20/08/2026
🛞 CONTINUING OUR TYRE GEEK SERIES 🤓 | LET’S TALK ALL SEASON TYRES…
For the latest instalment of our Tyre Geek Series, we’re taking a closer look at all-season tyres — and in particular, one of our favourites, the Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3.
We all hate to admit it… but summer is slowly slipping away! ☀️➡️🌧️
And judging by the weather lately, now is a very good time to start thinking about what’s actually keeping your car connected to the road.
This week’s Tyre Geek features the Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 — a tyre designed to give drivers dependable performance through changing conditions without the hassle of swapping between dedicated summer and winter tyres.
🌧️ WHY ALL SEASON?
As we move towards autumn, we get more rain, colder mornings, standing water and eventually the possibility of frost, ice and snow.
A quality all-season tyre is designed as a compromise between summer and winter performance — giving you one tyre that can cope with the varied conditions we see throughout the year.
🔬 THE TYRE GEEK BIT…
Take a closer look at the AP3 tread in the picture.
That aggressive directional V-shaped pattern isn’t just for looks. The wide grooves are designed to move water away from the tyre’s contact area, while the large number of smaller cuts — known as sipes — provide additional biting edges for grip in colder and wintry conditions.
❄️ The AP3 also carries the 3PMSF (Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake) marking. That’s important: it means the tyre has met a defined performance standard for use in severe snow conditions — it’s more than simply an “M+S” marking.
And look at the EU label on this particular 225/50R17 98W:
⛽ C – Fuel efficiency / rolling resistance
🌧️ B – Wet grip
🔊 70 dB – External rolling noise
❄️ 3PMSF approved
For the typical Northern Irish driver who doesn’t want two separate sets of tyres, a good all-season can make a lot of sense.
One set of tyres. 12 months. Built for changing conditions.
And with our weather… sometimes you can get all four seasons before lunchtime. 😂
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