Interesting vid from EE


I use mine when its cold and wet rather than just cold but still surprised

 

Not surprised. It's not about all out braking performance - it's how well they work in winter 'generally'. For me, it's the increase in tyre wall height / improvement in pothole resistance etc that also helps because you're not crashing around on thin profile 17s. The same holds true for the Fiesta on these as it did on the S2000.

I guess if you were being pernickety and you lived in a cold but bone dry area, you'd just fit all season 16s rather than full winters.

 

i hadnt really considered this but i tend to only fit if it snows now as i dont really use the S2 in winter weather, though perversely i use the SC one all year round

 

Would you rather bend rubber or bend a wishbone when you smack off a kerb - higher profile winter rubber ( whether actual winter tyres or not ) isn't a bad thing to consider although the SC'd one would be a bl00dyy handful!