I live in middle-part of Sweden where the weather can be up and down. from practically rainy roads, to dry and out of nowhere snow&ice roads due to weather changes. I went from Studded tires(been using those for 12years now and wanted to switch up and see how it felt to use studless and am I amazed how far the it come? it's just magnificent, less road noise due to not studded but wow the performance is just unpeccable. They saying wet grip is not that good-okey-ish but for me they have been great, snow & ice is just as we all know .."they are hakka" for a reason.

Tested in the northern Estonian climate with heavy snow and -20°C cold. Fantastic tires! Handling in both snow and ice is a whole new level. Recommend!

Rear wheel drive BMW. Staggered Wheel set up. 1000mi. Chicago winter. At highway speeds in the dry (we’ll say over 80mph @ 40°f) it’s down right scary. I don’t feel like I get good traction and the car wanders a bit. At wide curves in the dry, the traction control light comes on and then when I straighten out the LSD kicks in and it has a lateral jolt. Oh, and when there’s strong winds… white knuckling it all the way to work. I took the car back to the shop because I thought it might be tire rub but they said everything was clean and then rebalanced. It’s been quite a winter this year-seemingly every winter scenario imaginable So that being said, in city driving with 4-5 in of snow @ -15° to 20°f under 45mph the tires are simply AMAZING! Remember, this is a rear wheel drive, very “torquey” car. Slush and cold rain it handled well. I might be so bold to say the tires handled better at 20° than at 40°f. The only winters I have to compare it with are Pirelli Sotozero 3, which handled great on the highway but not in the slush or snow. I truly wanted to love this tire particularly since they were really hard to come by in my area but on the highway it falls short.

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One of the best tyres for nordic weathers. I felt very safe and confident when using these tires. Drive according to the weather and traffic rhythm. Speed ​​limits and keep your distance when driving. Excellent tires!

For now the best winter tyres I have owned. Fuel consumption matches the summer tyres or do better.
Drove 8500km in cold conditions. You notice that the tyres are not made for dry asfalt or rain. But they are nordic winter tyres...

Went to the Nordkapp in northern Norway 72⁰ north. And on icy conditions the are great. Many times I was surprised how much traction the tyres gave!

But there were also a few times that I was surprised I was sliding. It happens during moments there was slush on the road and I was sliding on al four wheels with 65/70km/h. Not ideal, going downhill in a corner.

On a other moment when the road was fully covered with a layer of fresh ice the tyres could not handle it either. But I think spike tires on that moment was the only option. The way back we used on the same stretch of road tyre chains.

In general the tyres gave a surprised amount of grip during the whole trip. But during temperatures around 0 with still snow/slush on the road the tyres where not in their element, and you have to take it easy.

About the wear of the tyres, I don't really know yet. I used them about 8500km. But I saw on the front tyres the inside was a little bit cupped, I don't know if it has to do with the alignment with the car, or with the load of the car, or the normal wear. But that is what I have seen yet.

They are the worst winter tires I have ever owned. This coming from a person who has owned Nolan’s for decades. Loose snow is frightening and I need to replace them even though almost new.

I replaced continental TS870 with these hakka r5. Ice&snow = perfect driving experience, so if you would like to improve trip in these condition I highly recomend!!!

Fantastic on ice and snow. Communicative, responsive, fun and lots of grip. The comfort level on ice and snow is superb. On dry roads the comfort is good but maybe not superb (have been driving quite little on dry roads with R5s)

These are incredible tires!! Dead quiet smooth ride, incredible snow handling, and Ice as well. Winters are tough here in Maine...but I am TOTALLY confident with these for my Toyota Highlander!! Like having a luxury tire ride, that also effortlessly handles winter weather! Highly recommended!