Avon WT7 review
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The Avon WT7 is widely regarded as a specialized winter tire that excels in deep snow and slush but struggles significantly with dry-road handling and steering feedback. While users praise its impressive traction in severe winter conditions, the lack of road feel and unpredictable grip in milder temperatures make it a polarizing choice for daily driving.
What owners say
No road-test results yet, so every score here comes from owner reviews found online.
How scores work
- Relative score
- 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
- Road tests
- 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
- Owner reviews
- 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.
By owner reviews
55/100From 3 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 3 owner reviews found online.
The Avon WT7 is widely regarded as a specialized winter tire that excels in deep snow and slush but struggles significantly with dry-road handling and steering feedback. While users praise its impressive traction in severe winter conditions, the lack of road feel and unpredictable grip in milder temperatures make it a polarizing choice for daily driving.
Pros
- Exceptional traction and climbing ability in deep snow
- Effective evacuation of slush and water at highway speeds
- Competitive performance in severe winter conditions compared to premium alternatives
- Affordable price point relative to performance
Cons
- Poor steering feedback and lack of road feel
- Unpredictable grip levels during cornering
- Mediocre performance on dry and wet pavement
- Rapid degradation of handling characteristics in warmer temperatures
Worth knowing
- Rear-wheel drive vehicle owners reported high satisfaction with the tire's ability to maintain traction on snow-covered forest roads.
- Users noted that the tire's performance is highly dependent on ambient temperature, with handling becoming unstable as weather warms.
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1 published test appearance
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2022 ADAC Winter tire Test - 185/65 R15 · 185/65 R15
11th of 15
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: ADAC
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