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- Michelin Wants You To Know There’s A Big Difference Between Premium And Budget Tires
We have already seen in videos the difference between winter tires and summer tires in the cold season, but what about the difference between budget and premium tires? Read more »...
- Are Winter Tires More Important Than Awd In The Snow?
There’s a common misconception that an all-wheel drive car is all one needs to be safe when driving in winter. While AWD is important and gives more peace of mind to the driver, it is completely useless if the car rides on inappropriate tires....
- Schmidt Revolution Boots Up Porsche Cayenne Ii For The Winter
As we're approaching mid-October, it won't be long before the winter sneaks in altering (at least for some of us) our driving habits. For those Porsche Cayenne II owners that choose to use two different sets of tires, one for the summer and...
- Video: Dodge Touts Awd With New Snowpocalypse Commercial
The latest snow falls across the U.S. have prompted a flurry of commercials from automakers touting the advantages of all-wheel drive models. This one comes from Dodge and shows the new Durango, Charger and Journey, all of which are available with AWD....
- Best Winter Cars Part I
BusinessWeek's automotive section recently showcased winter's best automobiles. Along with the vehicles brandished ↓, BusinessWeek provided some interesting statistics. Subaru, which equips all of its North American vehicles with all-wheel...
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VIDEO: BMW Teaches us a Lesson about Winter and Summer Tires
When we shared with you a list with winter driving tips in our previous post -see here- we stressed the importance of using winter tires. The reason? Summer tires will lose most of their elasticity at 7 degrees Celsius (44.6 F) and it only gets worse as temperatures drop further. Grip will be almost non-existent and having four-wheel drive doesn’t help either. If you still have doubts, follow the break to check out a video from BMW showing the new X3 with summer tires rendered useless in the snowy Austrian Alps.
Read more »- Michelin Wants You To Know There’s A Big Difference Between Premium And Budget Tires
We have already seen in videos the difference between winter tires and summer tires in the cold season, but what about the difference between budget and premium tires? Read more »...
- Are Winter Tires More Important Than Awd In The Snow?
There’s a common misconception that an all-wheel drive car is all one needs to be safe when driving in winter. While AWD is important and gives more peace of mind to the driver, it is completely useless if the car rides on inappropriate tires....
- Schmidt Revolution Boots Up Porsche Cayenne Ii For The Winter
As we're approaching mid-October, it won't be long before the winter sneaks in altering (at least for some of us) our driving habits. For those Porsche Cayenne II owners that choose to use two different sets of tires, one for the summer and...
- Video: Dodge Touts Awd With New Snowpocalypse Commercial
The latest snow falls across the U.S. have prompted a flurry of commercials from automakers touting the advantages of all-wheel drive models. This one comes from Dodge and shows the new Durango, Charger and Journey, all of which are available with AWD....
- Best Winter Cars Part I
BusinessWeek's automotive section recently showcased winter's best automobiles. Along with the vehicles brandished ↓, BusinessWeek provided some interesting statistics. Subaru, which equips all of its North American vehicles with all-wheel...