Off-Road vs All Season vs Winter Tires - SNOW TEST!

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[@rusu8721]

should sip the mud tire and lets see how it performs then? it'll be like night and day.

[@gabbor2904]

Crikey! I was coming across your videos from time to time for years. And I always used tyrereviews.com before I went ahead buying something. I never ever realised before that this channel has the same logo :) Normally I don't subscribe but knowing this, here you go. I click that button! ;)

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@@gabbor2904 :D welcome back!

[@chuckgrenci6404]

What I didn't see/hear during the review was the differences in rubber (used); winter tire rubber is grippier than summer or all-season, which leads to better winter grip but unsustainable use in warmer climates (necessitating winter and summer tires). What might be the best alternative for four season tires which is the most practical choice (unless heavy/heavy winter use/need).

[@DonutsReview]

Awesome test! Been waiting on AT/x test against Snow tires. But are you going to do 4 Wheel Drive test with them too? Please?

[@photosmithy]

My wife "what are you watching?" . Me "the best tyre review videos you'll ever see" . My Wife " Normal men watch football ". Me " No real men watch tyre videos to keep you safe with an informed opinion ". Shuts door, drinks whisky.

[@tyrereviews]

Welcome to the real man club. I'm glad your wife understands you now

[@BC-sr3gg]

just get another wife

[@ashleymatthew246]

🤣👊🏽

[@BrotherGabe777]

Do real men know how to spell tire?

[@andrewstevens5572]

@@tyrereviews Do you remember if the winter tire was studdable?

[@jamdc2000]

The Project Farm of tyre reviews

[@seanpeacock5595]

😝 Great minds think alike

[@tyrereviews]

Thanks guys!

[@thomaswells9622]

except without the loud annoying accent

[@seanpeacock5595]

@@thomaswells9622 I’ve never noticed. Parents were from Yorkshire

[@seanpeacock5595]

@@trumpjongun8831 That’s because the test wasn’t between winter tyres. It was between the different categories of tyres.

[@4G12]

Finally! THE test I've been waiting for, off-road tyres vs. snow tyres.

[@tyrereviews]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@ClaytonYatescarenthusiast]

Guess we all have things we wait for. I'd love to see your Christmas list. He's an amazing reviewer though.

[@davidellis1355]

I asked for this test too, fantastic to watch

[@kpokfposkf]

​@@Traumatree I am sorry that you have been fed with misleading information, All-terrain tires (mountain snowflake certified) USUALLY outperform budget and medium-priced winter tires (which is what most people will be getting for seasonal tire swaps anyway), but they are slightly worse than premium winter tires. Most Mud terrains excel in the sand, mud, and rock crawling traction, most of them however is M+S certified and will perform similarly to All season M+S tires. All-weather tires on the other hand are usually snowflake certified as well, but this video lacks extensive comparison on these subjects therefore misled you into believing that off-road and mud tires are crap in the winter which is not true at all. Stop spreading misinformation

[@4G12]

@@kpokfposkf The M+S label on some A/T and M/T tyres is exactly why I'm so interested in such a test, though to be fair, he's limited to the model line of the supplier for this particular test set. Would have been an even better video if there were 2 more tyre models, an A/T and a M/T with the M+S or Snowflake Symbol.

[@fuddrucker74]

Haha. Pretty shocking that THE end-all, be-all tire guy for tire reviews and applications actually was wondering about this and thought the off road tires might be the best. Also, no mention as to WHY the off-road tire has always been garbage in the snow: The large blocks in the off road tire are designed to eject rocks and shed mud. They are made to be "self-cleaning". A tire packed with mud will get no traction while still in mud. They become bologna skins, if they can't shed mud. Snow tires, have what is called "siping". Sipes, are the tiny angled and squiggled lines in all terrain tires and oft times short, straight lines in snow tires, albeit with MANY more of them. Those little lines (sipes), will pack full of snow and protrude from the surface of the tire. When the tire moves, the snow in the tires gains traction by adhering to the snow on the ground. Much more traction is gained by the snow on snow contact than by the tire itself. That's why snow tires always look like they are filled with snow. Tire engineering, compound content, design and testing, is an incredibly complicated business and this is a dime-store tour, of just one aspect of how two styles of tires relate to one meteorological condition. However, no one i know that lives in the north-east, that has used off road tires, snow tires, and all terrain tires would have thought there was even a need for this test. All this being said, this guy is the bees knees, with tire reviews. I have liked every one I have seen from him.

[@andrewsnow7386]

In my neck of the woods (Seattle area), I think the information in this test is much needed. Snow is uncommon in the city, but very common 40 miles away in the mountains. My winter entertainment is pulling stuck 4x4s out of the snow. Many of the drivers can't seem to believe that their mud tires are not the best thing in deep snow. An even worse example is my sister who lives on the Idaho / Washington boarder where it gets much colder and snowier than in Seattle. Last winter she got new tires for the 4x4 that she uses to deliver mail all winter in the snow. She asked for the best tires for snow and ice, and they sold her aggressive all-terrain tires. After the first snow, she was very disappointed and worried about her safety. I encouraged her to get real winter tires, and fortunately the tire shop was willing to exchange the all-terrain tires. Of course, she liked the winter tires much better. Anyway, even tire store employees can have the misconception that aggressive off-road tires give the best traction in snow. So, I think videos like this are very helpful -- it would be great if tire store owners in areas that get snow required every new employ to watch it.

[@tyrereviews]

Sometimes we have to tell a story in a video, it wouldn't be much of a film if I started with "Winter tyres are definitely better than MT tyres the end" ;D Thanks for the kind words though, I'm glad you enjoy the content, I love making it.

[@teovm]

@@tyrereviews And at the end of the day You can say- tested it myself, so I know what I'm talking about. 👍

[@mylesgray3470]

@@andrewsnow7386 I also live in Seattle but I’m moving to Utah. Seattle area can get really dangerous in the winter because of all the steep hills and the roads seem to ice over badly when it does snow because it’s wet snow. Personally I like to get all season tires and have them siped for $85 which makes for much better ice/snow traction. It’s still not a winter compound but I can run them year round and for the occasional snow and ice we get around here, it seems a good compromise. I will test them out in Utah this winter but I will avoid the ski hills on heavy snow days. My Prius has limited ground clearance. I’ll likely be trading it for a RAV 4 next season.

[@andrewsnow7386]

@@mylesgray3470 I agree with you 100%. Wet compact snow and ice, at say 34 F (1 C) ,is significantly slipperier than when the snow/ice is "dry" at a colder temp like 20 F (7 C). Because snow is not very common here, even in the foothills where I live (snow on the roads probably averages a day or two per year), I also don't have real winter tires for my in-town car. But, based on an old video by Tyre Reviews, I put Vredestein Quatrac 5 tires on the car. My theory is that molded in sipes should be just as effective as cut ones, and that the mountain-snowflake rating probably means they have a better compound for winter than most other all-season tires. Note though, when there is the possibility of snow, I still carry the ultimate weapon -- tire chains.

[@oshiin5065]

man this guy's driving is amazing to watch lol as he casually talks to the camera he's just drifting through corners almost touching the snow walls a if he does this every morning before breakfast

[@englematic]

On my truck I run mastercraft courser mxt off-road, and I use goodyear wrangler all terrains for daily driving and snow driving. People have tried telling me the mud tires should do just fine in the snow, but that was never my experience. Now I have your video to show them to back up my position. Well done.

[@benbradbury3665]

This channel is smashing it this year! Top work!

[@deagletpiano]

indeed!

[@tyrereviews]

Appreciated :D There's still a bit left to come!

[@paulsalmon4771]

I appreciate the fact that all these tires are from the same manufacturer. Awesome video

[@darrenbaker2955]

You did say there was a lot of upcoming content, and you really are leading the way in these tests and giving data like no one else. Fantastic every time! Top job mate.

[@tyrereviews]

Thank you!

[@michelperrotti7824]

I do not like SUV but when Tyre Reviews do a test, no matter the car, the feeling and explanation of Jonathan are always complete, clever and can be understand by everybody. Great video and excellent work.

[@tyrereviews]

Thank you so much!

[@tadasstrikauskas1205]

So, I finally got it. You are a sommelier of tires. You educate us about them in the ways we did not know existed.

[@tyrereviews]

:D

[@hanks954]

Thankyou for for not dragging out the information, very well edited and great host. Only 125k subscribers is surprising for such a professional channel

[@tyrereviews]

So nice of you :)

[@billyschannel997]

The biggest difference is tire compound, and siping. Mud tires have neither of those to bite into the snow.

[@kenevil4206]

So glad someone has actually done an in depth test on this subject. I speak with so many 4x4 owners who go mud terrain or all terrain thinking that they will still perform in winter conditions. They will even say the tires do well comparing their experiences with other mud/all terrains. Unfortunately many have never tried actuall winter tires and don’t realise what they are losing by sticking with mud/all terrains. I think manufacturers are a little to blame here, as consumers are led to believe anything with a snowflake symbol is a true winter tyre but from what I’ve read the snowflake symbol test is not particularly difficult to achieve. Anyways great test as always, hopefully it will really help people make good informed tyre choice and keep them and others safe. 👍👍

[@tyrereviews]

Lets hope they see it :)

[@ALMX5DP]

Great test!! I think you do the best tire testing on the internet. Keep up the good work! Also was not only surprised when I saw the test vehicle being a Chevy Tahoe, but also seeing the Dodge Ram out on the road test!

[@tyrereviews]

Thank you!

[@armand6408]

Good there is now a professional review of winter vs offroad tires!

[@Polo08816]

I know you review a lot of passenger tires, but I'd be interested to see a review of the LT tires: Michelin Defender LTX vs Michelin Agilis CrossClimate vs Continental TerrainContact H/T. These are regarded as the best highway all season LT tires.

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

I'd like to see this done again but take the best and the worst tire, then start adjusting air pressure up and down to see if it improves or decreases performance.

[@pigeonpoo1823]

Some top driving there. Nerves of steel chucking 2 tonnes around. Great to watch thanks

[@tyrereviews]

It was surprisingly manageable.. but I did end up int he snow bank once...

[@moreuggaduggas]

We do it in Michigan all the time. It’s a winter fun time thing

[@calumkz]

I used Grabber AT3 on my RWD sprinter camper van in Scandinavia during winter (all the way through the arctic to nordkapp in Sweden, Norway and Finland) they are excellent tires for all season overlanding in a heavy rig with proper balanced weight on the drive axles, especially as you air them down a bit they dig so well into deep and compact snow! really impressed!

[@tajo98]

I am surprised that you were able to find a Tahoe in Europe. lol

[@tyrenm]

In Norway there are looooads of american pick-ups and suv like tahoe's and suburban's. Own a suburban myself:P

[@tyrereviews]

Imported by General :D

[@chubbysumo2230]

@@tyrereviews why did they not import a 4wd at least? 2wd on snow? its gonna be bad.

[@tire_reviews]

@@chubbysumo2230 I guess because they wanted a 2wd for testing. I imagine it's more reliable

[@chubbysumo2230]

@@tire_reviews no, its not.

[@ShattuckEsteban]

This is some next level quality content. Really love these types of videos

[@tyrereviews]

Thank you :D

[@JCintheBCC]

For anyone asking about how a siped Off-road tire would compare to a full winter (nordic) tire, I have tested exactly that on my truck. The range of "snow tires" is amazing. I live at just below 8,000 feet (2400 meters) in the Utah mountains, and we see about 400 inches (10m) of snowfall each winter. I drive a 4wd with Falken Wildpeak AT3W tires in the summer and Blizzaks in the winter. The Wildpeaks are siped and snowflake rated (3PMSF), so one would expect them to be good in the winter. I have tried to leave them on so far this winter (we just got a decent storm here), and I will say that they are good in loose, dry, fluffy powder. I'm not sure they are better than the Blizzaks, but they are good. However, on hardpack and ice, they are nowhere near the Blizzaks. Mostly in turning. They have decent acceleration and braking, but turning is noticeably worse. I just put the Blizzaks onto my truck today because they are simply safer.

[@tyrereviews]

Awesome feedback, thank you. If you get the time feel free to leave it on www.tyrereviews.com too :)

[@albertovicinanza]

Really interesting and useful video, I'm glad you're here doing the testing no one has ever done!

[@tyrereviews]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@cpupton]

Living in western PA, this winter test along with the other test for HT, AT and MT tires helped me make the decision on the ATX for my '18 GMC Sierra. I was torn between the APT and the ATX. To use a food analogy, my eyes are bigger than my stomach and I do a lot less driving off road than my initial estimate. I mean A LOT less, so I probably could of gone with the APT and been totally happy. No complaints with the ATX in dry, wet or snow conditions on my truck, with my driving style and my location.

[@tyrereviews]

Glad you're enjoying them! Would be great to see a review on www.tyrereviews.com

[@NorCalTRACON]

last winter I ran a set of brand new goodyear wrangler fortitude HT on my gmc sierra and it was somewhat manageable in Canadian winter. this year, after 100k km, the wranglers were just not cutting it any more in the first real snow here. switched them for a set of hankook ipike rw11 studless, and the improvement on snow and ice were significant. dry pavement performance dropped as expected, and that was very noticable too.

[@caspforge]

I drove an all season up and down a mountain pass in a rwd sports car. I would definitely recommend winters

[@marcvalme7732]

While this video doesn't not apply to my Golf R, I still watched from beginning to end. Thank you for the great content

[@tyrereviews]

Get some MTs on that Golf!

[@VUMcGyver]

Very informative testing. I guess you did that test on new tires?

[@rickybosephus2036]

I have HTS 60 on my 2020 4wd silverado. I got to the ski park on super gnarly winter day, no problems whatsoever. My only worry was, sometimes, they close the roads and you're supposed to have chains or winter specific tires and i had no chains. I was surprised how good the tire did, so this video confirms my suspicions that the stock tire is actually, very very good in snow.

[@lightning9279]

Snow tires on my tacoma two wheel drive have been the best tire I have ever had. Even on gravel roads during hot season they gave more traction than any other tire I have had.

[@merqury5]

I tried a forest road with 2 inches of wet snow yesterday using my BFG KO2 ATs and it was scary unstable. Changing today to my Nokian winter tyres. Learned the lesson cheap lucky.

[@FredricMccubrey]

as someone from the north east usa studded winter tires are a must have for winter

[@AggyGoesOutdoors]

Everyone like myself who swaps out their tyres for winters is probably going to find this quite predictable...

[@TKsw191145]

Would really like to see what you think of the Falken Wildpeak AT3W in the same conditions, dry, and wet.

[@michaelhenecke]

I agree iv got them on my Crosstrek and in the snow or any condition they were better than my stock all seasons.

[@briankirwan9588]

Fantastic video! I would love to see this same testing done with Michelin tires

[@mjl8115]

Great comparison we've been waiting for. It clearly show the differences between winter and all-season off-road tires. And haters cannot fully hate because Arctic, APT and A/TX is still not available in EU (as far as I know) so it is hard to say it's pure advertisement. :) Thanks.

[@strogarn6659]

This is such an underrated channal. The quality of the content is amazing

[@TjBruce817]

I believe the compounds are different, the cold weather properties of the winter specific tire allow the winter tread to work and grab on snow and ice better.

[@superskrobb]

you have got it absolutly rigth, the rubber compound in winter tires are made so they still is soft down the temprature scale, but the downside is that they dont like temps over 10 C (50F) , on the roadsurface, I personally change from all terain tires to studded winter tires every year, when the season starts, studded just to cope with the black ice, live near the coast so snow not so mutch ,but lots of black ice,no fun in a 2 door diesel chevy tahoe ,its 4x4 but that dont matter on ice.

[@robbilton9006]

I bought the HTS as they were significantly cheaper than comparable brands. Have to say, they were a marked improvement in all conditions than the OEM Kuhmo solus KL21s. I think having Continental as a parent company is no bad thing. I already have winters so i never planned on using them like this but it's nice to know i could go late season skiing and not have to keep my winters on.

[@07slowbalt]

You told me in another vid this one was coming out and it didnt disappoint. Kudos to all your hardwork and dedication to the channel. The hst60 will definitely be on the list now when it comes to new truck tires thanks so much

[@tyrereviews]

Glad you enjoyed it! I hope it was worth the wait

[@JoeAchilles1]

Another brilliant #tyreporn video mate, that looked like fun too!

[@Mark__A]

Joe you should sleep by now, so as I :D

[@tyrereviews]

Thanks bae

[@mcplutt]

After three snowy winters on the HTS60 I can confirm it's pretty good. But now it's time for winter tires, they are just a lot better in extreme conditions..

[@cmdrratzass7305]

Literally now surprises in this video, but (as always) it was a blast to watch. Thumbs up!

[@tyrereviews]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@commoncents456]

Awesome video. To be able to keep the truck on the road and provide a review is awesome Thank you

[@tyrereviews]

Thanks for watching!

[@garnetcampbell4389]

I have a set of studded ATx on my truck for winter and on hard pack and loose snow very good but with ice you have to shift to neutral when braking to prevent the ABS from activating and second gear start offs to prevent slipping. Granted my truck has an open rear diff but I think that if they doubled the amount of studs in the tire it would be that much better. There is a 10 cm space between some studs.

[@dimensioncrosser5862]

Nice to see such a great topic video and an American car outside North America

[@tyrereviews]

Thanks! 👍

[@Ficon]

You just blew the minds of all the bros in lifted Wranglers on offroad tires.

[@tyrereviews]

:D

[@clarda1]

I would disagree. They make A/T tires with the severe snow certification. The cooper at3 4s for example. This video is good at exploring the differences but its very limited because he is only using General Grabber. Just because the General AT loses to the snow tire here doesn’t mean its the same across the board.

[@michaelhenecke]

Iv got Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws (three peak snowflake rated) on my Crosstrek and in the snow or any condition they are better than my stock all seasons. One thing I noticed in this video is three peak snowflake rated tire was the winter tire but that's a given. Snow is not a season but snow is a terrain so a winter rated (three peak snowflake) all terrain is a true all season tire. A winter rated all terrain would still lack on ice, but in snow they are great.

[@BiggMo]

I find these videos fascinating and educational, here in the NW US, we only get snow covered roads a couple times a year and they quickly get deep rutted, hard packed and then polished. Difficult to simulate in a controlled environment, But the Grabber HTS60’s sound like a beneficial compromise. Now, if your looking to get a bit more complicated in the testing - how about towing ability in different conditions? I tow a horse trailer (goose neck) spring through fall, 5th wheel camper in summer, and a snowmobile trailer (bumper pull) in winter - all with electric trailer brakes.

[@tyrereviews]

Ooo towing might have to go on the list!

[@skyecore]

This was great. I would really love to see a tire test for cargo vans. A sprinter or something with a few different tires in different conditions.

[@-DC-]

Just fitted a set of Maxxis AP3 All Season's really impressed you won me over to the all season option for my part of Europe. Great Reviews 👍

[@tyrereviews]

Great to hear!

[@corynickoleff767]

I replaced my winter tires with Cooper discovery HT3 they are an all weather tire with a winter pattern but summer compound. They actually bit better than my dedicated winter tires. All seasons are shyt but all weather is pretty darn amazing. Those chunky AT tires you tested would be awesome for breaking trails. What you tested them on is a hard packed groomed snow course.....that's not exactly when a guy needs the kind of traction those tires offer.

[@665Thunder]

they should broadcast this in on CNN, seems like all of the US is still sliding on winter roads and at best using mud tires to make things worse :D

[@matthewstencel8298]

Were any of the all terrains 3-peak mountain snowflake rated? Curious on testing 3-peak all terrain vs non-3-peak all terrain tires in snow. Thanks for the awesome test!

[@tyrereviews]

Both of them were!

[@mrjingpk4988]

Thanks for this. This is probably the most under appreciated car channel.

[@tyrereviews]

:D thanks

[@whitewalker9622]

And yes! In Sweden by law you have to drive on winter tyres in these types of conditions...

[@ElliotMcDonell]

Recently drove in snow in my new Bridgestone Dueller HT tyres, and was amazed how well they did, though it is not an all-terrain. Seems like a similar design to these General HTS.

[@TheWeakLink101]

As always a great review! I love to see you getting the support from a proper tire company! Lets hope you get more support from other companies, they need this kind of detailed review! Still waiting for the FWD all-weather tire vs winter, i know when that hits itll be just as good!

[@tyrereviews]

I really need to edit that!

[@nukedogger86]

You said it was coming! Great work. I've known for a great while that the actual mud tires are trash in winter, friends have done this and learned the hard way. But I was a bit shocked the all terrains didnt do as well. I've known a good few that do great, but maybe its not always the case.

[@craigquann]

Yea the compound is too hard and the self cleaning is counter productive.

[@hi-fi3889]

Between this and the off-road video, I'm really impressed with the APT for someone who needs all 4 seasons.

[@aaaabababa]

this is quite nice, but what i would have liked is a comparison to some Summer tires, to compare how much "better" the all seasons actually are in snow.

[@jenniferw5095]

In the snowy areas of the US, yes you should have winter tires. In other areas you can get away with all season. I drive a Chevy Suburban and I absolutely love it. 4WD. She handles so well.

[@seanpeacock5595]

The Project Farm of tire testing.

[@tyrereviews]

Now that's an honour!

[@jaydunbar7538]

But will they work on a lawnmower?

[@robsfooty]

I’ve always been curious about this! Thank you!

[@tyrereviews]

You're so welcome!

[@brettpanzer]

I had General Grabber ATs on an old Forester a few years ago and they were ok. Better than an America all-season, but not as good as a winter tire in winter conditions.

[@rward16384]

This is why I use winters in winter and all terrain in summer, its pretty obvious they are built for what it says Winter or All terrain but it depends what you do most of and how much winter you need help with. Frankly if you have 90% AT requirement just carry chains as well. I have got Nokian, Yokohama, Continental winter tyres and all perform great on the different vehicles. Buy winter tyres if you use a car in wintery conditions its just worth it.

[@grimacemcccheese]

Great review! My guess is the mud tire, without sipes and fine crevices to compress and hold onto snow had to rely on the grip provided by the contact patches for traction and since there's less compared to the other tires it struggled.

[@marklacombe2671]

Will say I use mud terrain tires. However it's in the deep snow it truly shine's. We are on our own where I live with a plow skipping over our road. Had about 4 feet of snow on the road at one point. The pressing of large lugs and compacting snow around them give an absolute tremendous amount of traction. All terrain and snow tires really struggle in very deep snow. Yes it's true mud terrain tires struggle with ice. However knowing it's short comings and strong suits help to drive to the conditions. All terrain tires are a good balance of everything but I made the switch to mud terrains because they didn't get me home when there were feet on the ground in prior years. I know my situation is unique and fully admit all terrain or winter tires are probably the best for 95% of drivers in snow. Cheer's

[@AvaFayIliza]

Where I live, in the USA, it's not common to have dedicated winter tires (it just doesn't snow enough for that), but it is common to have some sort of tire chains in the vehicle for a freak winter storm. I'd be interested in seeing a test between winter tire vs A/T with chains. To round it out I would say test a couple of different types of chain type devises as well, for instance to include metal chains, non-metal cord type chains, and snow fabric type. As far as testing is concerned, we are less likely to have snow, and more likely to have ice. Thanks for the videos! I really have learned quite a bit from them.

[@tyrereviews]

It's on the list :)

[@petequinones3454]

Toyo Open Country At2 on Tacoma. 90k miles of New England weather is enough proof for another set of 4.

[@Grey86]

I have the General Arctic tires and they're awesome in the snow!

[@julione6]

Good test! But would love to see a similar test with siped (and studded) A/T's M/T's and how they hold up to all season and winter tires. And the differences of a siped and non siped A/T / M/T tire.

[@tyrereviews]

Got an example of siped AT / MT tyres?

[@julione6]

@@tyrereviews I don't know if anyone makes them from factory. But it is a trend to get it done in a shop or doing it yourself. Just curious to see the advantages of such modifications.

[@johnhufnagel]

@@julione6 the problem would be, you can't guarantee the quality of work from different 3rd parties. you're also altering the tread design outside of the manufacturer's specifications.

[@julione6]

@@johnhufnagel ofcourse. But this is still a trend among people who run MT's. And it will give you an advantage in the snow, warranty or not. I would like to see if those advantages are big enough to make it worth it to get your tires siped.

[@craigquann]

I'm surprised the ATX didn't perform better, it is a winter 3 peak rated tire. I run the older AT2 and I love them!

[@Dewan_N_Only]

4:51 - 5:00 ooooofff! That was really nice

[@tyrereviews]

:D

[@Dewan_N_Only]

@@tyrereviews well done sir!

[@ddrowdy7666]

Sorry but you forgot to do the test that shows why we choose a mud tire for snow. Park that Tahoe in your driveway and dump 12" of wet snow on it and try to get thru 5 miles of that until you reach a road that has been plowed.

[@sawo1337]

In my opinion, A/T tyres are relatively okay for winter, but in serious conditions, they really need 4WD to get going. For any tire to be good in winter, it needs siping, preferably the zig-zag siping that you see on winter tires. In that test, the A/T tires had it, although not zig-zag shaped, the M/T tires had none. Some M/T tires have this type of siping, but definitely not all. It would be interesting to see a test between two M/T tires with a similar thread pattern where one has siping and the other doesn't, maybe a winter tire as a reference as well. I'd be interested to see if siping would allow M/T tire to be useable in the winter or not. I myself am debating wether or not to use M/T in the winter, but looks like I'll have to buy Nokian winter A/T tires for the winter and M/T for the summer.

[@mbjeepcherokee5542]

Great testing and review! Another thing to note is each tire's rating (M+S and/or 3PMSF) whether it be AS, AW, AT or MT. Many AT / AW tires now have the 3PMSF rating so their snow performance should be closer to a full winter tire. I do wish they would create a ice test standard (and symbol) for braking and lateral grip.

[@tyrereviews]

The Winter and 2 AT tyres were 3PMSF marked :)

[@brotherheed00]

So far not disappointed with my general tire yet. But am only into them 3k mi.

[@axel247]

Even tho i dont use these tyres this videos are still great to watch

[@tyrereviews]

Thanks!

[@10dannyp89]

Good testing, no real surprises. The only place the mud tire has a good chance is in 8-10” of heavy wet snow. Otherwise they are not great on the road in the winter.

[@gregbrindley1581]

Realistically, a test of this type bears little relevance to those of us who live downunder (Australia). Irrespective, it was another brilliant test, the type of test I would hope that more people (by the million) subscribe to... for no other reason other than safety. Well, my passion lay in performance tyres, hence high performance testing is where my interest lay and IMHO, Tyre Reviews do it better than anyone - and at no cost to us. Btw, I have absolutely no affiliation to Tyre Reviews. In fact, if, prior to coming across these reviews, if I were to have met the reviewer in the street I wouldn't know him from a bar of soap.

[@tyrereviews]

Appreciated :D

[@fordrac1ng81]

I've run a ton of different tires over the years but never got a head to head comparison. This matches my hypothesis as tread compound and siping are the two largest factors in winter. I would have liked to see you trudging through a foot or so of snow to see if the off-road tires could have any advantages at all in winter due to their large, deep tread blocks and massive voids.

[@tyrereviews]

Would have loved to but sadly we didn't get the weather

[@petermorris3665]

Good video and confirmed what I thought. Whenever we get snow where I live there is one road that is always difficult to pass due to show and ice. Every time, the ditches/hedgrows have 1 or more 4 x 4s in them because they thought they were invincible with their chunky mud tyres.....

[@tyrereviews]

:D

[@davidgeyer6114]

I’m sure I’m not the only one here that would want to see the same testing comparisons for truck tires with General Grabber and other brands, both in highway terrain(H/T) and all terrain(A/T). Dry/wet in Summer(>80F) and winter(

[@vipeboy2003]

love these reviews... I am probably one of the few that love the "boring" bits of the video.. Would love to see more of the actual testing part of each tires on the braking/acceleration etc.. maybe a second video of the "boring" bits that I enjoy the most?? :D

[@tyrereviews]

Maybe one for the extra channel!

[@clutchpack1969]

Firestone discoveryII MT's will show you the way. Put a set on my expedition EL and Ive yet to put it in 4WD in the snow.

[@robshufflebotham2133]

Run the General All Terrains on our Land Rover and found them pretty good in snow, certainly good enough to get you about safely. Interesting to see this borne out in testing too.

[@acemanyellow13]

Hi Tyre Reviews Here in Norway people buy M / T tires and cut more seiping and put spikes in them. Or just seiping. Have you ever tested it?

[@surgerod9353]

have you tested them against a wintertyre? nokian? you think it is better?

[@acemanyellow13]

@@surgerod9353 No i do not think it is better against wintertyre or Nokian wintertyre. And no i have not tested it. But it has been very interesting to know the result of such a test. 🤔

[@tyrereviews]

I'll have to try that! Is there any tyre that people like to use?

[@acemanyellow13]

@@tyrereviews The tire I have seen most used and that it just my observation. Most seen: BF Goodrich M / T KM2 and KM3, sometimes A / T variants. Hankook Dynapro MT. Nokian Rockproof is the one I see least used of the variant tire I have mentioned and it's a little weird since it comes with holes ready for spikes.

[@acemanyellow13]

@@tyrereviews I forgot to mention. Seping depth is between 50% to 80% of tire tread depth. Depending on whether it is driving long distances or driving a lot of snow and ice.

[@mujjuman]

results not surprising. enjoyable video

[@dorianjetzt6495]

Nice work!! Please do this with several other AT-Tires. BF Goodridge at3 Hankook Dynapro at2 Etc.

[@dorianjetzt6495]

Exept you, there is nobody on this f***in world who test these tyres in every conditions.

[@tyrereviews]

I'm working on something along these lines for next year :)

[@dorianjetzt6495]

You are the best!😍👌🏾

[@billyhw5492]

Would be interesting to test the Mud tires in very deep snow.

[@kenleach2516]

Such a great report, real help!

[@isaks3243]

for the people who want to know. a full blown winter tire has 2 tricks to perform well on snow and ice. first trick is the super soft tire compound, by having super soft rubber does the winter tire even tho its cold and hard still stay soft enough to mould itself around the bumps and create traction where there isn't much of it. the other way winter tires manages to find grip is the many tiny slits all over the tire. the tiny slits does 2 things, first of all does it pick up a lot of snow by design because snow on snow or snow on ice has more traction than rubber on snow or ice. it also further softens the tire which as i said before makes the tire more plyable to find more grip.

[@Sloppyjoe96]

i’ve found chunky tires are only really good for fresh soft snow not like packed stuff.. the more chunky they are the less contact area they have. unless its able to sink down into the terrain.

[@johnhufnagel]

While it's not a Tahoe, my Jeep Liberty (Cherokee for those not in the U.S.) is going to need new 3-season shoes (I have full studded snows for winter time duties, but I try not to run them unless i'm plowing) and the HST60 is now on the list of tires to look hard at. Now to see what their performance is like in the other 3 seasons.

[@mcplutt]

My Jeep WJ has 3 winter seasons on the HTS60 tires. They are pretty good. But this winter I will try some real winter tyres again, just safer in extreme conditions.

[@vividthespis]

Been watching for a while now...finally decided to subscribe. Keep up the good work.

[@tyrereviews]

Welcome aboard!

[@vividthespis]

@@tyrereviews Only took me a year. Sorry about that O.O The videos are ace. I have watched nearly all of them.

[@tire_reviews]

@@vividthespis Appreciated :D

[@alehax27]

first time I've seen a Tahoe drift lol

[@tyrereviews]

Everything sideways is awesome!

[@ColoradoAF]

Having owned a Tahoe and suburban they are really fun to drift in snow and surprisingly easy to control. Would recommend.

[@spyder000069]

Tire pressure is important too. I've dropped to 18-20 lbs before and had significantly better traction since the sidewall squats and you get more contact area for icy conditions. Just don't run highway speeds until you air back up.