With the onset of cold weather this issue hurts every car. The main difference between snow tires from a summer pattern, which is of two types - the European and Scandinavian. Tires with a picture of European type, with its diagonal construction, a multitude of thin slots and drainage channels are designed for use on the roads regularly cleaned. Pattern of the Scandinavian type is made in the form of large diamond which are arranged in staggered order. Tires with the pattern to use on roads with high snowy and severe icing.
To ensure high safety of driving, even in a sudden snow or ice road, you should choose the friction winter tires, which is used for the manufacture of a special rubber composition, otherwise you may need additional oshipovka tires.
With regard to specific models, the most «hot» news this season is the friction tire tread with multi-layer structure Hakkapeliitta R from the Finnish manufacturer Nokian, model X-ice 2 with innovative tread block from Michelin, the tire ContiVikingContact 5 with asymmetric tread pattern of the German group Continental and others.