What Tyres Are Best For This Changeable Weather?
People all over the UK have been living with extremely changeable weather lately. Torrential rain, hailstones, and bright blue skies and sunshine can all be seen within an hour. This poses a challenge for your car tyres as they need to be able to cope with a wide variety of issues. According to Bridgestone, in these extreme situations you need an extreme tyre; your average run of the mill summer tyre will not cope as well.
Bridgestone recommend using their A001 Weather Control premium all-weather tyre. It delivers superior performance in a variety of driving conditions. Whatever tyre you choose, you want something that can stick to hot, dry roads without compromising on their ability to handle the kinds of extremely wet roads we are seeing at the moment. All weather tyres are designed for this very purpose – they can be left on your car all year round rather than changing from summer tyres to winter tyres and back again.
With these kinds of tyres, the tread pattern and siping is crucial. The siping will allow the tyre to maintain grip on cold, icy, wet or even snowy roads whether you are trying to stop in a hurry, or just turn a corner. The tread pattern and shape of the blocks needs to have been designed to evacuate water quickly and easily to minimise the risk of aquaplaning. The tyre compound still needs to be sticky enough in hot temperatures that it grips the road. It is a difficult combination to get right, so it is well worth talking to a car tyre specialist to discuss the best all weather tyres for your car.