235/50/18 on the tire size (stock non-PP GT size). Ice they do ok but not great. To be fair, unless you have studded tires, you’re not going to do much better than ok on ice.
Unfortunately, chains or studded tires are what you need for ice.
Interesting you’ve had wear issues. I’ve had mine for almost 5 years and I’m still at 8/32”.
I had X ice on my GR86 and that car was terrible, but it might have just been the car more so than the tires.
The Michelins aren’t the most confidence inspiring. “Recovery traction” is super weak, or said another way: once you start sliding you really feel like you are going to die. The continental snow tires behave similar. Fresh blizzaks and all Nokians which I have driven/owned recover very well.
I remember being at a stop light with a very slight uphill in the Toybaru and not being able to get going. I had to rely on others to let me through after the light turned red again... the car was that slow. And the light wasn't a short one.
+1 on the WS90. Have had them on our '16' EB for winter driving since we got the car in late'15'; Terrific snow traction, decent ice traction, long wearing --7/32 with over 25K of winter driving--and fairly quiet on the road. I've added about 60lbs of extra ballast to the trunk and this car just goes down the road without drama in the snow.
