Review on X Ice North 4 by Adam Listopad ᠌

Outstanding performance on both dry and wet pavement, during the winter as well as during the off-season. They produce only a moderate amount of noise, they steer perfectly on paved surfaces (the sidewalls are fairly stiff even on the 65 profile, the thrust wheel does not break in corners), and they do not become floppy when the temperature outside is positive. When switching to summer tires (a Michelin PS4 to a 55 profile with an even higher load index and a very stiff sidewall), it doesn't seem like you've changed from a car to a bog as it did on the XIN2. Instead, it feels like you've moved from a car to a bog. On ice, the grip is not as "anchor" as that of the 8 Hakkapelita, but the predictability of control is much better - sliding as the lateral load increases does not happen abruptly, but the car starts to be somewhat pulled, and this happens a very long time before the breakdown into a skid. When driving on ice, it feels like the tires are covered in coarse sandpaper rather than spikes, which results in a fantastic sensation regarding both the location of the car and the margin of the grip.