Blizzaks on all 4 corners and it's good to go. Handles nice with good traction, never been stuck or too out of control. Just watch your right foot as it doesn't take much to break loose, even on dry pavement at 50mph.
Ask me how I know.
I don't have the SRT model but I love driving my Charger in the snow. If your doing regular driving the anti slip nanny function works beautifully around corners. Loosens up the rear end a bit. It's a great rear wheel drive vehicle to drive in the winter. If you turn off ESP and have some fun......it's a blast. The long wheel base works beautifully around corners and down the road. I also have a Jeep Cherokee and the short wheel base on the Jeep limits the fun a bit. I love sliding around the roads with my Charger.
I was wondering the same thing about snow. My Magnum R/T was horrible in the snow -completely undriveable. I have a 1/3 mile commute to work and no 2nd car (only my 2012 superbee). I may opt to walk to work in the sonw.
I had no issues with mine in the snow, and I didn't even have snow tires. Drive carefully and remember that 1) ESP is your friend and 2) that you've got a lot of HP so you have to be easy on the throttle. If you can, get winter tires though.
I use Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snow on my 2012 Charger SRT8. I also used them on my 2009 Challenger SRT8.
They lose a lot of traction in the dry, and can easily be spun up to 50 or 60 MPH. Also be careful in the rain as they tend to lock up a bit on braking, much to my disappointment, and the Mazda in front of me.
I ran the same tires in a 30 inch snowstorm and did not get stuck
added weight to trunk
However, I would go with dedicated snow tires like Blizzaks for maximum grip
This year I have a beater with full winter tires so I am not driving the SRT8 in the snow. That gives me time to do a suspension rebuild as I just went over 185,000 miles.
I am glad to see the responses on here. On other boards you normally get the "you can't drive a 425HP car in the snow" as if you are going to floor it in a snowstorm.
They are the stock RS-A's and yes, worst tire ever!! The SRT is in the garage now that the snow is flying. I just needed to hit the gym, gf had the truck and I wasn't about to drive her mini-van!
On my 2006 Charger I drove 5 winter seasons on 4 winterforce tires with no issues at all. I used auto stick lots for down shifting when roads were slippery.
We finally had some snow.
I took the car out with Pirelli scorpions and can't believe it but it drove better than my wives outback. Up hill it gripped better than the AWD outback with all seasons. Pretty happy with the tires
The car is not made for deep snow but on snow covered road, no complaints
I still have the F1 tires on my bee and its not bad in the snow. After a few hundred miles of tame driving the car adapts and mellows out a bit. Certainly makes it much more drivable then when i first bought it and it snapped around like a rubberband.
Given the choice ill take the truck with 4wd though.
Try Vred's in the snow... Actually no, don't ever try that, ever. I was stuck with half used Vred's and had to drive the superbee through one storm, that was frightening enough for me. Never would touch the snow again with that car unless I had a dedicated tire.
Lmao:biggrinjester:
I have a three mile commute to work and its 25 mph almost the whole way.
I still have the original tires on my truck from 04
Even though its a short drive i do it in style. :driving:
Got the chance to try my Hankook ventus v12s in the snow yesterday. About 3-4 inches slushy snow covered roads...no pavement....they did ok. A lot of power in the SRT and I found turning off esp worked a lot better for powering through it.