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Dec 29, 2025 | 08:59 AM

rule18

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Anyone else finding the Turanza 450 RFs to perform poorly in light snow? Recently my wife has had a couple of bad experiences but she's been spoiled, I put Michelins or Contis on all of her previous Priuses which performed really well.

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Dec 29, 2025 | 10:54 AM

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They're horrible. Replaced them with Bridgestone WeatherPeak and never looked back.

Dec 30, 2025 | 05:55 PM

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They're hockey pucks, plain and simple.

Ditched them and ran Michelin Cross Climate 2s, as Nick said above - also never looked back.

Dec 30, 2025 | 06:18 PM

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They're hockey pucks, plain and simple.

Ditched them and ran Michelin Cross Climate 2s, as Nick said above - also never looked back.

Thanks to both of you. I'm considering Mich Defender 2, I'd do the CrossClimates but I don't really want directional tires. How are yours holding up with only front to back rotations?

Dec 30, 2025 | 06:20 PM

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Thanks to both of you. I'm considering Mich Defender 2, I'd do the CrossClimates but I don't really want directional tires. How are yours holding up with only front to back rotations?

Ive rotated mine every 5k and they look nearly brand new, 3 years and 15k miles later. Fantastic in Chicago winters and other climates.

Dec 30, 2025 | 06:29 PM

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Ive rotated mine every 5k and they look nearly brand new, 3 years and 15k miles later. Fantastic in Chicago winters and other climates.

Hmm. No weird treadwear due to the lack of cross-rotation? If that's the case, I'd probably go for the CC2s.

Dec 30, 2025 | 06:30 PM

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Hmm. No weird treadwear due to the lack of cross-rotation? If that's the case, I'd probably go for the CC2s.

None whatsoever, no camber/toe alignment issues of any kind. Car drives straight and true. I swear by the CC2s, so much I put them on my other daily vehicles as well.

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Jan 10, 2026 | 02:57 PM

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Follow up - for a variety of reasons I wound up getting the Defender 2. They're great tires and my wife already feels more confident with them after going through some weather.