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Thanks to the snowfall last night i can finally give a review of the Evergreen W66. For the money ($85/tire), these tires were worth every penny. Let's get down to the details.
Cold weather dry traction: As an H-rated tire the tread pattern was optimized for higher speed driving than a typical S or T rated tire. This reduced the road noise under 120 km/h. above 120 and the winter tread starts becoming audible. Nothing i can't live with but it's there so i wanted to report it.
Cold weather wet traction: The silica compound does a decent job on cold wet conditions. I kept the traction control on and only experienced wheel slip twice on slightly inclined driveways getting into my condo. Keep in mind this is under normal daily driving conditions. I drove on these the way you are supposed to drive a winter tire. Do not drive these hard, expecting summer tire performance. It ain't gonna happen.
Slush: no problems whatsoever. Full confidence, and predictability.
Snow: Last night's snow fall was a good one. On my way to work the roads had not yet seen the snow plows so there was a base layer of packed snow from previous cars with lots of the loose stuff being kicked around from lane changes and wheel spin. About as dangerous as any commute is gonna get. the Evergreens performed as good as any other snow tire i've tried before. they're no hakkapalita but they aren't supposed to be. Taking corners was done at the proper speed for a fresh snow fall and the tail only kicked out when i gave it some gas. Coming off the line is no problem and so is stopping. A bit of slip when i hit some really deep snow in the curb lane but that's to be expected. Overall i felt confident and safe on these tires. There are more aggressive tires on the market but not at this price.
Ice: TBD as i haven't gotten any real ice conditions yet.
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