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- Best winter tire Michelin X-Ice Xi2 *Est. $95
- Budget snow tire General Altimax Arctic *Est. $65
- Studded snow tire Nokian Hakkapeliitta 5 *Est. $145
- Mild-winter performance tire Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 *Est. $145
- SUV/Light truck winter tire Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V1 *Est. $135
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- Good on wet, dry and snowy roads
- Durable
- Comfortable and quiet
- Not as good on ice
- Not designed for harsh winters
People who drive on Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3s say this tire does a great job keeping their performance cars nimble on cold pavement. It's also one of the quietest, smoothest-riding, most durable winter tires you can buy, owners say. While performance winter tires aren't really designed for lots of snow and ice, reviews say the Pilot Alpin PA3 is a little weaker than some of its rivals here, including the top-rated Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 (*Est. $145). For harsh winters, experts say you're better off with a slower speed-rated severe winter tire like the Michelin X-Ice Xi2 (*Est. $95).
Canada's Automobile Protection Association (APA) is a nonprofit consumer organization that tests a vast array of tires, including the Michelin Primacy Alpin PA3. TireRack.com is a retail site that sells tires, but its staffers also conduct very reliable tire tests and poll customers to find out which tires they like the best. Owner reviews at 1010Tires.com are not nearly as numerous or thorough as those at TireRack.com.
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1. Automobile Protection Association
The Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 gets a middling rating (three stars out of five) among performance winter tires here. The review says the PA3 is being phased out, but that is not the case (the PA3 has actually replaced the earlier PA2).
Review: Winter Tires for Performance Cars 2008-2009, Editors of Automobile Protection Association, Not Dated
2. Tire Rack
Staff at online retailer TireRack.com name the Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 one of their top three performance winter tires. They say it's good on dry, wet and snow-packed roads.
Review: Winter Tires or Snow Tires Which Do I Need?, Chad Hocker, Oct. 13, 2009
3. Tire Rack
TireRack.com customers like the Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 better than any other performance winter tire. With 50 reviews posted, it outranks every other mild winter tire on wet and dry roads, comfort and quietness, although it lags behind rivals from Dunlop and Bridgestone on ice and snow.
Review: Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3, Contributors to TireRack.com, As of Oct. 2009
This retail site attracts far fewer owner reviews than TireRack.com, but ratings for the Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 are likewise high here. It earns 4.4 stars (out of five) with 16 reviews posted.
Review: Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 Tires, Contributors to 1010Tires.com, As of Oct. 2009
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