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Originally Posted by arpad_m
Even the best high perf summer tire will be slippery under 40 °F and behave like skates at about 32 °F. If it's colder than even that, you will start physically damaging (cracking) the tires.
You'd be much better off with a summer/winter set, or if it's too expensive, go with all-seasons knowing you will compromise dry traction in warm weather. No personal experience with high end all-season tires, but it's said they are now closer than ever to summer tires in terms of performance.
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I just put the Michelin a/s 3+ on my car, and they seem to be pretty close to the Hankook summer tires that I bought it with. I haven't tested g-forces or anything, but the butt g-meter says they're pretty on par. They're not going to compete with the class-leading summers, but class-leading all seasons and budget summer tires are close as far as grip goes.