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Review on Toyo Observe G3-Ice 235/45 R17 94 winter by Mateusz Trzmiel ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good product, good quality, not bad.

I bought tires at the beginning of January 2022, made in Malaysia. Auto Accent, they drove almost 5,000 km, mostly the city and mostly killed Hong Kong roads. I ran it as recommended, no more than 80 km / h, I tried not to skid, though it didn’t always work out, because. the winter was quite snowy, but everywhere he got out himself. After running ~ 800 km, I found that there were no studs on the right front 6 pieces, and 3 on the left. Everything in the back is in place. At the moment, a couple more spikes fell out from the drive wheels, some bent slightly along the rotation of the wheel, on the rear 100% of the spikes. Chose between Nordman 5, Gislaved 100 and Toyo. For the price of Nordman, a little more expensive than Cordiant, but Nordman's very soft sidewall was embarrassing. From the comments, I realized that the spikes lose all modern tires, probably due to the softness of the tread for the sake of better grip on ice ., or they spike so clumsily. In general, I am satisfied with the behavior of the car on these tires, especially braking on ice or packed snow. In positive weather, they float a little, like all winter tires. Someone writes about noise . no, the tires are not at all noisy, whoever drove an Accent knows that there is practically no sound insulation of the wheel arches. Before that, I drove winter tires from many manufacturers, there is something to compare with. Good tires for the price.

Pros
  • Excellent braking on ice, slush. Starting off both on ice and in snow, does not burrow (the main thing is not to fight with gas). Not noisy, especially after running. The tire itself is stiffer (for some, maybe a minus) than the tread, I didn’t get any bumps on our roads. At -25 it doesn’t get dull (it wasn’t colder).
Cons
  • When turning, it slightly blows the front wheels on a slippery surface. Studding - for 3 months. lost on leading 7 and 4 spikes.