Pretty close to its studded twin but still performs less than a studless tire they compared it to. 40' stopping distance vs 32.7 on ice. It's not a bad tire at all, perfect if one encounters mostly snow and also reasonably priced.
Blizzak WS-90 thoughts after 3 seasons
- Thread starter ColoradoDriver
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- Minnesota
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- '16 Touring AWD
First impressions of the WS-90 compared to the DM-V2 is it feels a lot better to drive when the temps are above 40. We’ve had a few frosts, and temps are about to stay below 40, but they don’t feel nearly as spongy on dry / wet roads above freezing. Will keep updating with my experiences, there’s a rumor floating around we may get our first storm of the season next week. (Fingers crossed!)
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- Denver, CO
I opted to try the Continental Viking Contact 7 after reading reviews. Might not last quite as long as the Michelins, but people seemed to think they worked very well and retained good dry road handling.
HyFlyer
2019 CX5 sig 2.2 diesel / 2016.5 CX5 touring 2.5na
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- Southwest Ohio
+1 on the General Altimax Arctic. Great winter traction and value. (It's also studable if one should desire more aggressive ice traction.)
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- Denver, CO
Nice! I might try those next time just to get a feel.
Overall I am pretty happy with my Continental VikingContact 7's. I will say they are not as grippy as the Blizzaks, which I think is to be expected given they don't have the super soft compound on top of regular winter compound like the Blizzaks. But they do still work just fine.
