Passenger Car Winter High Performance Tyres
Below are all the reviewed passenger car winter high performance tyres on Tyre Reviews. Please click into each tyre for further details.
Passenger Car Winter High Performance Tyres with no reviews
Altenzo Sports Tempest V, Bridgestone Blizzak LM30 RFT, Bridgestone Blizzak LM32 S, Bridgestone Blizzak WS60, Continental ExtremeWinterContact, Continental Winter Contact TS790V, Davanti Wintoura plus, Debica Frigo HP, Dunlop Graspic DS3, Event Snowsafe HP, Firenza NTS01, Fulda Kristall Control HP, Fulda Kristall Supremo, Goodyear Eagle Enforcer Winter, Goodyear Ultragrip Ice, Horizon Polar Star 5, Imperial Snowdragon UHP, Kormoran Snowpro B5, Lassa Snoways2 Plus, Maxxis MA AS, Maxxis MA W1 Wintermaxx, Momo North Pole W1, Nankang Ice Activa ICE 1, Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62, Nexen Winguard winSpike WS62, Pirelli Winter 210 Sottozero, Pneumant Winter HP3, Radar Dimax Winter Sport, Radar RW 5, Radar RW 5 Ice, Radar RW 5 Ice Lock, Rotalla S210, Semperit Speed Grip 5, Sonar Powderhound PF5, Superia Bluewin UHP2, Syron Everest C, Westlake ZuperSnow Z 507, Yokohama W Drive V902B, Yokohama W Drive V903, Zeetex S200, Zeta Antarctica 6, Zeta Antarctica 8
Passenger Car Winter High Performance Tyres Tyre Review Highlights
Michelin Alpin rated
89% while driving a Audi a3 s line
Driving on
mostly motorways for 4000
average miles
Review by: Lifesavers Emergency Tyres Ltd.
As an Emergency Mobile Tyre Service business, we at Lifesavers Emergency Tyres Ltd. have extensive experience with a wide range of tyres. One tyre that consistently stands out in our experience is the Michelin Alpin, specifically in the size 225/45 R17, fitted on various Audi S Line models.
Mid-Life Performance Review
We recently reviewed the mid-life performance of the Michelin Alpin tyres on an Audi S Line. Here are our detailed observations:
Grip and Traction:
The Michelin Alpin tyres provide excellent grip on both dry and wet roads. The traction is particularly impressive during winter conditions, offering a safe and controlled drive. Even at the mid-life stage, these tyres maintain their superior grip, ensuring confidence and security while driving.
Noise Levels:
One of the standout features of the Michelin Alpin tyres is the minimal road noise. Our customers frequently comment on the quiet and smooth ride these tyres offer. This is especially appreciated during long journeys, where reduced noise levels significantly enhance driving comfort.
Handling and Comfort:
The handling of the Audi S Line with Michelin Alpin tyres is precise and responsive. The tyres absorb road imperfections well, providing a comfortable ride even on uneven surfaces. This balance between performance and comfort makes the Michelin Alpin a preferred choice for many of our customers.
Durability:
Durability is another area where the Michelin Alpin excels. We have fitted numerous sets of these tyres for our customers, and the feedback regarding their longevity is consistently positive. Even at the mid-life point, the tyres show minimal wear, which speaks volumes about their build quality and durability.
Customer Feedback:
As a business, we value customer feedback highly. The consistent praise for Michelin Alpin tyres from our customers is a testament to their quality. Many have highlighted the tyres' great grip, low noise levels, and overall pleasant driving experience.
Incredibly loud tyres, rumbling since the first kilometer. Driving experience rather spongy but comfortably soft
Momo North Pole W2 rated
74% while driving a Hyundai Genesis Coupe V6
Driving on
mostly country roads for 1500
spirited miles
live in northeast Canada. Extremely hilly and our winters are about 5 months long. Snowfall is quite heavy here (probably worse than any state in the US)
I have these on the front axle of my rwd car. they have good lateral grip, can't say about grip underload since I use different tires in the rear.
Wear is pretty bad outside of snowy conditions, much worse than the Starfire winters I had on my older car.
Comfort ok. Noise ok. Performance pretty decent, to be honest I have more fun driving my car in the winter than i do in the summer, partly because i have much better winters than i do summers
Kumho IZen KW27 rated
58% while driving a Lexus
Driving on
mostly motorways for 3
easy going miles
Sole reason for this post; bought 4 of these for trip annually to Alps from U.K. After only 4 trips -3,000miles; One of them has "bubbles" (-4 of) on inside sidewall of tyre; beware of missing this if being inspected.
It could be a "one off"; hope so as I need to replace as a single tyre.
Very poorly wearing tires. I'm a mechanic and I keep seeing these tyres cupping very bad on the rear of many cars, with many customers complaining about noise. On the front they last long, but it seems the compound and the tread pattern have been designed poorly.
Sava Eskimo HP2 rated
85% while driving a Suzuki SX4 Scross 1.4T Boosterjet
Driving on
a combination of roads for 25000
average miles
Very good experience with them, 5th winter now using the Eskimo HP2 (probably the last one, as I tend to believe the time itself takes a toll on the tire, even if the treads still look fine). Never had any problems with them (in terms of reduced safety while driving), except from once on a snowy, unplowed road, where we didn't comfortably come to a halt while braking - at least not where I anticipated it (maybe an additional meter, from a very low speed, maybe 25 km/h). However, there was no damage to anybody/anything, and the conditions were really nasty. Aside from that, I feel the difference on wet (compared to my Pilot Sport 4, in mild temperatures, say 5-10 dg Celsius) and on dry roads, but still the experience is more that satisfactory. Factoring in the quiet ride and the slow wear - a recommendation from me, I consider the Eskimo HP2 to be safe and reliable, especially for the price.
Zeta Antarctica 5 rated
56% while driving a Honda Civic 1.8
Driving on
a combination of roads for 3000
easy going miles
The design of the tire is good. But the handling is so terrible! My car is all over the road and there's nothing I can do to prevent it. The side walls are way too soft.
Zeta Antarctica 5 rated
43% while driving a Kia Motors Forte Koup
Driving on
a combination of roads for 5000
easy going miles
Canadian roads. I'm a very gentle driver, and don't slam on brakes/ throttle inputs. These are Absolutely horrendous on snow handling/ acceleration and braking. Barely capable of coming to a clean stop at creeping speeds. Constantly having to throttle up to fight against the car. You get unpredictable Understeer to oversteer, massive amounts of steering lock required to turn and good luck getting out of a 30cm snow bank. If you have harsh winters, stay as far away from these as possible. They get very scary on highways with snow tracks forming. It "aquaplanes" on snow and slush quite easily. It feels extremely unsafe. The only thing surprising about the tire is the fact that it has more grip on ice than It does on light snow.....
Just as an update to my previous review as I have had these on for another winter. I'm still happy with the tyres overall, but have found they can struggle for grip in damp conditions. For instance, going round a roundabout at 20mph my car lost grip.
Wear still seems good, the tread has not dropped too much
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 rated
78% while driving a Volkswagen Golf R estate
Driving on
a combination of roads for 2500
spirited miles
I bought these tyres as they were all my local tyre company had in stock - they have turned out to be extremely good, far better than my previous Nokian WR D4 tyres. They are amazingly quiet & seem to offer plenty of grip & low rolling resistance. They're also enjoyable to drive on a twisty road - I was always conscious of having much narrower & higher profile winter tyres before (summer size is 235/35/19, so quite a difference), but with these, it's easy to forget. They're even effective outwith the normal "window" for winter tyres (I drove over 600 miles in 2 days, with the temperature not dropping below 11c).
In short, although these are a "mid range" tyre (& one I wouldn't have bought if I hadn't needed them in a hurry), I wouldn't hesitate to use them again, they have surprised me with how good they are! I haven't experienced proper winter conditions yet (just a few heavy frosts), but impressive so far.
Momo North Pole W2 rated
89% while driving a Volkswagen Passat
Driving on
a combination of roads for 10000
average miles
I'm using these tyres for the second season now, I've used them in Austria in heavy snow and the grip was perfect. Fuel economy is great with these tyres. (Summer tyres: 6.5 liter / 100km, Momo 7 liter / 100km). I'd buy again.
Sava Eskimo HP2 rated
84% while driving a Audi A6 Allroad 3.0 TDI
Driving on
mostly country roads for 500
spirited miles
Good on snow
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