Just sharing my experience:
You may say I have more money than sense, but I just wasn't convinced that the Bridgestone 17" tyres fitted to my 2016 Prius would keep me going if we had any bad snowy weather this winter. They are full summer tyres with a completely circular tread pattern that do not look as though they would offer any winter grip at all. So I have fitted a set of 4 x Michelin CrossClimate tyres last week for just over £400.
I have driven them in the dry (8c-12c) and in to
My Excel came with Bridgestone, which are fine.
Last week my dealer swapped it to Nokian WR D3s, which have been on my old Gen 3 Prius for the last couple of winters (another reason I was glad be be bale to order with 15" wheels, ans they're the same size as my old T3).
I used to favour Michelin above all else from my teenage cycling days and my early driving days, until I bought some (then) new XZX tyres. The fitter remembered me because he charged me for the old ZX versions (quite