Tyre reviews Formula Ice. Page 3 2233

Tires are very-very noisy.
Compared to Nordman, these tires are hard. Before I put on winter tires (Nordman) and immediately felt that they are much softer than summer tires. With this tire (Formula) everything is different - it is sufficiently hard, and also it whines like an airplane.
Feeling that they are made of low-quality cheap material.
I am not satisfied with the purchase of these tires.

Performs well on snowy roads. It behaves better on the road during a snowstorm, and better than Michelin on a slippery road. The biggest minus is the noise at high speed, it's extremely noisy. Driving on a highway at 100-110 km/h, after an hour in the car, the noise starts to hurt my head, it's that unpleasant.

Before that, I drove on the same ones for nine years, so the choice was obvious. Over this time, the loss of studs is 10% and the remaining tread is 6-7mm. It handles the road perfectly, snow, slush, and on ice, you need to be more careful. Not noisy on both asphalt and snow, predictable. In its price category, there are no other options.

I bought the tires in the fall of 2024. I've been driving for the first season. The most important impression is that they are quite noisy. Even with the windows rolled up, you can hear the background noise. It's not loud, but considering the car runs very quietly and has sound insulation (the engine is not audible in the cabin up to 3,000 rpm), it seems very loud. At first, it bothered me - I thought they were not inflated correctly. But since the car has tire pressure sensors and a low tire pressure warning, I ruled out that version. Maybe the noise is due to the studs. I haven't tried them on the highway. On city roads, they drive confidently, as long as you don't push it too hard when changing lanes and slow down in advance when turning. After a heavy snowfall, I forgot that I needed to slow down - the car skidded a couple of times. Everything was resolved by engaging all-wheel drive. I haven't noticed anything since. They don't handle deep snow well. On icy hills, they don't slip. As for quality, I'll change them for summer tires and count how many studs I've lost. So far, my impression of the price-to-quality ratio is positive.

Good tire if finding a balance between price and quality is crucial. Not entirely without drawbacks - there are light shortcomings in terms of comfort, speed characteristics and noise (it also depends on the road you drive on and how good your car's soundproofing is). But when it comes to important winter properties, such as road grip on ice, snow, wet or slushy roads, it's a complete no-brainer. If safety and avoiding overpaying for a tire are your top priorities,

Affordable and good quality tire, lasts for a long time (4 winters without any issues), keeps studs intact and does not get bulges on the sides. Perfect for my car and our roads. Grips well on ice and doesn't get stuck in snow.

Up to 1000 km of mileage, it's hard to speak of impressions on these tyres. The first impressions are good. There is noise on the asphalt. Soft. The studs hold confidently on the ice. It brakes well on the ice, snow and asphalt, and the ABS does not even kick in. In turns, the car goes its own trajectory. The tyres are not of the class of "digging", but they showed themselves well in deep snow. They did not lock up,

Third review from me on this tire. I think after the fifth winter, it will be relegated to summer use. 90% of the tread on three wheels remains, but the wheel that is half a year younger than the rest has lost half of its tread. I resurfaced it, but by the end of the first winter, not one of the resurfaced tires had failed, whereas the original tires continued to wear down, including cracking in half. There is a core remaining in the

Tires were purchased in 2019. They perform well on loose snow, getting a score of 4. In the winter of 2024-25, a strong vibration appeared at speeds over 100 km/h, (bulges on the tread of 3 out of 4 wheels) by this time 50% of the studs remained. Storage conditions were not violated, the set of wheels is on rims.

The result is that if you need to survive for a couple of seasons, then take them, but they are not worth it for a long period.

Excellent tires for their price. I live out of town... installed these tires on all three of my cars. I personally like them very much.