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

Very good winter and off-season performance on both dry and rainy roads. They're not too loud, they handle the road well (the sidewalls are pretty strong even on the 65 profile, and the push wheel doesn't break in bends), and they don't sag in the sun. Unlike the XIN2, changing to winter tires (from summer Michelin PS4s to winter Michelin PS5s, both of which have a 55 profile, even higher load index, and very stiff sidewall) does not feel like going from a car to a bog. Although the grip is not as "anchor" as the 8 Hakkapelita's, the predictability of control is greatly improved; skidding does not occur suddenly as the lateral load increases, but rather the car begins to be slowly 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.