Video: All Season Tyres VS Winter Tyres
Still not convinced a set of winter tyres can really make a difference on snow and ice? This might convince you otherwise. Two identical cars, one fitted with the standard fitment all season tyre and one fitted with an aftermarket winter tyre. Compared are differences between acceleration, braking and cornering capabilities on a snowy test track with dramatic differences!
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Well that's good news! I guess we can drive all along winter harsh roads!
All Season Tyres sold in the UK are not fitted as a standard item on new cars.
AST's work best below 7C and are of a different compound to the standard item, having more
"aggresive" shoulders on the tread (for snow for example)
These are not full winter tyres but a compromise that you can run year-round and cost only about 10% more.
I'd be interested to know what they mean by 'standard fitment all season tyre' as, so far as I know, no cars sold in the UK have what we would understand as all season tyres fitted as standard.
Tirerack are a US based company where a lot of vehicles come with "all season tyres" (which aren't like our all season tyres, but more summer bias)