I am quite dissatisfied with these tires, and I will defy every assumption you have about me. Just to set the stage, I rode a Hakkapeliita R with Pirelli Ice Zero tires before that. Initially, we were swayed by Japan's low prices and high quality. Thus, tires make a buzzing noise after being mounted on a car and driven for the first time on freshly paved, dry asphalt. Aisle is a problematic topic for these tires since they grip the road perfectly while dry or wet, but they start to fail as soon as snow porridge arrives. The prior tires gave my rear-wheel-drive car a far more reassuring ride. When first moving, the anti-skid light stays on and the tires slide violently over road lines and foolishly over ice.