2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray - Our Cure for Flu Season - Automobile
It was one of those mornings that make one wonder why anyone chooses to live in Michigan. ” He doesn’t know the half of it. We didn’t just drive our Corvette through winter. We traveled in it. The ’Vette plowed its way to Washington, D. C. , Grand Rapids, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. “Yoopers asked whether I was out of my mind,” says staff photographer Patrick Hoey, referring to residents of the Upper Peninsula. Hoey was, in fact, out of his mind because he opted to drive the 900 miles to and from the region during the season’s worst snowstorm. “I responded that I’d take the ’Vette any day over a Camry on bald tires, to which the growing congregation of Yoopers gave a head-bobbing ‘Amen. ’” We made sure back in November to swap out the original Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (the rears were trash after too many burnouts) for winter-spec Michelin Alpins. “A simple change of tires truly allows you to extend the performance automobile driving season into a 12-month experience,” notes contributor Marc Noordeloos, who slid the Corvette around his wintry home in Grand Rapids. Noordeloos points out one major caveat, however: “The Corvette’s stock Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZP summer tires are run-flats, but not one of the winter tire options is. Due to this, you’ll want to. Source: www.automobilemag.com
