I bought these back in November for my a3 as I do a lot of driving early in the morning on badly kept often flooded, often icy roads and I can not believe the amount of grip they offer me in the worst of conditions. Knowing they are also capable of getting me back home if it snows too is always reassuring. I don't plan to ever change from these tires!
@HessTag3 жыл бұрын
We use the goodyear vector 4 seasons on several Cars for the last 10 years, on Honda Jazz for around 80.000 km, on a small Daihatsu they Did 70.000-100.000 km , and on our Toyota Urban cruiser more than 50.000 untill now. So on a small car the are very useful, they are Safe in Summer and Winter and last Long, on bigger(heavier )Cars they last a bit shorter, but you don’t have to change to Summer or wintertires. The gen 3 Mighty Even better, i only have expierienced the gen 1 and 2.
@christianolsson834 Жыл бұрын
Same here. Jaguar. Apart from the utmost limit in 25+ summer heat these are both fun and safe. Love them! 235/50/17”
@rob_lightbody3 жыл бұрын
Great wee test. I live in Scotland, and I used to switch between summer & winter tyres - so many people (most people) have no idea the enormous difference a winter tyre makes once its gets colder, let alone when snow and ice appears. I then found Michelin Crossclimates a few years ago, and swear by them. They stay on all year round and are just so much less hassle. I firmly believe, in Scotland at least, that All Season tyres should be legal fitment on cars sold here and should be the "normal" tyre for everybody.
@MS-VO3 жыл бұрын
Quite right, mate. I'm from Scotland too and it's been a revelation moving to all season Hankook kinergy 4s tyres.
@petebravo71802 жыл бұрын
Living in Ireland I completely agree there is no use for summer tires here
@jeremy9203 Жыл бұрын
Man, I believe you can include the whole UK in your statement. Even though it's not as snowy nor cold outside of Scotland, but it's still way below 7 degrees Celsius on average for half of the year. In other cold countries like Germany and Belgium, it's a legal requirement to roll on winter tyres in winter. That's the UK's health & safety for you I guess... totally overkill when not needed, and completely ignored when necessary. SMH
@Havanu818 ай бұрын
Not required in Belgium, summers or all seasons are allowed as well.@@jeremy9203
@BM_PAZ3 жыл бұрын
I’ve had Michelin Crossclimate+ on my A4 Quattro for a couple of years, they’re brilliant in all conditions including the snow and last for a long time even with summer use.
@DanLMH3 жыл бұрын
CC+s on an PD130 passat for over a year now, quiet, comfy, wet grip is great
@dj_efk3 жыл бұрын
Same here on a 2016 VW Touran - very happy with their year-round performance, they’re even OK on ice.
@typh3ous3 жыл бұрын
Same - have CrossClimates+ on my 2012 Focus. Totally fine in the dry and wet but GREAT in icy and snowy conditions. I used to live on quite a steep bank and I was the only car in the whole street that got back onto the driveway.
@JohnSmith-se5vo Жыл бұрын
I have a A5 Quattro and will be getting the crossclimate 2 tires for this winter.
@Tom55data3 жыл бұрын
I add this comment after reading some of the things written here. The main reason for ABS in any conditions is that it means the wheels are turning most of the time while trying to maximise the grip. One of the main reasons cars end up in the ditch (or wall) particularly in snow/wet is the lock up or complete loss of directional control. In this condition you cannot control the direction of the car with the steering, there are plenty of youtube videos where a car is gently drifting in snow ignoring the direction of the steering - because the driver has locked up the tires and is making no attempt (or turned off the ABS) to allow the car traction to return. The ABS in the dry or good conditions is there to maximize breaking - like pulse braking of old In very poor traction conditions, one of it main roles is to maintain steering and prevent loss of control of the back end by lockup - this is when you go off the road since you loose steering. Please understand the role of ABS and other control systems and why they are important for the 95% of drivers - the ordinary person, please don't turn it off and assume in emergency you can do better unless you are a rally driver.
@leetshots3 жыл бұрын
i think you have confused abs with traction control
@Tom55data3 жыл бұрын
@@leetshots nop : they can use the same technology/pump on some cars. ABS is the pump operated use of brakes when there is a differential change in rotation of the wheels under braking. Traction control that uses the brakes by pumped operated when there is a differential change in rotation of the wheels under acceleration. Traction control additional alters the throttle setting (usually limited). The various acronyms used to describe these systems is the level of sophistication of the software that controls the differential use of the brakes to control stopping or going round corners. In most cars you can turn off traction control for snow as slippage of the tires is useful in many cases, in becoming normal that you cannot turn of ABS to prevent stupidity. It unwise to turn off traction control accept for snow. Of course, most people consider "traction control" and all its acronyms" and ABS as 2 different things, but they are generally the same mechanical, electronic and software components working under 2 different conditions.
@leetshots3 жыл бұрын
@@Tom55data cool, every day is a school day!
@dnt19713 жыл бұрын
I've been using Michelin Cross Climates on my Apr stage 1 Up for 12 months now and I'm utterly amazed by them. They do overheat slightly when really pushing on in Summer but that seems to be the only compromise for all year round grip.
@philipguacci64523 жыл бұрын
I remember looking out the window at Christmas and seeing the snow on the road and it was pristine. Cars had not touched it. Trudging to school in it. Fast forward from the sixties to today, down under. No winter tyres. Yay! I don't miss the snow.
@Puddingtops3 жыл бұрын
I fitted all season Kumhon tyres to the wife’s Beetle and she’s drives it 7 days a week in all weathers and wonders what all the fuss is about when people have problems in the snow . As she’s not a member of the sub 7 club at the Nurburgring she has no issues on dry summer days so a good all round tyre .
@calluna50309 ай бұрын
I've used all-season tyres for almost 20 years. I live in hilly and snowy Yorkshire. I learned about them from my sister who lives in Germany, when they were almost unheard of here. They were hard to get until fairly recently, and at one point I had to get my sister to send one from Germany when I had a side wall puncture, and they weren't available in the UK. After that I was able to get them sent from Poland. Nearly always the Goodyear Vector 4, but have had Vredestein Quatrac. I've just changed my car. Tyres unfortunately are summer, with the front pair an OK brand, not that worn, but the back are very budget, very poor in the wet, probably useless on ice and snow, but are almost new, which I think the car dealer had put on. I just don't trust them. I'm going to change them to Goodyear Vector 4 in the next week or so.
@photosmithy9 ай бұрын
Bought a set of these for my wife's VW CC a month ago. Prior to that the tyres were always Pilot Sports. The CC is like driving a sofa (even on Pilot sports), now on the Gen 3 all seasons it feels even more squidgy. I reckon I will get used to it ( wife didnt even notice) but I know that come the wet, slushy, snowy, sub 7c weather we generally get over winter, the car will be a hell of a lot safer for my wife with the children to drive around. Which is all that counts. I will say in downpours they are bloody good.
@matthewspry42174 ай бұрын
You won't even notice the wet they drive like it's dry all the time
@germancarfan3 жыл бұрын
I had a Golf GTD with Conti Winter Contacts on a couple of years ago had a bad snow and it never got stuck anywhere, I was in the back lanes in Wales fresh snow about 3" no problem best tyres I have ever had for winter. I will definitely be trying the new all season tyres as they seem to be much improved over how they were a few years ago
@jonathanprescott52923 жыл бұрын
I have a 7.5 GTD on normal summer tyres and have been driving to and from work on snowy ungritted roads the past week (at very slow speeds admittedly) and it has still filled me with confidence. Grips much better than the standard golf 7 estate I had before it and the polo before that. I had put it down to the more intelligent traction systems the car has 🤷🏻♂️
@horatiotimewaster57553 жыл бұрын
Have WinterContact Si on my MK7 GTI and they grip well and handle well in the dry- great tire in all conditions. I switch to performance A/S in the Summer (because we can temps below 40f in the Spring and Fall here).
@JosePerez-gf3ps2 жыл бұрын
I also use the continental brand, I live in Poland and was not sure to change to all seasons tires but i change to Continental allseasoncontact and in the snow is the closest to winter tires I do not see the difference, Michelin i know they have a lot Marketing but to stop the car in the snow is not the best, it is a summer tire approved for winter, continental the opposite, as I know Wales well and its climat apart from south Wales the rest is not flat, Continental allseason is best choice . Nadolig Llawen.
@enibedmo3 жыл бұрын
Many if not most of the fans of winter/summer switch drive 6 months per year on winter tyres (most of the time in the city with an extremely low average speed), on completely dry roads (like summer conditions), having a much longer braking distance than by using summer tyres or allseason tyres, just to be safer on that one single day of the year when they have snow or ice. OK, maybe I exaggerated with just one single day of the year when they have snow...let's talk about 2 days, 3 days, one week, for sure it is not 3 months of the year with winter conditions (half the period they use winter tyres) to at least be equal from the safety point of view...For Nordic countries it's another story, but what it is called a "winter" tyre for Nordic countries has nothing to do with what we call a "winter" tyre in the rest of Europe, almost completely different products. Better is the enemy of good = Winter tyres are worse than all-season tyres in most of the usual, normal cases. Not to mention the hassle to replace the tyres twice per year, the risks associated with replacing frequently the wheels (broken lugs, tyres getting older but not worn out) etc etc etc...all-season tyres offer also independence and peace of mind that, if you go somewhere, let's say in mountains and it will snow during the night, you don't have to carry on with you another set of wheels, fitted with winter tyres. But even if you carry on another set of wheels (which is absurd) you can't drive your car to the first tyre shop to replace the wheels because you are fitted with summer tyres and it's illegal to drive on summer tyres when the road is covered with snow or ice.
@motorbikemumblings2 жыл бұрын
Been running Bridgestone all season for a while now on my A3 TFSI Quattro, unfortunately we've had no snow to test but excellent in the dry and wet. Don't think I'll ever go back to normal summer tyres to be honest.
@adamyoung96553 жыл бұрын
We have Goodyear vector gen2 all season tyres on my wife's Fiesta and I'm very impressed with them. Obviously being a small car it's prone to a lot of road noise and it seems quieter than the Maxxis tyres that were on previously. The grip is on and we had no issues in the recent snow. In fact I found myself going past people in SUV's that had summer tyres on which was satisfying. For a regular hatchback being used for regular duties I think all season tyres are the way to go. One thing to note though I think the tyres wear out quicker than a summer tyre. Certainly our last set of all season tyres only lasted 2 years and 12k on the front of a gently driven little hatchback. We could perhaps have stretched it out longer, but all season tyres with low tread seems rather pointless.
@chrismaddison46023 жыл бұрын
I've currently got Michelin Crossclimates on my TCR and they've been excellent. As they are on a second set of Belvederes I'll be switching back to the summer tires in the spring time 👍
@christianolsson834 Жыл бұрын
Just ordered these for my Jaguar. We’ve got similar weather in Sweden. Southern part that is.
@davedaraver323 жыл бұрын
Couldn't afford Goodyear or Michelin at the time. So on the work van put maxis all season tyres vector soemthing. Really glad I did can only imagine how more superior these are. But 100 per bet will do this every winter
@georgewhiteford98693 жыл бұрын
Got Michelin Crossclimate suvs fitted to my son’s car 3 years ago and they’ve made such a difference in winter, especially as he commutes on back roads. They also give you another level of confidence when braking. Excellent all year tyre. They make a lot of sense and are worth the money.
@B-26354 Жыл бұрын
I had a 59 plate Vauxhall Corsa for years that I kept as a cheap run around to and from work, that car got me through the worst snow over the last 10 years where other cars were sliding off road, stranding drivers etc. I was told it was due to the slim tyres being better at gripping the snow... I've traded up now and had to retire the Corsa but I'm buying all season tyres for both my Duster 4x4 and the wife's Mokka.
@michaelgoode95558 ай бұрын
I had Michelin Cross Climate 2's fitted to my ID.3 just 3 weeks ago. After a snow and ice covered few days (currently 3rd December 2023) in England I would say that this was the best decision that I have made for a very very long time. The only thing that I would add is that the garage (a VW approved independent) set the tyre pressures at 30 psi all round even though the settings should be 36psi all round. Naturally I adjusted them but remain disappointed with the garage.
@volkswizard8 ай бұрын
Good tyres those! And yes never trust a tyre centre to get the pressure right. Also they drop massively from 12 degrees to freezing due to air density
@andrewmcivor423 жыл бұрын
Very interesting comparison - particularly interested in your comparison with your R estate on full winters (I've probably mentioned on Twitter, I have exactly the same Dijon + winters on my R estate & used them on my old Mk7 GTD too). I'd be interested in trying these all weather tyres (or Michelin CrossClimate+) on my Wife's A3 - but not sure it's worthwhile, as it has 19" wheels with 235/35/19 tyres (same as an R on 19"s)! Just being a cheapskate & trying to avoid buying another set of wheels 🤣 - already have 4 19" VW Spielberg alloys/tyres in my parents garage! Been a big believer in Winter tyres for a while - I do live in the Highlands though! They made a huge difference to my old B6 Passat estate (I could actually drive it!) & worked well for me.
@peterurquhart71913 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍Andrew I have Michelin cross climate on my yeti 4x4 they are 1st class in all weather , I even had them on a trip to spain in the summer with 40 d heat 👍
@toninocars3 жыл бұрын
4:02 the little stones embedded into the tread, this is major complaints of Michelin’s Cross climates tyres reviewed online. I may give those a try but currently I have separate sets winter and summer which is the best if you have option to store them and do many miles.
@WestfieldFreshAir3 жыл бұрын
I've read other specialist tyre reviews and they reckon for the UK optimum is summers then all weather rather than winters as we get so much cold and wet as opposed to outright snow and ice. Myst say these tyres look a good all year compromise.
@dd9ag2 жыл бұрын
Hi, great video thanks. Just wondered if your car mandates XL tyres based on the clip of the pricing you show. I've been using All Seasons for a while now but noticed that a lot of them in the sizes I need are only available as XL which is a bit annoying if you don't want that.
@troxigg3 жыл бұрын
Messed about in the snow once to see how a car would behave, I must say never again would use TCS, ABS or ESP. Hampered control and feeling and to really understand how cars behave with little or no grip.
@Bob-sy7ln3 жыл бұрын
Good real world test video - thanks! I fitted Vector 4 seasons gen 2 a month ago - a Black Friday bargain from Blackcircles. Much better on the gti than the Potenzas in this cold weather, as you would expect. Only drawback is some tyre noise unlike the gen 3 reviewed here - although only noticeable at around 30 mph and in higher temperature say above 3 deg C. The ride is noticeably less harsh that the Potenza (both on oem 18in wheels btw) but will still take a bit of fun with a heavy right foot - in the right conditions obviously!
@alexandramorcomb962 жыл бұрын
I have watched your channel on KZfaq for a number of years and I’m finally picking up my brand new Volkswagen Golf R-line tomorrow in moonstone grey, so excited for when I collect the car
@mdst-hr8yx2 жыл бұрын
Good evening Andrew. Very interesting video. As I have to change my tyres size 205/55/17 on my Grand Scenic SW i' m still in doubt about the right chose for the wet performances between Goodyear and another brand that it' s considered the top for wet&dry but sufficient for the snow. Could you give me your opinion about wet and dry conditions of the Goodyear Vector gen 3 as 3-4 time per year I go in snow place (reason why i' m thinking goodyear). Thanks a lot for your personal opinion. Mirco from Italy
@honestreview10433 жыл бұрын
Great review. I'll consider these in the future as currently I have a set of winters with 7mm on them so will be a few years yet.
@robtt9973 жыл бұрын
I am a big fan of winter /all season tyres. I have Hankook winter icept on my Cupra . Been superb in the snow/ice and freezing rain . As you say until you try these tyres on your car you have no idea what you are missing out on. We have Michelin crossclimates on out Fiat 500 and can only back up what you say about all season tyres. We have loads of hllly roads where we live. People can’t believe ,in snow, how the Fiat just goes up these hills with no problem with traction at all.Excellent video, as usual.Thanks
@matthewsmith27873 жыл бұрын
Is there much road noise and tyre noise on the Mk8 Golf?
@frankyjayhay2 жыл бұрын
I normally use winter tyres all year because I've nowhere to store them. The question is then which tyre will be best in say 2 - 3 years time when the winter tyres will have worn down more. Will the lower wear of the Goodyears offset the advantage of the special compound of the winter tyre?
@matthewspry42174 ай бұрын
The ones you are reviewing are Gen 2 the Gen 3 have a solid strip in the middle
@Szarko32c Жыл бұрын
Well my 2009 Corsa came with summer Goodyear GT3. They drove 11 years, so I can reccomend them. I switched to Continental Contact. Currently I use original Bridgestone on Astra.
@jasonleon19763 жыл бұрын
Nice review. I have been using winter tyres for about 10 years now. I put a set of Michelin cross climate on my mothers car. Personally I prefer the best in both worlds on a performance car. I use Michelin super sports 4 s in summer and a set of nokians in the winter. Yes sometimes a pain when it comes around to swapping. But the performance and safety outweigh the inconvenience for me. I believe all season tyres have come on a lot in recent years. However id rather have premium summer tyres underneath 400bhp on a warm wet day. For everyday day driving in a "sensible" car, a set of all season's are a no brainer.
@Nicolas-er6rm3 жыл бұрын
There should be a national communication about all seasons tyres in the UK, I believe they deserve much more attention from general public.
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree Nicolas but we aren't very proactive here.
@russ63623 жыл бұрын
Would never buy Goodyear again. My f1’s on my Golf started to crack/split badly. The retailer sent them back to Goodyear under warranty...that was 2 years a go and still not heard from them
@andybarber2253 жыл бұрын
I've noticed that on the Goodyear Efficiencygrip I have on our 08 Octy Scout and Mk2 Golf GTI. Shame 'cos they do get gr8 reviews and grip well.
@_Steven_S3 жыл бұрын
I had two, one year old EfficientGrip Performance sent back to Goodyear for a warranty inspection in 2016/2017 for splitting and cracking (6-7mm tread depth).... still haven't heard anything. Needless to say, that was the last time I drove on Goodyear tyres.
@zmirc24 күн бұрын
Sounds like a bad retailer, not the manufacturer. Moreover, there are ways in which the driver can damage the tire due to abuse, wrong pressure, wrong alignment etc, so there's probably more to the story here.
@jeffhirst14033 жыл бұрын
very impressed with those cross climate,thank you.
@sparkford043 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and thought provoking , especially after a recent experience for my missus ,when driving through the Cotswolds to Gloucester NHS hospital ,to work, during our recent quite heavy snow ,settling on black ice. In our T-Roc R on factory fitted 19" Contis ,mode set on "Snow". Suffice it to say a very squeaky bum moment, down hill on ungritted main A roads. I wonder how these tyres would have faired She has been used to driving on real snow in Scotland for several where they changed to winters.
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Snow mode won't do much Keith, probably just soften the throttle and DCC if you've got it. Honestly summer tyres are night and day to these. I had to drive a car on summers the following day and it was pretty terrifying TBH!
@sparkford043 жыл бұрын
@@volkswizard T-Roc R has DCC wouldn't have bought it without.I will checkout what VW say about why the Snow mode is and what it truly gives me? See what is on offer, tyre wise when these need changing.or the winter continues with snow and ice down south.
@josemontano77673 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful color. The Golf 8 isn’t available in the US yet.
@keithbrown91493 жыл бұрын
I have the good year vector 4 seasons gen 3 on my Audi A4 brilliant tyres had the gen 2 before that and they were good as well highly recommend them in the wet as well . I have tried the Michelin cross climate although they were ok not as good as the good year and not worth the extra price between the two. Good year vector 4 season gen 3 all the way 👍
@tooguru74923 жыл бұрын
Top vid ... maybe go out in same conditions but with normal tyres ....do a quick vid to show the difference ...
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Tried that in my wife's TT quattro and got to the end of my road before having a moment. There really is no comparison. I just missed filming a woman in a Clio who was stuck sideways on the hill at the beginning of the snow driving section. She was lucky nobody came along and slid into her. Right now I've got a 2 wheel drive and winters, 4 wheel drive and winters and 4 wheel drive with summer tyres sat here so if we do actually get any snow today I could be tempted....
@c7uk3 жыл бұрын
@@volkswizard would you recommend the Goodyears for the TT Quattro? I'm about to change the tyres on mine and these are on my shortlist... just concerned they'll be compromised in the warmer months (it's not like we have regular snow in London!)
@alexeymanshin40343 жыл бұрын
This is a really great all season tyre! Thanks for a good video!:)
@ScottPC3 жыл бұрын
PS4’s aren’t too bad in the snow on my Quattro, It’s the stopping that catches people out.
@Michael-yz4mc3 жыл бұрын
Exactly that happened to me last week on PS4s
@jakehammond79723 жыл бұрын
Good tyres. Golf looks nice. Mk8 in rline trim upwards actually looks pretty good
@Soulfirer3 жыл бұрын
I’m new to your channel... and no I am not a subscriber. Just get that out there..... Would just like to say. What a great no nonsense video on a VERY topical question at the moment. We stay in mid Scotland and have used winters for the last 10 years, but I am looking to good all seasons more and more. Thank you for your time to make this informative vid . Thumbs up and like 👍🏻
@rogerhudson28143 жыл бұрын
Very informative, great video. My old LR Discovery on winter tyres has worried me a couple of times, after coming to complete stop I've stsrted to slide with the wheels braked , ice under snow, had to start to drive again very very slowly to regain control. Remember even good drivers can have others crash into them in snow and/or ice.
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
That will probably be due to the weight of the LR, ultimately you've got the same contact patch as a light car but much more weight trying to break grip. Tricky and another reason why heavy cars are much more of an issue in snow, even on winters.
@mrmeg013 жыл бұрын
Cross climates on my skoda scout brilliant tyre
@gingernutpreacher3 жыл бұрын
Crossclimate on my wife's fabia but I have Vedsines quadro 5 on my citigo
@nawras14338 күн бұрын
Thanks for the great video! The hill test was good 👍
@volkswizard7 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it! I was genuinely blown away by them in snow. Later I tested them in the summer to see how they stacked up - they were on my silver mk8 gti 😬
@petetasker85993 жыл бұрын
I have exactly the same tyres on my Golf R estate. We haven’t had much snow yet but I actually prefer them to the Bridgestone summer tyres that were on the car when I bought it. I’ll swap back to summer tyres/wheels when winter’s over.
@jonathansmythe62733 жыл бұрын
Michelin CrossClimate2 are supposed to be very good. hard to get in the UK
@zacroixx33803 жыл бұрын
I like hearing about all aspects of cars and car ownership. Thanks, Andrew! Keep them coming.
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@iantaf55593 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great bit of tyre education, Andrew. very impressed with the hill start. 👍🏼
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian, yes that was pretty good considering all the weight was on the back and it's quite a steep bit of road
@simon75uk3 жыл бұрын
Any recommendations on a tyre that gives a more comfortable and supple ride? The 18 Bridgestone on my golf are not the best in this department!
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
I found Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 5 nice and compliant. Can you tell from the tyre spec and the number of sidewall plies?
@simon75uk3 жыл бұрын
@@volkswizard thanks will check em out!
@derekridley37923 жыл бұрын
Great Review Andrew - Just what we need at the moment. Next time I change my tyres I plan to get these al weather Goodyear tyres !
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Hey Derek, me too as for my wife's TT quatttro these would be a no brainer as she never pushes the limits of grip and I can't see a downside apart from cost but if the option is winters , TT size wheels don't come cheap if you want a spare set, or swapping over is a pain assuming we can get 4 tyres in her boot!
@mb85933 жыл бұрын
tried to buy this tyre 2 months ago, but none available in the size i wanted
@robc59553 жыл бұрын
Have fitted Goodyear’s for past few years, but the standard summer tyres, so next time I’d be very tempted by these great review.
@davebuilds7043 жыл бұрын
Would you recommend these Goodyear’s for the tcr ? mine is a 5 door used as a daily driver I;e I do not expect I would ever track it. I have 18,s which I prefer as I live in semi rural Devon.... Dave
@seanlyons1613 жыл бұрын
I’m all for new technology but what has been frustrating over the past 10 years or so is cars have become more safer, easier to drive, and the average joe doesn’t appreciate this and i feel this encourages really bad driving styles that I see more and more these days. People accelerating hard and braking HARD in short distances. People sitting on the outside lane on a motorway etc. I feel all these safety features including good tyres in the snow will just cause more idiots on the roads in the future.
@stuartcoleman88573 жыл бұрын
I don't normally comment on videos but I have been looking for tyres like these for a while now but I must have some odd tyre size on my Skoda VRS 230, 225 35 19s although some say 235 35 19s will be ok but none of these All Season type tyres with good reviews do the tyres I need....bloody annoying!
@neilpidgeon83173 жыл бұрын
really interesting post, sounds like they could be a bit of a game changer especially for rwd owners
@TheBottrill3 жыл бұрын
Great review Andrew, the weather definitely was on your side during that week and think you did it justice. 👍🏻
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lee! You couldn't really have made up the weather, it was extra handy right now because you can't even travel abroad to the snow to make these videos. Still would love go to the Artic Circle to do it properly one day though :)
@TheBottrill3 жыл бұрын
@@volkswizard absolutely, looks great fun up there doesn’t it?!
@matthewmott89663 жыл бұрын
Hi interested in these or Michy cross climates , you mentioned a new law in 2024 for driving abroad ? At least once a year I drive to a ski resort normally France , I think you need to have M+S tyres as a legal requirement in the mountains at present? Be interested to know about new law & the three peak sign on the sidewall Thanks
@leetshots3 жыл бұрын
4wd is pointless on summer tyres in snow. you cant get traction with no grip. as the guy in the land rover discovery i overtook in my 2wd golf in deep moorland snow will no doubt attest. i assume he got out eventually when the snow melted.
@fatwalletboy23 жыл бұрын
Yes very interesting video. I wonder in a FWD if theres much benefit buying all season on the back too?
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
DO NOT MIX THESE TYRES ON A CAR! The reason for this is as follows - in this video I turn the steering left and right while driving along to show that the front end still bites. If you have normal tyres on the back that momentum will unstick them very easily and you will have some very bad oversteer moments which is probably worse than understeer on 4 normal tyres. I get having them on the front gives you the traction and most of the braking but you can get lift off oversteer on a car with the same level of grip front and rear, to up the front grip and not the back is a terrifying though!
@markhankin4673 жыл бұрын
That was really informative and has solved a big problem for me. Thanks for your efforts in doing this 👍
@dj_efk3 жыл бұрын
If you think that was informative then you clearly haven’t checked out the tyrereviews.co.uk all-season video - much better as there’s very little subjective judgement, their recommendations are all determined by actual test data. Highly recommended.
@robinhosleftfoot3 жыл бұрын
Has the hesitation issue in these 1.5 engines been fixed?
@scoimalloi3405 Жыл бұрын
Nop. I still own one!
@robinhosleftfoot Жыл бұрын
@@scoimalloi3405 does it happen regularly or just cold engines?
@Sidmi5utc3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that review Andrew excellent. Tell me, what did you think of the 1.5 R Line ? Sid
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sid. I thought the 1.5 eTSI R line would be a sweet car because it had a decent chassis which it does but engine response is pretty dull. Also the spec is bit poor, single zone climate, no voice control to control climate which is quite important with no knobs. On the plus side it looks good, the seats are comfy and it's super economical for a petrol car. Also it's got a dry clutch DSG rather than the wet clutch of the more powerful cars and it can smell a bit of hot friction material even when not driving it hard. What it really needs is a low power output version of the GTI engine with wet clutch DSG , 180 PS would be nice
@Sidmi5utc3 жыл бұрын
@@volkswizard thanks Andrew that's really appreciated. 👍
@adrianlw27503 жыл бұрын
@@volkswizard - interested in your DSG comments. I had a Mk5 with dry-clutch 7-spd DSG. My Mk7 has wet-clutch 6-spd DSG which I much prefer as I feel it is very much more up to the job of dealing with power and dealing with slow/stop-start/creep situations. I actually prefer the fewer gears too as I find it more interesting/involving to drive :-)
@christianolsson834 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great review! Naturally I subscribed! 😊
@malt25853 жыл бұрын
Thanks you’ve just helped me out with what tyres I should buy👍🏼
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help Mal👍
@dsummers81913 жыл бұрын
Good video. Very handy to have that snow. Have been considering a tyre like this when next due for replacement. Thank you.
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
No problem, thank you 👍
@neilpidgeon83173 жыл бұрын
Any comments on how these will be both in summer and winter on a quickish rwd car (say 200-280bhp)?
@christianolsson834 Жыл бұрын
I will let you know in a couple of weeks. 😊
@neilpidgeon8317 Жыл бұрын
@@christianolsson834 thanks, interested to hear your feedback..
@stephencooper25072 жыл бұрын
Great review & I think you just sold me some 👍
@kevdavies34452 жыл бұрын
great vid definately one for the future
@cosmicironyproductions5087 Жыл бұрын
Did you have any issue from your house to the road with these tyres please?
@volkswizard Жыл бұрын
No otherwise I'd have probably crapped myself and stayed at home!
@cosmicironyproductions5087 Жыл бұрын
@@volkswizard Ha thanks, just looking to get them for my Passat estate. They're certainly cheaper then the CC2 by 20 euros.
@malcolmscott41503 жыл бұрын
Looks a bit cold and chilly yet very nice countryside and great info & driving mr c
@SChapps3 жыл бұрын
The worst thing about snow in the UK is it brings out the idiots (usually young guys) who think they own invincible rally cars because they have a Golf R or S3 but they still have summer tyres on 😂
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
It’s true! It’s the SUV drivers I worry about more as they are generally not particularly skilled or keen drivers yet think their rufty tufty SUV on summers is invincible
@Winged_Vision3 жыл бұрын
Putting them on a car with 4WD is pretty biased. Should have done a test with a front wheel drive car.
@PaneraiTravel Жыл бұрын
It is a front wheel drive car.
@danielwoodhouse52143 жыл бұрын
Good video pal very informative as always.
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Daniel, thanks
@MrRobi10 Жыл бұрын
what about driving those all season tyres on 40+ degrees celsius? Those are really dangerous and shouldn't be sold on the market.
@jonathanprescott52923 жыл бұрын
Great video as always 😁
@simonupex26283 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew for the 3 days over a typical winter we get a decent covering of snow I can't see why I need these all season tyres, having to fork out around £400 quid for tyres and then paying the same amount for rims as well it gets expensive. As you mentioned in your vlog if you live in the north York moors or the highlands of Scotland then you need them but where I am in the Midlands I wouldn't bother.
@squadmeta3 жыл бұрын
And that’s the mistake, they are cold weather tyres and perform much better than a summer tyre below 7c. It’s also important to note that summer tyres wear faster in very cold conditions, the rubber goes so hard it scrubs off faster. All season tyres are winter tyres with less siping to give them better dry handling, except for the Michelin CrossClimate which is a summer biased tyre made to work in winter. I haven’t used a summer tyre in winter for the last 10 years, and never would again.
@matthewsmith27873 жыл бұрын
The refinement seems rather poor for a new car
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
It's not going to be easy to assess it down a mic to be perfectly honest
@paulwaites47193 жыл бұрын
New Skoda octavio better value than golf 8.
@richycoles3 жыл бұрын
Would you need 4 of these or can you just have the fronts??
@Nicolas-er6rm3 жыл бұрын
You need to put 4 otherwise you will have weird grip reactions - not recommended
@richycoles3 жыл бұрын
@@Nicolas-er6rm yeah thought so. Cheers
@Physics072 Жыл бұрын
Really the only good 4 weather tire is the Michelin Cross Climate 2. None of the others are nearly as good in snow or ice. They are close to a real snow tire in performance and much better on dry and wet than snows.
@JohnSmith-se5vo9 ай бұрын
All seasons are for all weather, not just snow and ice. If you focus in one area, eg. The snow/ice, then you compromise in othwr areas. While the crossclimate 2 are better on snow. The vector 4 are better in the rain. The UK gets more rain than snow so the vector 4's are more suited for the UK climate.
@wrashid893 жыл бұрын
fantastic + informative as always
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Wseem!
@DM-fn7je3 жыл бұрын
The r line interior looks better than the new R blue interior 😂
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
The R is worryingly like the R line inside and as you say for some, the colour is better. I like the R line but it's made me a bit nervous of buying an R.
@simonthompson93803 жыл бұрын
Great video and answered a question I was thinking on the use of all season tyres. Really interesting to see your experience. Www.Tyrereviews.com is a fantastic resource too.
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful Simon. Tyrereviews.com is indeed an incredible site.
@pardjola3 жыл бұрын
Another GoodYear commercial video...
@volkswizard3 жыл бұрын
They supply the car, I review it and make content for the channel. That's how these things work. Not commercial in the sense I got paid. You need to divert your comments towards the many Michelin ambassadors' videos.