Tire facts
Useful tipsStudded or Studless tires?
Your choice of studded or studless tires depends on your needs. Both alternatives are wear-resistant and have superb driving qualities. By knowing their special characteristics, you can choose the type of tyre that best matches your needs.
Snowy or icy roads?
If you drive more on icy roads than on snowy ones in winter, studded tires are the choice for you. Studded tires are especially suitable if you live near the coast, where roads tend to be icy during the winter. Studless tires are a good choice for snowy roads.
Wet ice and packed snow
If you have sudless tires, you need to be particularly careful at crossroads etc. where there may be wet ice or hard-packed snow. Studded tires are superior to studless tires on wet ice and hard-packed snow.
Quiet tires
If you appreciate tires that are quiet on bare roads, studless tires are the right choice for you.
Unpredictable autumn conditions
Studless tires can be mounted earlier in the autumn than studded tires. Once you have mounted studless tires, you don't need to worry about rapidly changing road conditions in autumn. Studless tires are also a good choice in spring, when temperature changes can be surprisingly rapid.
Studless tires all-year round?
Coarse spring roads can be particularly wearing on all tires and studless tires are primarily designed and intended for winter use. Studless tires that have been unevenly worn by coarse spring roads are no match for good summer tires. Therefore we do not recommend the use of studless tires as all-season tires. Summer tires are the safest and most economic choice for summer driving.
Snowy or icy roads?
If you drive more on icy roads than on snowy ones in winter, studded tires are the choice for you. Studded tires are especially suitable if you live near the coast, where roads tend to be icy during the winter. Studless tires are a good choice for snowy roads.
Wet ice and packed snow
If you have sudless tires, you need to be particularly careful at crossroads etc. where there may be wet ice or hard-packed snow. Studded tires are superior to studless tires on wet ice and hard-packed snow.
Quiet tires
If you appreciate tires that are quiet on bare roads, studless tires are the right choice for you.
Unpredictable autumn conditions
Studless tires can be mounted earlier in the autumn than studded tires. Once you have mounted studless tires, you don't need to worry about rapidly changing road conditions in autumn. Studless tires are also a good choice in spring, when temperature changes can be surprisingly rapid.
Studless tires all-year round?
Coarse spring roads can be particularly wearing on all tires and studless tires are primarily designed and intended for winter use. Studless tires that have been unevenly worn by coarse spring roads are no match for good summer tires. Therefore we do not recommend the use of studless tires as all-season tires. Summer tires are the safest and most economic choice for summer driving.
