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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Best 2013-2104 Winter Tires (according to APA)

Many of you are probably still looking for those last minute winter tires. Don't despair there are good winter tires for everyone's budget.
The Automobile Protection Association of Canada (APA) has released their car winter tire test results:

Here is the APA's findings: 
Alphabetically:

Top Rated
Bridgestone Blizzak WS 70
Michelin X-Ice Xi3
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7
Toyo Observe GSi 5

Very Good
BF Goodrich Winter Slalom KSI
Continental ExtremeWinterContact 
Dunlop WinterMaxx
Gislaved Nord*Frost 100
Nokian R2
Yokohama Ice Guard IG52C

Good
General Altimax Arctic
Nokian WRG3
Yokohama Ice Guard IG20

Acceptable
Firestone Winterforce
Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter
Hankook Winter i*Pike
Uniroyal Tiger Paw Ice & Snow II

Below Average
(Tires in this section are ranked in order of preference, not alphabetically)

Goodyear Nordic Winter
Cooper WeatherMaster ST-2 and Dean Wintercat XT
Saxon Snowblazer Passenger
Winter Claw Extreme Grip
Champiro Ice Pro GT Radial

To read the full article: http://www.apa.ca/WinterTires2013-PassengerCars.asp

You may also look at my previous months articles for more information on winter tire test results, but the APA's results seems to mostly coincide with other winter tire test results.

The APA also has a very good general informational page on winter driving and winter tires: http://www.apa.ca/tire_wintertireratings.asp

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