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Review on Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice Arctic 195/60 R15 88T winter by Micha Bukowski (Pax) ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A very high-quality product, I take it not for the first time.

I was looking for winter tires for a heavy, powerful rear-wheel drive Crown. Before that, I went to Conti WinterViking2 in winter, having read reviews and tests. I got stuck several times, sometimes stopped at the last moment until my heart skipped a beat (although I don’t drive, but I’m not a “vegetable” either). Getting out of the rut is a problem; during acceleration, the wheel polished the road surface, regardless of its condition. The skid sometimes dragged on threateningly too. T. K. tires departed 5 winters and the number of spikes gradually melted to half, Guder bought in the summer. In the autumn I decided to put the old one as an intermediate one. After the first snowfalls, I decided not to risk it and changed my shoes. By the behavior of the machine - heaven and earth. This year there is a lot of snow in the city, it passes through the snowdrifts where the Kontiki would immediately burrow and would not go back. Acceleration and braking confident on any surface, uphill - no problem, from a traffic light uphill? - Yes please. There is practically no drift, or minimal, controlled. While satisfied, I recommend for rear-wheel drive. True, someone pointed out another drawback, I agree with him - you start to "borzet" on winter roads))).

Pros
  • Snow flotation, stable controlled grip on packed snow, ice, rolling, asphalt. It's pretty easy to get out of the groove. Braking is firm and cornering controllable. It is stable on the track, although it scours a little when rutting (a feature of the tread pattern).
Cons
  • Noisy (although far from 7 Hakki)).