In Ohio myself , same fwd only hybrid. Put all weather on it you be fine, cross Climates and such. I run Nokian Encompass Aw02 they are cheaper and it works perfect. Rural Ohio also so, stock tires are garbage
If snow tires are an overkill for you just replace OEM tires with Michelin CrossClimate 2. Those will be enough.
The easiest answer is to just get a set of the Michelin Cross Climate 2s (or similar 3-peak all-weathers).
I just tried Nokian outpost pretty happy with them.
Winter tires are best for you.
* Michelin Cross Climate 2 (I can vouch for these)
Nokian's with full face studs and two bags of sand in the trunk worked well for me.
My go-to winters are Michelin X-Ice Snow they’re stupid good on ice, stay soft in deep cold, and don’t get noisy like some of the cheaper winter tires do.
We will most likely be driving with Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 tires and using snow chains if needed.
Chill mode shpild be more efficient, but I put my YP in sport mode when there's enough snow and ice on the road to be slippery. I drive with it in chill most of the time for efficiency and to save tires, but last winter the rear stepped out a few times in snow and ice at speeds from 25 MPH around a traffic circle and on a curve going up a steep grade on the interstate at 60 MPH even with Michelin Ice-X tires on 19s.
Nokian WRG3s were the loudest tire I've owned by far when worn, even louder than the cheap studded winters that replaced them. Also had tons of dryrot at 4 yrs old.
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