Sentences with phrase «winter tyres»

Even on winter tyres, as fitted to our test car, its inherent balance provides the driver with great confidence.

There may even be a government / state / municipal requirement for using winter tyres in particular months.

You WILL need winter tyres, hopeless in the snow but a set of winter wheels really do make the world of difference!

The extra grip and traction offered by winter tyres over summer tyres is far greater than many expect.

The special compound in winter tyres allows it to remains softer in low temperatures - offering more grip, better braking and precise handling.

I've never had a full set of winter tyres before so there are several things I'm looking to understand from the experience.

The wheels seen on the test car may not be representative of the production model given it's wearing winter tyres, but new alloy wheel designs are also likely.

If we do I will choose not to buy / fit new winter tyres to next year.

There are common misconceptions about winter tyres: you don't need them if you have four - wheel drive; they're only worth fitting if you're driving on snow or ice.

The inclusion of a summer tyre helps to provide context and demonstrate winter tyre's, and to a lesser extent, all - season tyre's superior performance.

It's not only on snow and ice that winter tyres come into their own.

I will buy a set of winter tyres if it ever becomes necessary.

On drier roads, the effects are more subtle — and that's despite our test car sitting on winter tyres.

The tread design of winter tyres has been specially created to offer better grip and traction in the snow.

Most drivers will be satisfied by front - wheel drive — particularly with winter tyres in the colder months.

I was lucky enough to be asked to test some Michelin Pilot Alpin winter tyres over the colder months and the temperatures are not far off dropping into single digits now so they are being fitted very shortly.

A set of Pirelli winter tyres have also been homologated for the Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

Porsche carries out intensive tyre development and testing and regularly issues lists of manufacturer - approved summer and winter tyres for all new vehicles.

Having winter tyres fitted doesn't mean you can drive normally in treacherous conditions, but if you feel what the car is doing underneath you and don't go silly, it's amazing how much progress you can make.

but i fear that anyone who's going to run winter tyres already has them on the car well before January?

It should also make it a bit more stable and useable in really bad weather, but given the extra cost, fuel economy and weight penalty you may find a set of winter tyres does the same job for less.

John's new rear - wheel drive commuting car gains some cold weather tyres to make it more useable this winter

Driving up and down the slope in a conventional hatchback, it was almost impossible to differentiate the Multiseason from a proper winter tyre, with good grip under harsh braking and heavy throttle applications (as such, it gains mud and snow and snowflake markings).

I'll also assume non-studded winter tyres are used, as I'll cover the most likely «slippery» case: snow.

I'd agree with the answer above suggesting seperate winter tyres - in many parts of Europe this is a legal requirement and seems remarkably sensible if you're in a snowy area.

Every BRZ purchased will come with Subaru's «ETCo» (Everything Taken Care of) service, which covers an impressive amount of stuff, ranging from scratch, dent and alloy wheel repairs to winter tyre storage and a monthly wash.

But its performance is still far better than what any full winter tyre could offer, particularly under heavy braking in the dry — Firestone says this is down to the use of 3D zigzag sipes that hunch together under load, helping to stiffen up otherwise flexible tread - blocks.

But it was reigning World Champion and VW Polo R WRC driver, Ogier who managed to clinch the final two rounds of the day, with his decision to run on winter tyres paying off in the increasingly slippery conditions.

I've driven other Countaches and never experienced this before, and Harry says the car was nailed - on during his last European adventure, so we conclude with no evidence that the tread depth of the new Pirellis (made in evo 174 to the original tread pattern but with a much softer compound) is too deep and they're wobbling around at speed like winter tyres.

Letters One reader loved last month's winter tyre comparison, while another is gagging to read our 2011 Car of the Year test.

It's best to think of the Cinturato All Season as a surprisingly refined winter tyre, then.

Winter tyres encourage people to go faster than they otherwise would within an expanded level of grip, and as such they're actually a really stupid idea, not a great one.

Michelin's Pilot Alpin PA4 winter tyre has been designed to deliver a top performance for high - end cars during the winter months.

Once the thermometer drops lower than 7 °C, all season and winter tyres provide you with reduced braking in wet conditions and lessen the risk of aquaplaning - when the snow begins to thaw.

6.2 liters / 100 km is not a low consumption.the winter tyres are expensive (205 / 45/17) so the running costs could be improved.

True, it's a trait that today is usefully amplified by scrabbly winter tyres, but you can't fail to notice the pervasive rear - driven chassis balance of the Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

slightly more recently even my mark II mondeo slithered and scrabbled it's way out of a muddy field at the end of a festival with no greater difficulty than the shogun behind, possibly aided by the fact that it was on winter tyres despite it being august, but anyway it coped easily enough.

Not only that, it's almost # 3,300 more expensive — one suspects that the regular Karoq shod with a quartet of ribbed and grippy winter tyres would prove more than ample for much of Skoda's UK client base.

Vredestein snowtrac 3 best winter tyres auto express.

While the four - wheel drive does give you more grip and confidence in slippery conditions, a good set of winter tyres offers similar benefits at a much lower price without increasing CO2 emissions — thus saving you money on road tax, too.

One little problem with driving both cars in Bavaria and reporting on them for Australian readers is that they were shod with winter tyres, which won't be fitted to examples sold in Australia.

This was a subjective test and from the outset I really wanted to answer the question; do we really need winter tyres in the UK?

Acceleration and braking data also shows the All Season to be within ten per cent of Pirelli's all - out winter tyre in these conditions in performance terms.

However, the Pirelli winter tyres we tried in the UK were more than up to the task of controlling the Stelvio.

Was a bit disappointed by this rs4 road test when all the you tubers etc were flat out on Spanish roads you were on winter tyres in Bavaria and the photos were not up to the usual standard either.

Not only that, the weather has been a little milder than it was last week, meaning I haven't got anything new to reveal about the performance of the Michelin Pilot Alpin winter tyres.

For # 750, ATV offers a realistic alternative to winter tyres for those customers regularly working in poor conditions.