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MICHELIN X-Ice North 4 205/55 R16 94T winter Review

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Description of MICHELIN X-Ice North 4 205/55 R16 94T winter

Product Overview

The MICHELIN X-Ice North 4 winter tire is an exceptional choice for drivers seeking optimal performance and safety on icy road conditions. With its advanced design and technological innovations, this tire delivers superior braking and handling capabilities on ice while maintaining a low noise level. As a replacement for its highly successful predecessor, the X-Ice North 3, the X-Ice North 4 has undergone significant improvements, surpassing its predecessor in all major performance aspects.

Enhanced Performance Properties

One of the standout features of the MICHELIN X-Ice North 4 ...

Reviews

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best thing for the money, Im glad I chose this option.

Dimension 185/65/15. Renault Logan car, luxury privilege, mechanics, without directional stability system, k4m engine. I am one hundred percent satisfied with the rubber, it is suitable for city roads, especially where roads are poorly cleaned, suitable for those who drive and break the speed limit of 500 equivalent. She helped me out in uncleaned city yards, this winter the public utilities got it very well, but with this rubber there were no complaints against them, but on the contrary it was

Pros
  • Traction properties: - Good longitudinal traction on rolled snow, snow-covered surfaces, on a muddy spring road; - when passing long bends and ring roads at speeds up to 60 km / h and with smooth acceleration, confident grip and directional stability *. Deep Snow: - passes with a bang, pulls confidently does not give up, as you go on a tank. Track: - Confidently keeps in a snow rut, allows you to smoothly get out of it when driving at speeds up to 40 km / h, I haven’t tried it higher and it’s better not to try to do this, on any rubber - in an asphalt rut on the track it keeps just as confidently up to 110 km / h and did not reveal any shortcomings. Asphalt handling: - On the frozen asphalt keeps well. Spring and autumn heated asphalt: - it keeps confidently on the spring, the rolling resistance is very noticeable, when the gas is released, the car noticeably loses speed, respectively, the load that wears the tread increases - in autumn everything is the same, only in percent it is 10 less, because in spring the asphalt snarls more when heated by the sun. Energy intensity: absorbs shocks and transmission of ripples to the steering wheel from pits and combs, within reasonable limits, of course, there are no miracles in the world, it's just noticeably noticeable. spikes: For 10 t. Km. I haven't lost a single one, I'm tired of looking. Noise: It is practically not felt, for such a number of spikes - perfect acoustic comfort, you can hear when the window is open and the sound is comparable to the crunch of millet groats under the soles of boots on the marble floor in the room. Blend quality: Tires do not harden at low temperatures, from -15 to -40 they only begin their life, performance improves, especially noticeable when driving on asphalt, elasticity is maintained and rolling resistance is much lower, temperatures below -40 did not meet this winter. Strength: - impact resistance is high; - wear resistance, very resistant to abrasion. Balancing: - perfectly balanced, only 20 grams on one wheel and this is the heaviest weight from the set.
Cons
  • Flaws: - Notable rolling resistance, but this is a price to pay for the quality of the rubber compound and the number of spikes (again compared to BF Goodrich). *- I will make a reservation in advance that I tried this attraction on an empty, rarely used road, i. E. it provoked a situation, but there are echoes of it in the daily driving mode, in general - lateral drift: when cornering, not in normal mode, but rather sharp, as if turning missed or sharp acceleration on a long turn (for example, on the ring got inflated), the car breaks down, starts in the range between 60-70 km / h, moreover, unexpectedly, the advantages of this brand of rubber become its disadvantages, i. E. when entering the turn, the front wheels, those experiencing the maximum load extinguish the inertia (taban) the front of the car, I believe, due to the spikes and the tread tree, and the centrifugal force begins to turn the stern, when you try to regain balance, you get a pendulum and loss of control, but everything is regulated by sharp braking, and if you do not return the balance and succumbing to the centrifuge, to prevent the demolition of the stern, then about a meter and a half along the oncoming lane or the side of the road, depending on the side we turn, you will pass (I'm afraid this will manifest itself when driving around at high speed a sharply appeared obstacle on the road, with ice, sludge on asphalt, in snow-covered areas and powdered snow run-up). All with flaws.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A good quality product, I rate this purchase perfectly.

Aeroflot has canceled more than 130 flights, people are crying that they can’t get out of the parking lot, utilities are working in an enhanced mode, and I don’t change my plans. The Michelin X ice North 4 allowed me to leave home at 08:00 as usual, drive the 19km to work in 38 minutes, and look into the frightened eyes of the drivers I calmly passed at interchanges in my second lane along the way. There is horror in these eyes, they probably think that I am crazy, but I just have everything…

Pros
  • Full control over the road (acceleration, braking, cornering.) Comfort (noise, softness)
Cons
  • Didn't find

Revainrating 1 out of 5

A worthless product, definitely not worth your money!

I want to warn you right away that I will not sing deferambs to these tires, as many do here, I am a real buyer and I am in a slight shock from this purchase! And so about everything in order! Bought MICHELIN X-Ice North 4 215/65 R16 tires at the end of the season on March 6, 2022! Tire manufacturing date 1 week 2022! Geographically located in the city of Astana! First impressions were very positive. Smooth running appeared, light bumps and joints on asphalt and bridges, the tire swallows and…

Pros
  • 1. Price; 2. The composition of the rubber compound; 3. Comfortable driving; 4. Good road grip; 5. Confident braking.
Cons
  • 1. Quality and strength of spike cores! It's just awful and the biggest MINUS! 2. The noise from the rubber is still present, no matter how they praised it! As for the noise reproduced by these tires, as many write, nothing is heard, quieter than summer tires, I will say this: either these people have a hearing problem, or very loud music in the car. Tires are heard and very well, of course, the sound is not like that of a helicopter taking off, but the fact that the studded rubber is clearly audible, and not like "cat's claws", but like the sound of an ordinary spike! If someone changes their seat from Velcro, they will be shocked . And now the most important thing! As a result, I drove on this rubber for a little less than 3 weeks, on March 6 I put on my shoes, and on March 25 I already took it off. With a "pensioner" driving style of 40-60 km / h, only in the city, the mileage was only a little over 300 km. After reading reviews about the bummer of spikes in the X-Ice North 3 generation, I thought that this would bypass the new generation, but alas! And when I saw what happened to the spikes, I was just disappointed. All studs are 100% in place, the stud shell is a bit rusty but that's ok! And now the whole point is that about 20% of the spikes on each tire began not to completely break off, but simply crumble, i. E. on many there were chips, and very noticeable. In order not to be unfounded, I will attach a photo of the spikes. When my wife saw the condition of the thorns, she said that this condition was in 2 weeks? And what will be the season? It is possible that I came across a defective batch of spikes, but I have never seen anything like this even on Cordiants, where the spikes simply wore out evenly or riveted in the form of a nail head, but never chipped or broke!

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The quality exceeds all expectations, I recommend to buy.

Given: 2022 Daihatsu Sirion car (the most similar classmates are Honda Jazz / Fit, Toyota Yaris and the like, nissan Note, hyundai getz - in general, city kids, for which you will find suitable parameters. Habitat: million-plus city in the center of 2022 , use 80% city, 10-15% highway, about 5% where there is no asphalt, crushed stone, gravel, broken brick, concrete. winter "was in the center of 2022, she did an excellent job. The car was front-wheel drive, of the electronic assistants there…

Pros
  • I got fresh 33 week 19, bought in August, like the dimension 185/65/15 came out about 14-15 thousand per set, only Hakki is more expensive, but I deliberately wanted the Michelin not because of Naboichenko’s advertising, but because of the desire for 100% confidence in tires, especially on ice. Not a single spike fell out. Yes, there are a lot of them, but not a single loss was found. The characteristic rumble in the car without Shumkov on the pavement disappears after 40 km / h, in the snow there is silence and nothing more. Asphalt is dry cold, wet cold - braking and handling are confident at 5, maybe s - due to the fact that there is nothing to compare with. Snowy weather and everything we see, we feel from +1-2 to -2-4 just fine, no drifting, skidding, unpredictable attempts of rubber (!) To do something unexpected - also 5 There wasn’t really snow, but it slows down confidently and calmly, quickly, on loose ABS during the winter it worked 1 time (on a country road it slowed down in uncleared snow) Ice, well, it’s definitely 5/5 here, I didn’t count the spikes . 250 or not 250 per wheel, but they cling to everything that is possible.
Cons
  • Dry warm asphalt is already worse, but it was when the sun warmed above 10 for 2-3 days and on BAD asphalt during EMERGENCY braking, the ABS worked 1 time due to the fact that there was only one side of the axles on bad asphalt, but knowing that at a temperature below +8 summer tires do not work very well, and frosts and even snow still fell, I was in no hurry with changing shoes. Does not like accelerations on hatches, rails.

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I like it, thank you for the quality product.

Knowing the tendency of this brand to fall out of the spikes, I immediately decided to improve it, put the spikes on acylate glue, as they do in motorsport, though I had to scoff at the already installed spikes as much as possible. Many criticized me, prophesied the devil knows what, but everything is in order with the tires, for crawling, and this is already 15000 km, all the spikes are in place, and this is with very fast and aggressive driving. On dry pavement rubber behaves without any…

Pros
  • A large number of small spikes with the expectation of operating conditions on snowy, rolled and icy country roads and highways. It behaves well in snowdrifts, does not burrow and confidently swings.
Cons
  • If the speed mode is not chosen correctly, then on a slippery road it skids the rear axle and blows the front axle. Uncertainly behaves on roads covered with wet salt porridge and fresh snow, floats and does not slow down at all. The biggest problem with this rubber is its price and huge expectations from the premium, but alas, this rubber is ordinary and does not differ much from others, it is overpriced one and a half times.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I do not cease to rejoice at the purchase, a very good deal!

I can't say enough about the strength and durability. In the spring, when I change my shoes, I will definitely supplement this review. Addition: drove them for the season about 4k. the entire city run. Condition is on the last photo. All spikes are in place. There was one puncture. And somewhere pulled the sidewall (see photo). I wonder if it's possible to glue it somehow?

Pros
  • Guys, this is just a song! The rubber is very soft, sooo quiet and light. 235/45/r18 Rolls great. For my more than 20 years of experience - the best tires.
Cons
  • Perhaps, at temperatures above + 5, it is too soft. Provoked to change shoes early)).

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Medium quality, especially for that kind of money.

Apparently, due to the design, it is not very comfortable to drive along the highway, the feeling that you are driving on flat tires does not leave. In a rut behaves uncertainly, you have to go very concentrated. Due to problems with spikes and stability, I would not recommend for purchase to those who travel a lot on the highway.

Pros
  • Excellent grip as long as the tire is new and with studs. A couple of times saved from an accident in the city due to a short braking distance. Excellent tires for a city in a province where roads are not cleaned, but apparently subject to operation without much driving on the highway.
Cons
  • After the first season, the spikes began to break off, by the end of the third season, 80% of the spikes were broken off. Mileage on winter tires for 3 seasons is 30 thousand km, of which 90% of the mileage is the track. In the absence of spikes, the tire loses all its advantages, it became frankly scary to drive on the highway.

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Not my best purchase, you could have found something else.

I bought a set of new rubber tires, production 29 weeks 2022, and on two wheels during the tire fitting I noticed: spikes not fully planted, spikes stuck at 45 degrees, spikes that jammed the rubber ring of the edging. It’s not very pleasant to get such quality for such a price, the impression that during operation there will be large losses of studs and they don’t reject such tires, but ship them for sale. Carefully inspect each tire before buying

Pros
  • haven't found it yet, haven't ridden them yet
Cons
  • studding quality

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Just a terrible product, very upset.

Michelin X-ICE North 4 285/45/22 were bought for 135 thousand. I didn’t even drive for 2 months, when one tire shattered into the trash while driving straight on asphalt - there were no holes, no fittings, no objects on the road. Thanks for being alive. I bought it in Kolesity, Hong Kong (I do not recommend contacting, there is a review on Flamp). Having called Michelin about this, the operator girl said something in a formulaic language, after which I wrote a letter to the company and waited…

Pros
  • Soft, quiet.
Cons
  • Explode. Driving characteristics at the level of "acceptable", I expected more. They seem to slow down, but they slide. They seem to be rowing in the snow, but they blow it off the road. And the biggest negative is the attitude towards Michelin customers. And it's one of the most expensive tires on the market from a supposedly prestigious company.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great product, a pleasure to use.

Salute to car owners. It's time to change tires, and I went to buy. I considered various premium tires as options, but according to the pattern and number of spikes, I chose the Michelin x-ice 4. Really soft and quiet rubber. With poor soundproofing of the car, the cabin is really quiet. And rushing really like on rails. Pereobulsya, chasing until the asphalt. I'm running around. (No slippage or sudden braking). The temperature overboard is from +10 to -7 Celsius, we are waiting for snow). On…

Pros
  • Softness.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Just super, the product is made wonderfully, very satisfied.

Having skated for 10 years on Michelin xin2, I was going to buy the latest Michelin model for a long time. Horrified by the rise in tire prices this fall, I put a set in the aliexpress in the basket. And it fired! Against all the laws of economics, snatched 4440. for R15. Three balloons 7 weeks 21 years old, and one -37/20. Haven't set yet. I hope for a 5-year warranty from Michelin if it turns out to be a marriage. And Michelin confirmed the guarantee by examining the check! But he refused a…

Pros
  • Michelin. Warranty 5 years.
Cons
  • Can be identified after installation.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I am amazed at how well the product is made, just magically!

1. I really liked the tires in terms of noise level. Tires are quiet. 2. Liked handling on dry and wet pavement. 3. They row perfectly in the snow, the winter of 2022-2022 in Hong Kong was snowy, the snow piled up above the bumper. During the winter, I never got stuck, I always got out myself by turning off the ESP. 4. Tire pressure is kept in any frost in any weather. The other tires held great pressure too. 5. Soft and comfortable, the joints go well, there are no terrible noises. 6. They…

Pros
  • Quiet, soft, excellent in the snow. Tires MICHELIN X-Ice North 4 185/65 R15 really liked. Since the advent of these tires, I have reviewed many comparative tests and read many reviews. Of course, to judge anything is obtained by comparing previous winter tires in memory. It is difficult to compare with those that have not ridden. For the last 5 years there were tires: Toyo Observe g3-ice, Goodyear Ultragrip 600. I can evaluate MICHELIN X-Ice North 4 with the experience of operating these tires.
Cons
  • The price is not budget. I wish it was cheaper, but I don't regret it. The tires are excellent, I have not had better in all respects. Completely satisfied.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Perfect purchase for me, exactly what I was looking for!

Today on the radio they said that 50 cm of snow fell in Hong Kong in 3 days. Yes, it has and continues. But how I drove! I was just the king of the road. If I was driving in the stream, then all the time I felt a margin of grip and complete control. Therefore, he allowed himself what others could not. Overtaking and changing lanes. This unforgettable feeling of superiority on the road I experienced, I think, thanks to this tire. Impressed! Even Nokian did not have such emotions. Although she…

Pros
  • Handling, noise, road control, economy, grip, balance, price!
Cons
  • until I noticed

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The quality is at the highest level, be sure to try it.

The rubber was made in 2022, which does not affect its driving performance for the worse, after the third season a few spikes flew out, I sin on almost 99% of the mileage on asphalt, this year's winter in Hong Kong was "paved". Compared to x ice 3 -heaven and earth, as for stability on all types of roads, I recommend!

Pros
  • Appearance on the disk (stretched cool on 6.5 inch disks, my size is 195 65 15, Lada Vesta Sv Cross), minimal loss of spikes after the third season of operation, ice, asphalt, slurry, water, dirt - almost everything is unimportant to her (about this is in shortcomings). In heavy snowfalls in steep ascents where fields with chevins (I don’t know on what rubber) smoked, I went out EASILY. .
Cons
  • There is noise, especially with open windows, but I don’t drive with open windows in winter. On the highway, when switching from asphalt to ice and vice versa, the espiha works, up to 120 km / h of norms, but it’s faster, somehow scary, be careful . After the third season from the front, driving wheels, the loss of studs is approximately 10-15%. After the second, by the way, 1-2%.

The pins are almost all in place. The protector is good. Build quality 2. Photos 2 and 3 show different tires. What kind of quality is it that the cord breaks through the rubber?

Pros
  • Holds the road well in difficult conditions.
Cons
  • At 25 thousand km, it began to crumble rapidly. Useful cord on 2 wheels (front left and rear right). One in a circle became thicker (rear), the other grew a boob. Bought in 2022 (season 19-20). We have a maximum of 3 months of winter, and in winter I don’t move very far. In December 21, the first spike fell out, and now all the rubber has become rubbish.

Revainrating 2 out of 5

The quality doesn`t fit my expectations, I won`t buy it again.

So michelin X-Ice North 4 185 * 65 R15 mileage 15 thousand. there should have been a bad review, moreover, he was here for a whole year, with a detailed description of what, how and why, but it suddenly turned out that he offends the feelings of believers in Michelin and the review was removed!

Pros
  • Braking on dry pavement Smooth running Weak sensitivity to rutting on dry pavement Studded, sits firmly, does not fly out, something scratches there (I saw the traces, I confirm).
Cons
  • Valkost and inadequate handling on dry pavement. Poor handling and braking in snow and slush. The quality of the rubber itself (large unbalance) The need to clearly monitor the pressure and keep it elevated, at low pressure, roll appears, at high, grip on hard surfaces worsens but improves on snow. At the slightest difference in pressure on the sides, the car begins to move to the side when grinding the wheels.

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I am satisfied, the purchase is quite successful.

So drove the first season on new tires. See the photo below, the tires that were in front are more worn out in the photo. Operated these tires on Snadero Steapway. Dimension 185\65\15 . As a result, I can say that it really holds up very well on a snowy road and an icy road. However, do not be under any illusions about the silence, it makes noise on the pavement in the same way as any other studded rubber.

Pros
  • -Good grip on snowy roads -Excellent traction on icy roads - Relatively low price
Cons
  • - Noisy on bare pavement. - Great rolling resistance on asphalt

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Not everything is so bad, but there are disadvantages.

Michelin xin 4 225*65*R17 (Poland) . I bought it in the summer of 2022 based on tests and ratings for RAV 4 2022 2.5 all-wheel drive. And then winter came. I installed it in November, as soon as I installed it, I was horrified by the noise! But after running around for 4-5 days, the noise gradually began to subside, which pleased. But in January, after thaws and snows, a rut appeared and the car became uncontrollable on it! Changing the pressure did not help! Today, 02/18/2022, I changed it to…

Pros
  • Braking, accelerating
Cons
  • Absolutely does not hold in a rut !

The wife gave to DR. The size took more than it should by the factory for Skoda Rapid 195x65xR15 Traveled around St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region from 2022 to 2022. Dragged from one machine 2022 onwards. for another 2022 when selling. ESP and ABS work as it seemed to me differently than, for example, on Hankook I used to be a fan of the Goodyear Ultra Grip 500, but it has been out of production for a long time, and there is no trust in replicas with a similar tread pattern. For five…

Pros
  • Smooth running, mileage, wear resistance, movement on ice, hook
Cons
  • Probably cost

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I'm very happy, it really is worth buying.

I took a Camry 50. I didn’t drive much on it (only 2 thousand over the winter). The car drives smoothly, does not hum, does not make noise. Soft. 2022. At first I took the wrong size Yokohama IG65 - some of it is all round and denser to the touch of Michelin, I didn’t have a chance to try it in motion, but the spikes on it were powerful double ones, on this one they seem to be some small ones. But Michelin has visually less rubber on the tread, a lot of wide lamellae between the "patch" of the…

Pros
  • Keeps the road worthy. I can compare the noise with the previous 5th Hakkapelitta, obviously quieter.
Cons
  • Haven't found it over the winter yet.