CD Article: Michelin winter tire test

[CD_Editor]

You may discuss our cover story of the day in this thread....
Special Feature:

"All-season" tires may sound year-round, but they're really "three-season". Winter tires handle better, stop sooner and accelerate better, and yes, you should buy four of them. Assistant Editor Jil McIntosh spends a day at the ice rink with Michelin to see why.     More...

[si]

All you non-lower west coast Canadians better get on it.

[johngenx]

Of course, to most of us, that's old news.

More interesting are comparision tests instead of a Michelin "advertorial" for it's X-Ice.

[GJS - yow]

Far more interesting to many Canadians would be the performance on the various road conditions we face during the winter - packed snow; centre-bare (one side on snow, the other on pavement); deep snow; slush; and yes, ice.

As ice is likely the least frequent condition, I would be much more interested in snow (winter?) tire performance in digging through soft snow, and to a lesser extent the other conditions mentioned above.

Comparison testing by an unbiased source is essential.

[mrthompson]

Excellent first post.  Welcome to the forum.