Just
how snow tires are better, so too are the all - season tires equipped on most vehicles.
Not exact matches
I thought I would never get
tired of the warm weather (and I'll admit — I don't ever get
tired of wearing sundresses and flip flops, and
how light my suitcases are when I travel), but I get so nostalgic when I see photos of leaves falling,
snow... I now dream about WINTER!
It's also the conceit of the Mazda Ice Academy, a daylong series of exercises designed to show
how the brand's i - Activ all - wheel drive, which is engineered to anticipate
tire slip on
snow and ice rather than react to it, is the best possible system for removing an average driver's doubt he or she might not be able to handle patches of ice and banks of
snow.
We tested an AWD Jeep Cherokee with standard Firestone AWD
tires against a Toyota Highlander (2007) with Bridgestone Blizzak winter
tires this past winter in
snow and were shocked by
how well the Cherokee did.
In most cars, the car's differential allows that to happen in proportion to
how far each wheel needs to travel, but mechanical differentials are stupid and think spinning one
tire on ice or
snow is actually the car taking a very tight corner.
As a bonus I got a chance to test out a new all - season
tire that is supposed to be nearly as good as winter rubber in the
snow, I was able to test a more performance - oriented SUV winter
tire, and I even learned
how to drift a BMW on ice.
I am testing a set of winter
tires from Cooper
Tire to see
how much benefit a driver in the
snow belt will receive, and so far I have learned a lot.
If you live in the
snow belt, you need to understand
how winter
tires can keep you on the road and what type of winter
tire is best for your vehicle and driving needs.
However,
how all - season
tires are made can be concerning; manufacturers reduce the
tire's ability to grip wet roads in order to improve its traction in
snow.
It's usually a good rule of thumb to put your
snow tires on around Thanksgiving considering you never know
how early the first
snow fall will be.
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