Winter Tires: Manufacturers & Prices

Correctly matched tires, like winter tires and summer ones - will help to comfortably operate the car on the roads, improve its maneuverability and help to safely transfer bad weather.

Tires come in three types: summer tires, winter tires and all-season tires. Each type of tire has its own characteristics and features that are necessary for certain operating conditions.

All-season tires, also called universal, are designed for both summer and winter driving. This rubber is a good solution for economical owners, as there is no need to buy individual rubber sets for each season. But it is worth noting that the "vsesezonka" wears out quickly in the summer, and in winter its characteristics are much inferior to winter tires.

Summer tires are good for both dry and wet roads. This rubber can have different variations of the tread pattern, which is selected for a certain type of road surface.

The design of winter tires provides good grip with a slippery and icy road, or, conversely, with a snowy road. This type of tires should be used only in winter, because, at other times of the year, rubber will quickly become unusable, and the handling of the car will be much worse. So, winter tires can be divided into two types: studded and with "Velcro". Studded tires can be called more popular, because according to statistics, they are most often bought by car owners in the winter.

Most machines are supplied with rubber with spikes, spikes provide excellent grip and keep for a long time. Despite the increased noise level and a bit of hard rubber, quality winter tires guarantee a short braking path and excellent grip on the icy road. "Velcro", due to the special composition of rubber and special tread pattern, provide good grip with the road surface, while the tires are quite noiseless and elastic.

Among foreign tire manufacturers, such firms as Bridgestone, Nokian, Dunlop, Continental, Goodrich, Michelin are popular, Russian brands are in demand from Dneproshina, Rosava, Sibur. The prices for winter tires vary from 20-30 thousand and more, some car owners prefer tires that have been used but not exhausted, this rubber is much cheaper and can last for a long time.

When choosing winter tires , always pay attention to the characteristics and quality of the manufacturer, because this will determine your safety on the winter road.