Posted Friday, January 19, 2024 at 10:04pm
It’s a little late, but winter’s finally here in Michigan (and seemingly everywhere), which makes it a perfect time to see how our long-term WRX handles the snow, ice and salt that coats our roads this time of year.
The first task was swapping out the standard summer Dunlop rubber on our WRX Limited for a set of Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 tires. We stuck with the original size of 245/45 R18 tires to slip onto the factory 18-inch wheels. Outside of Nokian tires, there’s probably no better-known name in winter rubber than “Blizzak,” and it’s well-earned – we were especially big fans of the Blizzak LM005 tires on our departed long-term Kia EV6, but these WS90s skew more toward snow performance than the high-speed stability priorities of the LM005.
