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My FWD Hybrid XL arrived in January 2022. With its standard "all season" tires I was not pleased with its performance on unplowed roads with only a couple inches of snow.
Over the summer I watched Craigslist and eBay for steel wheels, bought a set of four, and put Blizzak snows on them. I'm looking forward to seeing the difference they make this winter.
We get more snow here in NH than Maryland, but if you need to drive in snow/ice conditions you'll want good winter tires or better quality all-seasons like Nokian WGR4s.
Over the summer I watched Craigslist and eBay for steel wheels, bought a set of four, and put Blizzak snows on them. I'm looking forward to seeing the difference they make this winter.
We get more snow here in NH than Maryland, but if you need to drive in snow/ice conditions you'll want good winter tires or better quality all-seasons like Nokian WGR4s.
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It might be worth looking at the Michelin CrossClimate2's, they are getting some pretty positive reviews for all-weather performance.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...idewall=Blackwall&partnum=265HR7CC2&tab=Sizes
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I drove my 2007 HHR with Blizzak's and they performed great in the northern Michigan snow. Drove that car with just FWD for 11 winters, with 2.5 miles of unplowed road every morning (5am) to the highway. I prayed a lot when the snow was deep, but never got stuck.
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One post here stated there is a difference between 'all season' and 'all weather' tires. They recommended to get 'all weather' tires. I was unaware of 'all weather' tires, fyi.
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OP, I too like you am in Maryland with (generally) moderate winters and just purchased replacement tires for my Hybrid, I went to have them installed today but the shop was full.
My Maverick is 100% street driven, I have other AWD and 4x4 vehicles, and I wanted excellent street manors, a light tire for the hybrid, and a more capable tire for bad weather and winter. I don't care about the best off road capability, the best dedicated winter tire, or larger size on this truck. I went with the new (to the U.S market) Continental CrossContact ATR in the stock 225 size. They are light like the OEM tires at 25 lbs yet 1" wider tread due to the more square shoulder design. These have been used in Europe and Australia for years.
We'll see how they perform....
Now if I needed to drive my truck during the winter and lived in the upper ~20% of the U.S. I’d mount dedicated winter tires on dedicated wheels and swap back and forth with the seasons..
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My Maverick is 100% street driven, I have other AWD and 4x4 vehicles, and I wanted excellent street manors, a light tire for the hybrid, and a more capable tire for bad weather and winter. I don't care about the best off road capability, the best dedicated winter tire, or larger size on this truck. I went with the new (to the U.S market) Continental CrossContact ATR in the stock 225 size. They are light like the OEM tires at 25 lbs yet 1" wider tread due to the more square shoulder design. These have been used in Europe and Australia for years.
We'll see how they perform....
Now if I needed to drive my truck during the winter and lived in the upper ~20% of the U.S. I’d mount dedicated winter tires on dedicated wheels and swap back and forth with the seasons..
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I think that's marketing bumpf...
You want to look for the "three-peak mountain snowflake".
https://www.discounttire.com/blog/m-s-vs-three-peak-mountain-snowflake
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Yes, I put Blizzak WS90 on mine. And am in a very snowy area. I wouldn't want to drive a Maverick (FWD or AWD) on the stick all-seasons here. The OEM all-seasons only started w/ 8/32 tread.
So far I am happy enough with the hybrid Maverick w/ winter tires!
You won't have much snow to deal with. Not sure how much ice you get though. They do make "all-weather" tires, which are "in-between" all-season and winter tires. That may be an option for you. Or just get the cheapest snows you can find.
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Goodyear ASSURANCE WEATHERREADY are "all-weather" tires. Quite a few of my family members up here in WNY have tried them and really liked them. They do well for them even in the snow. (But I still like the winter/snow tires - especially since the hybrid Mav is only FWD).
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I second Michelin Cross Climate tires. I put them on a 2012 Impala and have had good results. Like you I plan on using winter tires as I am located in Minnesota and travel through Wisconsin to the UP of Michigan several times a year. They are an excellent slush tire that has handled 5 to 6 inches of what was initially a heavy wet snow... the kind that likes to pack down and create ice, very well. They have done better than I had expected. Not entirely comfortable with the directional tread pattern and the wear rating but that it to be expected on this type of tire I guess. Otherwise I'd opt for a Cooper.
I'm in Minnesota and have had my Hybrid for a year. Driven in multiple 4-6" storms and have had no issues with the OEM tires. I'm not doing any gnarly drives. If I did more backroad or drove a lot more, I might grab some snow tires, but for basic commuting city, suburb, and highway driving the FWD with stock tires have been perfectly adequate.
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I'm running 4 studded Firestone Winterforce 2 on my Hybrid to tackle our Eastern Canada Winters up here.
I usually use the General Altimax Arctic tires in the winter, but I'm sticking with the all-season tires for the first year. They're an excellent tire for ice and snow, using the Gislaved Nordfrost 3 footprint. I can get between 4-5 years of usage out of them in MN winters (November through March).
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