Thanksgiving brought some low temps to to upstate NY and it was still in the low teens when I left Friday morning. Tire pressure registered 35 after some 20+ miles of driving, I checked as the pressure as the car felt a bit strange on the roads. Stopped for gas and a break after a couple of hours and when we got back on the roads, the temp was 37 and so was the tire pressure and the car was doing better. The tire pressure rose to 39 and all felt well with the car, she was well in her element, easily dispatching sedans CUV/SUVs, trucks and minivans that increased their speeds while I was performing an overtaking maneuver. Just to make sure they knew they were no match, I put some distance on them then backed off. The power was intoxicating! It was like, dude i'm trying to pass, why you speeding up! Zoom! Oh crap, need to slow down!
Oh yeah, tires, need to update on the tires. Since there was nothing but rain and wet roads on the way up, all was well. It did let me know the sliding around corners that I experienced when the dealer dropped the pressure to 36 all around when the tires were hot and reduced them to 34 at cold was not a good fit for these tires. Running them at the recommended 36/39 (F/R according to Nitto's website) or +2 psi higher makes the car perform so much better. On this trip at 38 all around they did quite well but in the single digit temps where it dropped it lower, it made for a crappy drive feel on corners while feeling cushy normally. On sections of the trip, the pressure went up to 41 psi and the car was firm and handled better in my opinion but on bumps the rear dance showed up, not too much as there were many sweeping corners however, there were some sections with imperfections that this showed up. Now I am considering going for the GT-F Springs for the car. But that might not happen until next year.
I'm still happy with these tires and as said prior, I think they are a great match for this car for a daily driver looking for tire that provide comfort and lower noise while still being sporty.