Goodyear: Myths and truths about the winter tires

Myth #1: Winter tires are expensive
In reality there’s no big price difference between the winter and the summer tires. At the same time the winter tires significantly increase the road safety and wear off less than the summer ones in low temperatures. Besides, new technologies allow your winter tires to increase their running and your car to reduce its fuel consumption.

Myth #2: You don’t need winter tires if your roads are not covered with ice and snow all the time
In fact, they increase the road safety in any weather conditions. Say, in raining season when the roads are slicky because of water the winter tires would allow you to have much better road traction. Various tests show that on wet road with temperature below 0C the winter tired car with the speed of 80 km/h when the brake is applied has to go about 70 meters to complete stop and the summer tired car has to go about 110 m. to it.

Myth #3: Winter tires don’t look as “sexy” as summer ones.
Hey, the modern winter tires look about the same and ideally fit the design of modern cars. Besides there’s always a variety of aluminum disks for winter tires available.

Myth #4: Winter tires harden the driving
In fact they provide the comfortable drive on any surface with low noise level even at high speeds. So, the most drivers don’t even notice the switch.

Myth #5: Winter tires features are independent from the channels’ depths
Ok, with more channels’ depths the better features the tire shows on the winter road. And in most countries these depths are legally regulated. Regular tires have 1.6 mm wear off indicator, but as it’s recommended to have tires with wear off depths above 4 mm The Goodyear tires have this additional indicator.

Myth #6: Winter tires don’t do good at high speeds
Goodyear offers its clients the tires designed for the speeds up to 270 km/h having the special protectors’ design, optimized fuel consumption and low noise level. The speed limit is indicated on the tire sides by Latin letters, for instance:
Q – up to 160 km/h
H – 210 km/h
T – 190 km/h
V – 240 km/h
W – 270 km/h

Myth #7: Outlanders and 4×4 cars don’t need winter tires
In fact they do it even more for they are heavier and become more uncontrolled on slicky surface.

Myth #8: The order of placement winter tires does not matter
In fact, there are certain instructions to that. Use of different type and design winter tires (or mix of winter-summer tires) at the same time affects the “behavior” of your car on the road. Also, you should always put the tires with more depth protectors to rare axis regardless the type of your drive.

Myth #9: Winter tires increase the fuel consumption
False, for their rolling resistance level is about the same and their special construction lets to reduce the resistance, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Myth #10: New summer tires with deep protectors are suitable for any weather
See, the winter tires have special channels structure and protector design. So, they show the shorter braking pass on the snowy and icy roads.

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