My 2 cents:
My Venue Essential came with Hankook Kinergy GT's which are ok for most year; except in Icy or Heavy Snow conditions.
Next Winter Season I will get Firestone Winterforce 2 tires which are my favorite tire for even all weather. I had them in my 2009 Subaru Impreza for 3 years, put about 30000KM on them and when I traded the car they still had 80% thread; and I even had them on for 2 summers and they performed well; everyone was telling me "You are gonna wear them off quickly if you run them in Warm/Hot weather."; I think they were as good as any 'All Season' tire with the benefit of the 'Snowflake 'for Winter Driving. Granted, the AWD capabilities of a Subaru made it great in Winter driving, on more than one occasion I saw stranded cars in Snowy weather while my Subaru was just going and going.
Another thing to consider is that the Venue is a FWD only; and some models come with 'Snow Mode' Driving; mine does not since is the basic model. I understand, is a nuisance to have 2 sets of tires.
My Venue Essential came with Hankook Kinergy GT's which are ok for most year; except in Icy or Heavy Snow conditions.
Next Winter Season I will get Firestone Winterforce 2 tires which are my favorite tire for even all weather. I had them in my 2009 Subaru Impreza for 3 years, put about 30000KM on them and when I traded the car they still had 80% thread; and I even had them on for 2 summers and they performed well; everyone was telling me "You are gonna wear them off quickly if you run them in Warm/Hot weather."; I think they were as good as any 'All Season' tire with the benefit of the 'Snowflake 'for Winter Driving. Granted, the AWD capabilities of a Subaru made it great in Winter driving, on more than one occasion I saw stranded cars in Snowy weather while my Subaru was just going and going.
Another thing to consider is that the Venue is a FWD only; and some models come with 'Snow Mode' Driving; mine does not since is the basic model. I understand, is a nuisance to have 2 sets of tires.