Originally Posted by SubLGT
Originally Posted by edyvw
... Nokian is, well, Nokian. They are OK, Michelin, Continental, Bridgestone, Pirelli, they are definiately not.
Nokian is not for you. They have always been more willing to sacrifice wet/dry traction for the sake of ice/snow traction than Michelin, Bridgestone, Goodyear, and Pirelli. They apparently attempted to build a more "balanced" winter tire with the R3, and were halfway successful: improved wet traction, but mediocre dry traction compared to the R2.
Since you don't like to slow down when driving in winter, you should import a set of V rated Continental TS860 tires for your vehicle.
I did not have TS860 on my European cars, but had 780, 810, 830, 850.
These R2 cannot carry water to those tires in any conditions, including snow and ice.
I was really impressed with R2 last winter in ice and snow, this winter, not so much. Also, my R2 are DOT 2015. That could be a factor in dropping performance as I got them "new" but actually two and half years old.
And I was saying before, building tire like R2 is not an achievement. I had Sava S3 some 17 years ago which were phenomenal in snow and ice, but everything else, not so much.
They are OK tires do not get me wrong. But far from hype. It is like Liquy Moly oil. Let's buy it bcs it has oversized Made in Germany sign.