How is my statement any different than yours?? Lol and for the record for where I live, awd is better than fwd with winter tires. Not worth it to run winter tires here for 2-3 snow storms. Plus awd is not just for snow.
Plus awd is not just for snow.
Thing that you can't comprehend is that we don't want to switch tires throughout the year. Since snow driving only occurs several times in a year. Also we like awd for other driving conditions.
I'm not 100% sure here, but intuition tells me that higher profile tires will deflect more than lower profile tires under the same loading conditions/pressure.
I don't see any evidence anywhere of different spring rates between the T/GT models.
Are you saying that snow/ice fatalities are not a problem in your region?
What you people don't get is that we already know fwd with snow tires work well, even sometimes better than awd with all seasons. You keep rambling on about the same thing and its a waste. Thing that you can't comprehend is that we don't want to switch tires throughout the year. Since snow driving only occurs several times in a year. Also we like awd for other driving conditions.
I get it, I might even make the same decision if I lived in a place that only got a few days of snow a year, but that isn't what you said. I was replying to this statement.
where I live, awd is better than fwd with winter tires.
It may be a calculated risk / cost / benefit decision that is better for you. but it is not a better preforming vehicle.
I get the risk / cost / benefit part. I often chose to go out after a deep snow and drive back roads for fun. It would be safer to stay home but I enjoy it.
You and I pay our money and take our chances.
Are you saying that snow/ice fatalities are not a problem in your region?
That could explain it, especially since the lower profile tire have higher recommended air pressure.
Even the CX-5 has different spring rates for models w/sunroof vs. models without sunroofs! That's attention to detail you won't see from Detroit!
I can't really comment as I don't have any statistics on that info. All I know is it can't be a high number, as you don't ever hear about it. Plus like I said, snow storms aren't that common here.
I've never thought of winter tires as being primarily for snow. They are for winter driving. Cold wet pavement, black ice, slick slush, heavy rain, etc. Most snow ice fatalities don't happen during snowstorms, they happen due to frost on the roadway and black ice.
Maybe you missed this from a couple weeks ago:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/commuting/bs-md-traffic-0119-20150118-story.html
Snow/ice auto accidents cost Americans $4 Billion/year. Yes, that's "billion" with a capital "b". If more people used winter tires this nation would be wealthier and have a lot less trauma and hardship. Plus, winter tires make driving in the winter more fun! (burnout)
I know people who call in when they are sick, etc. as well. Everyone has a different threshold. We had someone call in to one unit "for the whole weekend" on a Friday night. WTF?!I've been pounding around here in Colorado the last 2 days with all the snow we've gotten, without a care in the world.
My CX-5 has AWD, and Snow tires.
Oddly enough, I have 3 coworkers who all have AWD CX-5's, too, and not a single one of them came into the office yesterday or today.
Wimps.
BC.
Everyone around here seems to get around just fine on all season tires. Which is why no one bothers to switch. Yes, accidents do happen though. They happen anywhere, even areas covered in snow year round.
I think common sense and knowledge is what causes most the issues. More so than the actual type of tire the driver is using. But yeah, winter tires on all cars would be awesome. Just can't justify it here in Maryland.
I've been pounding around here in Colorado the last 2 days with all the snow we've gotten, without a care in the world.
My CX-5 has AWD, and Snow tires.
Oddly enough, I have 3 coworkers who all have AWD CX-5's, too, and not a single one of them came into the office yesterday or today.
Wimps.
BC.
After reading thru, I am ALL for ALL WEATHER tires (not all season) available in Canada. What I understood they are amazing.
Transport Canada acknowledges that tires displaying this symbol meet the specific snow traction performance requirements, and have been designed specifically for use in severe snow conditions.
https://www.kaltire.com/all-weather-tires/
The testing below is conducted on all weather tires, ensuring compliance.
Unfortunately, its next to impossible to get them here, in US.
The biggest problem with any all-in-one tire solution is that then you have to run them year-round! An all-weather tire that's good in the snow will not be the best driving experience in the summer nor will they hold up well for long-distance high speed cruising. If you care about tire performance you're not going to be happy with those.
Switching them out twice a year is really not a big deal.
