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Originally Posted by Dylan86
Since the AS3+ outperforms many competitors pure summer performance tires, I'd be concerned about how the compound would fair in colder temps. I feel they're similar in compound to a PSS but a bit harder, and PSS's are noticeably poor in colder temps.
I have Xi3's and they're great, but obviously a dedicated tire..
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Exactly. You can't have summer-level traction without compromising winter level traction. Same with brakes. If you don't like brake dust, then you can get low dust brakes but expect worse braking performance.
I had a set of Bridgestone 960 ultra high performance all season tires. They were killer in the dry, but we're frightening in temps below 30 and in the snow/slush/wet. I traded them out for DWS after one winter season and lost some dry warm weather performance, but holy hell were they so much better in the winter. Apples to oranges.
I know the AS3+ has been revamped with an improved compound, but I have hard time believing that they'll offer the same level of winter performance as the DWS which as a ton more sipping and a portion of its tread design that is similar to a winter tire.