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Review on Kormoran Snow 215/55 R18 99 winter by Wiktor Gajewski ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

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

Having skated for many seasons both on spikes (Cordiant Sno-Max, Nordman 5, Sava Eskimo Stud) and Velcro (Nordman RS) - I realized that 99% of the time in winter I drive in the city on asphalt. Wet, with reagents and snow, or generally dry in good weather. Accordingly, with the next choice of rubber for a new car - for crawling from a traffic light to a traffic light, the requirements for it were simple for me - smooth and quiet, sharpened more for asphalt. I decided to try this one on the basis that if it doesn’t work, it’s not a big loss. But it's gone. Because rubber refers more to euro-winter - everything is fine on any asphalt. Acceleration, braking, handling, stability - like on the fly. No floating in thaws, characteristic of soft Velcro, the wheels begin to grind or block noticeably later compared to the spikes. In the snow - I didn’t find any special differences with the previous tires - it rows and brakes regularly, both on melted and uncleaned soil up to the rapids after a heavy snowfall of -20. On ice - not very predictable. In front of those lying down in all sorts of uncleaned lanes, an icy track is rolled out, where the ABS starts to crack almost immediately - it’s better to slow down here in advance. But it is so on any rubber without spikes. In general, I expected the worst, but in practice, tires take out operation in central European 2022 without any problems. Price quality.

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Pros
  • - Price tag, especially for large sizes - Driving performance is suddenly much better than I expected - Smooth, balanced without problems - B -20 not oak
Cons
  • - In terms of noise - medium, nevertheless, a coarsely cut tread pattern makes itself felt. But quieter than thorns. - Thin sidewalls, while I would not say that it goes straight softly. Despite the 65 profile and the pressure is less than the standard one, there is still a feeling of slightly overinflated wheels, compared to the standard summer one. But all this can be attributed to the features of the noise and suspension of a particular car, or a particular size of rubber. I have 205/65 R16.

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July 10, 2023
With its pros: In normal Hong Kong situations, it’s not bad at all (adequate snowfall, snow between rows, sleet) is not noisy. Its cons: In the heaviest snowfall (February 2022), deep snow completely failed, the Opel Astra J.