A couple of weeks ago Michelin presented a new tyre - CrossClimate. It's a tyre for both summer and winter. According to Michelin it's a difference between their new tyre and an all-season tyre. When an all-season tyre often been a compromise, not as good as a summer tyre when it's warm and not as good as a winter tyre in the cold, the CrossClimate performances are comparable to Michelin summer tyres, and have excellent performances in winter conditions according to Michelin. The tyre is the first summer tyre to obtain the Three Peak Mountain Snow Flake (3PMSF) symbol, which means that it can be used in countries that require winter equipment.
We got the chance to test the CrossClimate! We tried it on dry asphalt, in wet and in snow, and the result was impressive. On dry the characteristics are indeed similar to those of a summer tyre. On snow the traction and braking performance is impressive. We also compared the CrossClimate with other tyres. Read all about it here
Check out a video of the test as well! On the youtube page there are plenty of videos showing different tests of the CrossClimate, braking on dry compared to winter tyres, all season tyres etc.
The tyre will be commercially launched this spring, in 23 different dimensions. Could this be a compromise for the UK? What do you think? Questions or comments?
We got the chance to test the CrossClimate! We tried it on dry asphalt, in wet and in snow, and the result was impressive. On dry the characteristics are indeed similar to those of a summer tyre. On snow the traction and braking performance is impressive. We also compared the CrossClimate with other tyres. Read all about it here
Check out a video of the test as well! On the youtube page there are plenty of videos showing different tests of the CrossClimate, braking on dry compared to winter tyres, all season tyres etc.
The tyre will be commercially launched this spring, in 23 different dimensions. Could this be a compromise for the UK? What do you think? Questions or comments?