Wheels.ca lists nine great winter tires designed to get you through the harshest Canadian winter driving conditions, presented in alphabetical order. They also give a readers a comprehensive rundown on why winter tires are important:
“Regardless of how many axles are powered on your vehicle, winter tires are an important safety element of any vehicle plying Canadian snow-covered roads. Rubber compounds found in all-season and summer tires stiffen up once temperatures dip below 7°C. The physical construction of a winter tire is different, too. Winter tires set themselves apart from their fair-weather brethren both mechanically (tread design) and molecularly (rubber compound).”
Very useful information and an excellent round up of what’s new and hot for winter tires in 2018.