Nexen Winguard Winspike WH62 Review

Winter tires come in versatile sizes and are manufactured for different vehicles. Severe winter conditions call for winter tires sets to be mounted on the vehicles, to ensure their driving safety in colder temperatures.

Priority Tire offers a wide range of different winter models. The Nexen Winguard Winspike WH62 is a passenger vehicle and SUV tire that guarantees exceptional winter traction, controllability and maneuvering thanks to its ideal tread design and durable winter compound.

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Winter Weather Performance

Winter tires offer exceptional performing traction in colder temperature, ice and snowy situations. They utilize their tread design and durable winter compound to promote a safer winter weather performing capability.

The Winguard Winspike WH62 features a detailed directional tread pattern, which works together with the winter compound to boost the winter weather traction. The directional tread’s high-density siping detail increases the number of biting edges gripping the road surface, even when driving on ice- and snow-covered stretches of road. On the other hand, the winter compound keeps the tire pliable on colder temperatures, ensuring the tire’s rubber flexibility throughout its lifetime. Furthermore, this model is pinned for studs, which can be added to increase the ice and snow gripping ability.

The optimal groove placement increases the hydroplaning ability. The numerous V-shaped lateral grooves and the two zigzag circumferential ones increase the water and slush dispersing ability. They channel water and slush away from the footprint and allow the tire to maintain its surface contact. In this manner, they actively resists hydroplaning and provide a safer wet and slippery surface performance.

Controllability and Handling

As tires are the only link between the road surface and the vehicle they are mounted on, they must offer secure winter weather controllability as well. A tire’s handling determines the driver’s control over the vehicle. In this manner, all tires that do not have a secure controllability can be dangerous on slippery road surfaces.

The Winguard Winspike WH62 uses its directional tread design to upgrade its handling. It boosts the steering responsiveness and the driving stability with the tread’s continuous rib block pattern, which closely follows the road surface. This design enhances the steering responsiveness and accuracy to the driver’s instructions, while it secures the structural stability during the drive. This combination ensures the driver’s control over the vehicle in all winter weather situations.

Maneuvering and Braking

Winter tires must have exceptional cornering and braking capabilities as well. Their controllability decides the tire’s driving safety levels throughout the tire’s performance. As a result, it is important to mount tires that perform in the desired secure manner during their lifetime.

The Winguard Winspike WH62 utilizes its tread design to improve its cornering and braking capability. The directional tread design’s shoulder tread block placement, with the high-density siping detail, increase the cornering and maneuvering ability. These blocks boost the number of biting edges gripping the road surface, which enhances the cornering power and security.

The high-density siping pattern also works together with the zigzag circumferential grooves to stabilize the tread area and maintain the tire’s grip on the road surface. These tread elements manage to create friction between the tire and the road surface throughout the drive. This friction decreases the braking distance significantly by improving the braking power, which guarantees a safer driving experience.

If you’re interested in purchasing Nexen Winguard Winspike WH62 tires, you can find our current stock here.