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Winter tyres comes in 3 main groups;
Central European winter tyres:
Tyres made for typical mid-european winter, a few days of snow then rain etc etc
Focus is on performance in sludge and on wet tramac.
Pretty decent on snow, not that great on ice
Speedclassed often 200+
Examples; Conti TS850 or Sava Eskimo HP among others
Nordic winter tyres:
Tyres made for Scandinavia and Russia where you have snow and sub zero in 3 months
Softer rubber compound to keep soft in -25C
very good on snow , pretty OK on ice
not that good on wet tarmac often "wobbly" due to the soft rubber compound.
Examples:Michelin X-ice X13, Nokian Hakka R, BF G-force
Even dangerous in summer temperatures due to poor handling then
Studded</span> winter tyres:
Tyres often preferred in Scandinavia
Studs gives excellent ice grip, good snow grip ( but some nordic ones are better!!)
Better on wet tarmac then Nordic but noicey
examples: Conti Icecontact,Nokian Nordman 4, michelin X-ice north 2
Myself I choose the compromise with mid-European tyres due to the climate in the Malmö area
In Sweden studded</span>
tyres are allowed 1/10-16/3 and winter tyres ( M+S marked and INTENDED
for winter) are MANDTORY 1/12-31/3 if there are winter condition ( also
applies to people from other countries)