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The summer tyre outperformed the winter tyres in the wet and dry tests, save the aquaplaning straight and curved tests.

Coming back to the question I asked at the beginning: do we really need winter tyres in the UK?

Not exact matches

«Nigeria is in a tropical region, tyres meant for winter in Europe can not be used in a tropical region like Nigeria.

Among other potential uses, the model can be employed in developing road and runway maintenance, and tyres, footwear or winter sports equipment.

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).

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.

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.

Firestone says the reason for the tyre's talent in slippery conditions relates to its tread pattern, with specialised sipes used to bite into frost and snow, and grooves - effective at displacing a claimed 32 litres of water at 62mph - exhibiting a clear winter - bias.

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.

For this reason, Nokian Tyres introduced the WR family of products in North America with similar characteristics found in Performance Winter products, but with modified compounds to accommodate using these tires 12 months out of the year.»

Although the ride feels much the same between the two modes, body roll and pitch is far better contained in Dynamic and, even on the winter tyres our UK test car was fitted with, it felt sharp and direct.

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

I've really enjoyed reading Sam's thoughts on his GTI and comparing his notes to mine, in particular his thoughts this month regarding his slight loss of confidence in the car on winters compared with the OE fit sports summer tyres.

But only for the richer, classier soundtrack, not the all - wheel drive, because if you really want to go anywhere in the winter months, a set of Sottozeros will do the job better than a four - wheel - drive car on summer tyres.

I never became bored with the challenge, although swapping the standard Bridgestones for a set of Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D cold - weather tyres for the winter months was almost certainly a wise move, bringing a marked improvement in grip, but not so much as to spoil thWinter Sport 3D cold - weather tyres for the winter months was almost certainly a wise move, bringing a marked improvement in grip, but not so much as to spoil thwinter months was almost certainly a wise move, bringing a marked improvement in grip, but not so much as to spoil the fun.

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.

I'm not saying change every day but if you drive your car hard in warm weather on winter tyres they won't last one winter never mind several years.

I've got a few decent trips planned over the winter, which have started with trips down to the Wales Rally and the Classic Car Show at the NEC, I'll also be taking some day trips out to visit some of the great driving roads we're blessed with in the UK to give the tyres a proper workout so I'll be reporting back to let you know how they're performing.

So here we are, the final report in this winter tyre test and a summary of my findings over the past few months.

If we have a mild winter like the last one you need to have the choice in what tyres to have on.

We tested 10 different tyres in total: eight winters, one all - season tyre and one summer tyre — all 225/45 R17 in size.

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

This allows winter tyres to remain flexible and perform better in lower temperatures.

In recent years the company had excelled in not only the production of winter tyres, but also summer tyres and all - season tyres - with the Nokian Weatherproof tyre recently winning the Auto Express all - season tyre test 201In recent years the company had excelled in not only the production of winter tyres, but also summer tyres and all - season tyres - with the Nokian Weatherproof tyre recently winning the Auto Express all - season tyre test 201in not only the production of winter tyres, but also summer tyres and all - season tyres - with the Nokian Weatherproof tyre recently winning the Auto Express all - season tyre test 2015.

Historically known for their expertise in the production of winter tyres, they also operate the only permanent winter tyre testing facility in the world.

Despite a class - leading performance in the aquaplaning disciplines, a poor showing in all other areas saw the LM001 finish last of the winter tyres.

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.

The Continental Winter Contact TS830P is a winter tyre designed to provide you with a solid performance in winter weather - combining excellent handling with shorter stopping distances and reliabWinter Contact TS830P is a winter tyre designed to provide you with a solid performance in winter weather - combining excellent handling with shorter stopping distances and reliabwinter tyre designed to provide you with a solid performance in winter weather - combining excellent handling with shorter stopping distances and reliabwinter weather - combining excellent handling with shorter stopping distances and reliability.

Ours is shod with summer Continental ContiSportContacts and despite the lack of winter tyres, it has felt surprisingly surefooted when driving in icy conditions, and even on compacted snow.

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

Traction in icy conditions has been good: our Tesla Model S isn't on winter tyres, but does have all - wheel drive

COLOGNE, Germany — Apollo Tyres Ltd. used its appearance at the Tire Cologne Show in Germany to unveil its newest addition to the Vredestein line, an ultra-high performance winter tire called the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.

As winter set in, it also helped that the kind folks at Nokian Tyres supplied us with a grippy set of Hakkapeliitta winter rubber, that, combined with our Hyundai's all - wheel - drive setup, turns the Genesis into as worthy a snow machine as we've had in our stable.

as a performance feature, in conjunction with winter tyres to cope with severe weather, or as poster oilburner says to assist in towing, i think 4wd is an asset, but on it's own i don't see it as bestowing off - road talent.

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.

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.

In early 2007, a Bentley Continental GT Speed equipped with Nokian Hakkapeliitta Sport Utility 5 studded winter tyres and driven by four - time World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen, broke the World Speed Record on Ice - on the frozen Baltic Sea near Oulu, Finland.

The quattro system with Dunlop Winter Sport tyres make you scoff at snow storms (try that in a Boxster or M3).

If you're interested in an SX4 because you're concerned about driving in slippery winter conditions, we'd recommend buying the two - wheel - drive model and a set of winter tyres.

Your Journey We have a range of Winter Wheels and Tyres available for better traction in ice and snow.

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.

Also riding on winter tyres (Pirellis) just like the 430i, the 440i impressed with its surefooted grip when other cars struggled maintaining 60km / h in 100km / h zones.

While these tyres are probably great for long wet winters in the US, I'd swap them for a less obtrusive road tyre for day - to - day use in an Australian summer.

if we deregulate industry (if you deregulate one then you will have to deregulate them all) then the waste collection business up the road will dispose of their sludge down the gutters into the storm water drains, the coffee business in the next row will not replace their odour filters and the whole area will reak of burnt coffee all day, the tyre business around the corner will dump their tyres in the nearby bushland, some of the hardup businesses in the area will hookup to the power lines with with uncontrolled connections and we will start to get brown outs at various times in the day, The lead and tin foundry a block away won't bother controlling the lead oxide spewing out of their chimney stack, nearby housing developments will all use open fires in winter to save on energy costs and start hacking trees out of the world heritage national park here.

Generally speaking here in the South West of the UK our winter temperatures are not that low for very often and, what with their expense and the hassle of storing the summer tyres, very few people buy them here.