Winter Tyres

Winter Tyres: What are they and do I need them?

You might wonder whether a set of winter tyres is really worth the penny, or are you better off with not changing your summer tyres. So, let us break it down for you to decide whether you need to buy winter car tyres in Aldershot.

Manufacturers design these tyres specifically to complement the weather conditions during winters, which is obviously evident per the term. And they are quite different to their summer counterparts.

Consider these points

• Firstly, winter tyres consist of a significantly larger share of natural rubber, which augments its suppleness. So, when the temperature drops below 7˚C, a typical summer tyre (with a lesser silica content) will become rigid and fail to provide ample traction.
• Contrarily, a winter tyre’s softness due to higher natural rubber content provides a superior grip on road when the temperature is that low. Thence, it will be suitable to fit winter tyres in Aldershot to ensure passengers’ safety throughout the fall.
• Secondly, winter tyres have deeper and more populated grooves on the contact patch compared to summer tyres. Thus, they can resist aquaplaning more effectively by rapidly dispersing water and biting into the snow. Plus, the deeper grooves hold snow better, which improves traction levels on snowy tarmacs significantly.
• Thirdly, some of the top cold-weather car tyres in Aldershot have provision for studs, either metallic or ceramic. When you buy winter tyres from us, you can ask us to fit the studs of your choice. These studs help navigate icy tracks easily.

Plus, they’re more cost-effective due to their harder structure, which provides for less tread wear.

Top winter tyres in Aldershot

Here are some of the top winter tyre models that we retail –

• Dunlop Winter Sport 5
• Continental WinterContact TS 860
• Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+
• Falken Eurowinter HS01
• Michelin Alpin 6