Studdable passenger light truck winter tire designed for tough winter conditions, the observe g3-ice combines excellent performance with driving comfort. For areas that experience severe winters, this tire can be studded for added traction on ice and compacted snow. Optimized stud hole placement delivers better traction and a quieter ride with fewer studs. Observe g3-ice shown with winter studs. Pinned to accept tsmi 11 stud. Observe g3-ice is a studable winter tire designed for optimum traction and braking on ice and snow. Consistent performance throughout the tire’s life makes it ideal for use in extreme winter weather conditions. Excellent in the most extreme weather conditions, observe g3-ice has a directional tread pattern to provide the best possible lateral road holding, even in the most difficult conditions. An optimised stud hole design offers exceptional stud retention and improved acoustic comfort. Stud distribution circumferential stud distribution increased to 20 lines excellent ice performance from optimised stud distribution throughout tread section stro fully complies with latest scandinavian tire amp, rim organisation regulation, reducing stud density to a maximum of 50pcs m2 from 1st july,2013 walnut shell microbits microbits dig in and bite into hard ice surfaces to provide superior grip environmently friendly natural material gear shaped edge of stud hole edge effect on ice amp, snow surface provides added grip saw tooth edge block saw tooth edge grabs...