The Michelin xice3 however are an absolute joy to drive on dry/wet and will handle snow/ice very well. They pretty much ride like a quality all-season. As an all-around tire the Michelin is much, much better.
Pros: joy to drive, handles snow/ice
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While the two tires are very good, the X-ice3 is better at handling wet traction.
Pros: better wet traction
The most eye-opening trait of this Hakkapeliitta R2 is the way it steers on the snow and recovers from understeer. As steering angle increases, the R2 continues to turn the car where the other tires give up. Get into the push, dial it back a few degrees, and the grip returns. It feels more like a summer tire in the wet than a winter tire in the snow.
Pros: good steering, recovers from understeer
Cons: expensive per tire
For my son's new 2015 Jetta SE, he ordered the following from Tirerack for this winter, and he is loving them: 4 x 195/65R15 MICHELIN X-ICE XI3
Pros: loving them
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
i personally loved my falken eurowinters tires...... incredible grip , very quiet and believe speed rating was up there as well
Pros: incredible grip, very quiet
Found a guy on graigslist selling barely used bridgstone blizzaks, I mounted them on my 17" stock wheels. Went through last winter here in the northeast and I def recommend these!
Pros: definitely recommend
I got a set of Bridgestone Blizzak WS-80 P195/65/r15 tires from costco and I am very happy with them.
Pros: very happy with them
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
I have ~90,000 miles of winter driving under my belt, and will say that these Winter Sport 4D tires are probably the best that I've ever used.
Pros: best tires ever used
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 144840 km
I rotate tires every 5k to keep even wear and am no longer a fan of Toyos ... Anyway, I'm hard on my car (ie: drive it like you stole it) and even with a track day under my belt, I'm doing better than 8-10k miles on my set of Contis although don't get more than 2 seasons out of summers (approx. 15k miles).
Pros: even wear
Cons: no longer a fan
Vehicle:
Audi TTS
Mileage: 15000 km
The OEM Dunlops on my 12 GLI suck in the wet and I'm sure they would be worse in the snow.
Cons: suck in the wet
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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