I have dedicated snow tires that go on November 1st and come off April 1st. I don't get stuck. Cooper Evolution Winter are my favorite tread style, but several tire makers have the same tread design. The ones made in Japan are 13/32 deep and ride well.
Yes you have cheap Chinese tires. Starfire's aren't good at anything and Cooper is better but they are still well behind premium tires. The difference is crazy, all seasons (not all created equally) are usually a sketchy mess when conditions get bad but a snow tire will have tons of confidence even on ice.
I'm on my second set of Kumho all season, I don't think I'm missing out not spending the extra on Michelins. The Kumho have been awesome in the recent weather bomb.
It all depends on tyres you're using. I'm plowing through all that snow on my all season mid tier kumho Solus with no problems in my caddy van
A year or two ago I put Cooper Road+Trail on our 4Runner, and I’ve been thrilled. They’re a mild AT so they’re super quiet on the road. I’ve cruised plenty of forest service/dirt/gravel roads and they’ve had good traction, and no damage so far.
I've run Kumho tires on a few cars. They've been fine.
Not same model # but I just ran Solus on my Elantra, they were OEM from 2023 and got about 50,000 miles on them. Awful in the snow and not great in heavy rain, but if you live in a mild climate and can avoid bad weather as needed they get the job done.
I have a set of Kumho all weather tires on the Ranger. They're better than the all seasons in the cold and rain, but they're not better in snow than the 10 year old 2/3rds worn out snow tires they replaced, and I ended up buying chains for them too.
I have not had good experience with this brand. They came on my wife’s car and started hydroplaning terribly after about 8,000 miles.
I think they’re too loud on the road. Also, they wear out very quickly
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