Tires MICHELIN or Nokia

Though now I have a new car with SUV version Nokians, they feel much better than smaller tire sizes of Nokian.

Both are top tier winter tires, just Nokian being generally noisier

I’ve got the Michelin X-Ice without studs. Good grip and quiet - can happily recommend them as an alternative to Nokians.

You will get your monies worth with the defender 2 tires over the course of driving 100,000+ km with them versus any other none Michelin tire.

Michelin had a slight edge on wet and dry asphalt. Michelin wasn't far off from the Nokia on the ice and snow performance either and also wasn't making as much noise.

Nokian nAT Outpost tires are fantastic (for an A/T) in the snow. Not the most aggressive off road compound but even though it's not a true winter tire Nokian still knows what they're doing.

I've got michelin x ice, pretty happy about them

In my experience Nokian Hakkapeliitta are good, but not as durable as Continental or Michelin.

I will say after installing diff and subframe bushings, there is a marked difference in cold weather performance on these tires. The car likes to step out a lot more readily. With stock bushings, the difference shouldn't be that exaggerated, but there is a difference in performance on cold Pilots.

Surtout avec la tendance des Michelins à craqueler au bout de 4-5 ans.