Subaru Legacy: Summer tires - Types of tires - Tires and wheels - Maintenance and service - Subaru Legacy Owners ManualSubaru Legacy: Summer tires

The factory-installed tires on your new 2.5 L turbo models are summer tires. Summer tires are high-speed capability tires best suited for highway driving under dry conditions.

Summer tires are inadequate for driving on slippery roads such as on snowcovered or icy roads.

If you drive your vehicle on snow-covered or icy roads, we strongly recommend the use of winter (snow) tires.

When installing winter tires, be sure to replace all four tires.

    All season tires
    The factory-installed tires on your new vehicle except 2.5 L turbo models are all season tires. All season tires are designed to provide an adequate measure of traction, handling and braking perf ...

    Winter (snow) tires
    Winter tires are best suited for driving on snow-covered and icy roads. However winter tires do not perform as well as summer tires and all season tires on roads other than snow-covered and icy ro ...

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