Review on Yokohama Ice Guard IG55 205/60 R16 96T winter by Ada Pindelska ᠌

Drove about 5000 km, size - 195 / 55R16, pressure 2.1-2.2. Operation mainly in the city (80%), front-wheel drive sedan. I drive calmly, without sudden starts and braking. Before combat operation, I rolled spikes ~ 500 km. I changed my shoes for the summer this week, Yoshka is waiting for the next winter. So, my humble opinion, not claiming to be true. Soft and very comfortable tires, the first week of operation there was a strong desire to pump up the wheels, then I got used to it. This rubber is completely devoid of sports sparks (And who needs this spark in winter, but on civil rubber?), It floats at near-zero temperatures (from -5 and below - OK, i. E. discomfort is possible in the demi-season period), sensitive to ruts. I liked the predictable behavior both on asphalt and on snow (including rolled), it did not disappoint on ice either. Rows well, never stuck anywhere. In any case, where it seemed to me the car would pass, the rubber rowed. At -30 it doesn’t get dull, and we didn’t have any lower this winter. There were no situations when I had to "catch" the car - it drives confidently on any surface. In my opinion, this is much more important for winter tires than sharp handling and the ability to delicately twist into turns. In terms of acoustic comfort, I would call it quiet, but at certain speeds it howls (sadness - I have a "resonant" howl found itself at ~ 50 km / h). It is much quieter than the Icecruiser's fourth Nordman bridge. The noise is comparable to that of the Michelin Xice2 (+/-). There is no feeling of a plane taking off. And yes, at speeds up to 80 km/h, it was quieter than my new summer Michelin Pilot Sport 3. The tire is more likely for lovers of a quiet ride, but you should not write it down as "vegetables" either. If it is somewhat inferior to winter tires from the "first echelon" manufacturers - Nokian, Continental and Michelin, then just a little bit. At the same time, the price is better. Z. Y. A nice bonus - I didn’t lose a single spike (and rubber, by the way, Made In 2022). And although the tire is soft, I did not catch a single hernia and not a single self-tapping screw.