12 best car all season tires

First and second and third, these all-season tires are designed for light and medium commercial vehicles - from compact city trucks on 14-inch tires to countless hordes of Gazelle, Transits and Transporters. Hence the design features of this model.

First of all, a large symmetrical tread pattern with deep grooves in the shoulder area catches the eye.This rubber rows mud well in the warm season, but in the cold it is prone to clogging with snow: hardened by cold, it is much worse than self-cleaning. It is preferable to install these tires on the front axle, if frost is common in the region. In Moscow, and even more so in the southern regions, rubber will cope with its tasks on the driving axle of the car.

No less important for commercial vehicles and resource. Taking into account the tread depth to the limit of wear, the Yokohama will be able to live a decent mileage, and the rubber itself is erased slowly. Of course, when you first install, you will have to suffer a little: installing hard rubber is not the greatest pleasure, and balancing weights usually go away decently, as is usually the case with high profile tires with deep tread and powerful cords.

Low-cost all-season tires fully justify their price: in the summer, their protector decently (although without sporting ambitions) keeps the asphalt dry and after rain, cooling in the off-season does not lead to excessive loss of grip. Wide transverse grooves help out in the snow, and they can fight with dirt - the main thing is to keep the car on the verge of "burying", as often happens with a non-directional tread.

Add to this the comfort on broken roads - soft sidewall well absorb shock. But at the same time they became the main “sore spot” of tires: serious blows with a breakthrough almost to the disk definitely damage the sidewall, and the “Matador” is sensitive to side cuts. Alas, for the softness often have to pay in the tire, putting cord patches under hernia came out.

Good all-season tire from a fairly well-known Russian brand Cordiant. Available in popular sizes with a diameter of 15 and 16 inches. It was created for off-road and all weather conditions and in the end did not disappoint its creators. Numerous side lugs allow it to cope with any obstacles on the road. Rubber is protected from damage, wear-resistant, due to expanding grooves, the protector cleans itself from dirt and snow. Acoustic performance noise at a height.

Owners of crossovers should take a closer look at this rubber - at quite adequate price it keeps asphalt well in the rain and at the same time paddles well, at least for the traditional crossover "underdrive" with electronic control without lockable differentials. Even taking into account the fact that the roads in our country are a conventional concept, the crossovers spend most of the time on asphalt, and here the low noise level of the AT-771 is most welcome.

The manufacturer managed to achieve a decent balance between contradictory qualities: on the one hand, such tires should be tough to withstand the weight of the car and resist damage from road "surprises", on the other - to have enough softness so as not to shake the soul out of the driver and passengers. On the go, the car shod with this rubber is reasonably comfortable and does not lose feedback on the steering wheel and brakes.

But having moved off the asphalt, it is worth remembering about the underdeveloped tread pattern in the shoulder area: the wheels stubbornly seek to move into a rut, to get out of which is very difficult. On the other hand, if frequent mud assaults are planned, it is more logical to look towards the Mud-Terrain rubber, and not the All-Terrain, because universality always requires sacrifice.

In winter, tires behave as confidently as is expected of them - a soft tread retains grip even at sub-zero temperatures. Alas, you have to pay for it: AT-771s wear out faster than many competitors.

According to the latest fashion, the sidewalls of these all-season tires are reinforced with aramid cord, so they still need to be damaged. Add to this a durable tread, and the price of the Rotiiva is starting to look very attractive. An additional feature of rubber is a kind of stabilizers inside the pattern: when one of the large “drafts” is deformed, these protrusions engage with the neighboring ones, distributing the load more evenly. From here comes an improvement in handling, which is important for ateshki, yet these tires have a pronounced compromise character (“although I’m an SUV, but driving more often on asphalt”).

Of the minuses, let us point out not the best “tenacity” on the ice - here you need to be careful, especially since these tires are put on cars with a high center of gravity.But moderate dirt (do not forget that this is far from M / T) and snow is quite a working element, we will not find fault here, and we don’t want to.

Innovative tire from the US manufacturer. Due to the wide range of sizes available, rubber is in demand among many car enthusiasts who prefer to use all-season tires, although it is more preferable for SUVs, SUVs and minibuses. The tread pattern abounds in numerous deep grooves, which makes it universal to any weather conditions. Silicate additive in the material of the tread allows the rubber to have a good “stick” on a wet road, and a durable rubber layer saves from external mechanical impacts, cuts and punctures. Also, the silica component increases tire wear resistance. Excellent directional stability and controllability of the car, “shod” in these tires, allow you to feel comfortable on the asphalt and outside the city at any time of the year.

Enough “fresh” directional all-season tires, introduced in 2018, are more suitable for a mild winter. Demonstrating excellent controllability and braking on dry and moderately wet asphalt (the best result on Auto Bild tests from all tested all-season models), they simultaneously show the weak points of the narrow and shallow tread. Everything is fine on shallow puddles, but as soon as the grooves no longer cope with the drainage, the car’s handling drops. Similar problems arise in deep snow - although the tread and directional, but requires care, you can not allow it to clog.

Such features need to be taken into account: rubber has a pronounced “asphalt” character, and it loves summer more than winter. Although everyone has different operating conditions: in the southern regions of Russia, they will appreciate it. Then she feels at ease, not at all yielding to good summer tires in the heat, but also not making her nervous with a cold snap.

The all-season Dunlop Grandtrek AT22 tire has proven itself so well in all climatic conditions that it has become the base rubber when bundling the Toyota Land Cruser 200, Lexus LX570. This tire was created for SUVs and is intended for use in both urban and more difficult to pass conditions. The geometrically complex tread pattern, more reminiscent of winter types of tires, provides a continuous contact patch and gives directional stability in all weather conditions. Four longitudinal grooves are used to actively and efficiently drain water, which minimizes the risk of aquaplaning. Powerful shoulder ribs allow the tire to cope with loads during abrupt maneuvering and protect it from possible mechanical damage. And for heat removal in the summer period of operation small notches and grooves are used.

You don’t need to represent the BF Goodrich brand - if you get something big and dirty on the end of the antenna, then most likely a white sign will appear on its tires. However, Urban Terrain is a rubber that is far from being for a permanent mud-bath, which is reflected in its name. Rather, it is for owners of urban “almost ZHYpov”, by the standards of which Sunday departure to the country is the peak of the off-road, therefore the protector is close to “purely asphalt”, and it is also asymmetric.

Due to the deep main grooves and a network of thin additional tires, it really does a great job with all the obstacles that “almost fat” will meet on its way: it will not be possible to get acquainted with aquaplaning, ram snowdrifts and muddy loam will pass without any problems. In addition to this, the tires came out not noisy and for the “almost off-road”, which was well controlled during maneuvers. Very good all-season tires.

Of course, it has its drawbacks. First of all, they should be remembered by owners of cars without ABS: compared to purely asphalt tires, the braking distance to Urban Terrain is increased, as is the risk to let the wheels run. But there's nothing to be done, for universal rubber is a common problem.