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Being a tyre geek myself, every kind of test and comparison I have ever imagined and wished it existed, this channel has it:D Cant thank you enough man!:)

My son is getting his driving permit and we watch your channel together. I keep telling him the only thing holding your 3,000lb vehicle to the road is a couple inches of rubber. Tire selection makes all the difference in safety. You can have all the blind spot warning, lane assist, automatic braking, AWD you want. If your tires don't hold you to the ground....all that stuff doesn't matter. Keep up the great work!!!

That was probably the best description of the differences between them in the snow breaking 😂 " From that to that to oh my god that's a huge accident" 🤣🤣🤣 6:27

It would be interesting to see a test between All Seasons and Winter tyres on slushy snow surfaces, rather than the more usual tested dry compacted snow.

Forever I will remember the day when my daughter’s friend was being dropped off at my home during the winter via her father in a 20 year old subcompact. I was shoveling the driveway when they arrived, and he began lamenting road slipperiness due to the snow. I then gave him my winter tire endorsement, same as I do to anyone who will listen. I worked in the automotive industry for 30 years and was involved in the association meetings where they debated the “how old is too old to keep driving on your tires” topic, for instance. Not two weeks after my conversation, he lost control on a curve and was broadsided by a truck. RIP my daughter’s best friend Rosie. How tragic. Winter tires likely would have prevented this tragedy.

Man you deserve an award for the work you’re doing, seriously

I would like to see a test of a new all season/winter tyres against the same tyre half worn .Possibly adding in a fully worn tyre but still legal tyre. Just be interesting to see if the grip reduces in a linear way or not !

I've been running Crossclimate+ on my GTI for a couple winters now and I love them. I live where the winters can swing from 20F and snow to 50F in the same week. They pair very well with my PS4S tires in the summer.

Bridgestone Blizzak WS-90 and DM-V2 are probably the most popular winter tires in the US. We would love to see you test them. Keep up the great work!!!

Very good...Thanks! Here in Washington State we get some snow but mostly a lot of rain. The cross climate 2 works very well around here all year long.

I needed 3 peak rated tires in order to take my 2017 Toyota C-HR into the French Alps last winter. I watched your videos & also read loads of reviews. I went with the latest Goodyear Vector All seasons as they were available in required 18inch size & fitted the bill. They have been brilliant & I’m very pleased with them and have found them to be very good all year round as living in South East England we don’t see much extreme snow! I know my car is not a performance car, but it does handle well & I do enjoy throwing it round the bends & these tires are superb in both wet & dry. I do think that they may have dropped my mpg a teeny weeny tiny amount but it’s worth it because car feels so secure in cold & wet.

Just wow!! Great comprehensive content. Great job!! Keep it up, keep them coming...

Thanks so much for this valuable information! I asked you last year about this comparison and you said you would make it this winter :) I know you read most comments, please would you be able to make a test of full profile vs used one? We see recommendations to change tires at 3 & 4 mm, would be great to know exacly how it affects the performance!

Fantastic information, and I think education should go well beyond just fellow tyre geeks in your community. I moved to Ireland from warmer climes, and didn't realize how much summer tyres go "off" at about 7 deg C. Learnt by feel (fortunately not the very hard way). Scary thing is vast majority of drivers here do not recognise this change of grip levels and no thoughts of switching tyres for cooler season.

Not sure if you've done this already but would love to see a similar comparison using all-terrain/M+S tires for pick-ups/SUVs. For example, the Goodyear Duratrac is a winter rated, M+S, AT tire and I've personally found it to be the best do-it-all tire I've ever used. I'm curious to see how it stacks up to modern competition as well as dedicated winter tires. And does having the mountain-snowflake symbol make it a winter tire or just a winter capable tire?

After watching videos from several channels and looking through your website, I have purchased a set of Michelin CrossClimate 2s for my M240i to get me through the dreary North West UK winters. Last year I got stuck in less than half an inch of snow coming home from a night shift and had to sleep on the back seat for a couple of hours while waiting for the snow to clear up. Hopefully the CrossClimates are going to get me home where my Michelin Pilot Super Sports couldn't. Thanks a lot for all detailed information you have provided!

Another fantastic vid. Complex, but very informative. I think when my Pirelli all season plus' wear out I will switch to the cross climates for all year round driving. I have Nordic tires as well, but with AWD, the Nordic tires are overkill where I live. Either that, or get some summers and keep the nordics. Tough getting summers for a crossover suv with decent treadwear

I have a set of 245/50 Hankook Kinergy 4S2's on a 2023 Mazda CX50. They were perfect during summer temps of +30 degrees C and they saw their first snow and ice and -25 degrees this week. At -25, on dry pavement and on snow, these tires provide amazing grip. Enough for me to not be missing a set of winter's. It's only on Ice where they struggle a bit... They still provide enough grip to keep you safe at city speeds and has enough traction to get you going. My wife has a set of Bridgestone Turanza all season tires, and they are just plain dangerous on ANY amount of snow. She is running a set of Nordic winters as her second set, given how bad the traditional AS is. I will reserve my final judgement on what we call all weather tires in Canada, till I have driven the Hankooks in -40...

You definitely can't beat two sets of wheels and tyres. The extra safety the Michelin CC+ brings over my Goodyear Supersport's in the British winter is definitely worth it, especially after a few trackdays the wet weather performance drops off quite a bit.

I've been waiting for a comparison like this forever! Thank you so much for listening!

Your excellent, scientific experiment oriented videos led me to think analytically about the distribution over road conditions I experience in New England and make a winter tire choice more cognizant of the tradeoffs. They also got me experimenting with different bicycle tires (where it's a lot cheaper to be a tire nerd :P)!

The video I've been looking for! Thank you!

Looking forward to your big Michelin test ! Cross Climate 2 vs Alpin 6 vs Snow Ice will be very interesting. Living in Auvergne France ( Michelin country) with twisty, mountain roads, a fair bit of ice and snow in Winter and very hot Summers I still have two sets of tyres (mounted on alloys) for my 2021 Duster (original Continental Eco Contacts and Goodyear Winter tyres) but Uniroyal All-Seasons for my Chevrolet Spark runabout.....the Cross Climate 2 (or 3!) is tempting when the next change comes around!

Appreciate the scientific approach to your testing and to sharing all the results - thanks!

Great info Something else that should be discussed is tire pressure. Correct psi on winter tires is very important for grip. I own a powerful rear wheel drive vehicle running snow tires for winter conditions here in Canada. Recently found the car slipping a bit on wet roads at around 2 degrees celsius. Checked the psi all four corners 4 psi higher than I like, 34vs 30. Brought all tires to 30, problem solved. Glad I checked.

I love these videos! I have run Goodyear Vector 4seasons Gen 3 on my All4 Mini Countryman S for the past year and they are fantastic. I am thinking about two sets, though. Saying that, Scottish weather is quite unpredictable and often get four seasons in one day!

You’re doing a great service for us all! Thank you!!👍👍

Great analyses. Thank You. I’d love to see a comparison when 1/2 used and with 3 mm left. Wonder if the difference is similar or off scale for either type.

Just coming up for my 3rd winter in a European country that mandates winter tyres from mid November to mid March, I opted for all seasons because having 2 sets seemed lots of faff and added costs. No regrets so far, I’ve experienced so little snow that I’ve not needed good snow performance but the cold wet performance is great, during summer I’ve had no issues although it’s obvious the performance is not up to the standard of a summer tyre.

Great video. I'd love a video about differences within tyres eg. Michelin Primacy 4 non-S1 vs Primacy 4 S1

I use the Crossclimate 2 year round in Tahoe, California, with the idea for emergency braking/handling in dry conditions and snow conditions (ie, highway speeds and going around town were other out of control cars might be around) as the two advantages, and knowing that I will try to avoid driving in wet conditions or make sure to extra moderate my speed as when in potentially icy or snowy conditions. Wish they would come in runflat version!

Thank you for everything you do.

I swapped out my oversized PZ4 * on my 328i Xdrive and put on stock sized Cross Climate 2’s as my fall/winter tire. In Alberta, Canada we get lots of snow and can hit -40, but there are times when it warms up and roads can get icy yet slushy . I sold my X-Ice Xi3’s because they were great for ice handling but horrible for feel and deep snow. The CC2 so far this season have been amazing! Alright on ice but when you live in the country and the roads aren’t always paved, they perform significantly better than the previous X-Ice. Once again, awesome video and I really appreciate what your hard work has done for the consumer!

Awesome review / explanation. I'm more confident now with the choices made for both my cars, thanks!

This is one of the best channels on KZfaq! So much time invested in testing, measuring, calculating. Science! 😃

That saved so much money for so many people on top of reducing waste from old tires. Thank you!

I love my Blizzaks DM-V2 on my '22 Corolla Cross and 1996 Land Cruiser. I live at 8,600' (2,621 m.) in the Colorado mountains. My winter tires go on in late October and come off in mid May. Your videos help me justify the expense of running two sets of tires on two vehicles. I wish more people understood the importance of winter tires and that car manufactures would stop selling AWD as safety/ traction aid.

Thanks for the video. In the Netherlands we don't have that much winter. I used to buy summer and winter sets for both cars. Now looking for MS tires with good performance in wet and also some good fuel economy. It is just that you don't have to panic in the one or two weeks there may be snow.

I have had the cross climate 2s on my golf for just over 2 years now and I absolutely love them. I never thought all seasons could be this good. I have x ice for the winter but this year I’m almost debating whether it’s even worth putting them on. I love how the cross climates handle in the dry. The on center feel is better.

Please start a Patreon! I understand the awkwardness of it. But I would love to see more frequent testing. Especially expensive test like wear. I would absolutely contribute, perhaps others might too.

Really excited for the Michelin tire comparison. Also, have you ever considered comparing studless winter tires to studdable (but unstudded) winter tires? Here in southern Ontario, Canada, studded tires are not allowed, like in a lot of places, but studdable tires are still sold here and often are reasonably priced. For example the General Altimax Artic 12 is a studdable winter tire that is known to be a good value winter tire and is run by a lot of people without studs. But I've always wondered how it and others like it compare to studless winter tires, since every test I see about studdable tires never run them without studs.

Completely new to winter weather as I moved to Stuttgart from the SE of US. I ended up with Cup2s for summer and the Hankook kinergy 4s for winter. I was struggling with a trip to Tuscany in november that would be mostly warm but return at over 2000m in the Alps. Ill see on my first ski trip how the 4s hankooks hold up but seems like they are up near the worse winter tires in snow and allow flexibility for a warm spring since going back to Cup2s is a commitment to warm weather.

Thank you for the review and reviews from other sources. Looking forward to the review on the Micheline vs Micheline vs Micheline vs Micheline 👍

Thanks for the great overview, really helpful for everyone indeed! In Ukraine with rapid temperature changes, wet, snow, ice, melting hot summer, bumps and all the stuff I prefer to have both winter and summer, by default. Now I am considering switch to all season tire. And what about these days of range +5*C -5*C, what type is optimal? All season?

These videos are great! I hope you do the Nokian Outpost AT and APT and compare to other all weather/AT tires. Keep up the great work!

brilliant video but even more looking forward to the michelin test you mentioned at 2:00

Thanks again for this awesome video, keep going ;-) I would also love to see some more content as e.g. what is the impact when you mount your tires against their rotation direction - always see cars on parking spaces where one can see people are doing that.... or why e.g. tires should not be used when the rubber is older than 5 years and show a comparison of the same model one fressh and one not used but 5 years old 🙂

Very useful analysis and information. Awesome content as usual!

Excellent review, thanks. Keep it up. You help people make the right choice. At least to me. Your subscriber over the past couple of years, I recommend the channel to all my friends. Thanks again.

Another outstanding analysis, thank you.

I’m super excited for your upcoming Michelin video. I run PS4S tires during the summer for my BMW and I run x-ice snow in the winter. My wife has the crossclimate 2s and we’re curious how all of these compare! Super excited to see that video :)

wow you rock, amazing ! Definitely a must watch. Living in greece, no snow in my area but rains a lot and I am going a lot for skiing even in greece or Austria and when it snows it snows, roads not the best in GR and not so fast on cleaning them. Not so big difference between winter and all season on dry/wet. Especially wet. I think for the 2 months I need a winter behavior tyre I will go with a pure winter and not all season but I am tempted for the cross 2

Your reviews are excellent and your English is very clear for non native. I am a big fan. Following your reviews I just ordered a set of Hankook Kinergy 4s2 for our Ford Puma in 215/55R17 size. I found the Hankooks were the best price quality ratio. The Michelin ar just too expensive and prices have gone up in the recent months! We'll keep them all year round. We leave in the South of France on the sea side but just an hour away from the southern Alps and the first ski resorts. We travel from time to time to the central mountain district. So mild climate and occasional snow. I believe all season+ a set of snow chains for extreme conditions is the way to go. A compilation of long term user reviews would also be great. Keep the reviews coming.

@TyreReviews: after watching this video I thought a filter on "my climate" and "car use" would be an excellent addition to the website. So if you live in the UK you can select "mild" (unless the north of Scotland) and car use could be "family" or "business" or "sporty", "average", "eco".. and tyres that score high on the selection show up near the top.

From a previous tire comparison you did, I chose Hankook Kinergy 4S2’s. WOW!!!! I’ve got a second Subaru arriving next week and will replace its OEM tires with the 4S2’s. Appreciate your channel!!

A lot of interesting data, thanks for share. And in case - Cross Climate + has another one very safety important thing - these tires just ignore wheel track on moderate road. On classical summer tires its huge problem - handle car at hight speed when you change line or ahead of fast truck and so on.

Changing tires over is a pita, but your conclusion makes sense. Guess I'll keep 2 sets of rims and tires, although I was thinking the cross climate 2 would be a good compromise.

Great review. I’m actually driving on Conti WinterContactTS 870 P nad they are just great. Handling, noise and comfort are absolutly great. I recommended this tires.

So much valuable Information here! My takeaway message is, in southern Germany, it makes sense to get an all-season tyre for the winter months instead of winter tyres (if your new car was already delivered on summer tyres during spring/summer) because they seem to be better in the dry and still good wet compared to winter tyres.

More confirmation that the Cross Climate is the tire for me, and has been working great the last few years. Living inland in the NW USA, we don't see much rain at all. We go from stupid hot summer to cold winter with occasional snow/ice. Its good to know that the Michelin CC isn't the best in the rain, that lets me temper my driving a bit there. But having the dry performance with the occasional snow needs... love it. Currently have them on two of three vehicles. Related to that, how about a testing of all-weather and snow for truck/suv sizes? I have the CC on our RAM Promaster (same as Fiat Ducato), and love it there. Curious if the brand differences show up similarly in that tire market as the passenger vehicles.

Love your comments and education. Thanks a. Lottle

In Canada, we've created a new class of witerized tires. We call them all weather. We still have all season tires, but all weather tires are essentially all terrain tires that are rated for winters. Since I work at Canadian Tire, I have access to alot of tires. Personally I prefer the CT brand of all weather tires

I've suggested my mom to put the allmighty Hankook 4s2 on 18" on her MB CLA also, they handle perfectly

Hi! As a former motoring writer, I can really appreciate your work and I have long followed your reviews and taken your advice several times. So, based upon what you say here, I'm considering the Hankook Kinergy 4S2, over the Hankook i Cept RS3. I live in Budapest and we no longer get much snow, so rain, occasional ice and dry conditions are the norm. I cannot find a direct comparison between the two Hankook stable-mates but they both do well in the wet and, I am assuming that the all-season will be a step up in the wet, as your testing seems to indicate. Have you ever tested them back to back, yourself? Thanks again!

Very interesting video... as usually... Many thanks.

I replaced a set of assorted shonky budget tyres with premium all season tyres a couple of weeks ago. I'm in Scotland. It's mid-November. It's 15°C out there. Sigh.

I love the Vredenstein Quatrac Pros on my 2005 Subaru Outback. I wanted to get the top rated Cross Climate2s, but they did(do?) not make them in my car's size in the U.S. Now that I've experienced the Quatrac Pros superior wet braking and handling first hand, I would buy them again. I'm glad to see that the test results confirm my "seat of the pants" feeling about these tires. And since I live and drive in areas where there's not too often heavy snow/ice, they are perfect for my more mild wintry conditions. With the bonus that during heavy summer rains the car handles brilliantly. Also they are pretty cushy for highway cruising in the standard 16 inch size that my car requires. That said, you can feel the squishy sidewalls in hard cornering and that took a few drives to get used to, and I lost about 1 mpg in fuel mileage over the all seasons I had on before. But, that's not why I bought these tires. I'll gladly sacrifice a bit of mileage and dry weather at the limits handling for secure foul weather performance.

Love your videos! It would be great to see a comparison between all-weather and winter performance tires, something like Crossclimate 2 vs Pilot Alpin 5. Their designs look so different but should perform similarly in ice, snow, and dry at least on paper.

Coming from Canada I’m used to having winter tires on in the winter. But…, living in Southern Ohio yes we get snow, but we also get wet in the winter. When I replaced my OEM tires (18” wheels) I put performance summer tires on. I have 17” wheels that had Michelin x-ice 3 for 10 years on them. Last fall I replaced them with cross climate 2 for my “winter” tires.

Excellent content. Thank you!

I've put ~20,000 miles on Michelin CC2s on a Honda Pilot. For the Mid-Atlantic United States, it's a very good tire. Our winters are too mild for dedicated winter tires. Our snow almost always falls as a wet snow and we rarely go three consecutive days below freezing. It's awful stuff and the CC2s do well enough that I can drive if I must.

I'd like to see the Nokian Hakka R5 vs the old Nokian R3 and other winter tires please!

Would like to some testing on black ice. Dry,wet,snow are good comparison’s but ice is one reason I moved onto all season tyres from summer tyres. Ice is my biggest fear having experienced a near collision with a wall due to ice. Be interested to see how they grip and brake on ice roads. I’m on Goodyear vector 4 seasons 2 at moment and typically not seen any snow yet.

looking sharp mate

Just had my pickup fitted with crossclimate SUV to go with the crossclimate 2s fitted to our other car. Fantastic tyres.

My god man. You have those tongue twisters down!! @9:50 Superb video. Very helpful channel overall. I am from India and really regret the lack of quality tyre reviews in the Indian market. Though we don't have as much of difference in temperatures and seasons as in the west.

I have two BMW's 5 & 7 series both on 18inch alloys. I am in the UK and currently swap over to winter tyres in November as they are run flats. What we need are some all season run flat tyres.

Really need this chanel in my life eheheh...subbed and like 👍

It would be interesting to watch a direct comparison between: MICHELINE Cross Climate 2 and GOODYEAR Vector Gen-3.

great video, thanks!

I'll probably get a set of CrossClimate2s for my new SUV and keep them on all year. Seem to be good enough to handle almost any situation.

In Canada, we use the term all weather to distinguish tires that are usable year-round, but which carry the mountain/snowflake symbol and are homologated for winter use in provinces where the use of certified winter tires is legally required for parts of the year. These are in opposition to so-called "all-season" tires which some manufacturers still sell and are often standard equipment on new cars. These tires are not certified for winter use and are usually very, very, mediocre in wintry conditions.

I was needing to replace my Winter tyres this year and looked at All Season options. But the price is essentially the same as a dedicated Winter tyre, & with more compromise in the season i'm using them for. So logic dictated buying a Winter tyre is the best option. My Conti WinterContacts have lasted over 25k miles over the past 4 years (still with 4+mm of tread). I only use them between Nov/Dec - Feb/March time when the avg temp is below 7degrees to prevent them overheating and wearing down quicker.

Do you think you could do an updated test of all season vs. all terrain tires? There’s some new all terrain tires in the market like the Falken Wildpeak that are supposed to be much more well rounded and I’m trying to choose between that and another set of Crossclimate 2s for my car since I go on some rough trails, but all I can do is indirectly compare them through different tire rack tests.

Living in Brittany, the weather is close to southern UK, although a bit warmer. Crossclimate were my choice on my previous Peugeot 5008 and 207SW. For mu current 308-II, il will consider Hankook Kinergy 4S2

YES!!!! We’ve been waiting for this video!!!!

I'm interested to see what the new Nexen N blue 4season 2 will be like in tests. I haven't seen it for sale in the UK yet.

Mate, absolutely love your videos. Thank you for what you do. I do however have one question or request. I wanted to get the blizzark tires for my winter setup here in the North East. Currently own and daily a 2021 m340i xdrive. I live in NYC but spend a lot of days driving for ski trips whenever I see a snow storm coming. Long story short, 80% of my driving is in cold wet NYC and 20% is in the mountains with plenty of snow. It is my only car and although most will tell me I should just stick to all seasons for winter, I really do see some extreme weather when I chase the snow storms and having winter tires gives me peace of mind. The concern is, I was told that the blizzarks, as well as most winter tires have a terrible degradation rate if not driven in snow. The little grooves and slices in the tires very quickly wear off after just 5k miles and they essentially turn into an All-season. 5k miles is quiet a scary low number. That doesn't even support my driving from late November to early March. Do you have any data on tire degradation on winter tires that you can share with us? It would be very difficult for me to justify a $1k purchase for winter tires if they only last 1 winter. Thank you.

Brilliant as always fella! 👍🏻

Can we get a comparison of low rolling resistance tires? Hankook ION S, Michelin E-Primacy, Pirelli Powergy etc. please.

Finally! Thanks.I change tyres for winter and summer. But living in the uk it may be best to use an all season during winter like you said. After researching for a month i think the a005 is the best for me.

Thanks for the great review. It would be great to see a recommendation for a great 3 season tire with a moderate winter (i.e. a fall/winter/spring tire to accompany a dedicated summer set of tires). It's something I'm looking at now - a tire that will be great in the dry and wet (we get lots of rain), but will also be able to handle a trip up a ski mountain without breaking a sweat. Running out my WS80's and would like better dry and wet grip without sacrificing too much in the snow.

Awesome video, just curious if , other than cost, there is a benefit to running a smaller rim with a narrower snow tire versus the larger tire, example a 235/40-19 winter versus a 215/55-17 winter on the same car (obviously if it will clear the brakes). Would the handling and braking in snow and ice be better with the narrower tire with more sidewall? Thank you.

Outstanding thankyou 👍

I have Michelin Premier A/S tires and got down a mountain from Tahoe to Bishop.

I just bought Vredestein Quatrac Pro, basically I needed to choose between great performance in rain/ok performance in snow (Vredestein) and ok performance in rain/great performance in snow (Michelin). As I don't leave in a very snowy climate but rainy instead, Vredestein is a no brainer.

Kind of sad not to see any Nokian products in the comparison. I'm currently running the WR G4 and its winter performance has been superb--not just with respect to snow, but also bitter cold. In -15 C temps, it's dry handling is mostly unchanged from how it handles above freezing, whereas most all seasons would have long hardened up. It's definitely a pretty strongly winter-biased tire, but, in my situation, that works well. Its performance in rain and cold rain is also solid. My back isn't what it used to be and running two sets of tires is a bit more difficult than it was when I was a bit younger.

I'm in PNW where snow happens once or twice. but wanna go to ski resort early in the morning after heavy snowfall. Still debating if CC2 would be enough for occasional ski trips. Looking forward to CC2/xIce comparasion!

I have the cross climate 2 on my vehicle right now. I don't need a dedicated snow/studded tire anymore.