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Originally Posted by oceanview
So called "Summer tires" have better test results compared to , "winter tires" exept on snow/ice. Even on cold road conditions! (Some exeptions, as always)
All Season tires are worse than winter tires on Snow/Ice and worse than summer tires on dry/wet road.
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Not in my experience...summer tires have rubber compounds optimized for warm temperatures; I've driven several sets of summer tires from various manufacturers that were horrible on dry, but very cold roads.
As far as "high performance" winter tires, Tire Rack test results as well as my own experience has shown that they perform no better than a good set of all seasons in snow and ice. Real snow tires (S-rated or lower) perform much better comparatively.
In my opinion, summer tires from April/May through November/December, and all-seasons the rest of the year are the way to go.