Excellent winter tires. Dry grip is steady and progressive, with little indication that the tire is a winter tire (except for an increase in noise towards the end of its tread life). in the wet the tires begin to really excel, with formidable grip under all situations (including hard driving under less than optimal conditions). driving in snow is almost like driving on normal dry roads (almost, but obviously not the same). At speeds up to 30/40 mph the in town the tires are incredibly well behaved with strong grip under accelration, cornering and all important breaking. thoroughly recommended, however the "Sottozero" tires from Pirelli (their top of the range) are a little better in all aspects described