Hi all:
So I've had Continental TrueContact tires on our 2015 Corolla but measured today they are at 5/32 with only 22k miles and regular rotations/tire pressure check. They have worn evenly and the "S" for snow indicator on the tires is almost gone on all tires. The car is driven very conservatively and I'm pretty disappointed they will probably only make it a few thousand miles more before I deem them unsafe for next snow season.
I really don't want to hear the merits of dedicated snow as our snow conditions in my estimation and experience don't merit two sets of tires. What I would like to discuss is this apparently new all-weather/severe snow service tires - GoodYear Assurance Weatherability which apparently got #2 slot in last November's Consumer's Report review of all-weather tires I still need to get from the library.
I carefully reviewed the snow/ice data from TireRack.com. I know their overall scores they post out of 10.0 don't count across tire categories, but I specifically looked at the reports they published showing stopping distance on snow/ice etc. I would think tires evaluated in this manner even between different reports would be valid but I could be wrong (perhaps for instance different cars used for different tests could make a difference and may explain the conclusions I am trying to draw here).
(Sorry, table lost some formatting between Word and Paint where I had to convert to jpeg)
If this data is comparable, note the Goodyear WeatherAbilty stops in snow from 25mph to 0mph in 75 seconds vs. Cont. TrueContact even better in 61 seconds. So, how then, does the Goodyear get the severe snow service certification but the Cont. TrueContact doesn't?
For reference, I pulled the data for the Bridestone Blizzak . Snow stopping distance from 20 mph was a full 67 seconds and even worse than the TrueContacts stopping from 25 mph in snow in 61 seconds. So a dedicated snow tire takes longer to stop in snow than a regular all-season?
I was excited to consider the option of an all-weather tire thinking that it would better than an all-season for snow performance but not to the point of a dedicated snow tire but what I'm gleaning here is that it may not be better than an all-season like the TrueContact and even the Blizzak dedicated snow tire may not be better than an all season like the TrueContact and that just doesn't make sense.
So I've had Continental TrueContact tires on our 2015 Corolla but measured today they are at 5/32 with only 22k miles and regular rotations/tire pressure check. They have worn evenly and the "S" for snow indicator on the tires is almost gone on all tires. The car is driven very conservatively and I'm pretty disappointed they will probably only make it a few thousand miles more before I deem them unsafe for next snow season.
I really don't want to hear the merits of dedicated snow as our snow conditions in my estimation and experience don't merit two sets of tires. What I would like to discuss is this apparently new all-weather/severe snow service tires - GoodYear Assurance Weatherability which apparently got #2 slot in last November's Consumer's Report review of all-weather tires I still need to get from the library.
I carefully reviewed the snow/ice data from TireRack.com. I know their overall scores they post out of 10.0 don't count across tire categories, but I specifically looked at the reports they published showing stopping distance on snow/ice etc. I would think tires evaluated in this manner even between different reports would be valid but I could be wrong (perhaps for instance different cars used for different tests could make a difference and may explain the conclusions I am trying to draw here).
(Sorry, table lost some formatting between Word and Paint where I had to convert to jpeg)
If this data is comparable, note the Goodyear WeatherAbilty stops in snow from 25mph to 0mph in 75 seconds vs. Cont. TrueContact even better in 61 seconds. So, how then, does the Goodyear get the severe snow service certification but the Cont. TrueContact doesn't?
For reference, I pulled the data for the Bridestone Blizzak . Snow stopping distance from 20 mph was a full 67 seconds and even worse than the TrueContacts stopping from 25 mph in snow in 61 seconds. So a dedicated snow tire takes longer to stop in snow than a regular all-season?
I was excited to consider the option of an all-weather tire thinking that it would better than an all-season for snow performance but not to the point of a dedicated snow tire but what I'm gleaning here is that it may not be better than an all-season like the TrueContact and even the Blizzak dedicated snow tire may not be better than an all season like the TrueContact and that just doesn't make sense.