Hello all,
I'm trying to find a little more information than seems readily available re: the relative merits of the Continental Extreme WinterContact vs. the Gislaved NordFrost 5.
Looking around the boards here, I've not been able to find a definitive answer, and Continental has been of no help either.
The vehicle is a 2003 Saab 9-3. I'll be getting 16" steel rims, and am looking for 215/55R16 tires.
Driving in New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ottawa. Looking for good snow and ice traction, as well as reasonable dry/wet road performance and treadwear. Studding tires is NOT an option.
SO - studdable Nord Frost 5's that won't ever be studded, or studless ExtremeWinterContacts (maybe Blizzak WS-60's)? Which will give better ice/snow performance? The Nord Frost 5's are excellent tires, but it seems to me that they're meant to be studded and as such the compound and tread may not be optimized for studless ice traction.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Colin
I'm trying to find a little more information than seems readily available re: the relative merits of the Continental Extreme WinterContact vs. the Gislaved NordFrost 5.
Looking around the boards here, I've not been able to find a definitive answer, and Continental has been of no help either.
The vehicle is a 2003 Saab 9-3. I'll be getting 16" steel rims, and am looking for 215/55R16 tires.
Driving in New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ottawa. Looking for good snow and ice traction, as well as reasonable dry/wet road performance and treadwear. Studding tires is NOT an option.
SO - studdable Nord Frost 5's that won't ever be studded, or studless ExtremeWinterContacts (maybe Blizzak WS-60's)? Which will give better ice/snow performance? The Nord Frost 5's are excellent tires, but it seems to me that they're meant to be studded and as such the compound and tread may not be optimized for studless ice traction.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Colin