Nokian WRG3 All Weather Tires

[kevboy55]

Picked up a set of the WRG3's from Kal Tire last week, got the 235/55/19,and I gotta say, they've been great. We got walloped here with about 1.5cm of snow this weekend and the CX5 on the WRG3's just cruised through the snow like it wasn't even there.

 

[SomeGuyFromNYC]

Are you planning to use these tires all year round or winter only? Keep us updated on their performance. I am not due for new tires for at least 2 years, but would like to know what options are available when the time comes.

 

[kevboy55]

I will running them year round. It is cool here in the winter, around 2-5 degrees celcius, so the makeup of these tires is perfect for my environment, and we get maybe 5-8 days of snow per winter, so I'll be ready if and when that happens

 

[vroom]

All weather tires are meant to be used all year long, and have better rubber (stays softer in cold weather) than all seasons. But they do have limits and do not perform as well as dedicated snow tires in very cold and snowy conditions. For these reasons, anyone that intends on changing their tires anyway and/or endures harsh winters should go with dedicated snow tires.

That said, kevboy55's situation is exactly why these tires were designed: much safer than all seasons for year long use with gentle winters...

 

[MikeM.]

For these reasons, anyone that intends on changing their tires anyway and/or endures harsh winters should go with dedicated snow tires.

Good advice in Qubec.

But here in the Pacific Northwest a very compelling case could be made to switch out to a tire like the Nokian All Weather every winter. A full on snow tire is not optimum for 98% of winter conditions at sea level. And the Nokian All Weather will not be great on hot summer days.

I am really happy with the performance of my Goodyear IceGrip's (don't let the name fool you, I've had winter tires that had more ice grip). These tires are smooth and quiet on bare pavement, have very good steering response and yet perform very well in the winter nasty stuff. But they would probably wear very quickly in summer weather and feel greasy when pushed hard on a hot day so I take them off each spring before it gets too warm. Winter performance is about 10% less than other more narrowly focused winter tires I've owned but they are so much better on bare pavement that they suit the PNW really well. If I wasn't constantly driving to the local ski area (where it is often very nasty) I would consider the Nokian All Weather.

 

[vroom]

I've never tried all weather tires, much less the WRG3, but I've read that they actually run quite well in summer. So for winters like you describe it would make sense to keep them on all year. If you feel the need to change them, go for dedicated. That was my point.

Again, I've never tried them. If they don't feel right on hot summer days, then I see you point MikeM.

 

[ourlee]

I'm putting these on my Pilot next August when my son takes it to State.

 

[flymo]

Ahem - "walloped" with a centimeter and a half of snow?

Wow. I'm thinking a 63 Impala with bald tires would have cruised through that pretty well too.

Flymo