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Review on Pirelli Ice Zero FR 255/45 R20 105H winter by Wiktor Fokt ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best purchase in my life, I will definitely buy it again.

The Haka R tires were purchased since they needed to be replaced. As I planned my tires, I kept in mind that I would be doing all of my driving in Hong Kong, where the roads are frequently swept and where slushy conditions are the norm. The tires are comparable to the renowned Khaki in quality. I started driving around the middle of October, so it's been almost four months. Because I traveled on every imaginable road. Class B hatchback from Japan. 1) Clean asphalt at +10 degrees Celsius presents no issues; the tire does not float and rides like a Michelin in the summer. There was no aquaplaning despite the wet pavement, rain, and warm temperatures. Rowing is great even in slush or water mixed with snow. Normal rowing speed for Snow. And earlier on Jake, he regularly sat belly-up in the dirty parking lot rather than call in the "herringbone" pattern. At least it was successful, so I pull into Pirelli. Fifth, crystal clear ice presents unique dangers. Its front wheels had gotten stuck in a frozen puddle, and the vehicle could hardly move forward because of poor traction. Once again, while driving 20 kilometers per hour through a snowstorm, he approached a speed bump and started to brake gradually when the anti-lock brakes kicked in. It's for the best that the pace was slow and the road was empty. All that snow covered rolled ice. However, given that these are not spikes, I do not see this as a major drawback when driving on icy surfaces. Nonetheless, I believe that Haka R displayed more doggedness in this respect. Don't expect these tires to perform miracles on ice, though. Review added after 2022/2022 winter season's end: From what I've seen this past winter, I can conclude that the only places where tires are safe to use are in large cities where the roads have been thoroughly deiced. These tires shouldn't be used on both clear ice and ice covered by snow. No hold! This is not a set of spikes, I get it. But what do you think about the best approach to avoid hooking parked cars when I'm driving through an icy yard at 10 km/h while the car sways from side to side and the rear ends up walking like a tail? Honestly, I have no idea. Haka would not give in to such a thought. Rubber for the European winter is a better comparison. If I can, I want to make a switch for the next year.

Pros
  • Except for pure ice and ice covered by snow, they exhibit excellent behavior across the whole temperature and surface range.
Cons
  • Neither on bare ice nor ice covered with snow.