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Lassa Snoways Era

Lassa Tyres High Performance Winter

The Lassa Snoways Era is a High Performance Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.6
Tyre Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
78%
Wet Grip
76%
Road Feedback
77%
Handling
75%
Wear
76%
Comfort
79%
Buy again
72%
Snow Grip
80%
12 Reviews
77% Average
179,966 miles driven
1 Tests (avg: 24th)
Lassa Snoways Era

Lassa Snoways Era

Winter Economy
BETA
6.6 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 1
Publications: 1
Period: 2013
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 12
Avg Rating: 76.5%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 1.98
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2013 Winter Tyre Overview - Braking Auto Bild 2013 195/65 R15 24/50 0 metrics
All Tests
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1
Tests
24th
Average
24th
Best
24th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
2013 Winter Tyre Overview - Braking
195/65 R15 • 2013
24th/50

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Top 3 Lassa Snoways Era Reviews

Given 79% while driving a Audi 3.2 v6 Quattro (225/40 R18 V) on mostly town for 5,000 average miles
The tyres perform great. Just drove 1000km on them with the sport car. A combination of 50/50 motorway and regional roads. So far the tyres kept up to their promise. In the dry they perform as expected. Very stable and calm even the feel on the steering wheel is nice considering it is a winter tyre. I had the chance to drive them through a snowstorm on the motorway and regional roads and they performed better than I thought they would. I tested once driving on motorway 120km/h with 30cm snow and the was very stable, very impressive. I didn't use them much to say anything about the wear. In 5 years drove 5k miles and they still look well. Overall I think that they are tyres worth buying.
Helpful 668
October 7, 2020
Given 69% while driving a Ford Fiesta (195/45 R16 H) on a combination of roads for 10 spirited miles
Perfect snow tyres. Best ever snow tyres for non SUV cars. On ice car remains controlable. In the wet pretty sure they can improve but there are no great snow tyres that are very good in the rain. Acceptable fuel efficiency. Tread wear is perfect for their reasonable price. Dry handling is pretty safe and because my tires are /45 they have good road feedback.
Helpful 557
January 12, 2017
Given 79% while driving a Toyota avensis 2.2 D cat (205/55 R16) on a combination of roads for 15,000 average miles
The tires are great in snow.
Helpful 529
October 31, 2016

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Given 90% while driving a Saab Automobile 9 5 Aero Saloon (215/55 R16) on mostly country roads for 147,000 average miles
I put snoways era on the front of my saab after 21000 miles coming up to winter 2009 and I have never used anything else when they are about 5 mm they go on the back and I put a new pair on the front.
The car has 171000 on it now ,it has snoways all round averages 37 to 38 mpg and I always see at least 50000 miles out of a pair .
These are pretty good tyres and they have often seen me home through deepest snow a foot deep on the final stretch of my journey ,I live in the countryside and snowploughs come around days late.i have driven many miles in my life 500 000 plus on one mercedes alone
In the eighties we had vredestein snow plus they were good but noisy , for the price the quality lassa are jolly good tyres
Helpful 552
September 28, 2013
Given 66% while driving a Toyota Yaris (185/60 R15) on track for 5,000 average miles
These have the same pattern as the Bridgestone LM20's I used to have and their performance characteristics are also very similar. Handles snow and ice well, but not good if the ice is newly formed 'glassy' type. I guess you need studded tires for that kind of ice. LM20's had lasted 4 years with good grip but the last year wasn't great in spite of the fact that they had not weared much, we'll see how these will do.
Helpful 523
November 21, 2012
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Given 96% while driving a Fiat Bravo (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 0 easy going miles
Great winter tyres !
Helpful 538
August 22, 2012
Given 89% while driving a Renault Megane Sports Tourer (215/55 R16 H) on mostly town for 0 average miles
High performance on snow. Average grip on wet.
Helpful 581
February 6, 2012
Given 94% while driving a Suzuki sx4 auto petrol. (205/60 R16 H) on mostly country roads for 450 spirited miles
Excellent mid-range winter tyres. Recent snowfall and ice on roads posed no problem.
Helpful 557
December 11, 2011
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