tyre as the standard approved package for the 2014 model, bought though as a new set via Jasmin PorscheLink saving money off the OPC package price Summer alloys and tyres in garage until sun comes out again. They look a bit puny compared with the 21" rims but handles ok D
 
I bought 4 brand new Porsche Kn 18 inch wheels with the tyres for £400 on Ebay Had to drive from Kent to Brum to collect them.My old wheels are on the car car now fitted with the Scorpions. It seems that a lot of people order a new car and change their wheels when they get it ? Look on Ebay when searching for wheels. I did the same with my Freelander .
 
ORIGINAL: tiskev I bought 4 brand new Porsche Kn 18 inch wheels with the tyres for £400 on Ebay Had to drive from Kent to Brum to collect them.My old wheels are on the car car now fitted with the Scorpions. It seems that a lot of people order a new car and change their wheels when they get it ? Look on Ebay when searching for wheels. I did the same with my Freelander .
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I did the same and picked up a set on ebay in the summer. Also running Scorpions [:)]
 
Hi I put my winter wheels on late October (Standard Porsche 18" Dunlop Winter Tyres), we had a freak fall of snow here in Northern Ireland , West Coast Derry/Londonderry on Tuesday night , now i Mean about 300mm in places. This thing will go anywhere on these tyres absolutely brilliant.
 
I purchased a set of 18" refurbed porsche wheels off eBay for 400 and a set of Pirelli Scorpion winter tyres for under 600. These are something else. I was driving through snow in the Alps this year and we got through deep snow and ice tracks where other snow tyres needed chains. The cayenne gets a lot of looks in the Alps. We felt like film stars! 05 Cayenne S Petrol
 
I just acquired a 2009 4.8S came with 22in rims. Just got a set of genuine refurbished sport techno 20in rims with winter tyres on ebay. Not much difference in ride quality, the air suspension makes a tremendous difference there even the 22 are OK in comfort mode on quite bad surfaces, but the 20in are quieter than the 22in. Debating whether to keep the 22in for summer use or stick with 20in all round, have heard the 22in are prone to damage. Anyone had any problems with damage (other than kerbing) to 22in ? Got some auto socks for a trip to the alps at easter as chains seem to be a major headache for wheels bigger than 19in and hopefully the auto socks (which are recognised as an alternative to chains in France now) will be sufficient at Easster time when serious snow fall less likely. Anyone used auto socks? Neil
 
Unless the rules have changed in the last 3 years not all cars have to have chains in Frog and Switzo. 4 wheel drive and Scorpions were deemed sufficient on my Kn A Defender was also ok on their normal chunky tyres .
 
Don't know about Switzerland Austria etc but the rules have if anything been relaxed in France since 2010 to allow Auto sock type textile traction devices as an alternate to chains. Prior to that if the B26 Snow chain signs were on in the alps the Gendermarie wouldn't let you carry on if you didn't have chains to fit. see http://www.roofbox.co.uk/car-snow-socks/AutoSock_France.pdf Neil
 
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