jh66

毫無疑問，雪肽一定比四季好些，但唔代表一定安全噃！遇到黑冰一樣死。
我有位朋友從來都是行四季，兩年前剛換了雪肽就撞到轆都歪埋。
我又有一位多倫多朋友從來冇裝雪肽，佢又未試過有意外噃！
其實現在一些靚少少 ...
kencyliu 發表於 2009-12-6 14:46

我都係用Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S,在上年的哪場大雪在溫哥華到劣質蚊二邊開表現很好,我覺得呔ge錢唔可慳,買條靚呔係提高車ge性能同安全既最好方法.

pkphilip

Just look at the tread pattern of the Exalto:


It also have a 45,000 miles treadwear guarantee, very typical 硬膠 touring tires.

I really wonder how great of the Exalto compare to tread patterns like:



I don't need to tell what is what tires right? The above are just some entry level tires, but they sure beat the AS treads.

Chain only help during deep snow condition, the snow we have here in the city are simply too powder for chains to chains to work. If I have to use chains, I might as well walk. My car is too low to tread over the snow.

Philip

shutterbug

The Exaltos are highly regarded for some reason and I wonder how well they work for all-season tire too.  They're not cheap either.

My stock tires are MXM4 and according to the C&D test that was posted by LIk, it's not so bad in the snow and almost tie with Aplin???  I really doubt the result given the performance in wet.  I don't feel confident with that tire in wet at all!!!  I guess I'll find out this winter.

pkphilip

Go ask around, I am sure that more people will know Michelin brand because they are used by many OEMs.

The Exaltos are still on the high-end side, so the performance of it should be top notch.

I am sure that in terms of performance, nothing beats Pirelli or Bridgestone (in general).

MXM4 is OE AS tire, look at the tread pattern:


Review: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/ti ... Model=Pilot+HX+MXM4

The treads are very tight together, therefore it lacks the ability to expel water fast enough, so it is understandable that you doubt the wet ability. If you look above the images I posted, the Hanook Icebear W300 and the Falkin ZE512 has wide horizontal tread pattern, these are excellent in wet condition as water can be channel out during high-speed.

We wear the different shoes to suits activities, I think cars should be the same. You can wear your runner all year around, but are they the best in snow compare to a boot? :-)

Philip

shutterbug

The tread for the MXM4 is actually not tight together.  As you can see there are four big channels for water to run off.  The C&D review said it did well in wet condition.  Oh well, maybe I'm asking for too much...