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Review on Yokohama Ice Guard IG50 215/50 R17 99Q winter by Adam Szczelewski ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Valuable purchase, nothing but pluses!

Winter is rightfully considered an extreme condition for driving a car. Driving safety depends primarily on the skills, character of the driver and knowledge of the intricacies of driving in the winter season. My style is mixed, according to my mood. At some moments you want to fry, and at others you can go quietly, giving way to everyone. Rubber satisfied in all respects — both price and functional. There is a Yokohama plant in Hong Kong, but I came across a Japanese version. The entire review, respectively, refers specifically to made in Japan. Having traveled with Velcro for a season, now I don’t even have the thought of purchasing spikes. For the city and highways of central 2022, a great option! I hope the review will be useful to you. Good luck on the roads!

Pros
  • • Took rubber made in Japan (written made in Japan), the quality is on top; • The main advantage is that these are not thorns. If 90% of the time you drive on cleared roads, then Velcro is ideal; • Velcro is very quiet, by itself; • Never, without exaggeration, never stuck anywhere, although he traveled in the suburbs, and along cleared roads, and through snowdrifts; • At a speed of 100 km/h ran into a hole. Two hernias . Temperature -30, a strong blow, but the rubber survived - the tire did not burst or tear, which indicates its safety; • Then, to replace the damaged tire, I bought a new one, also made in Japan. I checked the wear with the new one, I didn’t notice the difference, although I have been driving this rubber for 3 months! Was pleasantly surprised. • Traveled both with ABS and without ABS (at the time of its failure). There is no particular discomfort; • Over the season faced with temperature range from -35 to +15. The minus holds perfectly, but I’ll tell you about positive temperatures later; • On this rubber, I often traveled along the St. Petersburg Ring Road and the WHSD. Holds the road up to 140 km / h, enters turns confidently. Although I did not notice discomfort at 160, it was already scary, knowing the speed index. :) • Track runs perfectly; • During sudden snowfalls, when city services did not have time to react in time, he drove through city snowdrifts without worrying about anything. Never got stuck anywhere; • In the morning, after night snowstorms, never had to dig out. I just left and that's it! There were no problems with snowdrifts. With this rubber, I don't even have a shoulder blade. Body brush only. :) • On long-distance highways, it confidently overcomes inter-lane snow bogs when overtaking trucks at a speed of 110 - 120 km/h (did not risk higher in the suburbs).
Cons
  • • Very poor traction at positive temperatures. Fans of driving in the summer on winter tires are better off looking for another option. :) If the temperature is above +10, then it is very dangerous to gain speed over 60 km / h - the car blows away during braking, it does not hold the road. This will not be a problem if you change tires to summer tires with the onset of heat; • Rubber does not like harshness. Hard acceleration and deceleration is not for her. I don't know if this is a disadvantage or not. What kind of rubber likes sharp movements in winter? Winter is winter.