climate conditions in Ukraine suggest weather with high humidity in autumn and low temperature during winter, resulting in sub-zero temperature of the asphalt surface is covered with a crust of ice or snow.
In this way, the behavior of the car "booted" in the summer tires may be totally unpredictable.
For example, in emergency braking or sharp cornering on slippery pavement car can become unmanageable and thus create an emergency situation.
To minimize the likelihood of such a situation is known to be "pereobut" car in the special winter tires with special tread pattern or spike tires.
Monotyres
Metal Stud designed to improve the adhesion machinery and the road surface in ice or snow. Winter tires are different from most summer softness, which provides good braking of the car.
For example, the stopping distance of one and the same car with winter and summer tires differs by more than a third. In winter car, at the winter "tires, driving at a speed of 50-60 km / h, emergency braking will stop after 35-45 meters, while summer tires extend the braking distance by 25-40 feet.
Speaking of the spike tires, it is worth noting that the spikes are effective only on the dense surface of the ice and are completely useless in conditions where snow fell recently and had not yet covered with a crust of ice. Also, remember that when driving on dry asphalt rubber spike quickly deteriorates - spikes fall from the nests, damaging the surface of the tire.
European and Scandinavian options
choosing winter tires, please note that depending on the tread winter tires are classified in the Scandinavian and European.
I tire of Scandinavian type is more open tread, which is a large number of small diamond-shaped pieces, which are usually in a checkerboard pattern at a great distance from each other.
This tread has got good self-cleaning of snow and ice.
The lack of such tires is that they are very noisy, tend to tread they have directed. As a result, the tread blocks simultaneously strike the contact patch creating an audible buzz.
The European type of protector has a generally water-repellent tread. A characteristic feature of these tires is a large amount of drainage canals, powerful lugs on the edges of the tread and a large number of small apertures (lamellae).
The main feature of the car winter tires with European style tread is to provide the best traction when on the road melted snow or a lot of water.
All season tires
In a purely summer or winter tires, there is also a season tires. Such an option in certain climatic conditions justified and helps save money. But in most parts of Ukraine, where winters are characterized by severe chills and high rainfall, such universal tires can not provide the proper level of security in winter conditions.
New Season
The most significant innovations in the tire market in Ukraine 2009-2010 season, according to Ivan Kuskov, commercial director of the company "Tuers" include friction neshipovanuyu tire Bridgestone Blizzak DMV-1 (price depends on the size of $ 190). This tire is designed for SUV-class vehicles and is designed for all types of winter roads. According to experts, the new product has a good grip on ice.
In the tire design uses the latest patented technology Bridgestone Tube Multicell Compound. Due to the porous structure of the tire tread acts like a sponge, absorbing water microfilm that forms between the tire and an icy coating. Rubber compound contains a lot of bite-microparticles. These particles work on the ice as microstuds and "gnawing" in the ice, creating excellent traction.
Another model Michelin X-Ice 2 (price depending on size from $ 63) made of a new rubber compound Flex-ice from the tread blocks of a new design.
There is no conventional blades, they are replaced by mikropompy that act as miniature pumps, removing a thin film of water. They also allow you to increase the rigidity of the tread blocks that provides good handling - in Ukraine are the dimension for most passenger cars and light SUVs.
To the same class of tires include tire Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60 (price depending on size from $ 62).
The popularity of the
In the top price segment, this season will be the Nokian popular due to its untwisted and abundance of dimensions. Bridgestone is also very well be sold. Michelin and Continental, though present on the Ukrainian market, but large volumes likely will not. Such tires tend to buy only the connoisseurs of famous brands.
Also, as always will sell well tire of Goodyear, Dunlop, Fulda, Debica, and Sava. In the mid-price and low-end segment will increase competition between Korean brands, which in recent years have raised the level of production of its tires. This primarily refers to such brands as Kumho, Hankook and Nexen.
In addition, it is worth noting that the company is Kumho in Ukraine presents a wide range of winter tires for all road conditions. From spike tires undisputed leader is the company with its novelty Nokian Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 is unique in that besides providing a good grip with the road surface on any surfaces, it has increased the level of comfort with technology Air Claw Technology, or the technology of vacuum bonding. Reduces noise and improves performance spikes.
When to buy winter tires
Winter tire is better to buy from the end of July. Summer (very profitable) vendors are trying to sell off the remnants of last year, dealers offering very low prices. That as a result, a positive impact on the price for the end user. For example, tires 205/55 R16 Blizzak WS-60 in the summer can be bought for 850-900 USD.
