I'm going to give a detailed review!
I've already thought that the manufacturer is trying to rip me off. This can only happen in advertising, I'm telling you!
I don't even know if this is a review of the tires or a script for an adventure movie.
I have a Toyota Estima (minivan) with front-wheel drive, ABS, and that's it. Simple configuration - the rest is up to God (sorry, believers, if I offended you). It's not like I'm a road god, but I can feel when to brake. My previous tires were Bridgestone 300 (if my memory doesn't fail me), and it was already the 6th season. Although I knew they had served their purpose, I decided to order Gislaved for the next season.
Then, in March, a trip came up, and I decided not to test fate and put on new tires earlier.
It's like in a movie.
There were 5 passengers. March. Departure - 15th.
We drove 450 km south on a not very well-maintained road (an oil field road) with a speed of 100-120 km/h. The road was covered with a layer of packed snow (not ice), as it's mostly used by trucks, not studded passenger cars. There were three moments when I felt like the rear of the car was trying to skid on turns, but as soon as I made the slightest "shift," it stuck to the road and held its course. I think the weakness of certain body parts played a role in these moments - after all, you shouldn't press the brake when you shouldn't.
Then we drove 90 km on a winter road with different types of surface: packed snow, loose snow broken by heavy machinery (when we exited the winter road, we found out that three trucks had passed before us), and ice with shallow puddles - by the way, the temperature was already around -1 to -3°C. The speed was 25-45 km/h.
Then we got back on the Omsk-Novosibirsk highway and stopped for the night.
In the morning, it was -25°C, foggy, and the road was icy after the thaw. I felt confident on the road in every sense: acceleration, braking, and turns. Up to 140 km/h - forgive me, traffic cops, for avoiding the hands of justice. This was until we reached Novosibirsk. After that, it was pointless to speed: the traffic was dense, and there were cameras every 10 km.
We passed Berdsk, and it was around 0°C again. There were puddles on the road in some places, but everything was fine. As we approached Barnaul, a blizzard started, and snow began to form into longitudinal drifts on the road (sorry, I don't want to look up the fen-shui term for it). In general, I carefully changed lanes during overtakes, and everything was successful and confident, without any hint of skidding or other provocations.
In Altai, the temperature dropped to -5°C, and there were puddles in some places and dry snow in others. I didn't feel any loss of control.
After "Srostki" (maybe someone knows what this settlement is famous for), we turned off the Chuysky Tract and headed uphill. A strong snowfall started, and the speed was up to 60 km/h, as it was already dark, with turns, descents, and ascents. I felt confident in the car on the road. We reached a certain point and spent the night.
In the morning, it was -8°C, and we descended downhill, with signs indicating a slope of up to 12 degrees. The wind was strong - I didn't check the forecast, but there were snowdrifts up to 30 cm and ice on the road, as it had been around 0°C the previous day and -5°C in the evening with snow. The speed was up to 25 km/h on the descents. The tires performed their functions.
We got back on the Chuysky Tract, then drove to Biysk and Belokurikha. The wind was strong, and the temperature was around -7 to -5°C, but there were dry snowdrifts in some places and a layer of slush in others. The speed limit was 70 km/h (locals know), but I drove up to 110 km/h. No complaints. Closer to Belokurikha, there was only dry snow and drifts - I drove up to 70 km/h (maybe more, but I was tense on the road: dense snow, strong side wind, drifts, and poor visibility).
I was 100% confident in the car's handling, although I understand that, like in aviation, there can be human error. I was confident in the equipment.
Verdict. I previously had Gislaved 3, which was great on snow (Toyota Corolla), and Gislaved 5 (Toyota Allion, right-hand drive - similar to Avensis), which didn't handle snow at all, but held the road on dry surfaces. Once, at a speed of 25-30 km/h and a temperature of 0°C, it spun around, and I didn't understand the reason.
These tires, with a mileage of 2500 km over 3 days in various conditions, showed themselves to be 100% reliable. I recommend them, and there can be no other conclusion.
I'm not writing about noise, as all tires make noise at speeds over 100 km/h. And considering that music is always playing in the car, it's not a factor for me.
In general, thank you to the manufacturer - I don't regret the purchase.
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