winter tires
Cold-weather wheels
Winter tires are tires designed for cold weather, snow, and ice.
They have softer rubber compounds that stay flexible in low temperatures and tread patterns that grip slippery surfaces better than all-season tires.
Many regions require them by law during winter months.
Also called snow tires: Time to put the winter tires on.
Frozen crystalline precipitation
sleet · black ice · freezing rain · whiteout · flurries · slippery · icy roads · subzero
Secure manual hold
- treadSurface that grips ground
- studsStructural wall timbers
- adhesionState of clinging fast
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
handling · stability · braking · cornering · hydroplaning · roadholding · tread depth · tread pattern
Rotating circular frame
- rimCircular outer boundary
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- rotationTurning on an axis
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
balancing · inflation · psi · pressure · lug nuts · valve stem · sidewall · jack
Skid-preventing stopping system
- stability controlSystem preventing vehicle skids
- stopping distanceSpace required to halt
- emergency brakingSudden forceful deceleration
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
collision avoidance · visibility · headlights · defensive driving · control · roadside assistance · blowout · fishtailing
snow
Frozen crystalline precipitation
frost · sleet · black ice · freezing rain · whiteout · flurries · slippery · icy roads · subzero · polar
grip
Secure manual hold
friction · handling · stability · braking · cornering · hydroplaning · roadholding · tread depth · tread pattern · bite
wheel
Rotating circular frame
alignment · balancing · inflation · psi · pressure · lug nuts · valve stem · sidewall · jack · hubcap
antilock brakes
Skid-preventing stopping system
- stability controlSystem preventing vehicle skids
- stopping distanceSpace required to halt
- emergency brakingSudden forceful deceleration
skid · collision avoidance · visibility · headlights · defensive driving · control · roadside assistance · blowout · fishtailing
speed rating
Tire's certified top velocity
- legal requirementsWhat the law compels
- michelin productsMichelin Guide, Michelin stars, Michelin Man
- traction devicessnow chains, crampons, ice cleats, microspikes
- vehicle costscar payment, lease payment, lease payments, loan payment, monthly payment
- CanadianaCanadian, Canadian flag, maple syrup, maple leaf, beaver
- cold survivalhypothermia, frostbite, cold exposure, survival kit, emergency shelter
- polar operationsice roads, ice station, research station, icebreakers, research base
winter tiressummer tires
Warm-season vehicle wheels
performance tires · racing slicks · slicks · all-season tires · rain tires
tire, winter, retire, retired, tiredness, wintry, tiresome, tires, tireless