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MICHELIN

DEFENDER T+H

10001010390040

Tested by Kal

Tread Warranty: 130,000 KM

Size: 195/65R15 91H

Category: 3-season

4.7(30 Ratings30 Reviews)
4.730
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Michelin's Defender T+H is a quiet yet feature-packed 3-season tire with one of the best warranties available at 130,000km. Contributing to the tire's impressive lifespan is Michelin's MaxTouch Construction that evenly distributes loads. Combine MaxTouch with Michelin's durable EverTread compound, and you have a tire built for the long haul. And it's a tire that performs. The Defender T+H earned exceptional scores in wet and dry cornering with strong summer braking capabilities and the ability to perform in light winter conditions.

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"Good to very good tire for all conditions."
Independent Tester, Professional Driver

? Summer vs Winter Tests

? Independent & Objective Testing

?Summer vs Winter Tests

BRAKING

We varied our approach speeds by driving surface and by season for two reasons. First, this represents how most Canadians would normally drive on that surface in each season. Second, testing in both seasons provides an indication of how a tire's performance will be affected by road temperature.

CORNERING

To understand how road surface temperatures affect the cornering performance of a tire, our cornering tests are completed in both summer conditions (dry and wet pavement, and gravel roads) and winter conditions (dry, wet and icy pavement). Please note that slush is also tested but completed in a specific slush cornering test..

?Independent & Objective Testing

The independent tire testers conducted extensive tests to determine how the tires in our core line-up perform in a range of conditions in both summer and winter. To maintain neutrality, no driver knew the specifics of the tires they were testing each time. All results were analyzed and processed by the testing group and then provided to Kal Tire for sharing with our customers.

Summer

Braking

  • Dry
  • Wet
  • Gravel -

Cornering

  • Dry
  • Wet
  • Gravel -

Road Noise

  • Road Noise

Hydroplane Resistance

  • Hydroplane Resistance

Winter

Braking

  • Dry
  • Wet
  • Snow
  • Ice

Cornering

  • Dry
  • Wet
  • Snow
  • Ice

Road Noise

  • Road Noise

Hydroplane Resistance

  • Hydroplane Resistance
CUSTOMER RATING
  • 4.7
Average Rating:4.7
Based on 30 customer reviews
Customer Reviews
Feel good on the slick roads
4
4.0
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I drive very little but what I’ve done has been a big improvement from my old tires.

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Vehicle Type:
  • Passenger Car
Location: COQUITLAM
Driving Conditions: :
  • Rain
Great upgrade
5
5.0
by

These are working well so far

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Vehicle Type:
  • Minivan
Location: EDSON
Driving Conditions: :
  • Dry Pavement
  • Gravel
Good commuting tire
4
4.0
by

The tire is overall a good middle of the road tire that handles conditions above 7 degrees well. It does slip a little more it feels on heavy painted lines (stop lights/signs) but it handles the wet reasonably well. This is not a tire built for speeds, but it helped my fuel mileage almost a litre per 100km over my winters without changing driving habits. It's not the quietest tire, but the hum isn't too intrusive. I cannot comment on tread life as I have uber 10 000 on them.

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Vehicle Type:
  • SUV
Location: BRAMPTON
Driving Conditions: :
  • Dry Pavement
  • Rain
  • Gravel
  • Wet
CUSTOMER RATING
  • 4.7
Average Rating:4.7
Based on 30 customer reviews
Customer Reviews