Originally Posted By: UG_Passat
Originally Posted By: edyvw
Originally Posted By: UG_Passat
Originally Posted By: edyvw
OK at best. Nokian is expert for hard core snow tires. And even those are really good only in snow and ice, dry and wet not so much.
Of course my experience is different from yours.
I had the Hakkapeliitta RSI, which gripped the dry road better than the Pirelli P6 4-season that came with the car. The Pirelli's squealed during every hard turn in the other 3 seasons.
Naturally, most winter tires are not that good in the wet. But, iirc, the Nokian WR D4 is the first winter tire to achieve a European A rating for wet performance.
I have also ran the WR G3, which I have no issues in the snow, ice, dry (including all 4-seasons) and wet. They don't grip like a Conti EC DWS in the other 3 seasons, but that's the compromise you make.
Now, I'll have to decide between the Nokian Z-line A/S and Entyre 2.0 (more expensive) to run as 3-season tires next year, when I replace the ContiProContacts
I had Nokian WR G3 on one of my cars in Europe (unfortunately got the car with them) and never again. Pure POS of a tire. I used it during winter, and in ice were comparable to Hankook W300 I once had which were by far the worst snow tire I ever owned.
The WR G3 was never available in Europe. So you either had the WR A3 or the WR D3.
I didn't have trouble on ice, on a FWD car. Even stopped the car on a ice patch on the passenger side of the car, where due to unequal length driveshafts, it will naturally spin. It hooked up quickly without much intrusion from the electronic diff lock system. It also got me up steep, packed snow driveway where an AWD Infinti QX60 had trouble with (to its deficit, it had nearly brand new Michelin Latitude Tour)
Yes, it is D3, now when I saw tread pattern.
Either way, far, far behind in every aspect compare to winter tires like Continental TS 810 or 830, Good Year Ultra Grip 7, 8 and 9 and Sava Eskimo S3. Those are tires I owned on my vehicles in Europe last decade.
I might actually try this winter here Nokian Hakka R2 on Tiguan if price is OK for 215/65 R16 (I down size in winter on that car from 235/50 R18). So will let know people. So far of all tires I had in last 20+ years, Sava Eskimo S3 was by far the best in hardcore conditions, not so good in dry and wet. Probably of all winter tires, Continental's were the one that were really good in all conditions.