Tyre reviews Hankook W330A i cept Evo3. Page 1 87

Great and affordable tires for urban and suburban conditions. These are the first non-studded tires in my 25-year experience with various vehicles. Before that, I only had Michelin and Nokian with studs of different models. After buying the Skoda Kodiaq crossover, I decided to install these 18-inch tires. In Moscow, I have already experienced snowstorms and icy rains and -25 degrees. No complaints. Excellent traction with any surface except bare ice. They do well in snow

This is the third personal vehicle I've equipped with Hankook tires from this line. I consider the experiment "can I put non-Michelin/Continental/Pirelli/Nokian on expensive cars for winter" to be a success.

The tire quality is top-notch - it balances excellently, has a beautiful and well-thought-out tread design, and the sidewall with a silk effect looks great.

After 4000 km of driving on these tires, I have exclusively positive emotions. The change to a directional tread pattern has had a positive impact on acceleration from a standstill on ice, but otherwise, I haven't noticed a significant difference compared to the 2nd generation. It handles mud, slushy snow, and puddles predictably and excellently. On packed snow or ice, it requires adequate speed and attention - there's no need to look for miracles here, as this is a high-speed index tire, not studded tires for harsh winter conditions.

However, its behavior on slippery surfaces is very close to that of European competitors, which are mostly twice as expensive, which is certainly pleasing.

A good feature of this model is that it doesn't become hard at low temperatures.

On dry asphalt, it drives wonderfully - excellent response to the steering wheel, worthy "grip" in turns. The speed index is 240 km/h, and you can safely accelerate within reasonable limits on highways like the M11. It's also exceptionally quiet and soft.

Conclusion: an excellent choice for urban use in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Central Russia, and southern regions, where there are no extreme winters, as well as federal highways, where roads are actively cleaned. If needed, it will handle snow, and cope with ice, but the focus is still on speed characteristics and urban use.

An excellent choice in terms of the "price/quality" ratio, perhaps the best on the market for sports-oriented friction tires.

I put them on a new Q5 Sportback with original 19-inch wheels - it comes with R20 from the factory, and winter tires are expensive, plus I don't want to expose the wheels to reagents.

Good price-to-quality ratio for a winter studded tire. For such a short mileage, I managed to drive in all weather conditions, rain, wet snow, and ice on asphalt, the tire worked very well. However, you need to be more careful on ice when turning, after all, it's not studded. Fuel consumption increased by 0.4 liters per 100 km compared to Bridgestone with studs. I'm satisfied with the purchase.

Bought tires with this tread pattern, not a bad tire at all

I took a risk and got Euro winter tires for use in Kazan and didn't regret it. Last low-snow winter, they performed excellently as expected, I was the king of winter asphalt roads. In the off-season, they're just excellent, handling slush perfectly! This winter, they've shown themselves to be quite good, yes, in snow, ESP kicked in, but if you drive smart, you only get pleasure even in such conditions. Especially after studs. After the soft frost 200 from the real Made in Germany Gislaved, it took a month to get used to. That one handles snow significantly better, but in other aspects, the studded tire didn't drastically surpass the Euro winter tire. For those in the southern million-plus cities, feel free to get them, I sincerely don't understand the advocates of studded tires.

In recent years, I've only been buying this brand. The tires are of excellent quality, they fit and balance perfectly on the rims. On the road, they perform confidently, both on dry pavement and in snow and slush.

My first non-studded tire, on my first rear-wheel drive car, and also my first electric one)

Impressions of the tire: quiet,

doesn't float on asphalt,

in small snow, on ice, it returns to course fairly quickly.

Didn't use it in maximum speed modes)

Soft. Quiet. Remained very pleased with the purchase. This year's winter is warm, there was no significant snow and ice, so I can't say anything else yet. But the acoustic noise is not strong, it's very comfortable to drive on these tires.

The tire meets the claimed characteristics, however, braking could be a bit better in snow. At the same time, on asphalt, on wet asphalt, on snow porridge, on snow crust, braking is excellent. From which it follows that the lamellas get clogged with snow on soft loose snow and do not clear so quickly. But it's worth noting that the tires are quite quiet and behave well at high speed.

Excellent tire: holds well on dry asphalt and works great on snowy roads. I definitely recommend buying it!