CROSSCLIMATE

I have Hankook 4S2 tyres on my other car and they are a much better all season tyre in every way, except slightly noisier. Of course, they are a newer design too.If I drove more sedately the Michelin would be fine. I would buy the Hankoook 4S2 over these every time.

The tires were very hard and started to fissure at the end of life (~50000 km, 8 years old).
The new tires are obviously softer and have more grip in every situation.

I find these tyrews to be very noisy and grip is ok but they're very expensive

These tyres were on the car when I bought it. The elderly gentleman I bought the car from used them as winter tyres, which is fine, as we get very little snow in Hungary. As he mainly used the car in summer, they have had very little wear, and my greatest concern was that the rubber might be going hard and cracking. However, as is the habit here, he must have kept them in plastic bags in the garage during summer because they seem to be in great condition, in every way. Initially, I thought that they lacked feel but I now think that maybe more a consequence of over-light power steering the car has. I have driven only 2000km, which includes commuting to work in Budapest and two family holidays, before and then after Christmas, in quite miserable weather. In wet, light rain and mist, at just above freezing temperatures on B roads, these tyres have surprised me with how well they grip in the corners and stop. When the weather turned to freezing fog, I did not expect great traction on ice but I was also pleasantly surprised that I could still safely navigate corners and roundabouts, while watching a few others slipping and sliding. A light dusting of snow with some ice below, made me realise that they are not snow tyres. However, once on a major road the road is simply wet and cold and the tyres are working well. In the dry, they behave much like a summer tyre. My comparison tyre is the Hankook 4S2 fitted to my Renault. The Hankook seems much better in snow but not so much better in other conditions and it is a much newer tyre, both in age and design.

Only had these only for around 3 weeks now, but these tyres are incredible sticks to the road like s##t to a blanket. Tried in thr mild snow we just had and the extreme flooded roads and there is no sliding what so ever can't comment on the wear as I have only just got them on but so far for wet, dry and that light snow we had these tyres were superb.