Tested: Best All-Terrain A/T Tires in Snow & Ice

[oxi]

Similar observation again this morning...we've been getting like an inch/day the past few days. This show was just now, another inch falling as we speak, enough to grease the roads. Using Nokians on the Q50 (RWD sedan) grabs better for this sort of stuff.

Interestingly, my personal observation with Winter tires has been, they work great in 0-2" of snow. 3"+, they're marginally better than whatever all-season I've had on a vehicle.

Unless we get 5 or 6 inches or more on the roads, I will only drive my Camry awd with the WS-90's on them. Especially like you said, that 1 or 2" stuff is the back breaker for taller 4wd trucks.

With just an inch or so on the roads, I am passing full size 4wd trucks with my Camry all of the time on county roads and rural 2-lane highways.

So far, this will be the 4th winter my Tacoma's have not been used for winter driving. The Camry looks goofy with the steel 16's with WS-90's from the factory 18's, but in winter, it's not how you look.

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[oxi]

Similar observation again this morning...we've been getting like an inch/day the past few days. This show was just now, another inch falling as we speak, enough to grease the roads. Using Nokians on the Q50 (RWD sedan) grabs better for this sort of stuff.

Interestingly, my personal observation with Winter tires has been, they work great in 0-2" of snow. 3"+, they're marginally better than whatever all-season I've had on a vehicle.

Was it last Monday, we had a small snowstorm, like 3 inches but howling winds up to 40 mph. I took my wife's Mazda CX-50 Toyota hybrid into work that day. Just the previous day or so, I dumped the oem Goodyear Assurance garbage tires (sold them back to dealer for $400 with 200 miles on them) and put Michelin Defender 2's and boy what a difference for a small crossover.

For the wife and the speeds, she drives during snow events, the Defender 2's will be just fine. It all comes down to your tires typically, not your vehicle.