For a front wheel drive car the tires are very grippy and gives a safe feel to drive. they can be a bit slippery on steep up hills and when there is loose snow or Ice. But once the TC is off they do grip quite well and pull the car along very well.

I would recommend buying these tires and i have had similar ones on a old 318i and they were perfect as well.

Comfortable tire.

Grip on dry and wet is good for a winter tire.

Grip on ice and snow is lower than other premium winter tires I've had.

Not going to buy again.

I've driven about 20000km / 13000miles during last 6 months here in central finland with these tires, and have nothing to complain about them. Wet ice is of course the worst condition to them, but yet totally manageable. On snow surfaces they have very good grip, and on tarmac, wet or dry, the best studless nordic winter tires I've ever driven. Comfort level is about at same level as Michelin X-Ice Snow or other top level studless tires. Tire wear seems to be ok, they will last easily second winter (+20000km) or more. No surprices in any conditions, very good tire for nordic winter.

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Used with a KIA Cee'd SW 2018, amazing winter tires for the Swedish winter, also drove them through Poland in the middle of winter. Great grip in winter conditions and extremely comfortable and quiet. Massive recommendation.

So, after summer tires you feel that the car on those tires is not so informative. In general handling in dry and wet conditions is confident. On small ice it's ok but on polished ice, you will lose control, but it's obvious as tires have no spikes. From my perspective, they are not as quiet as I would like to. One of the cons is that I think it has a weak side as for the XL model. After hitting a pothole (approx at 40kph(25mph), it was a painful pothole but definitely not the biggest one) I received 2 holes in 1 tire. From my side, I think it's a decent tire and I'm glad that I bought them.

Great winter tire. Second winter. Have all conditions to handle- dry, wet, snow, ice. Great performance during all conditions except maybe the ice. Very comfortable and quiet. Surprisingly good handling given it is nordic type (soft compound) of the winter tires. Overall very satisfied. Would deffinately buy it again.

The dry and wet grip is pretty average compare to my summer tire (245 40 19 PZ4) but certainly way better than my studded tires. It works pretty well on ice and stuff but on heavy snow, it might aquaplane a little bit? I usually get a bit of wheel spin when I accelerate hard but other than that it works ok. The wet brake is not very ideal tho. I found this tire pretty quiet. I think it's rated at 67 dB or something which is very good. I drove around 45000km on it and still get 5mm of thread left. In conclusion even tho it's not the best one in the market, it works quite well as a winter tire. I will purchase again just for the quietness.