All-season tires are not designed for Canadian winters and they share none of the features found in a winter tire –siping, soft rubber compound, tall tread blocks and narrower tread width. The same all-season tires sold in Canada are also available in markets around the world, where winters are cold & rainy and NOT icy, snowy or slushy. In Canada, all-season tires are only safe for 3 seasons -Spring, Summer and Fall. All-Weather tires often feature the 3-peak mountain snowflake symbol on the sidewall, demonstrating the tires design is suitable for snow & ice conditions according to Transport Canada. All-Weather tires feature an asymmetrical design pattern with special rubber compound that is suitable for use year-round. So no need to swap tires or wheels every season. All-Weather is a convenient and safe choice for Canadian’s but not always a replacement for a dedicated set of winter and summer tires. Expect worse fuel economy and more road noise in Spring, Summer and Fall months* and a ~40% shorter tread life.

The combination of aggressive & directional tread design provides the ultimate performance in harsh winter weather. Aggressive tread designs have plenty of siping with various angles, sizes and patterns. Siping is the small slits cut into the blocks of tread on the tire which function to increase the number of edges that ‘bite’ onto the road surface. Plenty of siping also requires an effective directional tread design to channel the snow, slush and water away from the tread so the siping can continue to contact the road surface. Directional tread also provides faster response, better stability and still work well even when worn. On snow covered highways it is easy to spot a vehicle equipped with aggressive & directional tread winter tires. Just compare the volume of snow and height that is thrown away from the tires surface to other vehicles. All-season tires typically freeze over and throw no snow at all! This type of winter tire is the most popular and often the most cost effective if you plan on owning your vehicle for the next 5 years. Recently, a revolution in winter tire technology called ‘3-D’ siping has drastically improved all the drawbacks of aggressive winter tires, namely longevity, stability and braking distances on dry pavement.

Asymmetrical tread designs feature two distinct patterns for two different conditions. All-Weather tires use asymmetrical design patterns to provide grip both in snow/ice and hot dry pavement. High performance winter tires for your sports car use asymmetrical designs that maximize dry pavement grip in cold weather but still perform exceptional in ice/snow.

All-season tires are not designed for Canadian winters and they share none of the features found in a winter tire –siping, soft rubber compound, tall tread blocks and narrower tread width. The same all-season tires sold in Canada are also available in markets around the world, where winters are cold & rainy and NOT icy, snowy or slushy. In Canada, all-season tires are only safe for 3 seasons -Spring, Summer and Fall. All-Weather tires often feature the 3-peak mountain snowflake symbol on the sidewall, demonstrating the tires design is suitable for snow & ice conditions according to Transport Canada. All-Weather tires feature an asymmetrical design pattern with special rubber compound that is suitable for use year-round. So no need to swap tires or wheels every season. All-Weather is a convenient and safe choice for Canadian’s but not always a replacement for a dedicated set of winter and summer tires. Expect worse fuel economy and more road noise in Spring, Summer and Fall months* and a ~40% shorter tread life.

The combination of aggressive & directional tread design provides the ultimate performance in harsh winter weather. Aggressive tread designs have plenty of siping with various angles, sizes and patterns. Siping is the small slits cut into the blocks of tread on the tire which function to increase the number of edges that ‘bite’ onto the road surface. Plenty of siping also requires an effective directional tread design to channel the snow, slush and water away from the tread so the siping can continue to contact the road surface. Directional tread also provides faster response, better stability and still work well even when worn. On snow covered highways it is easy to spot a vehicle equipped with aggressive & directional tread winter tires. Just compare the volume of snow and height that is thrown away from the tires surface to other vehicles. All-season tires typically freeze over and throw no snow at all! This type of winter tire is the most popular and often the most cost effective if you plan on owning your vehicle for the next 5 years. Recently, a revolution in winter tire technology called ‘3-D’ siping has drastically improved all the drawbacks of aggressive winter tires, namely longevity, stability and braking distances on dry pavement.

Asymmetrical tread designs feature two distinct patterns for two different conditions. All-Weather tires use asymmetrical design patterns to provide grip both in snow/ice and hot dry pavement. High performance winter tires for your sports car use asymmetrical designs that maximize dry pavement grip in cold weather but still perform exceptional in ice/snow.