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Auto Express had an interesting feature regarding cars fitted with summer tyres vs winter tyres.
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">Obviously a 4WD with winter tyres performed the best but a 2WD fitted with winter tyres vastly out-performed a 4WD fitted with summer tyres.
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">Using a Snowdome for their test, a 4WD fitted with winter tyres managed in excess of 136 metres.
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">A 4WD fitted with standard summer tyres managed just 3.7 metres.
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">A 2WD fitted with winter tyres managed 110.5 metres compared to just 3.3 metres with summer tyres.
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">You can read about the test here:
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/66645/winter-tyres-test-reviews-and-prices-2013
...and here is a video of the test:
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/66692/winter-tyres-4x4-grip-test-video
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">
<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">Obviously a 4WD with winter tyres performed the best but a 2WD fitted with winter tyres vastly out-performed a 4WD fitted with summer tyres.
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">Using a Snowdome for their test, a 4WD fitted with winter tyres managed in excess of 136 metres.
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">A 4WD fitted with standard summer tyres managed just 3.7 metres.
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">A 2WD fitted with winter tyres managed 110.5 metres compared to just 3.3 metres with summer tyres.
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">You can read about the test here:
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/66645/winter-tyres-test-reviews-and-prices-2013
...and here is a video of the test:
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<div style="font-size: 12.222222328186035px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; : rgb251, 251, 253;">http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/66692/winter-tyres-4x4-grip-test-video
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