First Drive: Michelin X-Ice Xi3

A launch eagerly awaited by snow tire geeks everywhere. A new generation of tires, weighed down by expectations left over from the previous set, lurches toward Quebec to be born.

Questions abound: Can it surpass its predecessor? Could this be the One Snow Tire of ancient prophecy? If so, would it have to be recycled by Hobbits? And why do those professional racecar drivers keep muttering "My Precioussss?"

These questions and more will mostly not be answered in my review of the Michelin X-Ice Xi3!