205/60 R16 Tires
The following tires have been reviewed in 205/60 R16.
| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 (3) | 93% | 97% | 93% | 93% | 100% | 100% |
| Pirelli Ice Zero FR (3) | 100% | 100% | 85% | 100% | 0% | 87% |
| Debica Frigo HP (2) | 100% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 95% | 95% |
| Michelin Alpin A4 (53) | 88% | 95% | 91% | 88% | 94% | 93% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 (8) | 84% | 86% | 90% | 88% | 83% | 96% |
| Nexen Winguard Snow G3 (7) | 90% | 90% | 87% | 87% | 78% | 93% |
| Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62 (1) | 70% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 70% |
| Triangle Snowlink PL01 (1) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 90% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 870 P (18) | 88% | 94% | 82% | 91% | 89% | 93% |
| Nokian Nordman SX2 (2) | 95% | 95% | 90% | 95% | 70% | 90% |
| Achilles Winter 101 X (3) | 93% | 80% | 83% | 87% | 90% | 90% |
| Kleber Quadraxer 3 (16) | 91% | 88% | 87% | 77% | 92% | 92% |
| Nereus NS805 Plus (2) | 95% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 55% | 100% |
| Continental AllSeasonContact 2 (18) | 89% | 92% | 86% | 83% | 79% | 98% |
| Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 (23) | 93% | 92% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 80% |
| Sava eskimo hp (17) | 84% | 87% | 85% | 84% | 88% | 86% |
| Laufenn G Fit 4S (7) | 91% | 93% | 83% | 84% | 90% | 90% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 RFT (7) | 84% | 89% | 87% | 71% | 87% | 84% |
| Nokian Line (65) | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 82% | 86% |
| Nokian WR D3 (42) | 91% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 87% |
| Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun (49) | 89% | 90% | 84% | 87% | 83% | 84% |
| RoadX RXMOTION H12 (7) | 95% | 82% | 86% | 75% | 98% | 83% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus (6) | 92% | 93% | 80% | 77% | 97% | 85% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 S (12) | 85% | 83% | 87% | 88% | 91% | 92% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance (9) | 89% | 89% | 88% | 88% | 81% | 83% |
| Michelin Alpin 6 (30) | 89% | 92% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 90% |
| Semperit Speed Grip 2 (17) | 89% | 89% | 89% | 76% | 87% | 89% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 4 (50) | 91% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 81% | 87% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (92) | 91% | 87% | 82% | 85% | 90% | 84% |
| General Exclaim UHP (2) | 80% | 80% | 90% | 80% | 100% | 80% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS01 (21) | 89% | 90% | 87% | 77% | 88% | 81% |
| Achilles 122 (7) | 93% | 79% | 89% | 84% | 82% | 87% |
| Toyo SNOWPROX S 952 (5) | 92% | 94% | 86% | 82% | 82% | 80% |
| Fulda EcoControl HP2 (4) | 88% | 70% | 83% | 85% | 98% | 93% |
| Vredestein Quatrac (20) | 86% | 91% | 76% | 86% | 92% | 82% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 (9) | 85% | 85% | 75% | 84% | 84% | 84% |
| Barum Polaris 3 (18) | 82% | 88% | 83% | 80% | 87% | 86% |
| Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 (8) | 95% | 88% | 85% | 91% | 87% | 71% |
| Mayrun MR500 (12) | 88% | 86% | 73% | 83% | 86% | 85% |
| Gislaved Nord Frost 5 (4) | 80% | 90% | 80% | 87% | 67% | 93% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 5 (98) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (39) | 82% | 89% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 90% |
| Barum Bravuris 3HM (66) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 80% | 87% | 84% |
| Kleber Dynaxer HP4 (19) | 92% | 86% | 83% | 74% | 84% | 88% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 (35) | 85% | 87% | 80% | 77% | 85% | 84% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 (103) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 86% |
| Vredestein Snowtrac 3 (34) | 84% | 91% | 82% | 76% | 83% | 86% |
| Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 (46) | 84% | 91% | 79% | 81% | 88% | 85% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 (49) | 89% | 92% | 84% | 86% | 83% | 86% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV (8) | 85% | 78% | 83% | 79% | 85% | 93% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 (4) | 85% | 83% | 87% | 63% | 93% | 98% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 (7) | 85% | 85% | 85% | 83% | 98% | 87% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 Driveguard (3) | 83% | 87% | 90% | 90% | 75% | 83% |
| Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (50) | 89% | 92% | 82% | 87% | 79% | 80% |
| BFGoodrich gForce Winter (20) | 85% | 81% | 77% | 78% | 83% | 84% |
| Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02 (9) | 87% | 83% | 83% | 88% | 87% | 80% |
| Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D (37) | 89% | 93% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| Michelin X Ice Snow (14) | 79% | 79% | 75% | 73% | 88% | 88% |
| Hankook Optimo 4S (32) | 86% | 86% | 79% | 78% | 78% | 88% |
| Kama EURO 519 (3) | 63% | 73% | 77% | 83% | 97% | 73% |
| Falken ZE914 (99) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| Dunlop Winter Sport 5 (41) | 83% | 85% | 79% | 78% | 86% | 84% |
| Kleber Krisalp HP3 (35) | 85% | 85% | 82% | 81% | 84% | 88% |
| Bridgestone Turanza GR90 (21) | 81% | 86% | 83% | 81% | 74% | 92% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 870 (18) | 88% | 93% | 73% | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert (132) | 85% | 91% | 81% | 76% | 75% | 86% |
| Vredestein Hi Trac (11) | 91% | 89% | 80% | 74% | 83% | 77% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (42) | 89% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 79% | 86% |
| Michelin CrossClimate Plus (114) | 87% | 85% | 82% | 73% | 87% | 86% |
| Kumho Ecsta HS52 (12) | 90% | 81% | 85% | 84% | 81% | 67% |
| Nokian H (11) | 92% | 77% | 86% | 74% | 83% | 86% |
| Cooper Zeon CS8 (15) | 87% | 81% | 81% | 77% | 82% | 83% |
| Hankook Winter i pike RS2 (3) | 77% | 83% | 67% | 77% | 90% | 73% |
| Vredestein Sportrac 3 (60) | 85% | 91% | 80% | 80% | 76% | 79% |
| Nexen N Blue 4 Season (23) | 78% | 82% | 75% | 78% | 78% | 84% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 830 P (37) | 86% | 86% | 82% | 78% | 85% | 87% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (115) | 90% | 81% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 81% |
| Continental AllSeasonContact (36) | 82% | 87% | 82% | 83% | 76% | 82% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 7 Plus (30) | 85% | 86% | 80% | 65% | 82% | 83% |
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 (123) | 87% | 83% | 75% | 74% | 83% | 84% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 (6) | 76% | 72% | 62% | 88% | 92% | 67% |
| Toyo NanoEnergy R38 (8) | 88% | 81% | 78% | 81% | 76% | 80% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) | 85% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Goodyear Vector 4Seasons (62) | 84% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 85% | 82% |
| Vredestein Hi Trac 2 (5) | 80% | 86% | 82% | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 Plus (30) | 87% | 86% | 76% | 72% | 83% | 84% |
| Radar Dimax 4 Season (6) | 80% | 78% | 76% | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (101) | 87% | 83% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 79% |
| BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2 (7) | 69% | 70% | 77% | 74% | 90% | 89% |
| Kumho Ecsta HS51 (37) | 87% | 83% | 77% | 80% | 79% | 85% |
| Sava Eskimo HP2 (30) | 83% | 79% | 76% | 75% | 82% | 78% |
| Michelin Energy Saver Plus (64) | 84% | 71% | 78% | 76% | 91% | 83% |
| Michelin CrossClimate (147) | 88% | 85% | 82% | 80% | 84% | 88% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 (47) | 83% | 78% | 80% | 81% | 76% | 86% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (90) | 86% | 82% | 81% | 82% | 78% | 76% |
| Petlas Snow Master W601 (7) | 79% | 69% | 79% | 86% | 80% | 80% |
| Continental UltraContact UC6 (46) | 87% | 82% | 73% | 76% | 80% | 84% |
| Nokian WetProof (22) | 87% | 89% | 76% | 83% | 65% | 81% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 (14) | 72% | 74% | 71% | 70% | 63% | 88% |
| Nokian V (7) | 89% | 84% | 74% | 77% | 87% | 73% |
| Matador MP93 Nordicca (5) | 84% | 74% | 78% | 74% | 80% | 78% |
| Viking ProTech HP (14) | 83% | 78% | 78% | 73% | 82% | 75% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (248) | 86% | 84% | 76% | 78% | 73% | 85% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert 3 (36) | 83% | 93% | 78% | 75% | 66% | 81% |
| Nokian WR D4 (71) | 81% | 82% | 79% | 79% | 67% | 83% |
| Nexen N Blue HD Plus (70) | 83% | 79% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 84% |
| Kumho Winter Craft WP51 (14) | 81% | 75% | 71% | 72% | 82% | 84% |
| Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 (45) | 79% | 85% | 73% | 73% | 85% | 83% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (167) | 85% | 80% | 74% | 76% | 81% | 83% |
| Barum Bravuris 2 (127) | 85% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS439 (17) | 86% | 83% | 86% | 81% | 83% | 77% |
| Minerva Emi Zero 4S (2) | 75% | 70% | 65% | 80% | 80% | 95% |
| Lassa DriveWays (18) | 80% | 81% | 79% | 76% | 86% | 68% |
| Falken FK451 (10) | 79% | 77% | 73% | 71% | 81% | 79% |
| Maxxis All Season AP2 (21) | 84% | 80% | 73% | 76% | 77% | 72% |
| Toyo Proxes CF1 (45) | 85% | 80% | 80% | 76% | 68% | 80% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 (70) | 86% | 82% | 80% | 80% | 74% | 74% |
| Nexen CP672 (12) | 83% | 70% | 71% | 66% | 77% | 75% |
| Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 (15) | 83% | 80% | 77% | 69% | 87% | 85% |
| Tigar High Performance (22) | 82% | 72% | 80% | 75% | 74% | 80% |
| Fulda EcoControl HP (15) | 82% | 73% | 76% | 81% | 78% | 80% |
| Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 (11) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 74% | 87% | 77% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (132) | 83% | 76% | 76% | 77% | 74% | 81% |
| Hankook OPTIMO K415 (54) | 82% | 75% | 75% | 73% | 85% | 75% |
| Lassa Impetus Revo (12) | 86% | 77% | 78% | 75% | 73% | 73% |
| Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (40) | 81% | 84% | 80% | 77% | 76% | 77% |
| Avon ZV5 (112) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 77% |
| Toyo NanoEnergy 3 (39) | 83% | 67% | 74% | 76% | 82% | 83% |
| Nokian WeatherProof (31) | 80% | 84% | 79% | 79% | 74% | 87% |
| Dunlop Sport BluResponse (185) | 88% | 84% | 79% | 75% | 62% | 83% |
| Lassa Snoways Era (12) | 78% | 76% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 79% |
| Barum Polaris 2 (4) | 80% | 78% | 75% | 68% | 83% | 70% |
| Jinyu YH12 (28) | 81% | 74% | 79% | 69% | 79% | 80% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Nokian WR Snowproof (2) | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 75% | 90% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (191) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Michelin Energy Saver (136) | 83% | 71% | 74% | 71% | 85% | 80% |
| Continental ContiCrossContact LX 2 (25) | 85% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 86% | 76% |
| Hankook Kinergy 4S2 (40) | 80% | 81% | 72% | 73% | 78% | 79% |
| Infinity Ecosis (10) | 80% | 74% | 73% | 67% | 73% | 79% |
| Uniroyal WinterExpert (5) | 86% | 92% | 74% | 74% | 77% | 72% |
| Michelin Primacy HP (199) | 85% | 75% | 77% | 74% | 77% | 76% |
| Michelin Energy XM2 (53) | 80% | 74% | 73% | 74% | 86% | 72% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue (33) | 86% | 71% | 75% | 71% | 87% | 77% |
| Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco (49) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 74% | 72% | 77% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 71% |
| Toyo TEO plus (16) | 80% | 65% | 69% | 73% | 80% | 85% |
| Continental Premium Contact 5 (117) | 87% | 83% | 76% | 77% | 58% | 78% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Michelin X Ice Xi3 (12) | 82% | 75% | 70% | 60% | 78% | 79% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (80) | 84% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 67% | 72% |
| Michelin Pilot Primacy (52) | 80% | 76% | 71% | 68% | 85% | 71% |
| Dunlop SP Sport LM 705 (29) | 79% | 60% | 69% | 72% | 82% | 88% |
| Kumho Ecowing ES31 (19) | 80% | 67% | 74% | 61% | 76% | 78% |
| Federal 595RSR (51) | 86% | 66% | 76% | 80% | 72% | 57% |
| Maxxis Premitra HP5 (35) | 84% | 77% | 74% | 75% | 64% | 68% |
| Nexen WinGuard (6) | 67% | 65% | 65% | 60% | 80% | 72% |
| Dunlop SP Sport LM704 (27) | 80% | 58% | 75% | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| Yokohama ADVAN A460 (20) | 84% | 74% | 77% | 74% | 81% | 65% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (182) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (149) | 82% | 79% | 73% | 73% | 65% | 73% |
| Premiorri ViaMaggiore (7) | 68% | 58% | 68% | 68% | 86% | 55% |
| Giti GitiSynergyH2 (15) | 77% | 83% | 62% | 64% | 83% | 68% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (88) | 79% | 86% | 77% | 73% | 61% | 75% |
| Sailun Atrezzo ZSR (46) | 80% | 68% | 71% | 75% | 67% | 72% |
| Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason (7) | 73% | 84% | 67% | 73% | 77% | 81% |
| Continental Premium Contact 2 (198) | 84% | 77% | 75% | 73% | 62% | 73% |
| General Altimax RT43 (10) | 82% | 79% | 72% | 72% | 79% | 73% |
| Westlake Radial RP18 (25) | 80% | 70% | 72% | 73% | 75% | 67% |
| GT Radial Champiro BAX 2 (12) | 83% | 71% | 75% | 75% | 67% | 69% |
| Sumitomo BC100 (16) | 76% | 73% | 70% | 67% | 73% | 74% |
| Avon ZV7 (136) | 82% | 77% | 72% | 72% | 58% | 78% |
| Petlas Snow Master W651 (27) | 77% | 66% | 64% | 69% | 86% | 71% |
| Kormoran Road Performance (25) | 80% | 63% | 66% | 69% | 74% | 77% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert 5 (5) | 70% | 80% | 70% | 58% | 74% | 80% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime2 (61) | 79% | 73% | 72% | 71% | 67% | 72% |
| Kumho Solus KH17 (56) | 76% | 70% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 70% |
| Aoteli P607 (25) | 78% | 62% | 69% | 68% | 76% | 70% |
| Bridgestone DriveGuard (26) | 84% | 83% | 77% | 74% | 47% | 69% |
| Radar Rivera Pro 2 (6) | 68% | 68% | 77% | 67% | 68% | 68% |
| Fulda Kristall Control HP2 (8) | 85% | 75% | 78% | 71% | 69% | 80% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 300 (21) | 77% | 68% | 62% | 62% | 77% | 67% |
| Yokohama E70D db (10) | 73% | 68% | 76% | 74% | 71% | 69% |
| Continental Eco Contact 5 (89) | 80% | 68% | 68% | 68% | 74% | 68% |
| Sava Intensa HP2 (6) | 78% | 62% | 68% | 75% | 50% | 86% |
| Cordiant Snow Cross 2 (1) | 60% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 0% | 60% |
| Barum Bravuris 5HM (26) | 77% | 72% | 65% | 74% | 64% | 69% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) | 78% | 67% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 65% |
| Tristar All Season Power (2) | 70% | 60% | 70% | 75% | 65% | 75% |
| Yokohama Advan dB V552 (10) | 70% | 63% | 68% | 68% | 60% | 81% |
| Goodyear Eagle NCT5 (91) | 75% | 61% | 68% | 61% | 78% | 69% |
| Silverstone KRUIZER 1 NS700 (6) | 80% | 54% | 52% | 44% | 82% | 92% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 (64) | 76% | 69% | 68% | 67% | 64% | 68% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip (141) | 77% | 68% | 63% | 61% | 71% | 71% |
| Laufenn S fit EQ (13) | 78% | 63% | 62% | 57% | 73% | 73% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER33 (22) | 75% | 59% | 69% | 61% | 91% | 57% |
| Yokohama BluEarth AE50 (36) | 74% | 67% | 68% | 69% | 60% | 68% |
| Wanli S1063 (80) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 61% | 77% | 65% |
| Landsail LS288 (36) | 74% | 60% | 65% | 61% | 68% | 70% |
| Dunlop SP Touring T1 (7) | 67% | 56% | 69% | 63% | 73% | 73% |
| Autogrip P308 Plus (4) | 73% | 60% | 58% | 58% | 73% | 73% |
| Barum Bravuris (19) | 79% | 57% | 63% | 64% | 65% | 68% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER30 (44) | 78% | 61% | 67% | 62% | 73% | 57% |
| Giti GitiSynergy E1 (2) | 80% | 65% | 65% | 70% | 60% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Sporty Style MY02 (8) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 66% | 66% | 63% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 2050 (4) | 75% | 50% | 80% | 63% | 58% | 73% |
| Cooper WM ST3 (2) | 85% | 55% | 75% | 75% | 70% | 65% |
| Bridgestone B250 (48) | 66% | 55% | 61% | 62% | 70% | 64% |
| Davanti DX390 (25) | 68% | 58% | 59% | 60% | 65% | 63% |
| Toyo NanoEnergy 2 (5) | 68% | 44% | 66% | 60% | 68% | 64% |
| Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 2 (9) | 79% | 73% | 74% | 71% | 70% | 81% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP100 (8) | 69% | 60% | 63% | 53% | 64% | 63% |
| Pirelli P6 (22) | 73% | 66% | 60% | 52% | 58% | 60% |
| General AltiMAX HP (11) | 75% | 64% | 60% | 52% | 55% | 61% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (116) | 74% | 57% | 60% | 61% | 54% | 69% |
| Laufenn I FIT (6) | 67% | 30% | 43% | 52% | 78% | 85% |
| Firestone TZ100 (8) | 71% | 60% | 65% | 63% | 59% | 49% |
| Pace PC20 (2) | 70% | 65% | 65% | 65% | 35% | 65% |
| Nankang XR611 (21) | 64% | 41% | 55% | 54% | 69% | 59% |
| Rovelo RHP 778 (5) | 54% | 44% | 55% | 60% | 80% | 58% |
| Kumho Solus TA31 (8) | 71% | 61% | 66% | 61% | 57% | 71% |
| Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 (75) | 69% | 39% | 56% | 52% | 67% | 61% |
| Accelera Alpha (131) | 65% | 44% | 53% | 48% | 69% | 56% |
| Pirelli P6000 (175) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 48% | 67% | 60% |
| Triangle TR918 (11) | 65% | 30% | 57% | 46% | 76% | 62% |
| Minerva minerva F109 (6) | 70% | 43% | 52% | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| Hifly HF201 (35) | 57% | 43% | 50% | 44% | 46% | 56% |
| Point S Summerstar 2 (9) | 53% | 41% | 43% | 51% | 62% | 56% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 2050M (17) | 59% | 41% | 57% | 51% | 44% | 51% |
| Kormoran Gamma B2 (18) | 58% | 33% | 46% | 41% | 48% | 56% |
| Nokian Hakka Green (2) | 65% | 65% | 60% | 30% | 55% | 20% |
| Meteor Cruiser (2) | 60% | 50% | 40% | 40% | 25% | 10% |
205/60 16 Tire Review Highlights
Kleber Quadraxer 3 rated 95% while driving a Dacia Sandero Stepway Mk3
Driving on a combination of roads for 6250 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 6250 average miles
These tires are impressive. I have tested them in all-weather conditions, from the scorching heat in summer (air temperature up to 38°C), to a torrential rainfall, to spring/autumn temperatures, and to the cold winter temperatures. Plus, I have tested them in snow and ice.
- Scorching heat: in summer temperatures and in the dry, they perform well, with good grip, good braking and low understeer.
- Wet: as the tests revealed, these tires have outstanding aquaplaning resistance, with no significant issues even at high speed. I have always had good grip on wet conditions.
- Mid-seasons temperatures: when temperatures start to fall to around 15°C, these tires get even better than in summer, showing a slightly better grip in all conditions.
- Winter: these tires shine in winter. They are clearly winter-oriented, as as soon as the temperatures get near freezing level, the grip rises even more.
- Snow: I have tested them on around 15cm of snow. Amazing tires. It truly felt like I was driving in the dry. I had no issues whatsoever, and the car movements were literally the same as in the dry. I didn't even need to adjust my driving to the snow.
- Ice: To my biggest surprise, I was able to move effortlessly even in ice! It felt like I was driving in the snow... the car moved forward, laterally, and in reverse gear without any issue. It felt like I was using winter tires.
In conclusion, these tires are outstanding, and they give their best in snow/ice and winter conditions, even if they are definitely good also in summer and mid-season weather. I do recommend them!
- Scorching heat: in summer temperatures and in the dry, they perform well, with good grip, good braking and low understeer.
- Wet: as the tests revealed, these tires have outstanding aquaplaning resistance, with no significant issues even at high speed. I have always had good grip on wet conditions.
- Mid-seasons temperatures: when temperatures start to fall to around 15°C, these tires get even better than in summer, showing a slightly better grip in all conditions.
- Winter: these tires shine in winter. They are clearly winter-oriented, as as soon as the temperatures get near freezing level, the grip rises even more.
- Snow: I have tested them on around 15cm of snow. Amazing tires. It truly felt like I was driving in the dry. I had no issues whatsoever, and the car movements were literally the same as in the dry. I didn't even need to adjust my driving to the snow.
- Ice: To my biggest surprise, I was able to move effortlessly even in ice! It felt like I was driving in the snow... the car moved forward, laterally, and in reverse gear without any issue. It felt like I was using winter tires.
In conclusion, these tires are outstanding, and they give their best in snow/ice and winter conditions, even if they are definitely good also in summer and mid-season weather. I do recommend them!
Continental EcoContact 6 rated 56% while driving a Kia Motors Niro
Driving on mostly town for 15000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 15000 average miles
Fitted on Kia Niro in Aprl 2023, the tires are comfortable, a bit noisy and they wear fast. I don't know about wet grip but the dry grip is avg.
Giti GitiSynergy E1 rated 59% while driving a Volkswagen T Cross
Driving on mostly motorways for 12500 easy going miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 12500 easy going miles
I bought a VW T Cross that came fitted with this tire. It is a decent enough tire in terms of braking and handling. Wet grip maybe a bit suspicious but I've had worse. Road noise also bit on high side. However, my biggest complaint is the amount of punctures I had. Around a puncture a week. I have preferred Continentals for many years and had never had to do so many repairs before (my driving habits had not changed). After 25 000 km I had enough and reverted back to Continentals, no punctures for last two months touch wood. I ditched a set of tires that had plenty of tread left bit heartbreaking considering cost to replace all four tires at once, but peace of mind is real important. I would not recommend these tires for South African conditions.
General Exclaim UHP rated 87% while driving a Mazda Mazda3 (BM/BN 2014 2018)
Driving on a combination of roads for 65 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 65 average miles
These tires are pretty awesome for the price you pay. Despite its category, it is much focused in touring style vehicles where comfort is priority. Outright dry traction is below many mid-range UHP standards, but wet traction is excellent. Tire response is excellent from a relatively stiff tread design, though, sidewall is relatively soft and will have undulation when doing small multiple transitions. Awesome treadwear and exceeded its life.
Westlake Radial RP18 rated 50% while driving a Hyundai XG30
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
These are the tires that came on my car when I bought it used. They have roughly 5,000 miles and appear to be wearing fairly normally. They are super squishy and soft. This is good and bad causing a very smooth ride but little feedback through the steering wheel. On a dry clean surface, I can launch my car with no difficulty or tire spin. When the surface is wet or covered with leaves I can not leave a stop with more than 1/3 power. If I do these tires spin like they are on a hockey rink. with the weather in where I live this is a common problem that I run into pretty requirly. For this reason, I will not be buying these tires and plan on replacing them because I believe this problem will just get worse with time.
Giti GitiSynergyH2 rated 41% while driving a Volkswagen Caddy
Driving on mostly town for 7000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 7000 average miles
Was very disappointed to find VW had fitted these tires to my new 2024 Caddy. Handled ok in wet and dry conditions. Drove across some level grass outside a job and got stuck on the flat. Even worse in snow, had no confidence taking it out if there’s a chance of snow. Changed the tires after 7000 miles. I would never recommend these tires
Kumho Ecowing ES31 rated 47% while driving a Kia Motors Niro
Driving on a combination of roads for 35 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 35 spirited miles
Bad precision in dry, worst ever in wet. Never buy again. Im planning quit them
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 rated 99% while driving a Audi A4 Avant B9
Driving on mostly motorways for 1000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 1000 average miles
after looking trough many reviews I decided for this nexen winguard g3, and I have to say dry grip is top noch! Drove it on motorway 160kmh no problem at all, holds the road perfect never felt insecure and after I saw they cam 1st in some test for noise level I see why, they are so queit its like a summer tire, drove it on some ice roads, holds amazing, on wet I didnt really tryed them at the speed but people say they hold road in wet very good and I belive them, snow cant say still didnt snow where I live, there is no better tire for this price, you cant find better tire for this money
Sava Eskimo HP2 rated 58% while driving a Toyota Avensis estate 1.8 petrol
Driving on mostly motorways for 300 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 300 spirited miles
This is initial review of mine (only 500km). I have ridden dozens of winter tires in past 30 years and have tested even more since I was working in automotive industry for 25 years.
So far haven’t tested them on snow and ice but i do on dry and wet roads 0-7C
These tires on dry road are average at best. They are wallowy and have poor lateral grip although they hold decent speeds before they start loosing grip. They are very imprecise and often need correction while in curve.
Wet performance is below average it was even worse experience than on dry roads.
I hope they will perform better on snow and ice since Sava Eskimo S3+ was better than most premium tires at those conditions.
So far haven’t tested them on snow and ice but i do on dry and wet roads 0-7C
These tires on dry road are average at best. They are wallowy and have poor lateral grip although they hold decent speeds before they start loosing grip. They are very imprecise and often need correction while in curve.
Wet performance is below average it was even worse experience than on dry roads.
I hope they will perform better on snow and ice since Sava Eskimo S3+ was better than most premium tires at those conditions.
Triangle Snowlink PL01 rated 90% while driving a Skoda Octavia estate
Driving on a combination of roads for 300 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 300 easy going miles
Installed the tires few weeks ago. Well, they haven't killed me yet. Quite contrary - I feel they are nice and comfortable tires on wet and dry asphalt. Very soft and smooth and the car feels very eager to roll along. No noticeable fuel economy change compared to summer tires.
Granted, I have yet to see any snow or ice with them, but I'm fairly certain I will survive the winter.
Will report back once winter is done. Initial phase is promising.
Granted, I have yet to see any snow or ice with them, but I'm fairly certain I will survive the winter.
Will report back once winter is done. Initial phase is promising.
Point S Summerstar 2 rated 94% while driving a Toyota Urban Cruiser
Driving on mostly town for 75000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 75000 average miles
I put these tires on my wifes Urban Cruiser for the second time now. They wear really well and they are really good value for money.
Hankook Winter i pike RS2 rated 86% while driving a Hyundai i40 sedan
Driving on mostly motorways for 25000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 25000 average miles
One of my favorite parts of the tire is its side grip. I think it handles good in all conditions and is reliable on unexpected black ice and ice in general.
I haven't measured the rubber tear but I can say that the studs are very firmly attached even after 2-3 years of driving.
This is my 3rd set on 3 different cars :)
I haven't measured the rubber tear but I can say that the studs are very firmly attached even after 2-3 years of driving.
This is my 3rd set on 3 different cars :)
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