Nokian Hakkapellita R snow tires - reviews?

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It's next to impossible to go wrong with a major maker's snow tire offerings these days. The performance of all of them in the snow is pretty good.

I stayed away from Blizzaks since the set of MZ-02's I had went from amazing one winter to useless the next winter. That left a bad impression that's been partially cured by the excellence of the Blizzak LM-25's on our Fit.

 

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Updating this thread:

The Nokians have been gathering dust for a few weeks now. They were great in the limited snow we had this winter. While they did not have as much all-out grip at speed as some other snow tires I've driven on, they were very predictable when they were losing grip. They also recovered with zero drama. The driving experience was that of driving on quiet, comfy all-seasons. I couldn't tell they were snow tires until the snow started flying. I'd get them again.