Until just now, I didn't know there were the 2 sorts. All season tyres are only suitable for 3 seasons in the year for UK and they lose traction below 7*C.

Looks like we should be looking at all weather tyres instead - the names of which seem somewhat obscure. Taking one make that seems highly regarded at the moment, according to 'Tyre Reviews' the all season tyre is the familiarPirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre-Tests/The-Best-All-Season-Tyres-for-2025-26.htm whereas the all weather tyre is the Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre-Tests/The-7-BEST-All-Weather-Tyres-Tested.htm

I couldn't see the distinction clearly explained by 'Tyre Reviews', but they do review the two tyre types separately. Nokian say this https://na.nokiantyres.com/tips/choosing-your-tires/difference-between-all-season-tires-and-all-weather-tires/ and note that the AW tyre compound remains softer at lower temperatures than for AS tyres.

Mostly, no.

It is summer tyres that are suitable for only 3 seasons in the UK. All-season tyres are very suitable for UK winters and they do not lose grip below 7C.

All-season tyres are sold in Europe (including the UK). All-weather tires [yes, tires] are sold in North America and not here, and are aimed at a harsher winter climate.

Tyre Reviews caters for the North American market as well as the UK market. Hence the all-weather tire reviews you have found there.

As for the article from Nokian, the URL begins with'na' - that means it's from Nokian North America. So again, the info is not applicable here.

Edited 26 October, 202526 Oct by mumpsim

Since in the UK maybe best use the terms in UK English and not USA / North American English.

Or other European terms.

'All Season / All Weather' 3 peak / Snow Certificated tyres.

Not 'All Season' as in the Summer Bias tyres cars and vans get imported into the UK with,

even AWD,s / 4x4,s in many cases.

Winter, Snow, Studded, All Terrain, Wet Weather other terms or type names.

PS

Some of the All Season 3PMSF tyres sometimes come as Run Flats and some are Self Sealing.

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF are 'sel sealing'.

Edited 27 October, 202527 Oct by Evolution13

Thanks for the clarification Mumpsim, and I see that the latest 'English' Auto Express featuring the 2025 All Season Tyre Tests is consistent with your explanation. In that review they also include a Winter Tyre and a Summer Tyre for comparison purposes and state as you say, that summer tyres are designed to work above 7*C, so lets just forget about All Weather Tyres category and all those obscure tyre names, here in UK.

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 comes out on top with very good scores in 11 categories, but only average for rolling resistance, presumably it uses a fairly soft compund, so that's OK by me. I'm particularly interested in quietness and ride, as well as wanting good wet & dry handling and braking performance of course (+snow handling maybe). The Pirelli came out 2nd for noise, only bettered by the budget Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons, but elsewhere this tyre dosn't look at all good. Actually the summer Vredstein Utrac+ was very much quieter than anything else, but was hopeless in snow. However it also beat everything in the wet.

Now, I don't recall having any snow to talk of in the last 10+ years (although it was pretty bad last time it happened) here in London area, so that Vredstein comparison has got me thinking. Otherwise the Pirelli is top of my list come replacement time in say 18 months, as one of the 'Tyre Reviews' did say that as well as being quiet it was one of the best for ride quality - and from reviews I've read over the years, being good at one of these aspects doesn't by any means lead to being good at the other.

Out of interest, the Auto Express comparison Winter tyre was only a little behind the Pirelli for noise, but poor for dry handling & braking.

Have you considered Michelin CrossClimate2

For longer tread life and fuel economy

Yes and I acknowledge the many favourable comments in this forum (though not by everyone). However, from what I recall, it did well in 'Tyre Review' last year, with a note that unlike the original X Climate, it was very much like a winter tyre, being very good in the snow but not quite up with the best in many other aspects - so if I lived up North I would consider. I tried the original X Climates (which were more tilted towards the summer performance) on my previous Yeti and although a bit better riding and quieter, they were not that much better than the original non descript summer Dunlops on bigger wheels. They also were very prone to picking up small stones in the grooves, leading to constant clicking noises, which my current All Seasons Hankooks on the Karoq seem not to do anything like as much. I think someone here said that the X Climate 2s do tend to pick up small stones too.

Strangely, I note this year, the X Climate 2s do not appear in either of the reviews (although the older Goodyear 4Seasons Gen3 are still in 'Tyre Review' and still doing quite well) . The Auto Express review did say that the Pirelli would lose out 2% in economy compared with the tyres of least rolling resistance, so on motorways where I get typically 50mpg with my Hankooks (also not so good for rolling resistance), that equates to losing 1mpg, which I'm glad to trade for quietness and hopefully better ride.

From an earlier Briskodia comment, I believe Michelin are reviewing the X Climates with maybe 2 versions, one good for more snowy areas and the other for us types in the sunny SE.

Are the CrossClimate 3 not available yet in the size required?

There are Video Reviews posted in this section in the long running threads.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/520748-which-all-season-tyre/page/2

There are CrossClimate. CrossClimate + ,CrossClimate 2 CrossClimate 3, CrossClimate 3 Sport

& CrossClimate SUV,s.

Edited 29 October, 202529 Oct by Evolution13

The CrossClimate 3 is produced in the smaller sizes, the CrossClimate 3 Sport in the larger, with little overlap.

The CrossClimate 2 is thoroughly superseded. Michelin actually admitted in private that they made a mistake with the CrossClimate 2, at least for the UK market, by giving it superb snow performance at the expense of its grip on cold wet roads. In a UK winter we get quite a lot of the latter and not much of the former.

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Edited 21 November, 202521 Nov by Evolution13