For tires, according to the specific season of use, tires can also be divided into all-season tires, summer tires and winter tires.
Summer tires, not just summer
In less extreme usage environments, summer tires are usually more common around us. However, although they are called "summer" tires, they are not only used in summer. Theoretically, except for winter, summer tires can be used in square shapes in spring, autumn and summer. In other words, unless you need to challenge extreme climates of ice, snow, frost and cold, the performance of summer tires is usually more than sufficient in weather conditions with temperatures above 7°C. The reason why summer tires have a lower operating temperature limit of 7°C is because when the tire temperature falls below this value, the rubber on the tire will begin to harden, reducing the tire's grip and threatening driving safety.
All-season tires, all-season tires
All-season tires, or all-season tires, as the name suggests, are tires that can theoretically be used all year round. However, when designing, the tread design and formula of most all-season tires are still intended to serve relatively common driving conditions and climate conditions.
In other words, although available in winter, the safety redundancy that all-season tires really leave for slippery ice and snowy roads is in no way as good as winter tires designed specifically for this purpose. Its appearance is just the product of a compromise between winter and summer tires.
As a product of compromise, in actual driving, the performance of all-season tires is somewhat inferior. For daily driving, these types of tires are no better than summer tires, and on icy and snowy roads they are far inferior to winter tires designed specifically for this purpose.
Therefore, it can only be said that choosing tires is still a matter of giving and taking. Without a perfect answer, car owners need to give more thought to what decision to make. So, if it were you, would you be willing to pay more money and compromise on control in order to save the trouble of changing tires in winter?
