I currently have a set of Continental VikingContact7 on my ‘17 Honda Accord hybrid size 225/50/17. They’re at 8-9/32nds on the front and 6-7/32nds rear. New tread depth is 10/32nds. So these tires are currently between 60-80% life remaining. I purchased them used so I’m unsure how they are at 10/32nds. They’re 2019 production tires.
They fall short of my expectation for snow traction. They act closer to an all season than they are winter tires.
Now I’m not sure if it’s just due to the car being light weight or if it’s the tires. Traction off the line is decent. Nothing to write home about but I have to very gently feather the throttle to not feel TC kick in. Not a big deal, my concern is with braking. Even light braking they will break grip and start sliding. Nowhere near a crappy all season but much more sliding than I’d expect out of a snow tire. Dry traction isn’t all that great either.
Ive had Nitto, Firestone, Toyo, General, Hankook, Federal, Cooper, and Dunlop snow tires on other vehicles and they had great traction(atleast more than these continentals). I’m thinking about just biting the bullet and getting a set of blizzaks due to how much more I commute now, but the price premium is something worth considering.
Are blizzaks noticeably better than something like Hankook i-pike or General Altimax?
They fall short of my expectation for snow traction. They act closer to an all season than they are winter tires.
Now I’m not sure if it’s just due to the car being light weight or if it’s the tires. Traction off the line is decent. Nothing to write home about but I have to very gently feather the throttle to not feel TC kick in. Not a big deal, my concern is with braking. Even light braking they will break grip and start sliding. Nowhere near a crappy all season but much more sliding than I’d expect out of a snow tire. Dry traction isn’t all that great either.
Ive had Nitto, Firestone, Toyo, General, Hankook, Federal, Cooper, and Dunlop snow tires on other vehicles and they had great traction(atleast more than these continentals). I’m thinking about just biting the bullet and getting a set of blizzaks due to how much more I commute now, but the price premium is something worth considering.
Are blizzaks noticeably better than something like Hankook i-pike or General Altimax?