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Originally Posted by bigrobwoot
Update on my ContiExtremeContacts: the dry traction is not very good. I got cut off getting on the freeway and couldn't stop. Luckily, the shoulder was empty, so I didn't get in an accident. Somehow, my headlights, blaring horn, and squealing tires weren't enough of an indicator that someone was in that lane, so she (of course it was a she  ) just kept on going. Needed to vent, sorry. |
I hate to read that, but I think I'm still going to have to go for them for Amanda's car. She needs good Winter traction in an all season tire and they are rated the absolute best AS for that, and they're still rated really well for dry traction.
For example, see "dry braking with ABS" here:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=124
And they actually have "Superior" "dry traction" as per the survey results, here:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...jsp?type=UHPAS
And they have "very good" dry braking and dry handling in the
CR test results.
But I'm sure the good snow traction is going to trade off some of the dry traction for sure. They're probably like the 3D in that they're really a hybrid between a true Winter tire and an AS tire...you can't get away from trade offs, but you can choose the best tire for the job.