I have no quarel with Michelin being a fine tire. I have the Pilot Sport A/S on my car for summer. I consulted with Tire Rack when I got ready for winter tires and found DUNLOP SP WINTER SPORT 3D as good if not better than the Michelin. I bought a set of 4 and was very pleased. First winter tire I ever had that didn't feel like a winter tire on dry roads. Smooth, quiet and handled great. Did very well in snow and ice. I'm sold.
When I looked this past winter for mine. Tire Racks #1 Performance Winter Tire was and still is the Michelin X-Ice Xi2( I just checked ). On top of that, Canadian Driver Magazine this past winter did a test with a Volvo to find the best Winter tire. The Michelin X-Ice Xi2 dethroned the Bridgestone Blizzak as the best winter tire available. The Dunlop Winter Tire in the test came in 4th behind the Nokian. That is what sold me on the Michelins.
A lot of People I know could not believe how well my GT handled this past Winter. The car was amazing on snow/ice. After taking a friend out for a ride( his car 2008 Bullitt ), he said to me that he bought the wrong winter tires for his Bullitt( Toyo Winter tires ). He was amazed at the snow I could go through and how easily my car moved around on ice compared to his. For example, my car on ice with the Michelins handled better and started( leaving an intersection ), better than the stock Pirelli's handles rain and wet surfaces. That is how good they are.
The best performance winter tire is the Micheline X-Ice Xi2. This tire is the #1 rated winter performance tire and has won head to head comparisons with all of the other performance Winter tires. I have a set of these for my 2005 Mustang GT. They work extremely well and I have driven/rode in other 05+ GT's that have had other winter tires. With what I have seen and experienced, these X-Ice tires are the ones to have.
why would you run your Mustang in salt?
I haven't run a Mustang through the snow since my 2003 GT, but many people can only afford one car, or don't want to give up their Mustang during the winter. Yes, they put salt and sand on the road. That's just what you deal with when you live up north. Not everyone can afford another reliable car, just for a few months.Winter, Snow????? whats that? I run the same tire. Don't they put salt on the roads in snow states? why would you run your Mustang in salt?
Not everyone can afford another reliable car, just for a few months.
Blizzak is good choice but i think it is not suitable for my car. I prefers always to Dunlop.Blizzak has been great for me. Just be sure to get 4 of them so you can steer and stop too.