"All weather" tires in place of winter tires
I feel like this thread needs this distinction:
All Season - The tires you get OEM on your Kia Sorento. Some may be M+S rated, but that’s just a spec for the thread depth and width. Maybe slightly more siping than a passenger tire. Rubber compound will get hard in cold temps. Generally no bueno in severe winter weather.
All Weather - Have a snowflake/mountain rating. More siping. Rubber compound designed to stay soft when it’s cold. Legal to run without chains as “snow tires” or “traction tires” in some (most?) jurisdictions. Longer lasting and better dry performance than full Winter tires.
All Weathers were literally invented for what we are talking about - a tire you can leave in your vehicle year around, but if you occasionally need to drive in severe winter weather, you’ll be fine.
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