Tires Hankook or Nokia

I had Winter iPike RS W419? on two different vehicles (a sedan and a CUV). Both vehicles handled great in fowl winter weather, tires were pretty quite for winter tires, they also wore pretty decently.

As with all tires, go for quality. Nokkian is the gold standard for studded winter tires.

Studded Nokian Hallapeliittas would've got you up this.

My 2021 GLI drives great with Hakkapelitas

I just installed Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 studded winter tires 275/45R21 on the OEM 21x9" rim just in time for the big storm. We got 16" of snow yesterday. It did great in deep snow and ice, going up hills no problem. This is my first winter with the iX and I was hoping the stock Goodyear Eagle Touring would be sufficient in light snow, but I wouldn't recommend driving it unless the roads are perfectly cleared. It was difficult driving on the Goodyear Eagle Touring tires even with just an inch of snow before the roads were cleared, which is what prompted me to install winter tires mid-winter. If you live in an area that gets snow or ice in the winter, it could be worth getting a winter set. Having two sets of tires will also reduce the mileage on your summer set, allowing them to last longer. I don't think it's possible for the stock tires to last the entire 3 year duration of the lease. Based on current wear and other reviews, I expect the Goodyears to last maybe 15,000 miles.

My Hankook icept IZ3's are killing the New York weather...

Running Nokian Hakkapelitta LT3 and MSW Type 52 (Black) on my R1T right now!

I'm on Hankook Ventus V2 Concept 2 or something like that. Overall decent but I'm not thrilled with the grip in the rain. I'll be trying something else when these are done.

They're shit tires in many ways and not worthy of WRC, but then again, everyone has to drive with the same shit tire.

Just the amount of punctures we have already had in the first nine stages, not to mention the massive amount of punctures last year, is not a good look on Hankook.

my nokian all seasons which failed on me.