HAKKAPELIITTA R5 SUV

I purchased these R5 SUV tires last fall as a result of the excellent reviews from Tyre Reviews.com I live in the mountains of British Columbia Canada where we get lots of snow and ice in the winter and we drive to the local Ski hill several days a week. I've typically used Bridgestone Blizzaks in the past and was very happy with them. These R5s are a step up being at least as good on ice and snow and superior in the dry, wet and handling. Definitely the best winter tire I have used.

This is a soft compound winter tyre, so my scores are reflecting it. It is designed mainly for roads covered in snow and ice and boy, it sure does deliver on these surfaces! Loads of grip on winter roads - braking on ice felt like a studded tyre from a couple generations ago! Very safe and predictable on winter roads - never had any grip issues with these tyres. Of course, it lacks grip on dry and wet roads, but if you drive without a rush, you will not have any problems. I have Michelin X-ice Snow fitted on my second car and they feel softer on dry surfaces and I have less confidence in them to push the carComfortable and quiet tyre although, when temperature goes above +5 C, it gets loud and grip drops significantly. I have covered 5000 kms on them and no signs of noticeable wear so far. Very happy with these tyres, considering what these tyres are designed for.