I fitted them 2 weeks ago to a spare set of wheels. Initially they had a dead/vague spot when centre. This has improved over a few hundred miles, I put this down to the release agent wearing off the tire and I also added a 2 more psi from my summer pressures. Now the feel a lot more responsive. Compared to my summer tyres which are 225 45 r17 Dunlop sport maxxx they are quieter and get improved economy around 4 mpg more. Dry braking is as good as the dunlops which have 3-4 mil of tread. I've not pushed them to the limit yet so cannot comment on progressiveness. Very impressed with wet grip and braking far better than the dunlops and nexen winsports on our other car. They exceed the nexens in every aspect particularly cornering where you get quite a lot of tread movement/wobble on the nexens. Haven't noticed tred movement with the nokians. Will report back later when the temps have dropped and have experienced more rain and snow.

Just fitted these tyres on a 260+ bhp fwd car. These are my very first impressions form around 100 miles. The tyres are very quiet and comfortable on the fairly decent roads. They hide well small road imperfections. The larger imperfections are were a bit harsh but this is down to my "sport" suspension as well. On dry roads they provide the best feedback that I have ever felt form a winter tyre. The same is true for dry grip both lateral and longitudinal. The car is very stable on dry roads even when pushed. Traction off the line (at 8 degrees Centigrade) is on par with my 235 section summer semi-slicks on a warm day. Wet handling in light rain is superb. Have not tried them yet in heavy rain, snow or ice. I will put some more miles on them and report on their progress. So far I am very happy with my purchase especially when I know that they will get even better when I wear the thin film of …whatever lubricant Nokian use to ensure clean separation of the tyre from the tyre mold. Oh and last but not least i got them for 104 EUR a corner which was 25% less than Michelin, Goodyear, Dunlop, Pirelli ...etc.