Topic: All-season, All-weather, and Winter Tires Explained

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[mlin32]

For the first time ever, I'm on All-Weathers (versus winters) so will see how the Michelin Crossclimate + work out; my climate is definitely less snow and more temperate than where I used to live in the US though.

I still plan to swap back to my summer Pilot Sport 3s once April rolls around.

[HeliDriver]

“... a tire’s performance must test to a minimum of 110 percent better than a benchmark non-winter tire that regulators use as the standard.”

It’s only 10% better, not 110%. 110% better would mean the minimum standard is more than twice as good as the benchmark, which it is not.

Yes, they need to measure at 110% of the reference tire, but that’s not the same thing.

[tpl]

I see that Consumer Reports recommends the Michelin Cross Climate. As of a couple of days ago it wasn't on Michelin.ca.   CR shows it is only available in a few sizes ( so far).


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[mlin32]

I see that Consumer Reports recommends the Michelin Cross Climate. As of a couple of days ago it wasn't on Michelin.ca.   CR shows it is only available in a few sizes ( so far).

Must be slowly migrating over from Europe; good availability here in all the standard tire sizes although all-weather tires are a new phenomenon here too.

[greengs]

We run studded winter tires on both the Tacoma and Odyssey.