13.05.2021 od Kornel | Note 4.08 |
(8 700 km driven) | |
- Přilnavost v suchých podmínkách
- Brzdění v suchých podmínkách
- Přilnavost ve vlhkých podmínkách
- Brzdění za mokra
- Přilnavost ve sněhu
- Komfort při jízdě
- Vnitřní hladina hluku
- Opotřebení pneumatik
- Spotřeba paliva
Tyre size and vehicle make
205 / 60 R16 H
BMW 3 Touring 320d
Result: Would you buy again? Probably not
Comment:
I drove these with 205/55 R16 on a BMW E46 320d 150HP for 2 years now with 8700+ Km. The tires are not for "high speed" driving, despite the "H" identifier. They are more like a northern winter tire for heavy snow and ice, not suitable for middle European winters.
They get sluggish in warm temperatures even above 0 Celsius. Operating temperature would be around -1C and below with mild to heavy snow to ice!
My rear wheel drive does tend to spin them out fairly easily on muddy and sluggish/snowy roads!
All-in-all the ADAC placement of these as 2nd best winter tire is wrong (in the 185/65R15 test, my 205/55R16 is only one range bigger), I felt far safer with my Hankooks 6 years long.