{"id":240561,"date":"2023-10-03T15:20:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=240561"},"modified":"2023-10-03T15:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:20:28","slug":"see-11-winter-tires-show-how-they-handle-chilly-weather-and-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/tuning-technology\/see-11-winter-tires-show-how-they-handle-chilly-weather-and-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"See 11 Winter Tires Show How They Handle Chilly Weather And Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you live in the upper portions of the Northern Hemisphere, snow could start falling in a matter of weeks or maybe a few months. This means it’s the perfect time to start considering a set of winter tires for your vehicle.\u00a0Jonathan Benson from Tyre Reviews<\/em> is here to evaluate the best cold-weather rubber for the 2023-2024 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Benson selects 11 winter tires. Plus, he chooses an all-season and summer design to show how much of a difference there is from using cold-weather-specific rubber. All of them are size\u00a0225\/45 R18, and he uses a BMW 3 Series as the evaluation vehicle.<\/p>\n He evaluates the:<\/p>\n The all-season tire is the Hankook Kineregy 4S2, and the summer tire is the Hankook Ventus Prime 4.<\/p>\n Benson puts the tires through a variety of evaluations. He starts by testing on a snow-covered circuit. The\u00a0Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 clocks the quickest time of 84.26 seconds, and the\u00a0Falken Eurowinter HS02 Pro is the slowest at 90.66 seconds. The Hankook all-season rubber gets the 3 Series around the course in 87.12 seconds. The\u00a0Ventus Prime 4 summer tire gives the BMW a lap time of 122.18 seconds.<\/p>\n Benson also singles out the Hankook Winter i*Cept Evo 3 for providing the most feedback through the steering wheel and giving the driver confidence when driving on the snow.<\/p>\n Driving in the winter is about more than just snow. Once the plow drivers get their work done, the streets might just be wet. Benson also evaluates the tires on a soaked circuit. The\u00a0Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 is the winner by clocking a time of 56.33 seconds. The second-place\u00a0Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 does a lap in 57.53 seconds \u2013 over a second slower.<\/p>\n At the end of the video, Benson ranks all 11 tires from worst to best. There’s a tie for the winner.<\/p>\n If you don’t want to think about snow and winter, Benson also has a video comparing high-performance tires versus pure racing rubber. Another clip from him compares the Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 against the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S.<\/p>\n If you’d like to hear more from Jonathan Benson, check out his appearance on Rambling About Cars<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n