My Blizzak WS-80s did good this weekend. No drama in about an inch or 2 of accumulation on the road. Easy to pull away from a stoplight on a hill, and easy to brake smoothly. Little bit of dorifto fun but not unexpected and they were super easy to control.
In the dry they're fine. It's still noticeable that it's a 205/55/16 winter tire but not annoyingly so IMO.
I was tempted by the General Artics, but there was a sale on the Blizzaks
. And the dry performance was a selling point on the Bridgestones. We don't get much snow and when we do I can usually just stay home. I expect to have these tires on for about 3 months a year. The Michelin X-Ices were also tempting...Myles has them on his 2018 STI and really likes them. I think they were a tiny bit more expensive.
- Andrew