Nokian Weatherproof tyres

Uriel

Uriel

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Just looking for new tyres for the missus car. We were impressed with winter tyres on my car over the winter and seen some that claim to be designed for year-round running.

http://www.nokiantyres.com/company/...eather-tyres-safe-year-round-driving-comfort/

They're pretty new - only launched this year - so very few reviews available. Anyone tried them?

Thinking of getting them for £56 a corner + fitting from Tyreleader in 185/55 r15. They're just for a Chevrolet Aveo - so nothing too exciting.
 
I had Nokian all weather tyres on my prius they where great all year round and especially good in the colder winter months. Really only struggled with really hot days as they go a bit soft.
 
Surely "all-season" tyres are just a compromise and are relatively average all year round (i.e. poor on hot summer days, and not as good as winter tyres when you really need them)?

I know summer tyres aren't necessarily ideal in wintery conditions, but aside from the 1 or 2 days (assuming UK) a year where the roads are actually snow covered and bad, I can't see a need to have specific winter tyres or all seasons, providing you buy decent premium tyres rather than budget ditch finders.
 
I'd like to see tyres that aren't weatherproof. Do they go soggy in the wet? :D

Armageus said:
Surely "all-season" tyres are just a compromise and are relatively average all year round (i.e. poor on hot summer days, and not as good as winter tyres when you really need them)?
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Yes. Good summer tyres with reasonable tread depth are fine for the vast majority of the year in the UK, and contrary to internet myth don't suddenly stop working at 7.0000 Celsius.
 
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Armageus said:
Surely "all-season" tyres are just a compromise and are relatively average all year round (i.e. poor on hot summer days, and not as good as winter tyres when you really need them)?
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In this case, they aren't all-season in the technical sense. Nokian claim that they are a winter tyre designed to perform well all year round.

It's kind of like the anti-Michelin Crossclimate, which are supposedly a summer tyre designed to perform well in mud, snow and ice.

Both Nokian and Michelin claim that there is little in the way of significan compromise for year-round running in the UK compared to having both summer and winter tyres.

I do think they're on to something. I'm sure that, compared to a couple of decades ago, your average family car tyre has evolved towards tread patterns that are dreadful in snow ice and slush - thereby creating a need for separate winter tyres that didn't really exist before.
 
<sigh> nevermind. Missus just decided to sort it herself and is going to a garage that doesn't have these (or any other winter / all season tyres) in her car's size. I asked her what they are proposing to fit and she has no idea - she'll ask when she gets there... Cue trying to educate her on what constitutes a decent tyre at a reasonable price and trying to convince her to replace the existing ditchfinders by text message...
 
Nokian Weatherproof have just been rated top in a little review by AutoExpress. (can't post a link, it's not up on their site yet as it's in this weeks issue)
 
As unscientific as it is, I have to ask why the Nokian Weatherproof only get a "B" rating for Wet weather performance, when a lot of "Summer" tyres manage an "A" rating in that size (e.g. Conti Premium Contact 5, Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance, Dunlop Sport BluResponse)

I'm sure any of these would be more than a match for our "winter" weather.
 
Armageus said:
(e.g. Conti Premium Contact 5, Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance, Dunlop Sport BluResponse)
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They all went in the earlier educational text message. Fingers crossed.

Aside from that, it's the tread pattern. Those with wide grooves for dispersing the water but otherwise a high contact area, tend to do well. This usually means tyres with plenty of lugs and sipes (like most winter tyres) don't tend to get the higher rating.

Until the Michelin CrossClimate (which isn't technically a winter tyre, and has a rather unique tread pattern), I don't think I recall seeing a winter tyre that's got an A rating yet (at least not in the sizes I've considered).
 
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I dont like tyre fitters. They tried to sell me a set of crap chinese ditch finders for £80 a corner.

I said no thanks and went and purchased a set of Rainsport3's for £120 for 4!
 
<sigh> She doesn't even know what brand they've put on. Kept the ditchfinders on the back too. I can't look...
 
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