Tyre Choice
I recently did a lot of research into tyres as I'm changing all four on mine while I'm having Revo 3 work done. There were several tyres that I initially went for being all season ones,
problem is they were all intended for the American market and weren't available over here.
The all season tyres are a cross between summer and winter ones. The tread pattern is mostly similar to the summer tyres although they also have a number of deep cut sipes in the tread like the winter versions.
Speaking to Michelin and Goodyear they both said the all season tyres are not generally sold in the UK due to the difference in climate, the UK winter is pretty bad and the all seasons aren't really designed for our climate. A shame because some of them look awesome.
So really I was left with two choices, buy another set of summer tyres or splash out on winter ones. Well given the time of year, weather is **** now so I went for the winter ones being the
Michelin Alpin PA4 which for the UK market
reviews came out top of the league.
I'll be able give my verdict on them when I get Kung Fu back from the
garage in a weeks time!
I don't exactly plan to drive about in the snow but it's more the silica compound that is added to the rubber mix with a winter tyre which stops the rubber from hardening up too much in the colder temps. I also had to consider maximum possible grip given the output of the engine I'm soon going to have. My only concern is whether I will get more torque steer with winter tyres although I imagine the grip will hopefully be a lot better.
What do you guys think? Summer tyres all year or Summer/Winter changeover?