Ever since studded winter tires were banned in Japan and Bridgestone introduced Blizzak Studless Winter tires to help drivers get a better grip in the slipperiest winter road conditions they would face, many tire manufacturers have evolved their method of enhancing packed snow and ice traction. Drivers now have several choices when it comes to selecting Studless Winter tires to match their driving conditions.

To find out how capable the Blizzak REVO 1 is, The Tire Rack team conducted a Real World Road Ride and Performance Ice Rink Drive to compare the Blizzak REVO 1 with several other popular Studless Winter tires, the Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50, Dunlop Graspic DS-2 and Michelin X-Ice.

What We Learned on the Road and on the Ice Rink
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Bridgestone Blizzak REVO 1
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Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50
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Dunlop Graspic DS-2
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Michelin X-Ice
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You guys really need to start carrying Nokian Hakkapeliitta snow tires. Very popular up here in Vermont, for good reason -- they outperform pretty much anything else, with the possible exception of Gislaveds. (Notice the theme here -- Scandinavians have to deal with snow and ice for a large part of the year, so it stands to reason they'd be at the forefront of snow tire development.)

At the very least, you guys should test some Hakkas alongside the tires you offer, so that if any of them actually do offer better performance than a leading-edge studless snow tire such as the Hakka RSi, you'll be able to make believers out of people like me who've been using Hakkas for years.

--mark