Originally Posted By: SubLGT
It is called the CrossClimate, and Michelin says
"………..With official approval for winter use, the MICHELIN CrossClimate tire is a combination of summer and winter tire technologies, incompatible until now…."
It has an aggressive, directional tread design, and is intended for the European market. They are really making a big deal out of this, calling it a "turning point in history" as if they had never heard of the Nokian WR-G3.
http://www.michelin.com/eng/Home-Micheli...oint-in-history
Or Vredestein Quatrac or Kumho KH-21... Plus Nokians , Hankooks ... etc. Michelin is late to the party....!
Realistically, these tires are what SHOULD be labeled all-seasons... the rest should be 3 seasons...
Of note, however, is the earning of the mountain / snowflake designation. These all-weather type tires, and some all-terrain truck tires... pass the test requirements, but just barely in many cases. Where as a premium studless winter tire (think Blizzak WS-80 etc...) often blows the test out of the water so to speak...
So, both tires carry the mountain / snowflake symbol, but there is a large difference in winter performance. Too much so, in the opinion of some industry regulators ... who are pushing for tougher standards to earn that winter designation.
It is called the CrossClimate, and Michelin says
"………..With official approval for winter use, the MICHELIN CrossClimate tire is a combination of summer and winter tire technologies, incompatible until now…."
It has an aggressive, directional tread design, and is intended for the European market. They are really making a big deal out of this, calling it a "turning point in history" as if they had never heard of the Nokian WR-G3.
http://www.michelin.com/eng/Home-Micheli...oint-in-history
Or Vredestein Quatrac or Kumho KH-21... Plus Nokians , Hankooks ... etc. Michelin is late to the party....!
Realistically, these tires are what SHOULD be labeled all-seasons... the rest should be 3 seasons...
Of note, however, is the earning of the mountain / snowflake designation. These all-weather type tires, and some all-terrain truck tires... pass the test requirements, but just barely in many cases. Where as a premium studless winter tire (think Blizzak WS-80 etc...) often blows the test out of the water so to speak...
So, both tires carry the mountain / snowflake symbol, but there is a large difference in winter performance. Too much so, in the opinion of some industry regulators ... who are pushing for tougher standards to earn that winter designation.