Winter Tires; What model and size B5 A4?

[Louis-Alain Richard]

Use the wheels you want, size/width doesn't matter anymore. 17s will be
easier to clean for snow packing. 

As for tires, there is a huge 16 tires comparo in this week newspaper, La
Presse, the Montreal French newspaper. 

Winners are Hakka 7, X-Ice3, and Blizzak WS70. Tested on a Civic 2012 on two
different days last spring. Temps were not very cold though.

Complete article here :
http://auto.lapresse.ca/auto/conseils/201210/09/01-4581542-guide-des-pneus-d
hiver-2013.php


Results :

Legend : 
Excellent = very good		
Bon = good
moyen = average
passable : poor

						Ice		Snow
Dry cold tarmac

1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta7 /		excellent /	excellent/ 	bon
/			89%

2. Michelin X-Ice Xi3 (III) /		excellent/ 	bon /
excellent/ 		87%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak WS70/ 		excellent/ 	bon/
excellent /		86%

4. Toyo Observe GSi5/			excellent /	bon/ 		bon
/			84%

5. Pirelli Winter Carving Edge /	bon /		excellent/ 	bon
/			83%

6. Conti Extreme Winter Contact/ 	bon/ 		bon/
excellent /		83%

7. Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice WRT/ 	bon /		bon/ 		bon
/			82%

8. Pirelli Winter Ice Control/ 	bon/ 		moyen/ 	excellent/
81%

9. Yokohama Ice Guard IG-20 /		bon/ 		bon/ 		bon/
80%
		
10. Hankook Winter i-Pike (W409) /	bon/ 		bon /
moyen/ 		77%

11. General Altimax Arctic/ 		bon /		bon/
moyen /		76%
	
12. Dunlop Graspic DS-3/ 		bon /		moyen /	bon /
75%

13. Nokian Nordman4/ 			bon /		excellent /
passable /		73%

14. BF Goodrich Winter Slalow KSi/ 	moyen /	bon/ 		moyen /
71%

15. Firestone Winterforce /		moyen/ 	bon/ 		passable /
70%

15. Tiger Paw Ice & Snow2/ 		moyen/ 	bon /		passable/
70%


Louis-Alain

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] De
> la part de Chris Talley
> Envoyé : 9 octobre 2012 21:30
> À : quattro at audifans.com
> Objet : Winter Tires; What model and size B5 A4?
> 
> I would like to get some studless snow tires for the upcoming winter on my
> B5 A4 Avant and I was wondering about rim and tire size. I have 16 and 17
> inch rims if there is an advantage to using either. I had Blizzaks in the
> past and liked them except the wear. I live in the Pacific Northwest if it
> makes a difference.
> 
> 
> Thanks, Chris
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