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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Glad to see you put that term in quotation marks. You can have one or the other but I have always found that the compromises were to great to have a real "Performance winter tire" no matter what they claim. The requirements for a good winter tire, that will make sure you arrive alive, almost totally eliminate the possibility of really good performance.
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There is a pretty big difference in wet/dry capabilities of "Performance Winter" tires vs. studdable/non-studdable winters.
They give up very little in terms of snow/ice performance while giving much better wet/dry grip vs. the best non-"performance" winter tires.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests...y.jsp?ttid=181
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests...y.jsp?ttid=193
Performance Winter tires:
50-0 mph Stopping (ft) wet, dry; cornering (g) wet, dry
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 136.3, 94.2; 0.58, 0.84
Dunlop SP Winter Sport 4D 105.9, 91.9; 0.75, 0.88
Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 105.4, 88.8; 0.76, 0.89
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 106.9, 85.6; 0.78, 0.90
Studless ice and snow Winter tires
50-0 mph Stopping (ft) wet, dry; cornering (g) wet, dry
Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 128.0, 88.2; 0.61, 0.87
Dunlop Winter Maxx WM01 159.4, 97.6; 0.54, 0.81
Michelin X-Ice Xi3 131.4, 93.2; 0.63, 0.84
Yokohama iceGuard iG52c 148.8, 94.7; 0.55, 0.81