geting a new car next spring, change avery 3 years and new tires summer and winter. i follow your test with great intrest. next spring looks like im geting a toyota yaris hybrid, good alroumd mashine if it bit slow in accelration. here is the thing that i picked up for cars in nordic climate and winter tires, the weight of the car makes huge difrenses so for a yaris im going studds but for a corolla friction is fine. great reviews and keep up the good work.... ( mubling test also on gravle please) ;D
I love the fact that you are doing what you are most passionate about for living which allows you to put all you have to produce the best content possible while having fun doing it. No cheap content to get rating up for TH-cam or warring about sponsorship and who to please with. The fact that you tested these tires at the same time as the All Sean / All Weather tires allows people to see just how much differences there are between the premium All Season vs the premium Winter tires in all weather conditions. It was a surprise to me that the tire with the lowest tread depth (Michelin) has all the best snow performance especially they usually have a tradition of long lasting tread wear and good performance even at low depth of tread at the end of its life. Well done and thank you for the hard/fun work review.
Michelin have done something special with that tyre for sure! I'm sad I didn't test the same size of AS and winter, then we really could mix and match!
I've picked Bridgestone LM005 last year based on it's impressive wet performance. These days we don't see snow roads in Poland as roads are usually wet and muddy. The tyre is very grippy, even enough grippy for my liking when there is some snow. However... The comfort levels are are a disaster. The ride went from comfortable (Conti TS850 was my last tire) to very harsh and noisy. Something to know for potential future buyers of this tire, especially if the car you will fit it to doesn't have soft, comfortable suspension characteristic, as I'm now considering replacing it with something else because of that... Great video as always Jonathan, fun to watch even when not buying tires ;)
last year we had some snow :D I am going for alpin 5 I think so, it will be good choose for rwd car, on wet it drives superb but it needs good tyre on snow..
Ja właśnie zainstalowałem je na kia Xceed i na śniegu nie za bardzo, ale na asfalcie?Muszę powiedzieć-mega komfortowe. Z tymi oponami jest bardzo dziwna sprawa, mają sprzeczne opinie,od zachwytów po totalną krytykę. Odkąd znika śnieg,także zaczynam je bardzo doceniać ale fakt,na śniegu mnie po prostu zawiodły,profil 235/45 R18.
I am so happy I've decided for Hankook Winter i cept evo3 as you've recommended me personally. It is 70€ cheaper per tire than Continental and 90€ than Michelin. It is a no brainer in 245/45/19. Thank you very much, impressive review as always. :)
Bought iceptEvo3 in 2020 autumn so its my second season in Lithuanian winter, i use it on my ML 320, it acts perfect in snow, it also acts good in soft muddy roads, and best thing about Hankooks it was way cheaper than premium tyres, for 255/55 R19 paid like 150eur.
You're quite good at these reviews and they're the only real world testing ones I've found that are relevant. Other reviews don't have comparisons, testing, and often just drive whatever that person happened to buy and repeat what the selling language is. Thanks.
One of the best channels on TH-cam for real chads who give a damn about tyres (*edit: if talking tyres, second to none, if talking cars in general, one of the best). Keep it going! Btw, what's your quick take on a Nokian WR A4? Just bought them in 225/40 R18 for my A3
This video proves exactly why I went with the Bridgestone. I live in Denmark when we have snow for maybe a couple of days, maybe a week in the winter, for the rest of the winter period it's a constantly wet and drizzling. They're really good for this type of climate.
The usual very high standard test. Thank you and keep up the good work! This is the first test I saw about the new Conti TS 870P, special thanks for this!
I used Dunlop Winter Sport5 last winter. It performed very well in the snow. It was also very successful in wet conditions. If you are not a speed freak, it is quite satisfactory in dry conditions in winter conditions as well. I highly recommend the Dunlop Winter Sport5. And appreciate for this great review. Thank you mate 👍🏼
I had the Winter Sport 5 on mine and I wouldn't fit them again... they seem to be considerably varying in different sizes. Which size did you have? Mine were 215/50 R17...
I have used the Dunlops for the last two winters and have been very happy with them. In the winter I am not worried about dry braking and handling, just wet, cold and snow performance. My Dunlops in snow only seriously lose traction once the car starts to rub its belly in deep snow. The rest of the time it does everything that I need. Its surprisingly quiet and comfortable on the road as well as this test shows.
Being in the UK the last part of the video regarding the Continental and Michelin joint first and choosing what is best for you was the icing on the cake.
I live in Bavaria which can get lots of snow but it does tend to be cleared away reasonably quickly. When I bought my Clio RS Trophy 5 years ago I opted for Michelin PSS (18") summer tyres & Hankook (17") winters. This year I need new winters and have opted for the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005's to be fitted in November. I'm reasonably happy with your results and thanks for a brilliant review overall.
Great review as always. Can't wait for the video where you explain why you use all seasons over winter tires! I live in a slightly colder climate than that of the UK and still wondering myself what to do. Cheers!
@@tyrereviews Thanks. That's a really helpful reply to a good Van Der question. I live in the north pennines and usually drive on winters, but have been tempted by the thought of all-seasons for cost/convenience reasons. But we do get snow and ice, more regularly than other parts of UK outside of Scottish Highlands! I also drive mainly on rural roads. So..... winters again for the new Subaru.. and your brill recent tyre review, 2021, makes me think its Continental WinterContact 870P for me. All the best.
I have all season but still happy about your reviews. You preached the Hankook all season and man, quality is there !!! Nice to see it's amazing even with winter tyres
Thank you for your great reviews! Because of this review I got the Continental TS870P for my MK5 R32 today. Really excited already to drive it in winter. Earlier this year I got the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 for summer after watching your review.
So glad I went with CrossClimate 2 all-season tire rather then getting dedicated winter tire. Yes, I get few inches of snow but not worthy of hassle storing and swapping tires every year.
Every tire comparison you do, the better it gets !!! Superb Jonathan, keep it up dude !!! Hope you could test the Continental summer family tires, together. It would be really interesting to see the differences. Greetings from Barcelona :=)
Hi! I really appreciate your channel, in my opinion the most interesting channel for tyre reviews I found on TH-cam so far. Although English is not my native language, I really enjoy listening to you and I'm amazed how detailed you can feel and explain even small differences between each tyre. This is really entertaining and a pleasure to watch! Personally, I am really satsfied with Vredestein Wintrac Pro tyres. I had them on my 2016 Focus RS (235/40 R18) and I also bought them last year for my Mustang GT (255/40 R19 front and 275/40 R19 rear). They did very well in snow and have a "sportive" touch on dry and even wet roads with direct steering and high levels of grip. They are not cheap though, but not as pricey as the Premium tyres from Michelin, Continental, Pirelli or Goodyear.
I have Hankook Icept Evo 3 on my Mustang GT and am very happy with their performance (the same staggered configuration you have). I second the result of this test, really an excellent jak of all trades tire. I live in Eastern Europe, we have everything in winter, dry roads, snowy roads, icy roads, muddy roads. Hankook really works well!
Another fantastic review as usual brother. Tons of information, explanations and logic. The most comprehensive test. I have LM005 for this winter as I got them last year from the dealer when I bought the new car. Used them for like 2 weeks as season was over so no impressions to share. I am glad they turned out great for mild weather in you test as those are my conditions. I wonder if Bridgestone is loosing in snow and aquaplaning due to their weird logic of manufacturing tires with the least tread depth?
Thanks! These actually had 8.1mm compared to 7.6mm for the Michelin, so it's not down to tread depth! I think the LM005 is amazing in the wet, but I'm a little concerned by some of the wear reports I've seen. www.tyrereviews.com/Article/2021-Tyre-Review-Winter-Tyre-Test.htm
@@tyrereviews I see. Well maybe a suggestion for test procedure next time - performance on ICE. Here in southeast europe we have a lot of cases when roads are a bit wet or melted during the day, but as soon as sun goes away the water on asphalt freezes and you basically drive on "black ice"
Starting my 6th year on my Blizzaks on my Escalade here in Alaska, i bought my own rim clamp changer and balancer, tires are seasonaly used only in the winter and changed out before temps are over 50f. The best studless tires i have ever owned. Still over 85% tread left.
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 is a great winter tire, I use it here in Canada and I'll testify to it's goodness . Blizzaks also have a good reputation here, but you don't see too may Contis. Pleasantly surprised with Hankooks and as for the Nokians, WR is not that great (speaking from experience). However, the Hakkapelitas (studded or not) are awesome especially on ice. Great review, as always! :)
This test came just in the nick of time, I am about to purchase winter tyres for my 2 cars and was unsure what to go for. (Romania / Europe). Thank you!
In my area we might not get massive amounts of snow and the roads are kept free most of the time, but we do have a lot of steep hills. Without awd you need the best possible winter tires you can get, in order not to get stuck on those few days you actually need them.
I do love to geek. You can see the DOTs and production countries on the website too - www.tyrereviews.com/Article/2021-Tyre-Review-Winter-Tyre-Test.htm
Just got my 19" Alpine 5 winter tires form my kia stinger GT and I'm so happy to see that they are so good in the snow and overall. I live in 🇨🇦 and we get lots of it over here in Ontario. Thanks for the video😃
You are doing a great job educating people about road safety and importance of fitting proper tyres! I love your professional and scientific approach! Very much appreciated Jonathan! I only buy tyres after watching a d reading your reviews/tests!👍👍👏👏💪💪
Nice! I just bought and fitted the LM05. I chose it over the Hankook based on many other reviews, although being close both performance and price wise. Living in a mild climate with main focus on wet performance, i probably won’t regret it.
@@tyrereviews I will happily do so :) also, I’m driving an Alpina E92 D3 Biturbo, so totally different application to your test vehicle. My Hankook summer tires seem to last about 40000-50000kms, currently they are at 27000kms. They are much noisier on bad surfaces like old concrete autobahn compared to my new Winter Bridgestones. Also, summer is 19“ while Winter is 18“.
An excellent review. Well thought out, well presented, informed by data and refreshingly free of BS. Have ordered some Continental Winter Contacts for my Range Rover on the basis of this review.
Thank you for all the work you put in. I would suggest replacing the summer tyre comparison with a great all-season tyre (like the CrossClimate 2). It would make more sense for those who actually need to buy winter tyres.
Bought the LM005's last year for my 2008 BMW 120i. The wet handling is as impressive as the test is showing, and surely for the wet netherlands a really good choice.
Yea, you finally got a hold of some Blizzaks. Great review as always. I wonder what the difference is between ultra performance winter and normal studless winter tires. Lastly any plans to start comparing off-road tires. With the rise in popularity of off-roading and how well awd drive comparisons do I imagine a tire test would be really popular.
Very very good comparison with detailed information. I really like when you consider just many factors but the last word is by the customer side. You give clear information that the best tire doesn't exist. Every time we have to consider and balance final condition wich we drive. Thanks a lot for this video!
Hello. Bought a set of Dunlop WinterSport 5 225/45 R17 in October 2022. The tyres came with DOT 1020 (with some discount for this) and I am pretty happy with them after 1000km in chill autumn environement. It’s a well balanced tyre like you said. I felt the car very well on direction for a winter tyre (dry roads, no pushing to the limit). Even if it’s not a new model anymore I thing it’s a good choice if you found the right price. ~310euros for a set of 4 in my case - Audi A3 8V Sedan 2017. Thanks for the work you done!
Ohhh yiss, the review I was waiting for! I normally run Goodyear Eagle F1s on a hot hatch so was considering the Michelin Cross Climate 2s, but am very tempted by either the Continentals or the Hankooks (especially at that price)
Since I made the switch from mid-range winter tyres to the premium Conti TS850 a few years back I've never looked back. Since I live in the Balkans where weather can go from sunny to snowy, to rain and from dry, to wet, to ice The Conties have been amazing in every condition. Looking forward for when they run out so I can get the newer 870. Always looking forward to your reviews!
Another top video from you! Man, you are doing such a good quality work! Definitely you are underrated, a lot :( I have a strange passion for tires, I spend a lot of time reading about them and I think I saw all your videos and articles 😅 even drove my friends mad with them. Every time when a friend ask me what tires should he buy, I sent links from you and tell them to watch videos and and read your articles.
ive the dunlpop on a seat leon Crupra R FWD and the Nokian on a tesla model 3 performance, for the moment i'm happy with both, living in switzerland in an area with several swow episodes per year
@@tyrereviews Actualy verry impresive, the grip is better ans smoother than my previous 2014 A6, the hadling and brakin on snow is similar, its a 1.9 tons sedans so as the a6, theres more inertia than lighter cars, like the seat, but the stability control makes easy even on icy mountain roads, on dry roads it becomes verry impressive much better than the a6 and even the cupra. In track mode, well its up to you to chose where you send the toque, personaly i go 70%rear to make it funny on curves and 30% front to help grip out of curve. So i would its a verry safe car on normal driving, and pretty fun if you dare to go track mode on snow :)
Outstanding analysis as always. Would love to see the Blizzaks retested after 1000 km when the micropore compound is gone and the tires are half-way through their expected lifespan (every Bridgestone tire I've ever had wears like it's an R compound track tire).
Great review and fascinating results! Any plans for including All Weather 3 Peak Mountain Snowflake tires in these winter tests to showcase the performance differences vs. dedicated winter tires? Since your "All Seasons" test and Winter tires test were done simultaneously, seems like a great opportunity to compare/contrast the differences. Thanks!
@@tyrereviews there are a lot of questions on All Weather vs. winter tires and you're amongst the best out there at making this understandable for Joe & Jane Average. You do a metric crap ton of work and can't imagine how many laps you do to put these tests out. Thanks so much!
I am glad that I picked the Bridgestone tyres. Actually, was using them for two seasons already, and I am quite happy with them. I am not really pushing them too much, butthey handled quite good.
Great thorough content as usual thank you. Would love to see some ice tests in this video and the all season roundup. Ice is even more common than snow here in Ireland/uk and is the conditions which you would be more likely to get stuck in due to lack of tyre grip
I was always picking my tires between Michelin and Continental, lately I am impressed how good Hankook is getting...will consider it in the future for sure.
ooh, yes! what those guys said! It's time to start putting some tyres away, like fine wine. Set some on a shelf and take them out once a year for testing and rotate the others for use all year round and bring them back at testing season to go up against their younger selves! Tyre age and wear are huge factors in safety. Back in the day i had some tyres that were fabulous, new and turned diabolical after 3 years, still with plenty of tread. ANother set were useless when new, lost half the tread in under a year, then seemingly, by magin, turned into a fairly good tyre. (obviously compound layering). Love to see some follow up tests. (even on different cars. Interesting to see the relative performance changes.
Love your reviews and use them all the time (and go to your site, too!). Question about the Goodyear Ultragrip Performance+ * that BMW is fitting on their winter kit: as you've shown the difference between the * and aftermarket tires in another video, is the * version of the Performance+ different from the one on-test in this test?
Another winner! Awesome video to start my Monday! I've only been purchasing Michelin or Continental tires the last 5 years. (Whatever is the better deal at the time. Lol)
Great stuff, as always, thanks a lot 👍🏻 I highly appreciate you include weight of the tyres, please add comment about their rim protection next time, as it's quite important on low sidewall UHP tyres, you know... 🤷🏻♂️ While no big differences, been shocked by the sub par results of Goodyear in the dry. My choice the last year, and 95% drivers would consider them summer on dry surface before high temps. What a fantastic tyres, except the poor ride quality. Cool to see Hankook scoring so well, hope Vredestein make it to the group next time. btw, absolutely understand tread wear not tested. Anyway, we expect the Michelin, Goodyear, and Continental being the best. However, if Dunlop is similar to previous gen, I would even disqualify them - easily the most expensive tyres I've ever used considering the price/wear.
I bought Michelin X-ice Snows, I'll see how they perform this upcoming winter but according to tirerack they were the best handling tire, I assume they're better than the alpines too since they're more aggressive.
My buddy has a set of X-ice tires on his BMW and he says it makes his car an absolute beast in the winter, especially here in Canada. I'm considering them once my current set needs to be replaced.
Having used many sets of winter tires, Michelin and Continental are my top choice for winter tires. I drive X-ice on my full-size pick-up truck year round. Dunlop used to be very good but they seem to have slid down the order (still running an old set of Dunlop winters on my X5 just to use them up but replacing them by late October). Hankook and Blizzaks I would not put hard earned cash down for. Unfortunately one my current vehicles had a brand new set of Blizzaks mounted when I bought it and so they will be put to the test this winter. (Blizzaks seem to have a softer top layer that performs well in cold weather but wears out in one or two seasons after which they are reportedly garbage....we'll see.)
The past winter I have been driving 225/45/17 lm005 fitted on a golf gti. They are shit in the snow. However, the total days where I had to drive them on snow were probably 5. The rest was on wet roads and they were OK. Grip was better than my summer ones in summer, Bridgestone s001, they were the tyres from the factory.
Thank you for the review! I always find useful content on your channel. Would've loved to see the VREDESTEIN WINTRAC PRO in the review as well as I'm considering whether to fit these or the Blizzak LM005.
The Wintrack Pro is an older tyre now, I'd take the Bridgestone. The Pirelli didn't make it for the same reason, they only had old models at time of ordering (1 year ago)
@@tyrereviews ouch! In North America those are the latest and greatest for us. The best tires on tire rack right now are PA4s, sottozero 3 and Wintrac Pro .. seems like we should check your videos from 2 years ago to figure out which tires to get
Sadly I won't be able to fit Contis due to the size (my wheels are 17s) so let's hope the regular TS 870 is as good as the 870P. Can't find it anywhere in the UK yet, hope it comes soon so I can replace my TS 860 😅 Thanks again for taking the time to make this video! 👍
...but, BUT... "Snowdragon" is clearly the best name for a winter tire. haha. Another great test/review. I was a little surprised that the summer tire was best on dry handling, because I've always thought one of the main advantages of a winter tire was a compound that stayed softer/stickier when temps dropped below 45 degrees F. I'm going to have to go back and check out the All Weather tire data/review to see how the "goldilocks" tires compare to the dedicated winter treads. Thanks again!
Breaths fire on snow! In the dry, the stability of a summer tyre will usually always mean it's best under extreme conditions at any temperature, obviously aided by the fact track handling generates heat
What ia your opinion on Prelli tyres? I am asking because I don't see them included în your tests. I just bought Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason plus on 215/50/17 size and I look forward to see how they perform. I love your content since this îs the best chanel on this topic. Greetings from Romania!
Thank you for your excellent review. I have just bought a VW ID3 Tour and have ordered a set of the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 based on last year’s reviews, given they have the lowest rolling resistance I feel I have made the right decision.
Great Vid and Testing mate! Thank you. You really deserve an award for your work. I bought the Continental WinterContact TS870 P and really like them a lot. Super quiet and massive grip on my Audi A4 Avant Quattro, I am driving in Germany. 👌🏼 I feel super comfortable knowing to have bought the best winter tyre possible. It is just an investment in safety and saving you in the very worst case to face a expensive crash or accident. Folks, you can save on everything but never on safety. In the end I think the importance and impact of tyres are extremely underrated - and remember they are the only contact point of your car to the street. Cheers.
Thanks for all those tests, they are helpful and informative. I like the way you test them and document everything, best tyre tests on the web imo. Only problem this year is that you have tested Michelin Alpin Pilot 5 and TS870P, ADAC has tested Michelin Alpin 6 and (old) TS860. So there is no common point except Blizzak LM005 to compare tests =P
Bought Imperial last autumn. We had -25 this winter. Lot's of snow and ice. I should say that it's a brilliant tyres for this price. Would by another set again. But it looks like they will last at least 3 winter seasons. Before I had Goodyear UG Performance 8, nice tyres, but for mild winters. I have 300hp awd car.
For the UK even if I was swapping UHP Summer and Winter I'd consider the Cross Climate 2 for the winter option. It seems to be so much closer to the winter options now for snow performance and less of a compromise in cold dry/wet.
This is the best ever review on the most important topic of winter safety and confidence. What made you not bring the SottoZero III from Pirelli into this? I used them on my MX-5 RF and my 2017 BRZ. They are awesome in cold dry and enable me to enjoy light snow and bad ice situations with ease.
A point I'd like to make is that if you live in a Nordic country tyres like the Michelin Alpin 5 can basically be a hazard due to horrible grip on ice if you don't take into account what kind of surfaces you encounter. I recently read this year's winter Tyre test made by "teknikens värld" over here in Sweden and they include ice testing. "mid EU winter tyres" dunno what the English term is, but like the alpine 5 tend to lack in ice grip. But the alpine 5 stood out because it did so bad on ice that they gave it penalties to its overall score, they could not with confidence let the rest of the performance make it look better than it actually is. Sure, they're not made for ice, That's what Nordic winter tyres are for ofc. But still. It's important to keep stuff like this in mind. Snow is one thing, ice is a completely different beast to master if you happen to encounter it. Just wanted to add this 🙂
Great video, so thorough. I really expected the Nokian to come out on top. I wish you had a comparison of them on ice. Living in Minnesota we get cold for long periods and fairly deep snow a few times a year. But the past few years we have been getting horrible freezing rain, so everything is coated in slick ice where a person can barely stand up straight. I had X Ice on my 335xi last couple years and was not impressed.
Agreed! Ice is probably the most challenging winter condition. (Black) ice is also the most dangerous. Snow or rain and a wet surface you can see and adapt the speed. The sudden spot of black ice is can hit you as a very bad surprice.
Your videos are enjoyable, informative and well-explained. The sad part is that you live in the UK and the tests you do involve European models of the tires (the "i" instead of the "y" should tell you I'm from the other side of the ocean). Therefore, I'm not sure how much use I can make of these videos, unless the brand's ranking is consistent throughout its models.
I know in a past video you were comparing which the best size for a winter tyre would be. On that note, lets say I have a mid-range SUV(crossover), I have the 16" winter tires and this year it would be time to change them. On that note, should I follow this review of winter tires to make up my mind, or will you make a review on the top winter tires of 2021 for normal, not-so-high preformance, cars? Thank you very much and always looking forward to your reviews :D with respect, Vlad U. from Brasov/Romania
Best advice is to try not to drive in the snow but if you absolutely need to drive in snow, any of these tires will probably outperform 90%+ of all seasons. I've had Blizzaks, Hakkas, and Goodyears and whether on Subarus , Audis or BMWs if you drive carefully any of these will impress you. Will have a look at the Continentals for next season.
Just got the GY ultra grip since I can't wait for the release of the next gen next year as the cheap motomasters I have suck. Perfectly timed in getting them since our first big snow was today. Man are they amazing.
PLEASE PLEASE consider leaving a review of your tyres over at www.tyrereviews.com as it really helps this youtube channel exist :) Much love
Jonathan, can you tell me what you think about dinosaur gy ultragrip ice 2?
so allseason and winter test are made on same location and same track distance and layout? I can compare results?
geting a new car next spring, change avery 3 years and new tires summer and winter. i follow your test with great intrest. next spring looks like im geting a toyota yaris hybrid, good alroumd mashine if it bit slow in accelration. here is the thing that i picked up for cars in nordic climate and winter tires, the weight of the car makes huge difrenses so for a yaris im going studds but for a corolla friction is fine. great reviews and keep up the good work.... ( mubling test also on gravle please) ;D
I'd love to see comparison between top winter and top all seasons.
Spectacular presentation as always. Worth the wait and good timing with the season just around the corner.
You’re great man. Objective data, subjective data, good website. Congratulations for your work
I appreciate that!
I love the fact that you are doing what you are most passionate about for living which allows you to put all you have to produce the best content possible while having fun doing it. No cheap content to get rating up for TH-cam or warring about sponsorship and who to please with.
The fact that you tested these tires at the same time as the All Sean / All Weather tires allows people to see just how much differences there are between the premium All Season vs the premium Winter tires in all weather conditions. It was a surprise to me that the tire with the lowest tread depth (Michelin) has all the best snow performance especially they usually have a tradition of long lasting tread wear and good performance even at low depth of tread at the end of its life. Well done and thank you for the hard/fun work review.
Michelin have done something special with that tyre for sure! I'm sad I didn't test the same size of AS and winter, then we really could mix and match!
I've picked Bridgestone LM005 last year based on it's impressive wet performance. These days we don't see snow roads in Poland as roads are usually wet and muddy. The tyre is very grippy, even enough grippy for my liking when there is some snow. However... The comfort levels are are a disaster. The ride went from comfortable (Conti TS850 was my last tire) to very harsh and noisy. Something to know for potential future buyers of this tire, especially if the car you will fit it to doesn't have soft, comfortable suspension characteristic, as I'm now considering replacing it with something else because of that...
Great video as always Jonathan, fun to watch even when not buying tires ;)
last year we had some snow :D I am going for alpin 5 I think so, it will be good choose for rwd car, on wet it drives superb but it needs good tyre on snow..
A czy nie miał Pan czasem Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 w wersji RUN ON FLAT? (te mają dużo większe opory toczenia, a przez to są mniej komfortowe).
Ja właśnie zainstalowałem je na kia Xceed i na śniegu nie za bardzo, ale na asfalcie?Muszę powiedzieć-mega komfortowe. Z tymi oponami jest bardzo dziwna sprawa, mają sprzeczne opinie,od zachwytów po totalną krytykę. Odkąd znika śnieg,także zaczynam je bardzo doceniać ale fakt,na śniegu mnie po prostu zawiodły,profil 235/45 R18.
I am so happy I've decided for Hankook Winter i cept evo3 as you've recommended me personally. It is 70€ cheaper per tire than Continental and 90€ than Michelin. It is a no brainer in 245/45/19. Thank you very much, impressive review as always. :)
i'm looking at 255/40/19 and i'm just about to buy the i8cept evo3
Awesome guys, don't forget to leave reviews on www.tyrereviews.com :)
same :) and same dimensions
Bought iceptEvo3 in 2020 autumn so its my second season in Lithuanian winter, i use it on my ML 320, it acts perfect in snow, it also acts good in soft muddy roads, and best thing about Hankooks it was way cheaper than premium tyres, for 255/55 R19 paid like 150eur.
You're quite good at these reviews and they're the only real world testing ones I've found that are relevant. Other reviews don't have comparisons, testing, and often just drive whatever that person happened to buy and repeat what the selling language is. Thanks.
thanks :)
One of the best channels on TH-cam for real chads who give a damn about tyres (*edit: if talking tyres, second to none, if talking cars in general, one of the best).
Keep it going!
Btw, what's your quick take on a Nokian WR A4? Just bought them in 225/40 R18 for my A3
Thanks! The A4, it was a good tyre. Little older now, but it doesn't seem like the Snowproof P really moved the game on!
@@tyrereviews Thank you!
Amazing info for years now tbh, I recommend this channel everywhere
Legend!
Thanks for your tests! The same reviews would be interesting after 10/20k miles or after 2 or 3 seasons, to see which one loses more performance
This video proves exactly why I went with the Bridgestone. I live in Denmark when we have snow for maybe a couple of days, maybe a week in the winter, for the rest of the winter period it's a constantly wet and drizzling. They're really good for this type of climate.
Let me know how they do with wear!
The usual very high standard test. Thank you and keep up the good work! This is the first test I saw about the new Conti TS 870P, special thanks for this!
I was the first to test it 😁
I used Dunlop Winter Sport5 last winter. It performed very well in the snow. It was also very successful in wet conditions. If you are not a speed freak, it is quite satisfactory in dry conditions in winter conditions as well. I highly recommend the Dunlop Winter Sport5. And appreciate for this great review. Thank you mate 👍🏼
I had the Winter Sport 5 on mine and I wouldn't fit them again... they seem to be considerably varying in different sizes.
Which size did you have? Mine were 215/50 R17...
I have used the Dunlops for the last two winters and have been very happy with them. In the winter I am not worried about dry braking and handling, just wet, cold and snow performance. My Dunlops in snow only seriously lose traction once the car starts to rub its belly in deep snow. The rest of the time it does everything that I need. Its surprisingly quiet and comfortable on the road as well as this test shows.
Another EXCELLENT review! Confirms my observation, I am very happy with Hankook Icept Evo 3 on my Mustang GT.
Being in the UK the last part of the video regarding the Continental and Michelin joint first and choosing what is best for you was the icing on the cake.
Excellent stuff. Was particularly interested in how the summer tyre compared in cold/wet conditions - thanks for including that.
Glad it was helpful!
I live in Bavaria which can get lots of snow but it does tend to be cleared away reasonably quickly. When I bought my Clio RS Trophy 5 years ago I opted for Michelin PSS (18") summer tyres & Hankook (17") winters. This year I need new winters and have opted for the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005's to be fitted in November. I'm reasonably happy with your results and thanks for a brilliant review overall.
Let me know how you get on with them :)
nearly 4am Los Angeles time notification hit. i was awake. Appreciate your work mate. Lets do this.
Oh damn son get to sleep! Also do you get much snow in LA?!
@@tyrereviews Hey oh, white as snow. :D
Mild climate adjustment is well appreciated. Thank you for this exhausting work.
Would be cool to see some Nordic winter tires in here as well, like the Continental Vikingcontact 7 and Nokian Hakkapelitta 9
I'm working on a Nordic test for next year :)
@@tyrereviews Please add to the test the best winter tire from this test.
@@joeblacklv I plan to include the Conti :)
Indeed
Just to be clear, get the new Hakkapeliitta 10, not the 9
Great review as always. Can't wait for the video where you explain why you use all seasons over winter tires! I live in a slightly colder climate than that of the UK and still wondering myself what to do. Cheers!
To me it comes down to compacted snow or ice, if you see any of that, winter tyres are best
@@tyrereviews Thanks. That's a really helpful reply to a good Van Der question. I live in the north pennines and usually drive on winters, but have been tempted by the thought of all-seasons for cost/convenience reasons. But we do get snow and ice, more regularly than other parts of UK outside of Scottish Highlands! I also drive mainly on rural roads. So..... winters again for the new Subaru.. and your brill recent tyre review, 2021, makes me think its Continental WinterContact 870P for me. All the best.
I have all season but still happy about your reviews.
You preached the Hankook all season and man, quality is there !!!
Nice to see it's amazing even with winter tyres
Rapidly improving company!
I took am considering fitting the hankooks, they do seem to be on the up
This is by far the best tyre review site on YT!
Best and only :D
Thank you for your great reviews! Because of this review I got the Continental TS870P for my MK5 R32 today. Really excited already to drive it in winter.
Earlier this year I got the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 for summer after watching your review.
Let me know how you find them!
Thanks for all the effort you put in. Really remarkable.
But you're right, for England I think all seasons are a better solution
So glad I went with CrossClimate 2 all-season tire rather then getting dedicated winter tire. Yes, I get few inches of snow but not worthy of hassle storing and swapping tires every year.
Nice :)
I have just ordered them too.
Would have been great to have the CrossClimate 2 included in this test as well…
Today got mine CC2 :)
@@ValtersPelns Ah, 1-2 days before me. :p
My country does not experience winter but I love your reviews so will watch!
Every tire comparison you do, the better it gets !!! Superb Jonathan, keep it up dude !!! Hope you could test the Continental summer family tires, together. It would be really interesting to see the differences. Greetings from Barcelona :=)
Thanks! I'm working on bits with conti :)
@@tyrereviews Can't wait to see it !!! :=)
Hi! I really appreciate your channel, in my opinion the most interesting channel for tyre reviews I found on TH-cam so far. Although English is not my native language, I really enjoy listening to you and I'm amazed how detailed you can feel and explain even small differences between each tyre. This is really entertaining and a pleasure to watch! Personally, I am really satsfied with Vredestein Wintrac Pro tyres. I had them on my 2016 Focus RS (235/40 R18) and I also bought them last year for my Mustang GT (255/40 R19 front and 275/40 R19 rear). They did very well in snow and have a "sportive" touch on dry and even wet roads with direct steering and high levels of grip. They are not cheap though, but not as pricey as the Premium tyres from Michelin, Continental, Pirelli or Goodyear.
I have Hankook Icept Evo 3 on my Mustang GT and am very happy with their performance (the same staggered configuration you have). I second the result of this test, really an excellent jak of all trades tire. I live in Eastern Europe, we have everything in winter, dry roads, snowy roads, icy roads, muddy roads. Hankook really works well!
Another fantastic review as usual brother. Tons of information, explanations and logic. The most comprehensive test. I have LM005 for this winter as I got them last year from the dealer when I bought the new car. Used them for like 2 weeks as season was over so no impressions to share. I am glad they turned out great for mild weather in you test as those are my conditions. I wonder if Bridgestone is loosing in snow and aquaplaning due to their weird logic of manufacturing tires with the least tread depth?
Thanks! These actually had 8.1mm compared to 7.6mm for the Michelin, so it's not down to tread depth! I think the LM005 is amazing in the wet, but I'm a little concerned by some of the wear reports I've seen.
www.tyrereviews.com/Article/2021-Tyre-Review-Winter-Tyre-Test.htm
@@tyrereviews I see. Well maybe a suggestion for test procedure next time - performance on ICE. Here in southeast europe we have a lot of cases when roads are a bit wet or melted during the day, but as soon as sun goes away the water on asphalt freezes and you basically drive on "black ice"
Starting my 6th year on my Blizzaks on my Escalade here in Alaska, i bought my own rim clamp changer and balancer, tires are seasonaly used only in the winter and changed out before temps are over 50f.
The best studless tires i have ever owned. Still over 85% tread left.
Wow, mega. Watch out for aging out after 5 or 6 years though
I keep saying this but Your tests are THE BEST! So much information, THANK YOU! I always enjoy these 👍🇫🇮
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 is a great winter tire, I use it here in Canada and I'll testify to it's goodness . Blizzaks also have a good reputation here, but you don't see too may Contis. Pleasantly surprised with Hankooks and as for the Nokians, WR is not that great (speaking from experience). However, the Hakkapelitas (studded or not) are awesome especially on ice. Great review, as always! :)
This test came just in the nick of time, I am about to purchase winter tyres for my 2 cars and was unsure what to go for. (Romania / Europe). Thank you!
Glad I could help!
In my area we might not get massive amounts of snow and the roads are kept free most of the time, but we do have a lot of steep hills. Without awd you need the best possible winter tires you can get, in order not to get stuck on those few days you actually need them.
Amazing that you provide the weight of each tire, I didn't even come to mind that there could be such differences.
I do love to geek. You can see the DOTs and production countries on the website too - www.tyrereviews.com/Article/2021-Tyre-Review-Winter-Tyre-Test.htm
Just got my 19" Alpine 5 winter tires form my kia stinger GT and I'm so happy to see that they are so good in the snow and overall. I live in 🇨🇦 and we get lots of it over here in Ontario. Thanks for the video😃
Just found your channel, just dropping a comment to say I appreciate your time with these videos!
Glad you like them!
You are doing a great job educating people about road safety and importance of fitting proper tyres! I love your professional and scientific approach! Very much appreciated Jonathan! I only buy tyres after watching a d reading your reviews/tests!👍👍👏👏💪💪
Thank you Mr Raver!
You r a Superstar
Definitely you takes a lot of doubts way when we need to choose tyres.
Thank you.
:D
Thanks man, love your tests!!! Greetings from the Netherlands
Glad you like them!
ordered my continentals last week, nice to see that i made a good choice!
Nice! Let me know how you find them!
That’s the test I’ve looked for! Thank you very much!
What an outstanding review! Congratulations and greetings from Northern Greece
Nice! I just bought and fitted the LM05. I chose it over the Hankook based on many other reviews, although being close both performance and price wise. Living in a mild climate with main focus on wet performance, i probably won’t regret it.
Sounds like a good choice :) Let me know how you find the wear please!
@@tyrereviews I will happily do so :) also, I’m driving an Alpina E92 D3 Biturbo, so totally different application to your test vehicle. My Hankook summer tires seem to last about 40000-50000kms, currently they are at 27000kms. They are much noisier on bad surfaces like old concrete autobahn compared to my new Winter Bridgestones. Also, summer is 19“ while Winter is 18“.
An excellent review. Well thought out, well presented, informed by data and refreshingly free of BS. Have ordered some Continental Winter Contacts for my Range Rover on the basis of this review.
Thank you for all the work you put in. I would suggest replacing the summer tyre comparison with a great all-season tyre (like the CrossClimate 2). It would make more sense for those who actually need to buy winter tyres.
This comment is spot on, crossclimate/crossclimate 2 should also be a bench mark
Pilot Alpin 5 saved my butt this winter!
Excellent video as always. Interested in a Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 vs CrossClimate 2 video :)
Same here
This!
me too!
Bought the LM005's last year for my 2008 BMW 120i. The wet handling is as impressive as the test is showing, and surely for the wet netherlands a really good choice.
Glad you like them, please put a review on www.tyrereviews.com if you get some time :)
después de ver el vídeo, y las explicaciones y argumentos, he elegido mis siguientes neumáticos de invierno ❄️! Gracias , hacéis un buen trabajo 👍!!
Yea, you finally got a hold of some Blizzaks. Great review as always. I wonder what the difference is between ultra performance winter and normal studless winter tires.
Lastly any plans to start comparing off-road tires. With the rise in popularity of off-roading and how well awd drive comparisons do I imagine a tire test would be really popular.
Yes actually, I've done a few offroad videos and plan to keep doing it :)
Very very good comparison with detailed information. I really like when you consider just many factors but the last word is by the customer side. You give clear information that the best tire doesn't exist. Every time we have to consider and balance final condition wich we drive. Thanks a lot for this video!
Thanks for watching!
Hello. Bought a set of Dunlop WinterSport 5 225/45 R17 in October 2022. The tyres came with DOT 1020 (with some discount for this) and I am pretty happy with them after 1000km in chill autumn environement. It’s a well balanced tyre like you said. I felt the car very well on direction for a winter tyre (dry roads, no pushing to the limit). Even if it’s not a new model anymore I thing it’s a good choice if you found the right price. ~310euros for a set of 4 in my case - Audi A3 8V Sedan 2017. Thanks for the work you done!
Ohhh yiss, the review I was waiting for!
I normally run Goodyear Eagle F1s on a hot hatch so was considering the Michelin Cross Climate 2s, but am very tempted by either the Continentals or the Hankooks (especially at that price)
Since I made the switch from mid-range winter tyres to the premium Conti TS850 a few years back I've never looked back. Since I live in the Balkans where weather can go from sunny to snowy, to rain and from dry, to wet, to ice The Conties have been amazing in every condition. Looking forward for when they run out so I can get the newer 870.
Always looking forward to your reviews!
Mam Continental ts 850 p 7mm bieżnika i tracą przyczepność na wodzie nawet podczas dodania gazu ruszania. U ciebie też tak jest?
These are the best reviews. Glad to see your subscribers increasing
Another top video from you! Man, you are doing such a good quality work! Definitely you are underrated, a lot :(
I have a strange passion for tires, I spend a lot of time reading about them and I think I saw all your videos and articles 😅 even drove my friends mad with them. Every time when a friend ask me what tires should he buy, I sent links from you and tell them to watch videos and and read your articles.
Will you made another video where to compare Michelin Alpin 6 vs Conti TS 870?
ive the dunlpop on a seat leon Crupra R FWD and the Nokian on a tesla model 3 performance, for the moment i'm happy with both, living in switzerland in an area with several swow episodes per year
How's the Tesla in the snow?
@@tyrereviews Actualy verry impresive, the grip is better ans smoother than my previous 2014 A6, the hadling and brakin on snow is similar, its a 1.9 tons sedans so as the a6, theres more inertia than lighter cars, like the seat, but the stability control makes easy even on icy mountain roads, on dry roads it becomes verry impressive much better than the a6 and even the cupra. In track mode, well its up to you to chose where you send the toque, personaly i go 70%rear to make it funny on curves and 30% front to help grip out of curve. So i would its a verry safe car on normal driving, and pretty fun if you dare to go track mode on snow :)
Been waiting for this video for so long! Right on time tho, thank you!!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Outstanding analysis as always. Would love to see the Blizzaks retested after 1000 km when the micropore compound is gone and the tires are half-way through their expected lifespan (every Bridgestone tire I've ever had wears like it's an R compound track tire).
No comment on bridgestone wear...
Great review and fascinating results! Any plans for including All Weather 3 Peak Mountain Snowflake tires in these winter tests to showcase the performance differences vs. dedicated winter tires? Since your "All Seasons" test and Winter tires test were done simultaneously, seems like a great opportunity to compare/contrast the differences. Thanks!
Maybe I need to run both tests in the same size so I can mix and match results :)
@@tyrereviews there are a lot of questions on All Weather vs. winter tires and you're amongst the best out there at making this understandable for Joe & Jane Average. You do a metric crap ton of work and can't imagine how many laps you do to put these tests out. Thanks so much!
Great content as usual!
Bravo Jonathan, my top tyre reviewer!! 👍
I am glad that I picked the Bridgestone tyres. Actually, was using them for two seasons already, and I am quite happy with them. I am not really pushing them too much, butthey handled quite good.
Great thorough content as usual thank you. Would love to see some ice tests in this video and the all season roundup. Ice is even more common than snow here in Ireland/uk and is the conditions which you would be more likely to get stuck in due to lack of tyre grip
Ice was planned, but it wasn't the easiest year for testing
I was always picking my tires between Michelin and Continental, lately I am impressed how good Hankook is getting...will consider it in the future for sure.
ooh, yes! what those guys said! It's time to start putting some tyres away, like fine wine. Set some on a shelf and take them out once a year for testing and rotate the others for use all year round and bring them back at testing season to go up against their younger selves! Tyre age and wear are huge factors in safety. Back in the day i had some tyres that were fabulous, new and turned diabolical after 3 years, still with plenty of tread. ANother set were useless when new, lost half the tread in under a year, then seemingly, by magin, turned into a fairly good tyre. (obviously compound layering). Love to see some follow up tests. (even on different cars. Interesting to see the relative performance changes.
Love your reviews and use them all the time (and go to your site, too!). Question about the Goodyear Ultragrip Performance+ * that BMW is fitting on their winter kit: as you've shown the difference between the * and aftermarket tires in another video, is the * version of the Performance+ different from the one on-test in this test?
The best wintertire review - Great Job and thanks
Another winner! Awesome video to start my Monday! I've only been purchasing Michelin or Continental tires the last 5 years. (Whatever is the better deal at the time. Lol)
At this time i´m not in the market for new tires as i´m happy with my Vredestein allseason tires, but i just love your videos!
These vids are absolutely fantastic. Love them!
:D
Great stuff, as always, thanks a lot 👍🏻
I highly appreciate you include weight of the tyres, please add comment about their rim protection next time, as it's quite important on low sidewall UHP tyres, you know... 🤷🏻♂️
While no big differences, been shocked by the sub par results of Goodyear in the dry. My choice the last year, and 95% drivers would consider them summer on dry surface before high temps. What a fantastic tyres, except the poor ride quality.
Cool to see Hankook scoring so well, hope Vredestein make it to the group next time.
btw, absolutely understand tread wear not tested. Anyway, we expect the Michelin, Goodyear, and Continental being the best. However, if Dunlop is similar to previous gen, I would even disqualify them - easily the most expensive tyres I've ever used considering the price/wear.
I bought Michelin X-ice Snows, I'll see how they perform this upcoming winter but according to tirerack they were the best handling tire, I assume they're better than the alpines too since they're more aggressive.
My buddy has a set of X-ice tires on his BMW and he says it makes his car an absolute beast in the winter, especially here in Canada. I'm considering them once my current set needs to be replaced.
Incredible tire. Quiet and comfortable like an all season, but unbelievable grip in the snow and ice.
У нас в России на них ездят успешно на северах
X-ice is a regular full winter tire. The Alpine is a performance winter tire, it sacrifices snow and ice grip for dry pavement performance.
Love the X Ice tires because they are great in the winter and don’t feel like a winter tire on asphalt
Having used many sets of winter tires, Michelin and Continental are my top choice for winter tires. I drive X-ice on my full-size pick-up truck year round. Dunlop used to be very good but they seem to have slid down the order (still running an old set of Dunlop winters on my X5 just to use them up but replacing them by late October). Hankook and Blizzaks I would not put hard earned cash down for. Unfortunately one my current vehicles had a brand new set of Blizzaks mounted when I bought it and so they will be put to the test this winter. (Blizzaks seem to have a softer top layer that performs well in cold weather but wears out in one or two seasons after which they are reportedly garbage....we'll see.)
Thanks for your thorough testing, I've just brought 4 Hankooks for my Fabia after watching this video 👍
The past winter I have been driving 225/45/17 lm005 fitted on a golf gti. They are shit in the snow. However, the total days where I had to drive them on snow were probably 5. The rest was on wet roads and they were OK. Grip was better than my summer ones in summer, Bridgestone s001, they were the tyres from the factory.
Exactly, if you don't see much snow they're great. How's the wear?
Best tyres review on all youtube! Like always!🙂🤝👍👍👍👍
Thank you for the review! I always find useful content on your channel.
Would've loved to see the VREDESTEIN WINTRAC PRO in the review as well as I'm considering whether to fit these or the Blizzak LM005.
Or the pirelli sottozeros, I wonder why these two did not make it
The Wintrack Pro is an older tyre now, I'd take the Bridgestone. The Pirelli didn't make it for the same reason, they only had old models at time of ordering (1 year ago)
@@tyrereviews ouch! In North America those are the latest and greatest for us. The best tires on tire rack right now are PA4s, sottozero 3 and Wintrac Pro .. seems like we should check your videos from 2 years ago to figure out which tires to get
Sadly I won't be able to fit Contis due to the size (my wheels are 17s) so let's hope the regular TS 870 is as good as the 870P. Can't find it anywhere in the UK yet, hope it comes soon so I can replace my TS 860 😅
Thanks again for taking the time to make this video! 👍
The 870 is awesome, don't worry :)
You consistently have the best tire reviews on the entire internet! Thank you!
...but, BUT... "Snowdragon" is clearly the best name for a winter tire. haha. Another great test/review. I was a little surprised that the summer tire was best on dry handling, because I've always thought one of the main advantages of a winter tire was a compound that stayed softer/stickier when temps dropped below 45 degrees F. I'm going to have to go back and check out the All Weather tire data/review to see how the "goldilocks" tires compare to the dedicated winter treads. Thanks again!
Breaths fire on snow!
In the dry, the stability of a summer tyre will usually always mean it's best under extreme conditions at any temperature, obviously aided by the fact track handling generates heat
What ia your opinion on Prelli tyres? I am asking because I don't see them included în your tests. I just bought Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason plus on 215/50/17 size and I look forward to see how they perform.
I love your content since this îs the best chanel on this topic. Greetings from Romania!
Man, why dont you buy Pirelli SF2??? Much better and new one
Excellent test, right on time, helpfull to choose what to buy! thanks
Thank you for your excellent review. I have just bought a VW ID3 Tour and have ordered a set of the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 based on last year’s reviews, given they have the lowest rolling resistance I feel I have made the right decision.
Nice, let me know how you get on with them! :)
I bought the Vredestein Quatrac Pro and I am very impressed about the performance on wet and dry conditions.
Great Vid and Testing mate! Thank you. You really deserve an award for your work.
I bought the Continental WinterContact TS870 P and really like them a lot. Super quiet and massive grip on my Audi A4 Avant Quattro, I am driving in Germany. 👌🏼
I feel super comfortable knowing to have bought the best winter tyre possible. It is just an investment in safety and saving you in the very worst case to face a expensive crash or accident.
Folks, you can save on everything but never on safety. In the end I think the importance and impact of tyres are extremely underrated - and remember they are the only contact point of your car to the street.
Cheers.
Glad you found it useful :) Stick a review on www.tyrereviews.com sometime :)
Thanks for all those tests, they are helpful and informative. I like the way you test them and document everything, best tyre tests on the web imo. Only problem this year is that you have tested Michelin Alpin Pilot 5 and TS870P, ADAC has tested Michelin Alpin 6 and (old) TS860. So there is no common point except Blizzak LM005 to compare tests =P
You'll probably find that Auto Bild tested TS870 lol
Bought Imperial last autumn. We had -25 this winter. Lot's of snow and ice. I should say that it's a brilliant tyres for this price. Would by another set again. But it looks like they will last at least 3 winter seasons. Before I had Goodyear UG Performance 8, nice tyres, but for mild winters. I have 300hp awd car.
Your video helped me a lot, thank you very much. I really appreciate the work that you put in this video. Thank you again!
For the UK even if I was swapping UHP Summer and Winter I'd consider the Cross Climate 2 for the winter option. It seems to be so much closer to the winter options now for snow performance and less of a compromise in cold dry/wet.
Yep! That's what I do in the US
I just wish there was a UHP cross climate in my wheel size.
@@tyrereviews You live in the US? :o
Great content as always! Please do a comparo for the Nordic friction compound tyres as well!
Planned for next year!
This is the best ever review on the most important topic of winter safety and confidence. What made you not bring the SottoZero III from Pirelli into this? I used them on my MX-5 RF and my 2017 BRZ. They are awesome in cold dry and enable me to enjoy light snow and bad ice situations with ease.
A point I'd like to make is that if you live in a Nordic country tyres like the Michelin Alpin 5 can basically be a hazard due to horrible grip on ice if you don't take into account what kind of surfaces you encounter.
I recently read this year's winter Tyre test made by "teknikens värld" over here in Sweden and they include ice testing. "mid EU winter tyres" dunno what the English term is, but like the alpine 5 tend to lack in ice grip. But the alpine 5 stood out because it did so bad on ice that they gave it penalties to its overall score, they could not with confidence let the rest of the performance make it look better than it actually is.
Sure, they're not made for ice, That's what Nordic winter tyres are for ofc. But still. It's important to keep stuff like this in mind. Snow is one thing, ice is a completely different beast to master if you happen to encounter it.
Just wanted to add this 🙂
I'll be doing a nordic test next year and including the TS870P as reference
Great video, so thorough. I really expected the Nokian to come out on top.
I wish you had a comparison of them on ice. Living in Minnesota we get cold for long periods and fairly deep snow a few times a year. But the past few years we have been getting horrible freezing rain, so everything is coated in slick ice where a person can barely stand up straight. I had X Ice on my 335xi last couple years and was not impressed.
Agreed! Ice is probably the most challenging winter condition. (Black) ice is also the most dangerous. Snow or rain and a wet surface you can see and adapt the speed. The sudden spot of black ice is can hit you as a very bad surprice.
I think I'm addicted to these videos :)
:D
I bought Michelin Alpin 6 for my Dacia ... changed from last years from Hankook ( budget tyres )
Your videos are enjoyable, informative and well-explained. The sad part is that you live in the UK and the tests you do involve European models of the tires (the "i" instead of the "y" should tell you I'm from the other side of the ocean). Therefore, I'm not sure how much use I can make of these videos, unless the brand's ranking is consistent throughout its models.
I know in a past video you were comparing which the best size for a winter tyre would be. On that note, lets say I have a mid-range SUV(crossover), I have the 16" winter tires and this year it would be time to change them. On that note, should I follow this review of winter tires to make up my mind, or will you make a review on the top winter tires of 2021 for normal, not-so-high preformance, cars? Thank you very much and always looking forward to your reviews :D with respect, Vlad U. from Brasov/Romania
Best advice is to try not to drive in the snow but if you absolutely need to drive in snow, any of these tires will probably outperform 90%+ of all seasons. I've had Blizzaks, Hakkas, and Goodyears and whether on Subarus , Audis or BMWs if you drive carefully any of these will impress you. Will have a look at the Continentals for next season.
Just got the GY ultra grip since I can't wait for the release of the next gen next year as the cheap motomasters I have suck. Perfectly timed in getting them since our first big snow was today. Man are they amazing.