yaris in snow

[hystria]

Originally Posted by dandj

I have not been impressed with the handling in snow. I believe the bridgestone tires to be most of the problem. I think a good set of snows on the front will make all the difference.

don't ever think of using OEM tires in snow. Times are changing, soon there will be no need to have 2 sets of tires for different driving conditions. Here's a hint, Nokian sells the very first REAL all-season (in fact they call it all-weather) tire, the WR with a thread wear of 50000miles. It is the only one in the world to have realistic performance for the summer AND the winter weather. http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/hl/nokian.htm

I have the Michelin Harmony all-season tires on my Yaris. Here in Montreal there's no need to ask for arctic temperatures or snow/icy/slush driving conditions. No question, the Harmony doesn't perform as good as a good winter tire, but up to now they feel safe enough to run through the winter. And in dry weather they perform just wonderful and the thread wear is 80000miles

hope this helps

[boris13]

Originally Posted by hystria

don't ever think of using OEM tires in snow. Times are changing, soon there will be no need to have 2 sets of tires for different driving conditions. Here's a hint, Nokian sells the very first REAL all-season (in fact they call it all-weather) tire, the WR with a thread wear of 50000miles. It is the only one in the world to have realistic performance for the summer AND the winter weather.

I would think that the Nokian WR tires, coupled with the addition of a rear anti-sway bar, would make the Yaris very decent in the snow.