Quote:
Originally Posted by babymog
M&S rubber is summer rubber, ... do they make anything else?
|
No, summer rubber is summer rubber, such as the Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 I run on the same car. One of the biggest differences is that they use a rubber compound not meant to be used when temperatures are consistently below 10 degrees C. "M&S" is a specific tire designation given to all-season tires that meet a minimum traction standard in
Mud and
Snow. All season tires that do not meet the standard cannot be embossed with M&S on the sidewall. Perhaps you're accustomed to referring to "all season" tires as "summer" tires, but they are not. All season tires are acceptable at everything and great at nothing. Part of that compromise comes from the tread pattern, part of it comes from the rubber compound.
Yes, Bridgestone (the manufacturer of the Blizzak line) makes numerous other tires.