Nokian Hakkapeliittas! absolutely amazing tire. Really digs in and grips the road through ice/snow etc.

Tested them against the Pirellis ( on the gfs cayenne) and the Blizzaks on the Range. The Nokians on the BENZ are the best hands down, will only use them from now on.

Cons-

Loud noise on dry roads
poor stopping on dry roads
burn up quick

Pros-
Fastest tire on ice
glued to the road
chops through everything
never have to worry about going through snow (if its not too high ground clearance is the only thing that worries me).


ENJOY your tank

 

I am very happy with my Bridgestone Blizzak's.

Once the tread's gone, I will finally get run flat snows, so I don't have to keep a spare wheel/tire in the trunk for half a year.

 

Cool , I have been reading good reviews on Michelin Alpines too

 

The Blizzaks were my first choice but figured I would test these out to see what all the hype was about. Lesson of my story is I will never get all seasons again they are worthless.

I would say all snow tires are "good" they get the job done, but these Nokians are a performance tire. My buddy owns and industrial park with a long winding road barely plowed (just passed once). With my all seasons I couldn't go 15-20 without fear of sliding into the edge. I was averaging 35-45mph taking corners and just chewing up the road. It was amazing.

Now go your normal 20 MPH out on the main roads/back roads and you will not be stopped. I only fear snow drifts/when the plow leaves those piles in the road, my front is so low it worries me :/

 

I have used Nokian and Blizzak. The Nokians are great, but very noisy on dry roads. The Blizzaks are great, but tread life sucks. The "best" I have used is the Michelin X-Ice X3. Nearly as unstoppable as the Nokians, longer tread life than the Blizzaks, and amazingly quiet on dry roads. A great Winter tire.

 

yeah dry roads with the nokians are noisy, but I can live with it for a few months. Will look at the Michelin, I never used them but might on my other cars once the tread goes.

 

to everyone that posted... 4MATIC or RWD?

 

4 matic.