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Originally Posted by sbestca
Winter tires are always less fuel efficient for various reasons.
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You would think so, what with the blocky, squishy treads. But it's not necessarily the case.
One of Nokain's winter tires has very low rolling resistance. They were used on the winning car (in summer) in this economy race:
Modified Honda CRX HF Scores 118 MPG in Fuel Economy Run
I did an unscientific but "controlled as possible" comparison of all the tires I own, and one Michelin winter set scored 3rd best for rolling distance (out of 7 different tires), beating several all-season options:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...eet-19126.html
So I wouldn't discount snows for LRR.