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BUT THEY WERE BOTH AWESOME RUBBER, AND YOU COULD DRIVE STRAIGHT UP ANYWHERE
Pros: awesome rubber, drive anywhere
Vehicle:
Saab
I've had Gislaved Nordfrost 200...My favorites were the Gislaved and will be getting new ones this year.
Pros: favorites, getting new ones
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
For a good balance of LONG wear and good grip I've been getting Gislaved NordFrosts. Those things seriously take four winters of high mileage, mostly bare pavement commuting to wear out.
Pros: long wear, good grip, durable
Currently, running Phantom C-sports. Have 25k on these...and they are wearing o0n target to reach the 50k guarantee.
Pros: wearing on target
Cons: EV tires are a scam
Vehicle:
Kia
Mileage: 40200 km
I used to drive Gislaved studded tires in my Tuscon for 2yrs, great tires.
Pros: great tires
Cons: noisey ride
Vehicle:
Hyundai Tucson
I have Hakka R5 on my GTI and Gislaved on my Golf SW. Both have been excellent for me and my needs.
Pros: excellent for my needs
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Sure, for about 12k miles.
Pros: last 12k miles
Mileage: 19312 km
Some tires are made in China and some possibly(?) better ones are made Vietnam, while made in Korea tires usually aren't bad, but may not last as long as expensive tires. For safety, I wouldn't go too cheap on tires. Many cheap tires have rather poor traction when new and become unsafe with only a few miles of wear on them. The Chinese tires often are made of very hard rubber, which might wear well, but has poor traction. There may be some in between tires made in the Philippines, but I'd avoid them. Kumho is a Korean tire company with majority Chinese ownership by a Chinese tire company. They make Phantom tires, likely in China, but even in Korea, they would be the low end. Hankook tires are "better" Korean tires. Not the best, but seem safer. I'd check tire reviews on the Internet.
Pros: may wear well (hard rubber)
Cons: poor traction, not safe, avoid cheap
They’re good for me since my car has camber and will just destroy the tires anyways
Pros: good for camber wear
They're Chinese junk. They sorta work, but have 20% less traction and 50% less lifetime.
Pros: sorta work
Cons: less traction, less lifetime
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Which tires to choose — PHANTOM or GISLAVED?
If choosing tires across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare tires across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which tires are better — GISLAVED or PHANTOM?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires GISLAVED were overall better than PHANTOM.
- PHANTOM received a PR Score of 46 out of 100, and GISLAVED scored 94 points.
- PHANTOM ranked 58 in the overall ranking, and GISLAVED ranked 29.
- The average rating is higher for GISLAVED (4.6) than for PHANTOM (2.9).
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Tires GISLAVED have better feature ratings than PHANTOM:
- Grip - owners believe, that this property for GISLAVED is better than PHANTOM.
- Ride comfort - drivers claim, that this property for GISLAVED is outperforms PHANTOM.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for GISLAVED is preferred to PHANTOM.
Which tires are more popular — PHANTOM or GISLAVED?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires GISLAVED were overall more popular than PHANTOM.
By vote balance, tires GISLAVED surpassed PHANTOM:
- For PHANTOM, the ratio of positive (20) to negative (23) votes is -3 votes.
- For GISLAVED, the ratio of positive (73) to negative (4) votes is 69 votes.
By number of reviews, tires GISLAVED surpassed PHANTOM:
- For tires PHANTOM there are 12 reviews: 2 positive, 7 neutral, 3 negative.
- For tires GISLAVED there are 25 reviews: 23 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negative.
Which tires do car owners prefer — PHANTOM or GISLAVED?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, tires PHANTOM and GISLAVED have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
Other comparisons of tires
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You can also see who is better among other tires manufacturers: MICHELIN or Continental, MICHELIN or Pirelli, MICHELIN or Falken, MICHELIN or BRIDGESTONE, MICHELIN or Goodyear.