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<h1>Michelin Defender</h1>
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<p>See Price: <a href="http://tires.canadiantire.ca/en/tires/all-season-tires/product/0051940P/michelin-defender/">http://tires.canadiantire.ca/en/tires/all-season-tires/product/0051940P/michelin-defender/</a></p>
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<p>The Michelin Defender is designed with an all-season tread compound that is great for both wet and dry handling situations in addition to offering a very long tread life. </p>
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<p>To evaluate the performance of this tire, we put it through rigorous tests at a world class third-party testing facility in weather conditions consistent with those in Canada.</p>
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<p>The Defender achieved the top performance scores in the wet testing category due to its advanced intelliSipe technology. This Technology combines tread block rigidity with interlocking action, maximizing the number of sipes effectively giving you added traction in both rainy weather and days of light snow. The result an impressive wet performance score of 100.</p>
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<p>The Michelin Defender features max touch construction giving you superior handling in both cornering and breaking, so much so the Defender earned a score of 99.6 in dry performance. Ranking it the highest in the dry handling category.</p>
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<p>The Michelin Defender also performed top in its class on overall comfort scoring a 100 in this category.</p>
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<p>Its no wonder drivers looking for a tire that will deliver long lasting performance in both wet and dry conditions without comprising on comfort will choose the Michelin Defender. </p>
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<p>It’s rigorous and detailed testing like this that makes Canadian Tire, Canada’s Automotive Authority.</p>