Extreme nordic studlesd winter tyre test out next week including ice testing and Nokian so subscribe for that! Also please go review your tyres over at www.tyrereviews.com ❤️
I don't understand how normal, basic WS90 and X-Ice Snow are 'extreme nordic' tires. They are studless winter tires. This current review is performance winter tires; my assumption is this for grip in terrible actual winter driving conditions ... CrossClimate
@@zakuraayame5091 They have a different chemical structure (compund) to be able to perform at - 20°C or lower instead of standard winter tyres designed for milder climates. "The extreme winter tyres" are much softer and have more sipes to be usable even on ice. Studs are illegal in most of Europe and USA. Only Scandinavia and Canada allow them for the most part because their roads are covered with snow pretty much the whole winter. Driving studded tyres in dry or wet damages the pavement (tarmac and cement).
I’m a tyre dealer in Turkey (Petlas and Michelin). I follow your all tests and send them to our managers. I’ve sent the video to Petlas managers. I got some feedback from our clients about wet performance. You prove us how bad the stiuation is. Thank you for that great video.
@@tugrulacar5155 kardaki performansı beni şaşırttı açıkçası umarım ıslak zemin olayınıda çözerler. Karşılaştırılan firmalar lastik devleri onların arasına girip karda hepsinin önüne geçmesi güzel bir olay bence.
I got the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 for the winter of 2020, living in the south of Bavaria with most days ranging between heavy snow and barely dry roads. Great to see that they still hold up and did not lose their magic to the newcomers. Content is excellent as ever - have a fantastic winter!
I’ve got them, too. But for the very mild winder at 350m above sea, in Slovakia. During the first season their sidewalls turned into brown colour - I have found it was blooming - some kind of chemical process that should protect the tire from ageing caused by UV radiation from the sun. After the second season I have found plenty of micro cracks on the edge between sidewall and thread. I have contacted Bridgestone service to explain this as my previous Conti TS850 didn’t turn into brown nor get full of cracks. Answer from Bridgestone Czech Rep&Slovakia was: You don’t drive your car enough or you wash it too frequently… I think 12k km during two #covid winter seasons is reasonable for family car. For me after plenty of RE050A Potenzas, ER300 Turanzas etc this was my last Bridgestone tyre. At the end of the day this is the same like with car or IT stuff…you have to select based on the quality of service/support.
@@PVi01 I find my new blizzaks to smell pretty rubbery. Like a mixture of new tire and burning rubber. The side walls seem very soft. Great for comfort. I wouldn't be suprised these tires would wear out quicky. Like you discribed. I did try to protect them (like all tires I use) with a tire care product. Non of my other tires (on multiple different cars) have ever smelled like thise tires. I di hope they will last, because I travel even less then you do, and wash my cars very regulary.
I got the Hankook Winter RS2 15" from last year, excellent for French climate near Alp mountains! Remarquable on the dry and wet, and for the few times in the snow it felt very pleasant. I'd go without any doubt for the RS3 :)
After your review last year, I bought the Blizzak LM005, and boy, did it perform. I used to hate winter, because winter tyres are just numb, boring, and they don't have great grip in any condition. Well, this tyre completely changed my view on that. Even with "average" snow handling in this pack, it has so much grip, the one time I had the chance to drive it on snow, I was overtaking cars left and right, because everyone was scared of the fresh snow, but this tyre just didn't care at all. And it feels even better in dry and wet. Highly recommended
A brilliant video, I bought Bridgestone LM005 two years ago, for my honda crv. I did it after watching your winter tires test review. It made our care a Luxuries one, as it drives so nicely on them. We just love them.
As mentioned several times on your videos I really like the Vredestein Wintrac Pro. In the "typical" German winter of almost no snow, lots of rainy or cold dry days it gives great feedback on my GT86. Snow performance is also better than it was on Conti TS830P.
Had them on my Civic Type R for the past 4 winters, driving through various parts of Europe. Definitely a good tyre, just minor issues on ice in my experience.
I would love to see how these tyres perform in hill climb, since that is also one of the major factors in the areas that get fair amount of snow. Thanks for great reviews!
I have the Blizzaks on my winter wheels for my WRX and love them. I'm in Kentucky, which sees a lot more wet/slushy winter weather than snow (usually) and these are great for that.
Nice to see you add the Blizzaks this year. Great to see they continue to live up to their reputation. Interesting to see how slow they were in snow handling while having the best snow breaking.
Once again, great video! Thanks to your advice a bought Hankook RS3 for my BMW. Tyre that can manage snow but is excellent in dry and wet (living in Croatia we do have snow during the winter but more likely it is going to be wet all winter). So much effort in this video! Keep going
As always great work! I have blizzak lm005. I’m in north Italy in plain so the weather is rainy or sunny and those tyre are really amazing. And in the weekend i go often on mountains and those tyres are excellent even in snow road. Absolutely recommended. I take those tyres after watching winter test 2021, so really thank to you!
As a Turkish driver, I'm very surprised to see a Turkish brand Petlas in an international tyre test, these tyres are really budget tyres made in Turkey but sold in the Europe under starmaxx name, but it's the same factory that produces them. I live in Istanbul and I use these petlas winter tyres on my car in winter time, it can be under 7c in the morning after a very cold night, it holds kinda well for the price range of the tyres. I put them on my car from december to march, and I'm pleased with them at least they are better than summer tyres. (p.s tyres are really expensive here)
I have Petlas snowmasters under my car. In the snow they are great but on wet roads they arent great unfortunately. Paid 50 euros each 2 years ago, which is very cheap.
It lacked Nokian for me, Conti in top 3 was obvious, but the biggest surprise was Bridgestone. I've been tested several cars on Blizzaks for years and my opinion was maybe there are good on wet but disaster on snow (good for UK, but not for Alps nor Carpatians). I can see that LM005 is completely different that is good. Now I would recommend this tire in my country. I am also happy that Hankook is better and better with its tires. This is also good bet imo. Cheers from Poland.
I had really bad experience with Bridgestone winter tires. Starting from the 3rd winter, those tires on wet road were like driving on soap. Very slippery and dangerous in my experience.
@@codincoman9019 there are so much factors that can change good tires to rubbish tires.maybe he was driving on winter tires whole year?maybe wrong pressure? maybe damaged suspension? maybe weak quality of this set o tires?maybe high wear and he didn't realised that tread was low?
@@codincoman9019 In my comment I wrote "I had" plus "starting from the 3rd winter" (note the past tense too), not "Bridgestone winter tires are crap, period". You asked for details, then there you go: Bridgestone Blizzak LM2 (remember the past tense above?) on an Opel Corsa C (aka Vauxhall in UK) with tire size 175/65R14 starting from 2006 if I remember correctly (so the famous "3rd winter" means 2009). As said, starting from the 3rd winter (writing it again for ease of reading), on wet road it was like driving on the soap when taking any turn (e.g. on a roundabout), no matter on the speed (well, except taking those turn at very very low speed). And no, I was using winter tires starting from the 2nd half of November till beginning of March, that is not during summer and not driving, of course, with slick winter tires I'm happy you had and you have a nice experience with these tires. On my side, not gonna buy them anymore. Never ever. Hope that now I'm SMART for you
@@Zduneqq I replied right below. TL;DR: using winter tires just during winter (2nd half of November till beginning of March) and the tread was definitely not low.
@@Mirceabaleatot TS860 am și eu pe un Leon FR. Anul acesta vreau să le schimb, e vreo diferență comparând cu LM005? Locuiesc în Brașov și Continental și-au făcut treaba bine până acum. Mulțumesc!
Great review, as usual. Looking forward to the Nokian review. We live at 1500M altitude in the French alps. Have Nokian tyres as our winter tyre on Our mighty snow vehicle, Panda Cross! Had them for 4 seasons so still some life in them.
Thanks to your review, I chose Bridgestone. Maybe not the fastest on snow, but the feedback is amazing, I always knew how much traction I had, it was a pleasure to drive.
Nobody else but you, does such precise testing with all the info - from weight, tread depth, and all other usual data. It is also unique that one can actually choose which tire features are important individually and see the winner - but your score weighing is already spot on IMHO. I bought LM005 last winter and really loved them. Had very Iittle thick snow scenarios, but loads of cold rain and "wet melting" layers of snow on the road. They really are perfect and grippy in the wet. So much so, when I switched to Potenza Sport in spring, they seemed like they had no grip in comparison, although they are always marked as exceptional in the wet as summer tires. Anyway, great job & and I am looking foward to your future tests.
As for the Continental TS870 being not near the top in snow handling... I'm not completely surprised. I'm currently using the TS860's on my car and I do really like them, but I do notice they're not the best in full snow conditions. Previously I had a lesser know set of Falken Eurowinter tyres which was recommended to me by a guy that knows a lot about tyre testing and rally driving. And he was right; in the snow the Falken's were amazing, very confidence inspiring to drive, no sudden snap understeer or oversteer. Compared to the Continental's I now have, they did really feel a lot more like winter tyres, above 15 degrees Celsius the Falken's felt like driving on chewinggum. The Conti TS860 is more of an allrounder, in the dry/wet at temperatures between 5 and 20 degrees Celsius it feels much more like a summer tyre, just a bit less grippy then that at higher temperatures. In the snow they are decent to good, but not amazing. So I guess the TS870's are more of an evolution on that and for many people that is fine (or even the better way). However, at some point I wonder if making a winter tyre with those characteristics is worth it over a good all-season tyre. For my car, in which we go on holidays and thus also in winter to snowy locations, I prefer using dedicated summer + winter tyres. For my girlfriends car all-seasons are a much better option.
Interesting. I have the second set of 830P's on an old E63 AMG (because it's one of the few winter tyres i can get for that cars size and the only one that was available when i needed them.) In the first winter i had them, after getting out of the cinema once, i had half a centimeter of ice covering my car. And on the roads back home too. (during the movie it startet raining depsite being freezing temperatures -> ice rain) Was astonished at the grip level the tyres provided. Even managed to easily get up the little hill out of the parking lot with less problems than supposedly more suited cars. (It's a +500hp rear wheel drive car).
Due to this test, I've changed my mind, and choose Hankook i*cept RS3 instead of Kleber Krisalp HP3. Great test, and source of knowledge for anyone who cares about safety!
@@tyrereviews Recently temperature dropped under 7 C, and I've changed tyres. Now after about 2 weeks on i*cept's, I'm satisfied. Great grip on wet road (rain during 2-3 C). We didn't heve persistent snow. More updates later.
@@xXadambXx I haven't got opportunities to test Kleber on my current car, so I;ve got no comparision. RS3 are very good on snow, even in extreme (-1 - 0 and glazing surface of snow). They are decent tires.
One thing I've found with blizzaks compared to pirellies, Micheline and continental winter tires is that they always seem to stay good far longer, a 5+ year old set of blizzaks were better then my 2 year old pirellies even though the pirellies were great the first season. So not only are they one of the best new, but they seem to stay that way over their life
Same experience I had some Michelin X ice 2 and they felt awful after 2 seasons. I usually get 4-5 out of my blizzaks. Granted the X ice tires weren’t great to begin with and the Alpines look much better.
I have heard it several times. Would be good if there is also tests like this. Anyway 4 year old winter tire should be replaced. They get old faster then summer tire.
ADAC in 2023/2024 took Hankook RS3 to the test too (year later than you). And confirmed your last year's test that it is good tyre. For 40-50€/tyre less than other premium tyres it is a top choice. Pulled the trigger last year on your suggestion and mounted it. It really was a good tyre. Thanks!
I know these tests are a crazy amount of work and I love you for it! *That said*, I really wish a three peak all weather (Michelin CC2?) had been included as a baseline.
It sort of was as they were all tested at the same time. All the tyres were on the same track, though there was a bit of temp difference between the two snow days of testing meaning I need to calculate the all season and winter snow times back together. I think the CC2 was mid pack in the snow.
Brilliant work! Thank you so much for the effort. A detailed video on the peformance of winter vs. all season in low temp/no frost conditions is another great idea - no one goes into more details than you do. Hats off Sir ;-)
@@tyrereviews for those of us in climates where we visit the snow (or it visits us) but otherwise we're above freezing, the conundrum is between a good All-Weather tire or a Winter tire that's designed for not-snow. I can't figure it out.
bought lm005 based on your test 2 years ago. it's been rock solid winter tyre since. It's good to see lm005 still holds up with the new competitors. nice work. peace.
I used to be a HUGE continental fan. 3 years ago I got a set of winters , and crashed my car in the wet. It wasn't snow or ice , but good old water. Now I know why that happened.
Conties TS870 (in 205/60R16) are going to be my choice for my new 2016 Mazda 3. They were before you released this video, and given the fact they placed second with the main pros on the wet, I am happy to stand by that choice. Being from the Czech republic and not living in the mountains, my car rarely ever sees any snow. It needs to handle dry, wet, ocassionaly slightly iced over tarmac, but almost never straight up snowy surface. Normally I'd follow your advice of going for all-seasons for winter, but I am just hesitant to do that out of principle, and I always may decide to go for a winter mountain vacation and what then... Also, thank you very much for these extensive tests, which have to be ridiculously tedious and costly!
We use TS870 in our 2006 Mazda 3 in Ankara city where temperatures go down -10*C with heavy snow in winter. It grips, brakes and handle in perfect fashion. I strongly recommend this tyre just close your eyes and buy it guys
rs3 for me .. skoda superb 280, best budget and great tire ... swoped the iCEPT RS2 this year .. waiting to see the rs3 how it matches ... great review .. as always !
I just bought the Hankook Winter Icept RS3 W462 because i had Hankook summer tires and i wanted the same tire brad. Feels good to know that i did a great job choosing them. I am now waiting the snow to test them myself. Thanks for this review!
Japanese tires for a japanese car, luckily ordered Bridgestone (although in 235/18) for my new Mazda CX60. Wet conditions are the most to be expect here, dry otherwise and rarely lots of snow in the middle of Bavaria. Even when driving to our annual skiing week to the Dolomites, conditions are rarely containing snowy tracks. I've been on different tires over the last 30 years, but almost been satisfied with my Bridgestone ore Firestone choices.
I fitted Petlas ones. I never got to test them on snow, because they were so bad on wet, I mean scary bad, catastrophically bad, that I replaced them almost immediately with Continentals, which are so good!
I could not wait for that test, so I've purchased Hankooks to my wife's car_ few hours before laucning this videos_ seems to be good choise for eatern europe. Great test, as always.
I would love to see a performance snow tyre test with Kumho wintercraft WP72, Pilot Alpin, Pirelli and etc (245/18/40) ! Must be nice to live somewhere it's not -20 all winter.
Another positive comment for the Bridgestone LM005. I have now run them for two UK winters and about 10-12 snow days. Yes they trade a small amount of ultimate snow performance compared to my previous Dunlop and Goodyear winter tyres, but it really is a small amount and it is more than made up by their brilliant wet weather performance which is the best that I have experienced for a winter tyre. If most of your winter is wet with low temperatures a few degrees either side of freezing and maybe up to a month of snow then this is the tyre for you. Its not for Nordic temperatures though where sheet ice is common and snow is on the ground for months at a time.
Yeah because not getting stuck in the snow on hill. Is very important. I had last year some fun in the fresh snow here in the black Forrest. Nearly got stuck my Michelin alpin 5.
@@LatteDZ Yeah, but for me it's more about Ice grip. Studded would of course be better but here in Norway you have to pay a fee if you run studded tires into the cities, so currently my best option is a well rounded nordic studless option. I went with the Ultragrip Ice 2 because of their apparent advantage in the wet over other nordic w.t. since 70% of the winter season is just rain here.
@@VinnesRC I understand. But if you meet an icy hill you are in trouble. So I would put chains on. They clear the snow here pretty fast from the streets. And we don't have much snow anyways. So the worst you can have is fresh snow. An than you need every little grip you can get.
I drive a 2017 VOLVO XC60 and recently purchased my 3rd set of tires. First and second set were PIRELLI scorpion assymetrico. Now, my 3rd is PIRELLI scorpion weatheractive and I’m very impressed with this all weather/season Tire. I hope you’ll test this tire soon. I’m amazed with all aspects this tire can handle.
How’s it possible that all the winter tires perform better that all season tires in wet and dry conditions? So the best all season or all weather tires are the winter tires?? I’m so confused…love your tests by the way!
@@codincoman9019 well, it depends on what kind of winter you have. If you have a winter with dry and wet conditions only, the all seasons might be a better choice.
Thank you for your review! Last october I bought GoodYear Ultragrip ice 2 by your recommendations and spent a whole year with it. Even spring and summer due to certain reasons I was on winter tires. They performed very well during heavy snow in the mountains, when I thought car couldn't hook up it kept on climbing. On the other hand I even pushed my little 1.4 Golf 210km/h early october (temperature 15), but had to brake way earlier.
Just picked up a set of used Hankook Tires for my 2001 Dodge Neon studded snow. Can't say enough they get good grip if you get carried away you'll pull the rear end around real quick with them and they don't have snow tires on them overall I can't complain whatsoever I got a set of four for 60 bucks and last I looked at 107 bucks each thank you for the review I think I have pretty good confidence in Hankook
dear, I appreciate the effort, experience and knowledge you give us in your tests! No matter how hard I try, I still haven't been able to find a test of what the results of the presented tires would be at half wear! How much performance and what tire will it have when it is half worn out? I believe that many viewers are interested in the results of such a test! Thank you for your effort!
Honestly, I've owned the Michelin CrossClimate 2's for the last year and a half. They're an all weather tire. I keep them on all year round and they're fantastic in the rain, and great in the snow. The only weakness I found was black ice, but that's to be expected. I'm in Eastern Canada for reference and we do actually get winter up here. (Although not yet this season so far)
For summer tyre i bought Continental and i was so impressed that i bought continental ts870 for winter. I used 6 winter seasons Hankook which was amazing the first and may be the second year but after that it became rubish. I love Contis now and hope that ts870 will not let me down after 2 years
@@tyrereviews Haha...no I meant for the AT tyres, because some have LT construction and some have P , SL construction which needs different stock pressures. And also when you test on gravel, wet, snow etc. if they are different would be good to know the right pressures:))
The Blizzak IMO is the best of the best because how it handles ice. Just bought our 3rd set, run year round. Have Falken Wildpeak AT3 for the F350, use it for Search & Rescue & incident response. Add chains when needed, snowplow our hilltop community.
1. So happy that Hankook are in top 3. They are dirt cheap in comparison to other “fancy” brands 2. Shame that Pirelli cant make a tyre thats both decent in wet and snow. :( Still major improvement over Sottozero 3 (I know they are different types of tyres. But still that model is ancient by now)
Thanks for the video-very informative. Would love to see another in icy conditions, that’s where it’s most important to have good winter tires in my opinion. All the best
Awesome review, I was looking forward for it!! Because in a month, most probably, in Romania, winter will be coming. I do have a question do(we usually have medium towards high levels of snow in the mountain areas): between the LM005 and the 870p, which would you recommend? I saw that the LMoo5 was great in the snow, and really awesome in the wet(as Bridgestone have accustomed us), but I also know that the 870p is a better tyre then the 870. Seeing that we get medium to high amounts of snow, and high amounts of water. Thank you very much and can't wait for your next ones!!
I would go with the Bridgestone LM005. Continental is, as far as I know, made in Romania (that's what you would probably get if ordering in Romania)... I wonder whether TyreReviews gets their Contis manufactured in another country (e.g. Germany, France ?). I'm mentioning this because I had first hand experience comparing Hankook Ventus Prime 3 Made in Hungary vs the original one Made in Korea. Diferenta ca de la cer la pamant...
@@lorandhorvath4466 Even some Pirellis are made in Romania, and Contis I know are made in Timisoara(I wonder if Tyre Reviews could get their hand on Contis made in Romania and in other countries and compare their quality - that would be a very cool and crazy review :D). But thanks a lot: I was on the fence on which one to get, but now I'll definitely go with the Bridgestone!! Merci fain!! :D
@@codincoman9019 I do have for 3 years now, as my summer tyre, the Bridgestone Turanza T005 XL and I am very happy with them and was amazed about their capabilities on water, but I knew they weren't that consistent and good in the snow, but now, seeing the review and you guys saying that they are very good, I think I will go with the LM005!! Thanks a lot!! :D
@@codincoman9019 You are up, and I am down in Brasov :)) so that's why I also said that we get a lot of water :D I have a Qashqai and a Hyundai i30...For the Qashqai I went with Bridgestone, and for the i30 I went with Nokian WRD4 for winter and Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 for summer(as you said, I go for the top, whichever it is, because brakes and tyres are the first defense against an accident ), but I do like Bridgestone the most for its water grip and braking capabilities :D
@@blad30 what was your choice, LM005 or TS870p? I'm also living in Brasov and on my Leon FR MK3 I have TS860, but this year should be changed. Until now I can say I'm happy with this Conti winter tires, but if I can buy something better, why not :). Thanks!
We've had the TS870s on my mum's A3 for a year now. I drove it last night on a wet dual carriageway with a lot of standing water, it handled large puddles at speed like a champ, similar to what I'd expect from a rain tyre (like the Michelin HydroEdge), while other cars were almost losing control going through some of them. Unfortunately haven't yet had the chance to try it out in the snow, but I have no doubts about its abilities from these tests!
One tire I consistently see missing from reviews is the Nokian Hakkapeliitta. Any idea where that might fall in this list? I've used it in the Rocky Mountain winters and it has performed quite well. The biggest reason I use it over the Blizzak is that it doesn't flat-spot quite so easily if you do lock the wheels
From what I've seen is he does a snow and ice tire video, because britians consider winter tire different than Americans do. So give it a little bit and we will probably see another video
We have Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires on both our Outback and Forester. They’re Awesome on dry, wet, slushy, snowy, logging and forest roads. They’re quiet and don’t cut down on your mpg.
Looking forward for the video comparing these and the all seasons. I swap tires in winter so I wonder what is best just for the winter months in the UK. Was this test and the all season test done back to back? Braking results are interesting if so.
In my family we have 7 sets of Nokian tires. WR D4 are fine, but 2 sets have only 2 seasons and it is hard to say anything, WR D4 SUV are cracking and after 3 years and look very bad, same as Snowproof. But my wetproof are the best, super smoothe groves are one big crack and it lookes like thread is trying to detach from sidewall and finally from the whole tire, all of that after 4 years. Polish importer doesn't consider this as a big problem and there is no chance to get quarantee refound or something. Yes, bad tires were made in shithole called russia, and i hope now nokians will be better, but I will not buy it anymore.
What I haven't seen anywhere is e.g.: - wear test when using snow chains, - your tests, but with 75%, 50% thread - your tests, but with little lower air pressure, and with little higher air pressure in tyres. Will you plan test also such scenario?
Just bought the BlizzakLM005 for my E53 AMG on 20s. I must say they are great so far. Nice lateral grip and doesnt really slip from a standstill launch either haha. Unbelievable grip in any situation for now (5 degrees celsius, wet roads)
Fantastic review once again! I believe you mentioned it, but any chance we can see a video later this year merging your findings on this winter typed with the all-season alternatives? I think it would be very useful for us folks UK based and other milder climates/short winter that are often struggling to find the best sporty/low profile option to fit on their performance cars. Cheers!
I have used the performance version of the predecessor to the Continental Wintercontact ts 870, the ts 850P. The car I used was a Golf GTI mk7.5 and it worked extremely well! Living on the west coast of Sweden the weather during winter time is mostly rain with some snow and temperatures ranging from around -5 to +5 degrees celsius. Extremely good grip with a lot of control and predictability. Could actually push the tires a lot going out of corners, with good grip in the corners and really good braking performance! Really good tire!
Bfgoodrich KO2 is the most widely used aggressive AT tyre across the globe, a detailed video on how it fares against its competitors would be highly loved!:)
I'm very excited to see this, but I'm disappointed the Blizzak WS90, Michelin X ice snow, Nokien Hakka, and continental viking contact 7 aren't included.
@@tyrereviews Thanks! I assumed from the title that it included all winter tires you'd be testing this season. In NA we think of these tires as performance winter tires and "nordic" tires as regular winter tires lol. Will we be able to make a direct comparison between lap times for the nordic tires to these tires? IE were they tested on the same track, same vehicle, same day? If so that will be super useful! Thanks again, sorry for the mistake.
@@lgunderso2117 Yes we will have :) I'm always confused by why the US goes straight from all season (3 season) to nordic type winter tyres, I think a lot of the us would find these types of winters perfect!
@@tyrereviews Our climate (at least in Detroit- similar in most parts fo the Midwest and new york) goes from rain and 4*C to 8-10" of snow in -4 to 0*C rather quickly. For most enthusiasts who daily their cars a UHPAS like the PSAS4 or DWS06 is a great 3 season tire with 4 season capabilities if needed, but we want the best possible traction in snow so we use nordic winter tires. The performance winters are popular with enthusiasts who run summer tires like the PS4S, but most of those people don't run their cars in the winter due to salt/rust. A few of my friends and I compared my then new DWS06 (NOT PLUS) to my month old blizzak WS90's in 8" of fresh, wet snow in a parking lot and on the road. For stopping and starting the DWS06 was very close (5%) off the blizzak but the handling and confidence of the blizzak was far superior especially in slush on the road. Unfortunately most people here don't change their tires because wheels and tires are costly, they don't want to deal with it, and they don't want to take up space with tires. Some can't afford it- or anything more than 4/32" tires- because cars are so cheap here. Very dangerous. For most people who don''t want 2 sets of tires and care about winter traction but not all out performance the cross climate 2 has proven to be an ideal tire. I plan to get 2 sets for my parents this winter. Thanks as always. Figured I'd give you a window into the American consumer lol. Sometimes we make weird decisions, but using nordic tires makes sense for most people here.
I like it a lot when you also test tires with average prices. I drove with Petlas for 3 years in a Bmw F30 RWD. These tires are very good in snowy and icy weather, I was very happy with these tires. These tires, like all the tires in the test, are suitable for the European Winter. Only in such cases when the winter is very difficult with low temperatures falling below -10*C, most of these tires do not work and are not soft at all, they start to harden. For this reason, for countries with severe winters, I prefer to buy Nordic or Chinese tires because they are very soft, regardless of how low the temperature is. Good test sir.
Extreme nordic studlesd winter tyre test out next week including ice testing and Nokian so subscribe for that! Also please go review your tyres over at www.tyrereviews.com ❤️
Hell yes! Expecting Nokian R5 to be the new benchmark
will you test the X ice Snow or not ?
I don't understand how normal, basic WS90 and X-Ice Snow are 'extreme nordic' tires. They are studless winter tires. This current review is performance winter tires;
my assumption is this for grip in terrible actual winter driving conditions ...
CrossClimate
Please include Toyo
@@zakuraayame5091 They have a different chemical structure (compund) to be able to perform at - 20°C or lower instead of standard winter tyres designed for milder climates. "The extreme winter tyres" are much softer and have more sipes to be usable even on ice. Studs are illegal in most of Europe and USA. Only Scandinavia and Canada allow them for the most part because their roads are covered with snow pretty much the whole winter. Driving studded tyres in dry or wet damages the pavement (tarmac and cement).
I live in Brazil. We never have snow here... And I'm watching this tire review just because it's fun and informative...
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Move to Canada, or Northern USA. Sierra Nevada Mountains see a lot of snow, sometimes the roads are closed for days.
@@pliedtka nah, I'm good here, with that big bright thing up in the sky throughout the entire year. Hahahaha
As always the amount of work put into this review is phenomenal! We cannot thank you enough for it. Thanks and never stop doing these.
Another great review from this outfit. They are now offering consistently the best and most comprehensive reviews of tires anywhere.
Glad you like them!
I’m a tyre dealer in Turkey (Petlas and Michelin). I follow your all tests and send them to our managers.
I’ve sent the video to Petlas managers. I got some feedback from our clients about wet performance. You prove us how bad the stiuation is.
Thank you for that great video.
Videodan anladığım kadarıyla petlas karda hepsinden daha başarılı de mi hocam?
@@bars4741 evet öyle görünüyor. Fakat ıslak zeminde durum felaket. Bir model değişimi ve hamur değişimi şart. Yoksa ülkemizi de zedeliyor durum.
@@tugrulacar5155 kardaki performansı beni şaşırttı açıkçası umarım ıslak zemin olayınıda çözerler. Karşılaştırılan firmalar lastik devleri onların arasına girip karda hepsinin önüne geçmesi güzel bir olay bence.
I got the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 for the winter of 2020, living in the south of Bavaria with most days ranging between heavy snow and barely dry roads.
Great to see that they still hold up and did not lose their magic to the newcomers.
Content is excellent as ever - have a fantastic winter!
You too!
I’ve got them, too. But for the very mild winder at 350m above sea, in Slovakia.
During the first season their sidewalls turned into brown colour - I have found it was blooming - some kind of chemical process that should protect the tire from ageing caused by UV radiation from the sun. After the second season I have found plenty of micro cracks on the edge between sidewall and thread. I have contacted Bridgestone service to explain this as my previous Conti TS850 didn’t turn into brown nor get full of cracks. Answer from Bridgestone Czech Rep&Slovakia was: You don’t drive your car enough or you wash it too frequently…
I think 12k km during two #covid winter seasons is reasonable for family car.
For me after plenty of RE050A Potenzas, ER300 Turanzas etc this was my last Bridgestone tyre.
At the end of the day this is the same like with car or IT stuff…you have to select based on the quality of service/support.
@@PVi01
I find my new blizzaks to smell pretty rubbery. Like a mixture of new tire and burning rubber.
The side walls seem very soft. Great for comfort.
I wouldn't be suprised these tires would wear out quicky. Like you discribed.
I did try to protect them (like all tires I use) with a tire care product.
Non of my other tires (on multiple different cars) have ever smelled like thise tires.
I di hope they will last, because I travel even less then you do, and wash my cars very regulary.
I got the Hankook Winter RS2 15" from last year, excellent for French climate near Alp mountains! Remarquable on the dry and wet, and for the few times in the snow it felt very pleasant.
I'd go without any doubt for the RS3 :)
Get a review on the site :) www.tyrereviews.com
You're so right about the LM005! I have never experienced a better tire in the wet. It's like magic. I would recommend the LM005 to everyone 👍🏼👍🏼
After your review last year, I bought the Blizzak LM005, and boy, did it perform. I used to hate winter, because winter tyres are just numb, boring, and they don't have great grip in any condition. Well, this tyre completely changed my view on that. Even with "average" snow handling in this pack, it has so much grip, the one time I had the chance to drive it on snow, I was overtaking cars left and right, because everyone was scared of the fresh snow, but this tyre just didn't care at all. And it feels even better in dry and wet. Highly recommended
You are the best tire expert in the world!
thanks!
You are publishing these videos just on time 🤩. Thank you for your effort!
Thanks!
im putting on my winter tires next week or perhaps one more week 😂 we got as low as 4 C during the mornings as of now.
couldn't wait for this video
I hope you enjoyed!
@@tyrereviews I did, but disappointed for the Michelin. Why did you choose Alpine 6 and not Pilot Alpine 5?
@@stanradu-andrei4020 I'm not even sure it's made in this size, so I don't think it would be an option. also, tested it last year
Kleber is German for glue.
Thanks for the great review. The adjustment parameter weighting is a fantastic addition.
Glad you like it!
A brilliant video, I bought Bridgestone LM005 two years ago, for my honda crv. I did it after watching your winter tires test review. It made our care a Luxuries one, as it drives so nicely on them. We just love them.
As mentioned several times on your videos I really like the Vredestein Wintrac Pro. In the "typical" German winter of almost no snow, lots of rainy or cold dry days it gives great feedback on my GT86. Snow performance is also better than it was on Conti TS830P.
Get a review on the site :) www.tyrereviews.com
Fully agreed. They work very well on my MX-5.
@@tyrereviews done :-)
Had them on my Civic Type R for the past 4 winters, driving through various parts of Europe. Definitely a good tyre, just minor issues on ice in my experience.
I would love to see how these tyres perform in hill climb, since that is also one of the major factors in the areas that get fair amount of snow.
Thanks for great reviews!
The traction data on the site should give you a rough idea of ability
I have the Blizzaks on my winter wheels for my WRX and love them. I'm in Kentucky, which sees a lot more wet/slushy winter weather than snow (usually) and these are great for that.
You're making awesome content, thank you. So far you've helped me choose new set of tires three times. Looking forward to the fourth.
Yay! How are you liking the three sets
@@tyrereviews Liked them very much. No surprises at all after taking your advice. Currently on Bridgestone A005 evo that haven't seen winter yet
Nice to see you add the Blizzaks this year. Great to see they continue to live up to their reputation. Interesting to see how slow they were in snow handling while having the best snow breaking.
Blizzaks are awesome. I even drove it through all summer without an issue.
@@procerator not something to brag about lol
@@Demofix33 it is what it is. I was nomading through Europe, so nowhere to store winter tires.
@@Demofix33 not at all but if nothing else it’s a good indication of how they wear when the weather turns warmer if you don’t swap them right away.
Searching for winter tires for the first time, your video is reeeeeally helpful!
Very appreciated
Once again, great video! Thanks to your advice a bought Hankook RS3 for my BMW. Tyre that can manage snow but is excellent in dry and wet (living in Croatia we do have snow during the winter but more likely it is going to be wet all winter). So much effort in this video! Keep going
Yesterday I bought Lm005. Just watched your video and happy with my decision. Great content as always…
As always great work!
I have blizzak lm005. I’m in north Italy in plain so the weather is rainy or sunny and those tyre are really amazing. And in the weekend i go often on mountains and those tyres are excellent even in snow road. Absolutely recommended.
I take those tyres after watching winter test 2021, so really thank to you!
Yep I'm blizzak ws90 on ol ladys suv
Something quite satisfying watching this on the beach in 32 degrees C 😎👌
As a Turkish driver, I'm very surprised to see a Turkish brand Petlas in an international tyre test, these tyres are really budget tyres made in Turkey but sold in the Europe under starmaxx name, but it's the same factory that produces them. I live in Istanbul and I use these petlas winter tyres on my car in winter time, it can be under 7c in the morning after a very cold night, it holds kinda well for the price range of the tyres. I put them on my car from december to march, and I'm pleased with them at least they are better than summer tyres. (p.s tyres are really expensive here)
Sadly they are terrible tyres in turkey as well. I havent met a tyre seller that suggested them
I have Petlas snowmasters under my car. In the snow they are great but on wet roads they arent great unfortunately. Paid 50 euros each 2 years ago, which is very cheap.
Petlas and Lassa are very common in Serbia
@@NenadTrajkovic Serbia makes better tires.
@@NenadTrajkovic by the way Serbian product kormoran tyres are very popular as a cheap tyres in Turkish market. I bougt them instead of petlas
nobody can touch the quality of this guy's videos...
It lacked Nokian for me, Conti in top 3 was obvious, but the biggest surprise was Bridgestone. I've been tested several cars on Blizzaks for years and my opinion was maybe there are good on wet but disaster on snow (good for UK, but not for Alps nor Carpatians). I can see that LM005 is completely different that is good. Now I would recommend this tire in my country. I am also happy that Hankook is better and better with its tires. This is also good bet imo. Cheers from Poland.
Dębica frigo hp2 i w tej cenie lepszej zimowej (śniegowej) opony nie znajdziesz
I had really bad experience with Bridgestone winter tires. Starting from the 3rd winter, those tires on wet road were like driving on soap. Very slippery and dangerous in my experience.
@@codincoman9019 there are so much factors that can change good tires to rubbish tires.maybe he was driving on winter tires whole year?maybe wrong pressure? maybe damaged suspension? maybe weak quality of this set o tires?maybe high wear and he didn't realised that tread was low?
@@codincoman9019 In my comment I wrote "I had" plus "starting from the 3rd winter" (note the past tense too), not "Bridgestone winter tires are crap, period". You asked for details, then there you go: Bridgestone Blizzak LM2 (remember the past tense above?) on an Opel Corsa C (aka Vauxhall in UK) with tire size 175/65R14 starting from 2006 if I remember correctly (so the famous "3rd winter" means 2009).
As said, starting from the 3rd winter (writing it again for ease of reading), on wet road it was like driving on the soap when taking any turn (e.g. on a roundabout), no matter on the speed (well, except taking those turn at very very low speed). And no, I was using winter tires starting from the 2nd half of November till beginning of March, that is not during summer and not driving, of course, with slick winter tires
I'm happy you had and you have a nice experience with these tires. On my side, not gonna buy them anymore. Never ever.
Hope that now I'm SMART for you
@@Zduneqq I replied right below. TL;DR: using winter tires just during winter (2nd half of November till beginning of March) and the tread was definitely not low.
Finally. I've been waiting for this test for a month 🙂
I had previously Conti Wintercontact TS 860 fitted. I'm switching to Bridgestone.
Let me know how you like the switch!
@@tyrereviews I don't see too much snow where I live, mostly cold and wet asphalt. They should do great.
@@Mirceabaleatot TS860 am și eu pe un Leon FR. Anul acesta vreau să le schimb, e vreo diferență comparând cu LM005? Locuiesc în Brașov și Continental și-au făcut treaba bine până acum. Mulțumesc!
@@RazvanContescu Ia-ti iar Conti. Bridgestone s-au uzat foarte repede comparativ cu Conti.
Great review, as usual. Looking forward to the Nokian review. We live at 1500M altitude in the French alps. Have Nokian tyres as our winter tyre on Our mighty snow vehicle, Panda Cross! Had them for 4 seasons so still some life in them.
Thanks to your review, I chose Bridgestone. Maybe not the fastest on snow, but the feedback is amazing, I always knew how much traction I had, it was a pleasure to drive.
I live in a part of Australia that gets no snow but still enjoyed this review, good stuff
ha, thanks :)
I chose Bridgestone Blizzak Ice for my Volvo. Perfect tyre for Nordic roads.
Nobody else but you, does such precise testing with all the info - from weight, tread depth, and all other usual data. It is also unique that one can actually choose which tire features are important individually and see the winner - but your score weighing is already spot on IMHO. I bought LM005 last winter and really loved them. Had very Iittle thick snow scenarios, but loads of cold rain and "wet melting" layers of snow on the road. They really are perfect and grippy in the wet. So much so, when I switched to Potenza Sport in spring, they seemed like they had no grip in comparison, although they are always marked as exceptional in the wet as summer tires. Anyway, great job & and I am looking foward to your future tests.
Yeah Bridgestone Potenza Sport feel like a cheat code. Superb in the wet and in the dry almost like a cup2.
The Potenza Sport is an interesting tyre, it's certainly one that needs a bit of temperature which is why it felt bad when you first swapped!
As for the Continental TS870 being not near the top in snow handling... I'm not completely surprised. I'm currently using the TS860's on my car and I do really like them, but I do notice they're not the best in full snow conditions. Previously I had a lesser know set of Falken Eurowinter tyres which was recommended to me by a guy that knows a lot about tyre testing and rally driving. And he was right; in the snow the Falken's were amazing, very confidence inspiring to drive, no sudden snap understeer or oversteer. Compared to the Continental's I now have, they did really feel a lot more like winter tyres, above 15 degrees Celsius the Falken's felt like driving on chewinggum. The Conti TS860 is more of an allrounder, in the dry/wet at temperatures between 5 and 20 degrees Celsius it feels much more like a summer tyre, just a bit less grippy then that at higher temperatures. In the snow they are decent to good, but not amazing.
So I guess the TS870's are more of an evolution on that and for many people that is fine (or even the better way). However, at some point I wonder if making a winter tyre with those characteristics is worth it over a good all-season tyre. For my car, in which we go on holidays and thus also in winter to snowy locations, I prefer using dedicated summer + winter tyres. For my girlfriends car all-seasons are a much better option.
I've told people to use the 870 as an all season tyre before as it's so good in the dry and wet.
Interesting. I have the second set of 830P's on an old E63 AMG (because it's one of the few winter tyres i can get for that cars size and the only one that was available when i needed them.)
In the first winter i had them, after getting out of the cinema once, i had half a centimeter of ice covering my car. And on the roads back home too. (during the movie it startet raining depsite being freezing temperatures -> ice rain)
Was astonished at the grip level the tyres provided. Even managed to easily get up the little hill out of the parking lot with less problems than supposedly more suited cars. (It's a +500hp rear wheel drive car).
@@nirfzWith Contis you cant go wrong
Would have liked to see how the best all season stacked up against the snow tires.
Due to this test, I've changed my mind, and choose Hankook i*cept RS3 instead of Kleber Krisalp HP3. Great test, and source of knowledge for anyone who cares about safety!
Let me know how you like them :)
@@tyrereviews Recently temperature dropped under 7 C, and I've changed tyres. Now after about 2 weeks on i*cept's, I'm satisfied. Great grip on wet road (rain during 2-3 C). We didn't heve persistent snow. More updates later.
@@szczyglo75 hi, and do you test RS3 on snow ? is better overall over kleber ?
@@xXadambXx I haven't got opportunities to test Kleber on my current car, so I;ve got no comparision. RS3 are very good on snow, even in extreme (-1 - 0 and glazing surface of snow). They are decent tires.
@@xXadambXxThe Kleber last longer, the hankook is better in every other way
One thing I've found with blizzaks compared to pirellies, Micheline and continental winter tires is that they always seem to stay good far longer, a 5+ year old set of blizzaks were better then my 2 year old pirellies even though the pirellies were great the first season. So not only are they one of the best new, but they seem to stay that way over their life
That's good info, it's something I can't get. Get a review ont he site :)
Same experience I had some Michelin X ice 2 and they felt awful after 2 seasons. I usually get 4-5 out of my blizzaks.
Granted the X ice tires weren’t great to begin with and the Alpines look much better.
I have heard it several times. Would be good if there is also tests like this. Anyway 4 year old winter tire should be replaced. They get old faster then summer tire.
ADAC in 2023/2024 took Hankook RS3 to the test too (year later than you). And confirmed your last year's test that it is good tyre. For 40-50€/tyre less than other premium tyres it is a top choice. Pulled the trigger last year on your suggestion and mounted it. It really was a good tyre. Thanks!
Another fantastic winter tire test! Thanks for your hard work!
Thanks :D
I've been waiting for this one as I need new winter shoes, thanks so much!
I know these tests are a crazy amount of work and I love you for it! *That said*, I really wish a three peak all weather (Michelin CC2?) had been included as a baseline.
It sort of was as they were all tested at the same time. All the tyres were on the same track, though there was a bit of temp difference between the two snow days of testing meaning I need to calculate the all season and winter snow times back together. I think the CC2 was mid pack in the snow.
@@tyrereviews If you can publish that that would be great!
@@swecreations I sure will, probably be a few weeks though as so busy
Hello from north of Italy where there is a mild climate, I have just bought a set of Blizzak LM005. Thank you very much for the hard testing! 🙂
Brilliant work! Thank you so much for the effort. A detailed video on the peformance of winter vs. all season in low temp/no frost conditions is another great idea - no one goes into more details than you do. Hats off Sir ;-)
I will be doing that as soon as I have the time :)
@@tyrereviews for those of us in climates where we visit the snow (or it visits us) but otherwise we're above freezing, the conundrum is between a good All-Weather tire or a Winter tire that's designed for not-snow. I can't figure it out.
bought lm005 based on your test 2 years ago. it's been rock solid winter tyre since. It's good to see lm005 still holds up with the new competitors. nice work. peace.
Just watched a video where he claims it had very bad show traction…. I am confused now
Bridgestone LM005 is the King of Silica. Bought them on my new G42 in 255/40 18 and 225/45 18 a month ago. Looking forward for the winter now.
Let me know how you like them!
I used to be a HUGE continental fan. 3 years ago I got a set of winters , and crashed my car in the wet. It wasn't snow or ice , but good old water. Now I know why that happened.
Conties TS870 (in 205/60R16) are going to be my choice for my new 2016 Mazda 3. They were before you released this video, and given the fact they placed second with the main pros on the wet, I am happy to stand by that choice. Being from the Czech republic and not living in the mountains, my car rarely ever sees any snow. It needs to handle dry, wet, ocassionaly slightly iced over tarmac, but almost never straight up snowy surface. Normally I'd follow your advice of going for all-seasons for winter, but I am just hesitant to do that out of principle, and I always may decide to go for a winter mountain vacation and what then... Also, thank you very much for these extensive tests, which have to be ridiculously tedious and costly!
Hi Amaroth, I'm curious if you ended up buying this tyre how was your experience with it? I'm planning on getting the similar TS870 P
We use TS870 in our 2006 Mazda 3 in Ankara city where temperatures go down -10*C with heavy snow in winter. It grips, brakes and handle in perfect fashion. I strongly recommend this tyre just close your eyes and buy it guys
rs3 for me .. skoda superb 280, best budget and great tire ... swoped the iCEPT RS2 this year .. waiting to see the rs3 how it matches ... great review .. as always !
I just bought a couple of weeks ago the Blizzak LM005, this video made me feel I made a good decision and a good investment over all! :)
Glad you like your new tires :)
I just bought the Hankook Winter Icept RS3 W462 because i had Hankook summer tires and i wanted the same tire brad. Feels good to know that i did a great job choosing them. I am now waiting the snow to test them myself. Thanks for this review!
Just bought Bridgestone WS90s for my BRZ. I'm almost looking forward to winter now. Great video.
Dude that will be much fun!
Those are different tyres. In test were LM 005.
How has it been.
Japanese tires for a japanese car, luckily ordered Bridgestone (although in 235/18) for my new Mazda CX60. Wet conditions are the most to be expect here, dry otherwise and rarely lots of snow in the middle of Bavaria. Even when driving to our annual skiing week to the Dolomites, conditions are rarely containing snowy tracks. I've been on different tires over the last 30 years, but almost been satisfied with my Bridgestone ore Firestone choices.
I fitted Petlas ones. I never got to test them on snow, because they were so bad on wet, I mean scary bad, catastrophically bad, that I replaced them almost immediately with Continentals, which are so good!
Islak zeminde kar lastiği zaten iş yapmaz ıslak zeminde yaz lastiği daha iyi kar yoksa neden kış lastiği takıyorsun
@@bars4741Because he lives in a world where snow is melting, .aybe?
I could not wait for that test, so I've purchased Hankooks to my wife's car_ few hours before laucning this videos_ seems to be good choise for eatern europe. Great test, as always.
Good choice, let me know how you find them!
I am probably sounding like a broken record but please consider including ice testing in your winter testing.
Great video as always
Check tomorrows video :)
As always, brilliant, just brilliant 😁👍
I would love to see a performance snow tyre test with Kumho wintercraft WP72, Pilot Alpin, Pirelli and etc (245/18/40) ! Must be nice to live somewhere it's not -20 all winter.
I did performance winter tyres last year :)
Another positive comment for the Bridgestone LM005. I have now run them for two UK winters and about 10-12 snow days. Yes they trade a small amount of ultimate snow performance compared to my previous Dunlop and Goodyear winter tyres, but it really is a small amount and it is more than made up by their brilliant wet weather performance which is the best that I have experienced for a winter tyre. If most of your winter is wet with low temperatures a few degrees either side of freezing and maybe up to a month of snow then this is the tyre for you. Its not for Nordic temperatures though where sheet ice is common and snow is on the ground for months at a time.
I've ordered a set and fit them at the weekend. I think the conditions you describe align well with a Scottish winter. Let's see. Cheers
Thank you for your hard work!
Thanks for watching!
Interesting to see so many new tires!
Looking forward to the nordic winter tire test! Hope to see my Goodyear ultragrip ice 2s doing well.
If I could remember the results I would tell you, but I'm sure they're great!
Yeah because not getting stuck in the snow on hill. Is very important. I had last year some fun in the fresh snow here in the black Forrest. Nearly got stuck my Michelin alpin 5.
@@LatteDZ Yeah, but for me it's more about Ice grip. Studded would of course be better but here in Norway you have to pay a fee if you run studded tires into the cities, so currently my best option is a well rounded nordic studless option. I went with the Ultragrip Ice 2 because of their apparent advantage in the wet over other nordic w.t. since 70% of the winter season is just rain here.
@@VinnesRC I understand. But if you meet an icy hill you are in trouble. So I would put chains on. They clear the snow here pretty fast from the streets. And we don't have much snow anyways. So the worst you can have is fresh snow. An than you need every little grip you can get.
I drive a 2017 VOLVO XC60 and recently purchased my 3rd set of tires. First and second set were PIRELLI scorpion assymetrico. Now, my 3rd is PIRELLI scorpion weatheractive and I’m very impressed with this all weather/season Tire. I hope you’ll test this tire soon. I’m amazed with all aspects this tire can handle.
As usual Continental makes very good tyres. My choice!!
How’s it possible that all the winter tires perform better that all season tires in wet and dry conditions? So the best all season or all weather tires are the winter tires?? I’m so confused…love your tests by the way!
It would have been great to have an all-season like the CrossClimate2 included as a comparison.
You can watch the all season review and compare times to this video. The tests were on the same parkours
@@DarkVarda and same day / conditions etc.
Only thing to keep in mind is the snow was tested on different days so they can't be directly compared at the moment. I have a way of calculating it
@@codincoman9019 well, it depends on what kind of winter you have. If you have a winter with dry and wet conditions only, the all seasons might be a better choice.
Thank you for your review! Last october I bought GoodYear Ultragrip ice 2 by your recommendations and spent a whole year with it. Even spring and summer due to certain reasons I was on winter tires. They performed very well during heavy snow in the mountains, when I thought car couldn't hook up it kept on climbing. On the other hand I even pushed my little 1.4 Golf 210km/h early october (temperature 15), but had to brake way earlier.
Fantastic test ad usual! I got myself Hankooks for winter👍👍 very well balanced performance💪
Get a review on www.tyrereviews.com sometime :)
Just picked up a set of used Hankook Tires for my 2001 Dodge Neon studded snow. Can't say enough they get good grip if you get carried away you'll pull the rear end around real quick with them and they don't have snow tires on them overall I can't complain whatsoever I got a set of four for 60 bucks and last I looked at 107 bucks each thank you for the review I think I have pretty good confidence in Hankook
I'm looking forward to the SUV winter tire tests. This was also great. :)
2nd this.
dear, I appreciate the effort, experience and knowledge you give us in your tests! No matter how hard I try, I still haven't been able to find a test of what the results of the presented tires would be at half wear! How much performance and what tire will it have when it is half worn out? I believe that many viewers are interested in the results of such a test!
Thank you for your effort!
I live in South Texas where it never snows but I can't stop wondering what the best winter tires are
Honestly, I've owned the Michelin CrossClimate 2's for the last year and a half. They're an all weather tire. I keep them on all year round and they're fantastic in the rain, and great in the snow. The only weakness I found was black ice, but that's to be expected. I'm in Eastern Canada for reference and we do actually get winter up here. (Although not yet this season so far)
Blind purchase of Hankook Winter icept RS3 just after it got available in the stores was a good choice :)
Let me know how you find them!
I thought you said you wanted to include the Michelin CrossClimate2 in the winter tire test?
This was tested at the same time as the all season test. I'll make a video soon with cross references soon
@@tire_reviews Thank you, looking forward to it.
As a Canadian, I’ve owned most of the tires you tested and the best I’ve had are made by Nokian.
For summer tyre i bought Continental and i was so impressed that i bought continental ts870 for winter. I used 6 winter seasons Hankook which was amazing the first and may be the second year but after that it became rubish. I love Contis now and hope that ts870 will not let me down after 2 years
Thanks, this informed my purchase!!!
Waiting for the aggressive all terrain comparison test
(PS: Please mention tyre pressure in the videos)
Tyre pressures are always vehicle stock :)
@@tyrereviews Haha...no I meant for the AT tyres, because some have LT construction and some have P , SL construction which needs different stock pressures. And also when you test on gravel, wet, snow etc. if they are different would be good to know the right pressures:))
The Blizzak IMO is the best of the best because how it handles ice. Just bought our 3rd set, run year round. Have Falken Wildpeak AT3 for the F350, use it for Search & Rescue & incident response. Add chains when needed, snowplow our hilltop community.
1. So happy that Hankook are in top 3. They are dirt cheap in comparison to other “fancy” brands
2. Shame that Pirelli cant make a tyre thats both decent in wet and snow. :(
Still major improvement over Sottozero 3 (I know they are different types of tyres. But still that model is ancient by now)
if wear had also been tested in this test, the hankook would certainly no longer be in the top 3...
Thanks for the video-very informative. Would love to see another in icy conditions, that’s where it’s most important to have good winter tires in my opinion. All the best
Awesome review, I was looking forward for it!! Because in a month, most probably, in Romania, winter will be coming. I do have a question do(we usually have medium towards high levels of snow in the mountain areas): between the LM005 and the 870p, which would you recommend? I saw that the LMoo5 was great in the snow, and really awesome in the wet(as Bridgestone have accustomed us), but I also know that the 870p is a better tyre then the 870. Seeing that we get medium to high amounts of snow, and high amounts of water. Thank you very much and can't wait for your next ones!!
I would go with the Bridgestone LM005. Continental is, as far as I know, made in Romania (that's what you would probably get if ordering in Romania)... I wonder whether TyreReviews gets their Contis manufactured in another country (e.g. Germany, France ?).
I'm mentioning this because I had first hand experience comparing Hankook Ventus Prime 3 Made in Hungary vs the original one Made in Korea. Diferenta ca de la cer la pamant...
@@lorandhorvath4466 Even some Pirellis are made in Romania, and Contis I know are made in Timisoara(I wonder if Tyre Reviews could get their hand on Contis made in Romania and in other countries and compare their quality - that would be a very cool and crazy review :D). But thanks a lot: I was on the fence on which one to get, but now I'll definitely go with the Bridgestone!! Merci fain!! :D
@@codincoman9019 I do have for 3 years now, as my summer tyre, the Bridgestone Turanza T005 XL and I am very happy with them and was amazed about their capabilities on water, but I knew they weren't that consistent and good in the snow, but now, seeing the review and you guys saying that they are very good, I think I will go with the LM005!! Thanks a lot!! :D
@@codincoman9019 You are up, and I am down in Brasov :)) so that's why I also said that we get a lot of water :D I have a Qashqai and a Hyundai i30...For the Qashqai I went with Bridgestone, and for the i30 I went with Nokian WRD4 for winter and Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 for summer(as you said, I go for the top, whichever it is, because brakes and tyres are the first defense against an accident ), but I do like Bridgestone the most for its water grip and braking capabilities :D
@@blad30 what was your choice, LM005 or TS870p? I'm also living in Brasov and on my Leon FR MK3 I have TS860, but this year should be changed. Until now I can say I'm happy with this Conti winter tires, but if I can buy something better, why not :). Thanks!
We've had the TS870s on my mum's A3 for a year now. I drove it last night on a wet dual carriageway with a lot of standing water, it handled large puddles at speed like a champ, similar to what I'd expect from a rain tyre (like the Michelin HydroEdge), while other cars were almost losing control going through some of them. Unfortunately haven't yet had the chance to try it out in the snow, but I have no doubts about its abilities from these tests!
One tire I consistently see missing from reviews is the Nokian Hakkapeliitta. Any idea where that might fall in this list? I've used it in the Rocky Mountain winters and it has performed quite well. The biggest reason I use it over the Blizzak is that it doesn't flat-spot quite so easily if you do lock the wheels
From what I've seen is he does a snow and ice tire video, because britians consider winter tire different than Americans do. So give it a little bit and we will probably see another video
Different tyre type.
It's in the next test out monday
We have Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires on both our Outback and Forester.
They’re Awesome on dry, wet, slushy, snowy, logging and forest roads.
They’re quiet and don’t cut down on your mpg.
Looking forward for the video comparing these and the all seasons. I swap tires in winter so I wonder what is best just for the winter months in the UK.
Was this test and the all season test done back to back? Braking results are interesting if so.
Yes, though the snow parts on different days so different temps affect performance a lot. But you can see it was close!
@@tyrereviews cool. Then the winter tyres beat the all seasons on dry and wet braking. Albeit at the expense of handling.
@@codincoman9019 the all season should be better on the dry. As the snow tyre is specialized on snow
The best tire reviewer :)
Really? All those low cost clone tyres but you don't include NOKIAN?
Nokian have supply struggle and the snowproof was in last years test, did badly, and the product hadn't changed yet
Howabout the hakkapellita r5 ?
That's in the next test video as it's a different type of tyre to this
In my family we have 7 sets of Nokian tires. WR D4 are fine, but 2 sets have only 2 seasons and it is hard to say anything, WR D4 SUV are cracking and after 3 years and look very bad, same as Snowproof. But my wetproof are the best, super smoothe groves are one big crack and it lookes like thread is trying to detach from sidewall and finally from the whole tire, all of that after 4 years. Polish importer doesn't consider this as a big problem and there is no chance to get quarantee refound or something. Yes, bad tires were made in shithole called russia, and i hope now nokians will be better, but I will not buy it anymore.
@@Geodeta1992 WR D4 are closer to all-weather tires than winter tires
What I haven't seen anywhere is e.g.:
- wear test when using snow chains,
- your tests, but with 75%, 50% thread
- your tests, but with little lower air pressure, and with little higher air pressure in tyres.
Will you plan test also such scenario?
I recently bought the new Hankook RS3 for this winter, seems like I did a good choice considering the relatively low price
Let me know how you get on with it!
Just bought the BlizzakLM005 for my E53 AMG on 20s. I must say they are great so far. Nice lateral grip and doesnt really slip from a standstill launch either haha. Unbelievable grip in any situation for now (5 degrees celsius, wet roads)
Fantastic review once again!
I believe you mentioned it, but any chance we can see a video later this year merging your findings on this winter typed with the all-season alternatives? I think it would be very useful for us folks UK based and other milder climates/short winter that are often struggling to find the best sporty/low profile option to fit on their performance cars.
Cheers!
That's the plan!
@@tyrereviews 🙌
I have used the performance version of the predecessor to the Continental Wintercontact ts 870, the ts 850P. The car I used was a Golf GTI mk7.5 and it worked extremely well! Living on the west coast of Sweden the weather during winter time is mostly rain with some snow and temperatures ranging from around -5 to +5 degrees celsius. Extremely good grip with a lot of control and predictability. Could actually push the tires a lot going out of corners, with good grip in the corners and really good braking performance! Really good tire!
Must be hard to make a winter tire test on snow without a rwd car…
I feel with you…
At least with FWD you don't need to be pulled out of snowbanks much!
Got the Bridgestones today.
225/45 R17 on Skoda Octavia combi 2017
New car, new tires. Will see how it goes.
Bfgoodrich KO2 is the most widely used aggressive AT tyre across the globe, a detailed video on how it fares against its competitors would be highly loved!:)
Working on it :
Petlas is best for me :)
Give a score for the tyre art as the outside of the tyre makes a difference just looks
I do that sometimes, Michelin usually wins!
Just had a set of continental wintercontact 870p's fitted to the winter wheels today. Can't wait to test them out this winter!
Let me know how you find them!
hi Jimmy, I'm curious how was your experience with them? :)
@Motassem.K Really good in all conditions including fresh & compacted snow! Got my RWD BMW out of some tricky situations last winter
@@jimmmyjimbo Amazing to hear! I live in Lithuania (snowy as heck) will order them now for my RWD right now! thanks a lot, have a great evening!
I'm very excited to see this, but I'm disappointed the Blizzak WS90, Michelin X ice snow, Nokien Hakka, and continental viking contact 7 aren't included.
Those are different class of winter tyres.
There's a video with those in out next week. Apart from the WS90 as that isn't in Eurpe at all
@@tyrereviews Thanks! I assumed from the title that it included all winter tires you'd be testing this season. In NA we think of these tires as performance winter tires and "nordic" tires as regular winter tires lol.
Will we be able to make a direct comparison between lap times for the nordic tires to these tires? IE were they tested on the same track, same vehicle, same day? If so that will be super useful!
Thanks again, sorry for the mistake.
@@lgunderso2117 Yes we will have :) I'm always confused by why the US goes straight from all season (3 season) to nordic type winter tyres, I think a lot of the us would find these types of winters perfect!
@@tyrereviews Our climate (at least in Detroit- similar in most parts fo the Midwest and new york) goes from rain and 4*C to 8-10" of snow in -4 to 0*C rather quickly. For most enthusiasts who daily their cars a UHPAS like the PSAS4 or DWS06 is a great 3 season tire with 4 season capabilities if needed, but we want the best possible traction in snow so we use nordic winter tires.
The performance winters are popular with enthusiasts who run summer tires like the PS4S, but most of those people don't run their cars in the winter due to salt/rust.
A few of my friends and I compared my then new DWS06 (NOT PLUS) to my month old blizzak WS90's in 8" of fresh, wet snow in a parking lot and on the road. For stopping and starting the DWS06 was very close (5%) off the blizzak but the handling and confidence of the blizzak was far superior especially in slush on the road.
Unfortunately most people here don't change their tires because wheels and tires are costly, they don't want to deal with it, and they don't want to take up space with tires. Some can't afford it- or anything more than 4/32" tires- because cars are so cheap here. Very dangerous.
For most people who don''t want 2 sets of tires and care about winter traction but not all out performance the cross climate 2 has proven to be an ideal tire. I plan to get 2 sets for my parents this winter.
Thanks as always. Figured I'd give you a window into the American consumer lol. Sometimes we make weird decisions, but using nordic tires makes sense for most people here.
I like it a lot when you also test tires with average prices.
I drove with Petlas for 3 years in a Bmw F30 RWD.
These tires are very good in snowy and icy weather, I was very happy with these tires. These tires, like all the tires in the test, are suitable for the European Winter.
Only in such cases when the winter is very difficult with low temperatures falling below -10*C, most of these tires do not work and are not soft at all, they start to harden.
For this reason, for countries with severe winters, I prefer to buy Nordic or Chinese tires because they are very soft, regardless of how low the temperature is.
Good test sir.