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I live in Ontario (south east). For 12 year with my 2005 Ford Mustang GT I used winter tires (in November, December, January, February and half of March) , then all seasons the rest of the time. That worked great for a 300 HP rear wheel drive vehicle. 2 years ago I got a 2020 Subaru Outback and I didn't get winter tires for it until this November. Manly do to expense but the car ran fine the winter with all seasons because it is 4WD. I decided to get some Michelin Latitude X-Ice winter tires on steel rims through FB marketplace for $600 (used for 1 season). We don't have any snow yet but now I can't wait for snow to see how the car with drive. Great video, you have a new subscriber.

Excellent explanation of tire types! Don’t discount your expertise; if you’re Canadian, you’re a winter tire expert!!! We live just south of Vancouver BC, in Washington; just got Blizzacks for my SUV and Michelin Ice-X’s for the wife’s Subie. Gotta stay safe!! In my opinion, pure winter tires are NOT optional Nov-Mar around here. Keeping the winter tires on their own wheels seems to be working out; the local tire shops will swap them for free. Storing 8 extra wheels is not convenient, but a small price to pay for safety. Cheers and safe travels from Bellingham 🇺🇸!

Ability of the driver is the most important thing for Winter driving. I came from a non-snow area and had to train myself in this. Had a 4WD vehicle, but bought "beater" cars in the many places I moved to for work. Would take these cars out in big snowed in parking lots and push them to see what they would do for steering and braking. Great fun, and it made driving them easy in normal situations where you took more caution.

Straight-up the clearest explanation I've heard. I run the same set-up in Maine that you use.

Your presentation is excellent general information. Having driven OTR trucks last century, in the 48 and Canada. There is a joke that there are only 2 seasons. Winter and Construction. When I lived in Colorado, I had the experience of winter tires failing during winter. I towed my Jeep from Denver to near Moab. Just a little bit into Utah, two of the Jeep tires started chunking, and failed. This happened during the first half of April. And I dealt with snow and ice over the mountains. Generally All Season tires are very flexible down to 45°f. But tires are very complex. Every brand has some garbage product lines. But even those tires can be excellent in specific situations. My current operational vehicles are 4wd diesel pickups and 4wd SUV's. My wife's Cummins powered beast requires a very tough tire. Our Ecodiesel has the same tire, but gets amazing tire life. Both are running General APT tires, which is an all weather tire, and have LSD differentials. My Jeep ZJ project vehicle has General AT2 tires. My daily driver '20 Dodge Durango has Continental HT tires which are similar to Michelin LTX tires. I had tried Toyo AT3 all weather tires. They were okay, and wore well. But were not as good as the General ATP tires or even the Continental HT's, on snow and ice. I tried Cooper AT Maxx tires as a tall and skinney experiment on my Ecodiesel. I had them siped while on the rim. The transformed from marginal on ice. To outstanding on ice, snow, and rain. Siping on the rim greatly improves many tires. I find that straight sipes work better than squiggly sipes. The squiggly sipes pick up bits of sand and gravel. Which diminishes traction. Ribbed tread designs offer a smoother quieter ride. But angled blocks give better traction while offering a smooth and guiet ride. I carry Auto Socks for a traction device. And have never had to use them. I travel between California, Nevada, Northern Idaho, and Colorado. My 51 years as a licensed driver. Tells me that summer tires are generally good for racing and drift cars. But siping can change that. But the shoulder of the tire is critical for longevity and handling. And angled tread blocks are are the best on any grade tire. But as you said, tires are very complex. And your presentation is excellent basic information for the common driver.

Great video. Being from Manitoba, and now living in Calgary for 11+ years who drives frequently to the mountains, there is nothing better than running winter/snow tires in the colder months. Some will say they drive on all-seasons and are doing fine and haven't gotten into accidents, which is great, but likely haven't ever driven on winter tires or they simply don't drive a lot to warrant the cost and effort to swap to another set of wheels. Having 2 sets of tires also reduces the mileage per year on each tire, so from a cost perspective, it can be justified while taking advantage of the increased performance/safety when you are using the right tool for the job. Also, this video would've been great to discuss about all-terrain tires for winter weather. not all are created equal. some have the 3 peak snow flake symbol and some don't. from my experience, my all terrains with 3 peak snow flake do really well in the winter, but are still no match for winter tires.

Bloody excellent video dude!! A lot of people would greatly benefit from the information you've laid out here.

The worst thing about winter tires is still having to deal with drivers who don't have winter tires.

You have a great sense of humor. I accept your credentials, and wish you success.

Nice job. I have only one objection. You said summer tires handle bad in wet conditions, this is just not accurate. If the temperature is around 9°, 10°C and up, summer tires handle best in dry/wet conditions. No question, no competition, proven in many tests.. That's a fact. Thank you for making this video.

Biggest difference I would say is the compound . Winter tires remain soft and pliable in extreme cold / snowy conditions .

Important Correction! Bridgestone Blizzak are not an All Weather, they are a Winter Tire. Bridgestone’s All Weather Tire is called “Weather Peak”

I've gone through two sets, and halfway through my third, of all weather tires and my thought is they're a great compromise for cars/crossovers or light SUVs that see less than 10k kms per year. However heavier vehicles, or higher mileage ones, often benefit more from a dedicated winter tire's performance and splitting the mileage between two sets of tires; this seems to be a good compromise between tread and compound life. Thanks for a great video explaining the differences very clearly.

@5:58 That's not an example of an all-weather tire. That's a General Altimax Arctic, which is a studdable winter tire (I had them without studs before). Also, the first time in the video you saw siping is in the All-season bridgestone tire you showed earlier. Siping doesn't have to be in a zigzag pattern Winter tires don't require to have UTQG ratings. All-weather tires have UTQG ratings marked on the sidewall

I'm running All Weather tires here in WV. Thy work great, because our snow is really intermittent. We just had a snow that hit quick and the next day it was gone. If I lived in Canada, I'd definitely run winter tires.

There were very few actual "all weather" tire before there were even "all weather" tire category in consumer market. All of them(only very few existed five to six years ago) were in AT/All Terrain Tire category, the most famous one probably would be Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac, it''s a very good AT tire, but also drives very well on snow and ice, it will outperform many winter tires in many winter condition, and will outperform most of winter tires in really really deep fresh snow. it's also studdable if it's ever needed. So I will say all weather vs winter, it really depends on which exactly brand/model of tire you are getting.

Here in West Michigan, 30 miles off the coast, we get what's called "lake effect snowfall." Translated, that means 3"-6" of snowfall above the forecasted amount. With three cars and two sets of tires, I own 24 tires. I am looking forward to trying the Michelin CrossClimate2 all-weather tires because they may cut my rubber investment in half.

Funny that Canadians use "all season tires". In Norway, we only use one set of Summer tires in the summer, and then one set of real Winter (spiked/non-spiked) tires during the winter. All season and all weather tires are basically unheard of.

4:10 Well, there are big fat grooves in the middle of the tire, 4 of them actually, and they will evacuate water from underneath the tire very effectively, and that is the reason why the summer tires are so good on wet roads ;)

I bought some all weather tires as an experiment for summer and fall hunting. They were also all terrain tires. I figured I would switch to my winter tires later after hunting season and save wear on them. When the pandemic hit I figured I'd keep the all weather tires on for the winter since I wasn't going to travel anywhere far. I can tell you without a doubt they are nowhere near as good as a winter tire. They are a little better than the straight all terrain tire in snow and wet conditions but in winter they get too hard and don't grip as well as my winter tires. My vehicle is very old and the vehicle stability control and ABS don't function well or at all in cold weather if you don't have winter tires. With the winter tire these systems work very well. I live in NB and can get by with an all weather tire but getting by isn't good enough when the car in front of you on winter tires suddenly stops. You need to be able to stop as fast as every other car on the road. An all weather tire won't do it.

I can’t think of anything missing from this video !! Absolutely amazing explanation !!

I had all season tires and they finally wore out but this time i went with all weather tires I noticed a difference right away with the stopping and grip turning and starting. This is in the summer so can't imagine how good they will be for the winter, where i live we get some snow, some freezing rain events but a lot of the rain events it comes down like crazy. i have hydroplaned more then once with my old tires doing freeway speeds, not fun. Hopefully these will deal with the water much better. I went with the Michelin cross climate 2's

This is The best video explaining difference between tires 💥 thank you 👍

3 Mountain peak rated and sized for auto and load. Les schwab has Always given me great advice when I knew where and when I would be driving on them. Load or no, etc. Ask the seasoned helper you saw on the adds for the last 10 years when possible hoho¿

good info no one ever explained it this well before. thank you

From what I have read, most all weather tire actually have an improved rubber compound ( usually added soy based material) that allows the tire to stay relatively soft compared to their all season counterparts.

I agree with your explanation of the difference between all weather and winter tires .just one point about the tread depth of winter tires .most do have 12 32nds of tread when new .all but the Michelin xice .new they have 10.5 32nds

Winters differ by region. All season tires can focus on wet like Michelin crossclimate other in snow. I used Michelin for 3 years and it touched snow like three times. To be honest I was very satisfied with their performance. Never had better wet grip all year. It also worked good enough on snow. A big upside is that I didn't have to store other set and pay changes. Tires had more use overall so in cases of light use we would never reach state of "lots of thread left but too old".

I have ran multiple Snows, Yokes, Blizzaks, Pirelli all snows.. Just bought Nokian G4 SUV's are amazing in the rain they are all weather....I am impressed I have not ran them in the snow yet however I believe they will be great based on reviews. The other Suv we have has Goodyear Weather Ready and they have been great as well...I like the Nokian's better in the Rain and on the dry pavement..

Excellent video, you explained it just as good as a expert IMO. I live in Northern Alberta Canada and just bought the Michelin Cross climate 2 All weather tires for my 2024 Subaru Forester 4 wheel drive and they seem great with low noise using a DB sensor I bought to compare my factory installed All season Bridge stone Ecopia 225/60/r17 and the Michelin Cross climate 2(all weather) are a few DB quieter . The tire will get its first winter try out and the tire is excellent in snow and heavy rains or puddling water with it's aggressive helical thread design, ice it's not as good as a winter tire possibly (not many tires are good on ice, studded tires might help some) but slush it should be much better than a lot of tires out there IMO. I did a some research on this tire and it should be great but when it gets -40C in northern Alberta not sure how rubber compound will respond, not much information out there on temperature changes to rubber compounds . The thread depth is 10/32" when brand new on the Michelin CC2 tires(tyres).

An excellent review - thank you.

Tire expert here. One thing you got wrong was in the summer tire wet handling. Most water is spat straight out the back. It doesn't get channeled to the sides as you suggest. Wide circumfrencial grooves are what gets rid of the water the most effectively and most of the best wet handling tires have big wide grooves in the centre. Also winter tread depth doesn't really change in passenger car application at all. Truck and SUV vary slightly but passenger car summer and winter tires are 99% 10.5/32 or 8mm regardless.

Interesting. They still use imperial measurements system in Alberta. It's very simple to understand, in Canada except BC's west coast all season tires are used from April to end of November and only snow tires for the remaining months. Any 'All season' tires have no traction in snow. That means accelerating and especially stopping, they just don't. A snowboard has more traction ! All weather tires are good in mild winter conditions but the problem is according to CAA, "Their rubber is stiffer than in conventional winter tires and less effective on icy surfaces. In other words, when it gets really cold out, all-weather tires don’t grip as well and all-weather tires wear faster than summer or all season tires so you get a tire that barely makes the grade in pretty well all weather and driving conditions." CAA-Quebec Automotive Advisory Services doesn’t recommend all-weather tires at all. The use of studs, for winter tires, is a double edged sword. Great on ice and hard packed snow but only at low speeds. Studded tires have reduced traction on asphalt and limited traction on ice at high speeds. For those who seek perfect tires you would be required to have on hand a set of; 1) 10 ply "deep lug" tires for hauling heavy loads or serious rocky off road applications. 2) Low pressure tires for very soft terrain and with heavier loads. 3) Rain tires are great in, you guessed it, rain or wet roads (when raining). 4) Racing tires a) slicks for drag racing on "dry" tarmac. b) CI for heat resistance C2 racing on hot abrasive tarmac. C3 Used for well balanced and versatility and all around racing. C4 Racing on twisty and curvy circuits. C5 Used for street racing. Green and Blue coded for wet and racing in the rain. You would need to check driving conditions choose which type best suited and have the tire installed. And what if the weather changed while at work ! It would make it unbearable not only the cost but all that space needed for storage. Obviously we look for a good all around tire for everyday use and in Canada it comes to two types. All season tires fit pretty much that requirement for the non winter seasons but never compromise on winter and only winter tires for that white season. Quality also plays a big part of tire choice. (Stay away from 'made in China') Made in China are cheap (Price) and some are not that bad but are prone to over heat and wear out very quickly. Remember, tires keep you from scrapping your *ss on the road and good tires can often stop two feet short of a collision. Tire pressure is paramount at all times. It saves from premature tire ware and keeps you off guard rails or out of ditches.

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I'm very impressed with this information.

Michelin ps4s fantastic in the wet. I use my firehawks in bc canada and are fabulous in the wet

Winnipeg is bitter cold and snow winters - last year twice a week blizzards, warms up to like -5 blowing and snowing, then immediately dived to -37 for 2 or 3 days, then blizzard again, and freezing. Cars were loosing their lower grills everywhere as that damp snow turns into rock, I would turn even moderately my Elantra and the sudden snow on the side (not driving in the ruts), I fully expected dents it was hitting so hard - it was like I was hitting cement or dried mud, and parking close to snow, that front would just rub like it was a cement curb - I had to be extremely careful and was often expecting damage when I looked at the car later (many cars - people would get stuck in like an entrance - and they would reverse and the lower front would break off). Plowing (often here 2 lanes become 1 as they just have no place to push it too, lane assist you dare not use) it is ice ice ice until they get sand down. My factory summers look GREAT but were just terrible in snow and ice - I am wanting all weather as rims and new pressure sensors are like an extra $600 now; and it takes ages to have them flipped twice a year. I am thinking to get all weather by the end of August perhaps. Snows and Rims (apartment so storage a problem - well an additional cost again) - but sensors alone are $50 each they say.

Thank you foir sharing this nice video ,its very usefull last 15 years I am driving in Toronto ON and never I useed winter tire only all season tire and I didnt have any problem ,I think if you have good brand of 4 season its not too bad if u drive in winter thanks again from Toronto

You are incorrect about the summer tire, it offers the best wet and dry performance IF the temperature is not to low (rubber becomes to hard when approaching freezing). By wet i mean normal rain conditions, if you run in 2 inches of water there might be better options. If as you say you go from winter to summer quickly you could benefit from them. In Sweden that have similar climate most people use Summer tires then swap to Nordic winter tires. All season better fit climates with long drawn out fall and spring where the temperature stays between 0-10 C and you only ocationaly see snow.

TY. Now I know about winter and all weather. all season, which is what the retailer here in Indiana push are junk.

Excellent presentation

My experience with winter tires vs any others is that the winter tires have always outperformed the others

After doing research, I see that Michelin Crossclimate and Hankook Kinergy 4S2 are the all-weather ( 4 seasons ) tires because the tests show good results over snow (winter). All the other all-season tires are just 3-season tires since they do not performed over snow (winter).

Best explanation I have seen!

Lots of summer tires do excellent in wet (from rain) conditions often outperforming A/T style treads

Super awesome explanation.. THANKS

Just returned from a trip through B.C. M+S tires are acceptable now in winter on all highways including the Coquihalla.

The Michigan Cross Climate 2 has softer compound but they are only guaranteed for 60,000 miles. Winter tires really have a shot life if used all year round.

Thanks for the info …. Buying a new set of “ all weather “ in a couple of weeks for my ‘13 Prius

Wet traction includes a wet road not just resistance to hydroplaning over standing water so some performance summer only tires can do quite well in the wet if you're not on the highway in a torrential rainstorm doing 20 over the speed limit. If you mostly drive in the city hydroplaning really isn't a major problem. I live in BC where it rains a lot and had a first gen Miata with no ABS or stability control (or air bags) and ran winter and summer tires. The summer tires were barely road legal semi slick Yokohama A008 RS2 with a treadwear rating of 80. The traction on a wet road with those tires was mind blowing with more grip than what many cars had in the dry but the "wet" rating was poor because of hydroplaning (which they certainly did). But where do most accidents happen? Stop and go in town traffic and intersections at non highway speeds where hydroplaning is rarely a factor and where the grip of those tires was phenomenal.

There is one thing I cannot agree. In warm climates, summer tire will absolutely provide better traction than all season in rain. I am in cali, used both in same car. Noticeable better with summer tire

The snow flake should only be allowed on "Winter Tires"... can't recall the name brand tire I had on my 2014 Eclipse, they were definitely "all weather" and sucked in a light snow even here in Vancouver..

Life experience is better than "book knowledge" in my opinion. Each has it's place. Your explanation of this topic was the best so far. I had no idea the importance the 3PMSF symbol has in Canada. I bought a set of Michelin CC2 All Weather tires for my Camry for peace of mind and also so I don't have to chain-up when I go over he passes between California and Oregon. I live in Oregon and the 3PMSF keeps me from having to chain-up in all but the most severe snow conditions. My CC2's are nearing their end of life and I'm considering replacing them with a set of Bridgestone WeatherPeaks, also an All Weather tire. Do you have any experience or recommendations regarding the WeatherPeaks? Thanks.

In Quebec you need them from 1 december to 1 march (by law) but people a getting in at mid/end october until mid april

I LOVE THE ARTIC CLAW WXI TIRES FOR WINTER

At the same time here in the Nordic countrys (myself Sweden) we alternate between what you call summer tires and Nordic winter tires. So i dont understand why you couldnt do the same in Canada. And yes summer tires will always be better during summer than all season, even in nordic conditions. For information here in Europe you have all seasons, summer, european winter tires, nordic studless wintertires and studded winter tires. For summer times I use Michelin Pilot sport 5 and during winter Michelin X-ICE north 4.

Re your statement of summers not as good as all-seasons in wet conditions. I think this has to be qualified. Generally, if your night time temps are below 7C - 10C (and above OC), like here in Metro Vancouver (mostly), then I'd agree all seasons are superior in the wet. Above this temperature, like in the late spring to early-mid autumn months here, summers are by far grippier in the wet. It has to do with the compound more than anything. Siping helps of course, but if only if there's a lot of standing water.

Thanks for a good clear explanation. Greetings from Denmark

Loving our Michelin Crossclimate2

About 6or7 years ago I remember walking in for tires here in Saskatoon, and they were advertising 3 season tires, and I was told that it was to phase out the "all" season tires as they weren't all seasons in our area. I haven't seen that around any more maybe cause I started seeing (like mentioned) all weather tires that look like a winter tire but aren't the same, I am guessing this is better marketing for the tire industry to keep sales up and tricking people into buying a lower grade tire, instead of saying 3 season and completely lose sales as it out right shows you can't use them in winter,, just remember folks, it's up to the consumer to know what they are being sold and not the company selling to them

I run All weather tires so I can skip the initial rush to add winters.. Then I swap to studded winters once there's ice build up on the roads It also means I can remove the studded tires earlier and skip the rush come spring Nokian wrg4 and Nokian hakka 8's Northern B.C.

True Canadian... 11/32" depth, -10 deg Celsius temp. Would have got bonus points for using Fahrenheit for summer temps and Celsius for winter :)

Well researched, informative, and pleasantly presented. You got another subscriber!

Perfectly explained Thank you so much

In Sweden the tires called all season have the snowflake. Most people use summer and winter tires. When not being mandatory we used just summer tires year round. I had good year winter tires and they felt like the good year summer tires so I used them one summer even at summer vacation driving on autobahn over 220 km/h with no problem. They were 10 years old then They were not that good at winter though!

I just run Blizzaks Year round........Summertime traction isn't something to worry about anyway......Paul

I just have a set of all weather or "4 season" tires on my truck. They stay on year round. My wife's suv gets all seasons from about April-May until October-November, and then I switch to dedicated winter tires.

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Go to 9:50 to skip the fluff

What brand of tire for all weather to use in Saskatchewan???

the rubber compound and the DEEP vertical grroves on a quality summer tire give summer tires excelent performance in wet weather. You can look up tire rack testing data to show that summer tires are superior in the rain above freezing temperatures. Below freezing temperatures a summer tire will lose grip and perform worse in the rain than an "all season tire." go look up Tire rack tests find an all season tire roundup and a summer tire roundup where tire rack used the same vehicle you will see the summer tire performed better in the wet than the all seasons. Although there is very little horizontal grooves or "sipes" compared to the all season the summer tire has the deep vertical grooves that sucks the water in and expells the water away from the tire. Plus the more agressive rubber compound is more sticky so you are going to lose less grip on wet roads compared to an all season.

I wonder if summer tires crack when used in winter due to their compound? Or do they warm up enough if driven slowly during the first few minutes or miles?

What about driving front wheel drive with all weather tires in Alberta? Thx

Hello everyone. Just asking winter tyre are they good in long drive?? Thanks

so living in gta or Mississauga or Burlington, Brampton......all weather tire will do the job until unless not going out during blizzard or during storm.........also they clear the roads within hours after snowfall. so if really not driving into snow storms or right after snow, probably all weather will work?

I am deciding on 3Peak Snowflake AT tires for my Tacoma, or strict winter tires. We live in Alberta so it gets hella cold out here. I think if you live outside of a major city, then its safe to use a 3Peak AT tire with chunky tread as you will not have to worry about traffic, lots of quick stops and high population density. In the city, it's safer with a true Winter tire as it's basically you protecting yourself from all the other bad drivers out there.

In Alberta, we only have two seasons: Winter and Construction.

Could you touch on Run Flat tires some day..!!

You are an expert!

great video!! thanks G&T!!

Bridgestone All TerrainT/A K03 have 16/32 tread. I have an expedition rig on F250 diesel. I need the higher psi rated tire. Wonder how new K03 will do on snow, ice

Here in the states, Winter tires usually are not UTQG rated. All-Weather tires usually are UTQG rated.

Very good explanation!

Unfortunately there are no dedicated winter tires available for my truck (Toyota Hilux with 15" rims), at least here in Europe, only all weather (and I can't order from somewhere else because they lack legal EU certification). That said the pattern on these looks much more like winter ones than a regular all weather and they didn't give me any trouble in heavy snow (the 4x4 transmission and a bit more careful driving also helps in poor weather, I'd rather be 10 minutes late than involved in some accident).

I live in a climate where snow may cover the road at most few days together. Most of the time it is just a problem when it is fresh in the morning going to work or it has snowed during the day and I need to get home. I went for Nokian all weather because my car is rear wheel drive. The times I have used them in snow and ice they have been good on frozen packed snow and OK on fresh. There is no reason to have winter tyres here but and this is the biggest issue, I might be OK in snow but 99% of people here drive on summer tyres all year so I might be able move along the rest of the traffic is fighting to get traction so you just end up crawling in grid lock or getting blocked in until they push themselves out the way. I could have the best winter tyres in the world but they are useless until the others get off the road. You often see 4x4s here gone into a ditch because they have no idea that summer tyres break as bad on all wheel drive as two wheel drive, there is no difference.

The last time I went to Jasper and Banff it was still winter and there was lots of snow everywhere. I had my three years old Michelin all-season tires and I wasn't even aware that I need winter or all-weather tires in Alberta. I didn't have any problem driving through the Rockies but I was thinking, next time I will get me an extra set of winter tires. A few years ago they changed the rule in British Columbia too. If you travelling through the mountains you need one of those tires between October and April. Almost four years ago I got myself a set of Michelin Cross Climate all-weather tires. They were more expensive than Michelin all-season tires but worth every penny. The best tires I ever had.

I'd like you to do a review on Michelin CrossClimate 2 to a Bridgestone Blizzak in the real world during winter ice and snow.

There are several budget winter tires on the market that have sipes designed to wear away long before the main tread, so the tire becomes less and less effective prematurely. Make sure the sipes go deep into the tread! The best snow tires, like the Michelin Cross Climate2 snows use 3D self-locking sipes which can only flex in certain directions and there are "Hakka" and "Hakka R" sipes that Nokian invented that suck water into them. Sipes=good traction in snow and wet.

First thing i bought when i moved in Canada is Winter tyres

Actually informational, thank you sir!

I have to disagree strongly about summer tires, they are the best on wet roads, both hydroplaning and grip. Got a short summer season where i live but i use summer tires from mid june to early october because they are great to drive on, with superior comfort and grip on wet and dry asphalt. Every spring is like "wish i can put on summer tires soon". Gotta give 1 point to Michelin Cross Climate though, they wore out fast but were surprisingly comfortable on dry asphalt.

Hi, thanks for the amazing video! How much winter driving conditions can a FWD civic with winter tyres handle?

Actually, the summer tires are specifically designed to perform the best of all other types on a wet road, they excel at minimizing aquaplaning.

General Altimax 365 or Nokian WRG4? Thanks, Mike

when would you buy new winter tires? My winters are 5/32 and trying to figure out if its time to get new ones or will last me another year.

In BC its actually 3 peak mountain snowflake tire OR M+S markings on your tire. Which to me doesnt make sense as just M+S tires are no where near as good as three peak or dedicated winter tires.

Thank you!

Compound and sipes on thread of tires? Notice living far north that cheap made tires are usually worthless in ice and snow as they are very hard tires