Test of snow tires vs all season-video from Road and Track
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I ran studded tires for years until the blizzaks and other studdless tires came out. around here what we get is glare ice with water on top. way worse than the winter driving I ever encountered in montana, idaho or north dakota growing up.
After using both in the glare ice with water, my take is the studdless winter tires and studded tires are so close in performance that whomever is the better driver would win in any comparison. That's assuming your using a true studdless winter tire like the Blizzak or Michelin ice and not some of the sorta winter tires.
and when the roads are normal, the studless tires are way supperior to studded for traction on plain wet or dry pavement.
tire rack video matches my experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8MnCH-Z0QY
they do have one comparing a studded tire and the SAME tire with no studs installed. As you might expect, the studded tire outperformed the same tire with studs.
After using both in the glare ice with water, my take is the studdless winter tires and studded tires are so close in performance that whomever is the better driver would win in any comparison. That's assuming your using a true studdless winter tire like the Blizzak or Michelin ice and not some of the sorta winter tires.
and when the roads are normal, the studless tires are way supperior to studded for traction on plain wet or dry pavement.
tire rack video matches my experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8MnCH-Z0QY
they do have one comparing a studded tire and the SAME tire with no studs installed. As you might expect, the studded tire outperformed the same tire with studs.
