2025 AMS Winter Tire Test
The Profil Winter Maxx is a retreaded tire that can handle snow but is otherwise dangerous and unacceptable. On snow, it surprisingly delivers good performance - this is the only surface where it shows competence. However, on wet roads it's a catastrophe with non-existent grip: braking distances over 66 feet longer than average are simply dangerous, it slides away in corners with no resistance, offers no aquaplaning protection, and exhibits unpredictable handling. On dry asphalt, it also fails completely with poor braking, sliding in corners, booming rolling noise, and no definable driving behavior. The testers noted uneven side-to-side turn-in response and difficult-to-calculate self-steering characteristics, likely due to the use of different carcass structures in the retreading process. Despite being inexpensive and having the lowest rolling resistance, this tire received zero points for wet braking and an overall failing grade - it simply cannot be recommended under any circumstances except perhaps for dedicated snow-only use.