Feb 02
Snow tires and technology aren’t an obvious pairing since there are no microprocessors embedded in the tire. (In the wheel, yes, to monitor tire pressure.) The technology goes into R&D computer simulations of how rubber compounds and tread patterns work in deep snow, in a dusting of snow, and on dry pavement. A recent weekend trip in a powerful sports car with rear drive and not much weight in back proved uneventful in an eight-inch snowstorm because the car was fitted with snow tires all around. The combination of snow tires, traction control, and stability control allowed me to go confidently with rear-drive where others were slipping in all-wheel-drive vehicles with summer tires.
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