Re: Winter tires

[Martin Pajak <quattro@rogerswave.ca>]

Dan,

Was there any explanation of why the Nokian Hakkapelita 1 is not on the
list?
Or was it just off the scale?

TIA

Dan Simoes wrote:

> Consumer Reports tests tires in its current issue.
> The rankings are:
>
> overall:
> 1.Michelin XM+S Alpin
> 2.Bridgestone Blizzak WS-15
> 3.Firestone Firehawk Touring LH
> 4.Pirelli Winter Ice
> 5.Firestone Winterfire
> 6.Dunlop Graspic HS1
> 7.Yoko Guardex 600
> 8.Cooper Weathermaster XGA
>
> Notice an all season tire in the middle of the pack.
> In typical mushy CRese, they figure an all-season is
> almost good enough.
>
> More relevant numbers are snow/ice performance:
> 1.Yoko
> 2.Graspic
> 3.Alpin
> 4.Blizzak
> 5.Winterfire
> 6.Winter Ice
> 7.Cooper
> 8.Firehawk (duh)
>

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