Review on MICHELIN X-Ice North 4 205/65 R16 99T winter by Radko Marinov ᠌

Superb performance in all weather conditions, especially in the snow. They're not too loud, they handle well on the road, and they don't sag in the heat (the sidewalls are pretty rigid even on the 65 profile, and the thrust wheel doesn't break in corners). Unlike the XIN2, changing to winter tires (from summer Michelin PS4s to winter Michelin PS55s with an even higher load index and a very rigid sidewall) does not feel like going from driving a car to wading through a bog. On ice, the grip is not as "anchor" as the 8 Hakkapelita, but the predictability of control is greatly improved; skidding does not occur suddenly, but the car begins to be somewhat dragged long before the breakdown into a skid. Position of the car and the margin of the hold feel fantastic on ice, as if the tires were not spiked but rather coarse sandpaper.