Review on Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice Arctic 195/60 R15 88T winter by Mateusz Dbski ᠌

Absolutely satisfied with the tires. I took a year ago a set of 215/55/17 for a Camry V50 at a price of 7400 per tire. Rubber is not much inferior to Michelin or Hakka, the price tag for which started from 10-11 thousand apiece. I can especially distinguish a slight rubber noise, confident braking, especially on ice - due to the considerable length of the spikes (photo 4), it clings to the ice like claws. At the same time, the spikes are strong, they do not fly out, as on some Gislaved. Some thorns, however, "withdrew into themselves", bent as if (photo 8). But it's more about my driving style. With a calm, measured ride, I am sure that the spikes will be whole for more than one season. And so for the season only two spikes were lost. The only trouble - less than two weeks of use - cut the sidewall. Theoretically, of course, I could have cut some kind of “jam”, but before I discovered the cut, I stood near the office in the parking lot, didn’t bother anyone, drove 800 meters to the gym, got out, I heard the wheel hiss, looked closely - a side cut. But I will not reduce the rating for this, I am painfully pleased with the rubber. And the cut was welded up competently, I didn’t even find the repair place right away, I rotated the tire three times. This year, however, one more nuance was discovered - yesterday I began to change shoes for the winter, I see, and one tire is different from the others. Like not from this collection. I checked - the brand of rubber is the same, the series and release date too. But the tire is clearly different from the other three. Firstly, the spikes have a different shape, less convex (photo 4.5 for comparison). Secondly, there is a pattern around the perimeter of the spikes (photos 2 and 3 for comparison), while other tires do not have it. Thirdly, the tread is some other, as if it had not opened (photo 1). Attaching photo. Apparently, the store shoved some kind of left tire. Or maybe a factory marriage. Fortunately, this does not affect handling in any way, so I did not find a reason to be sad. And since the rubber is really good, there is something to compare. The price tag is quite acceptable for the 17th radius, while on the road you feel comfortable and confident. I boldly recommend. Good luck on the roads!