I had these tires but studded on my RWD Cadillac CTS Coupe in Saskatchewan and absolutely flew through the snow and ice for a few years. They’re awesome.
Pros: flew through snow and ice
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Not a WRX owner (came across my feed) but I've owned two sets of these R3's, a set of 7's for mom, and a set of C3's for the work van. Don't worry about winter traction ever again.
Nokians are the best.
Pros: best, worry-free winter traction
Have R3's on my Golf and love them. I know, wrong forum, but we all use winter tires. Going on soon for the second season.
Pros: love them, second season
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I'm a Michelin fan myself, but I've heard good things about Nokian. Judging by the tread pattern alone, that's a very agressive tire that'll likely work incredibly well on the WRX.
Pros: aggressive tire, works well
Vehicle:
Subaru
They are amazing. Nokian made the first ever winter tire, back in the 20s or 30s IIRC. I have them on all my Subarus and they make winter driving seem like summer for all “normal” driving applications, within reason (ie. driving like a normal person). For spirited driving yeah you’ll loose grip eventually but you’ll be surprised just how far these will go. Just remember how winter tires work. They accumulate snow on the treads and that grips way more than bare rubber. If you find yourself sliding on black ice and can aim for some snow, you’ll be surprised how much grip you can get back.. assuming you have the room for it. Anyway, they won’t make you completely invincible, but it’s about as good as you’re going to get!
Pros: amazing, winter driving like summer
Cons: lose grip eventually
Vehicle:
Subaru
I love my Hakkas. I’ve had them on my 2017 WRX as well as several other cars. Very grippy in even the worst conditions.
Pros: very grippy, worst conditions
Vehicle:
Subaru
I had these on my wrx, I felt completely invincible on the road in the winter. (as long as I didn't do anything too dumb)
Pros: completely invincible on road
Vehicle:
Toyota Supra
The absolute best winter tire I’ve ever ran. You need to be very careful not to run them during warm weather when spring comes around, they will wear away like pencil erasers. I waited until late April one year and lost 2/32s of tread in less than two months.
Pros: best winter tire ever
Cons: wear away quickly
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
I have these on my jacked up G37 hatchback, and they're not all that quiet and have progressively gotten louder with time. They do seem to be wearing well though, which is a surprise for a Michelin.
Pros: wearing well
Cons: not that quiet, louder with time
Vehicle:
Infiniti
Mileage: 10000 km
I got my WRX in March, near the end of the winter season. It snowed heavily one day, and I got stuck trying to go up my driveway because I only had the stock Dunlops. AWD was no replacement for winter tires.
Cons: got stuck
Vehicle:
Subaru
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