Tires Nokia or WEST LAKE

You can't beat Nokians. I go out of my way to acquire them for all winter tire applications.

No contest between Nokian and anything else.

Snow grip wise, I'd say a Nokian or even Kleber has very good winter tires.

when my older daughter got her license I got her the best Nokian Hakkapeliitta I could find, and she was very happy with them all winter.

Nokian Nordman. They’re last generation Hakka which imo, a ten generation old Hakka is great.

I run Hakka r3. My wife runs General Winter Contact and they are about equal, very quiet good studless winter.

Got Nokians last year. They work much better than the cheap chinese ones i had before.

Very, very much a happy camper. Ride is suprisingly supple, I went up in size from 215/65 R16 to 215/70 R16 which I knew would give it a bit of a cushier ride but I didn’t expect it to feel better than the All Seasons, which it does. A little added road noise, slight roar over the All-Seasons but not noticeable unless you look for it. Ride height went from the stock 8.2in to about 9.4in which easily cleared the wheel well with no rubbing.

Most surprisingly though, it feels like it handles better. Comparing it to the high-mile Continentals I had (90k warranty) they’re more confidence inspiring

in turns, not much added lean at all, might be due to other mods on the wagon but

it definitely didn’t make it worse. Tested today at 90F from a winter-rated “AT-lite” tire, I was caught off guard how well it takes the turns. It’s no Michelin Pilot Sport, but it’s better than I thought it’d be. It also took a gravel road I threw at it like nobody’s business. I drove it pretty aggressively through some twisty, dusty gravel and it was planted pretty much the whole time.

The compound in a decent snow tire like a Nokian, Michelin, Blizzak, etc… stays less form in cold weather and will stop better in the winter.

As for the WRG2's - had them for less than two years. Rotated every 6500 miles. Very noisy starting at 18,000 miles and down to the bottom wear bars after 23,000 miles. There was no way they were going to make it through another winter. No treadwear warranty from Nokian. The Entyres are quiet and the ride & handling are very good. I only wish they had just a tad more grip in the Chicago snow, but overall I'm very happy with them.

I went with Nokian One to replace my stock Nexens, I regret it. There is less wheel spin (still some if I put it in sport and floor it) but the efficiency seems to have taken a small hit and they’re so loud.