The Pirelli
Winter Carving Edge is part of the
Tires test program at
Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Winter/snow tires
models like the Winter Carving Edge are rated on multiple criteria, such as those
listed below.
Snow traction:
Snow traction reflects the distance our test car needs to accelerate from 5 to 20 mph on moderately packed snow.
Ice braking:
Ice braking is completed on a skating rink from 10 to 0 mph. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there are some tires that do not have ice braking ratings.
Dry braking:
Dry braking is measure of stopping performance from 60 to 0 mph.