A detailed competitive study between all weather tires and all season tires
Drivers often find themselves in a dilemma while choosing a suitable type of tires for their vehicles. The question that frequently haunts them is whether they should go for all weather tires or all-season tires. In order to take the right decision for your car, you need to have a clear idea on the differences between the two types of tires. Every driver’s requirements are different based on the weather and road conditions they face throughout the year.
Suppose you live in a city or suburb and thoroughly enjoy the mid Canadian winter season with light snow and cold but not extreme temperature. For such season you do not require winter tires and at the same time, you do not prefer all season tires. All you want is an all weather tire.
Now let’s have a close look at the difference between all season tires vs all weather tires.
Safety
- All weather tires are built to provide maximum winter safety and reliability
- These specially designed tires come with designated mountain snowflake winter tire symbol which signifies that they have fulfilled the requirements to be considered safe for even extreme winter conditions in Canada
- On the other hand, all season tires only offer safety during spring summer and fall.
Braking
- All weather tires are made with a special rubber compound that provides flexibility to it even at temperatures above and below 7 c for better stability and grip on everything starting from bare asphalt to fresh snow.
- At the same time the rubber compound at all season tires get hard at temperatures below 7C, they can even take up to 30 meters long to completely stop on smooth ice, even at just -1c, where the road becomes slippery and dangerous due to thin layers of water.
Grip and control
- When it comes to a superior grip and control, all weather tires are the best choice for your vehicle. In order to achieve a better grip and stability during winter, these tires are exclusively designed with an aggressive tread pattern with thick tread blocks to bite the snow.
- In contrast the, tread pattern in all season tires are made for comfort and fuel efficiency.
Slush and hydroplaning
- All weather tires are capable of fighting with slush and hydroplaning. Hydroplaning takes place when water layer builds between the road surfaces and wheels. It is one of the dangerous conditions for a vehicle in which it stops responding to control units. The wide channels and grooves of all weather tires capture and drive away water and slush so that your tires can always stay in touch with the road.
- Unlike all-weather tires, the channels of all season tires are thin and get clogged up with snow and slush in the winter making the surface slippery and unsafe.
From the above mentioned competitive study, it has become pretty evident that all weather tires provide superior performance and are efficient in dealing with climate obstacles starting from rough ice to soft snow or hard packed snow. They even do not get affected by wet asphalt as they provide an equal level of performance during summer as well. All weather tires are known to be one of the best winter tires for city drivers.
Some of the top brand all-weather new tires you can purchase:
- Goodyear
- Michelin
- Yokohama
- Kumho
- Pirelli
- Toyo
- General
- Bridgestone
If you have plans to get your vehicle’s tires replaced, get in touch with us at FineTuneAutos. We have tires from renowned brands like BFGoodrich, Uniroyal, Michelin and many more in our stock to fulfill your requirement within your budget. For more details ring us at (416) 243-0949 or (416) 271-7718.
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