Tyre reviews Hankook W429 i Pike RS2. Page 4 2020

I chose from relatively inexpensive tires, as the price of 17" tires is already quite high by default. There were only a few reviews on drive about them. People were completely satisfied with them. I decided to buy the same ones. I absolutely don't regret it. I re-tired while the asphalt was still dry. They were quite loud at first in comparison to the summer tires. After about 1.5 thousand kilometers the noise significantly decreased, there was no discomfort whatsoever. The other

Good tyres for their price. Good snow handling. Quite good on asphalt. Very comfortable for studded tyres.

The vehicle is operated in the far north. It handles the road perfectly on ice, offering high snow traction. The studs have a well thought-out design and high reliability. It is slightly noisy on asphalt.

225/55
First winter, nothing to compare with, bought new tires so that they could forgive some mistakes of a beginner.
Aquaplaning at 90+ on the highway, the car caught it, slightly went sideways.
Got stuck in a snowbank while turning on a small ring road, the car went straight, clearly chose the wrong speed on the slushy ice, and couldn't stop, ABS, ESP, beeping and that's it. (speed was 20+-, not 60+)
On ice, on the highway, everything is okay, it's noisy, but after running-in it seems to have become quieter, or maybe I just got used to it.
110 on the highway in a blizzard, held well, also moves forward well on slush, and brakes well if there's no ice underneath.
Twice got stuck in four-wheel drive, not in the wilderness, but in uncleared parking lots.
If there's tread, the tires are great, they forgive a lot, but not everything, and I don't deny my own fault either)

The delivery story turned out to be long and interesting.
I ordered 4 wheels at the same time. The delivery was supposed to be on 08.09.25. Somewhere along the way, all the wheels started moving separately... the first one arrived 3 days late. The seller indicates the country of manufacture as China. The wheel was made in Korea, well, I thought, it's even better than China. I didn't pick it up immediately because I wanted to see all 4. The next day, the 2nd wheel arrived, and surprisingly, it was made in China. When comparing the tread, even the girls who hand out the goods at the pickup point could see that it was different from the first wheel without any tools. Everything is visible in the photos. After waiting for another 2 days, i.e., 14.09.25, 2 more tires arrived. It turned out that they were also made in China.
So, tell me, what kind of relationship does the seller have with customers, just sending something and hoping it works out? If they're lucky, they'll pick it up, and if it's good, they'll return it and send it to someone else again. I wrote messages to the seller, and the response was complete ignorance. I do not recommend this seller, as you can see what kind of relationship they have.

In general, the tire was very good, but there are a couple of drawbacks.

The first minus is the noise level. The tire is extremely noisy. After switching to the summer Bf Goodrich AT, the car became quieter.... Hankook, of course, does not produce the sound of a taking-off fighter, but a low, constant hum in the cabin was present at speeds below 60 km/h, at higher speeds my aerodynamic cube created more noise from the wind and it was already no different.

The second minus is that in dry slush (when the water/snow ratio is around 30% to 70%), the tire starts to lose traction sharply and lose its grip properties. This effect was not noticed with wet slush.

The third minus follows from the second one - in pure snow (virgin snow), the tire quickly gets clogged with snow and does not grip well.

In all other respects, the tire holds the road very well. On ice, it handles predictably. And it has a pleasant price tag.

I've driven about 1000 km on these tires so far and I can definitely say that I had a "Wow" effect. I thought the tires were good, but not that good.

In the morning after changing to them in a severe snowstorm and blizzard, I drove to work out of town at 80-100 km/h as if it were summer. Other drivers on winter tires were driving at 60-70 km/h at most. I can note a very good grip on straight roads and in turns, and acceleration and braking on ice are also excellent. I'm driving with pleasure, not regretting it once. Even with studded tires, I've ridden on noisier tires than this one. I took a clean Korean tire in size 195/65 for myself, and I'm delighted. I'm driving with full confidence in every turn! Don't skimp on your safety!

Drove on it for 5 years, the tire is good, snow and ice are good, asphalt is not, at around 0 to -10 it's not so noisy on asphalt, ice and snow are excellent, from -15 to -19 there's a hum on asphalt, you can't even hear the studs, from -20 and below, it's a disaster, hum on asphalt, ice, snow is normal. Would only vibrate from 3. Michelin, Nokian, Continental.

Good day,

I use this tire for 70% highway and 30% city driving. In the city, it behaves perfectly, it climbs well in a frozen rut, and it also performs well in wet and loose snow.

On a snowy highway, it moves confidently, but if you hit an asphalt rut with icy sides, it behaves unpredictably, and you have to catch the car. The braking distance is small, but it doesn't like lateral skidding.

At first glance, everything is fine. But since we still have no snow, I can't evaluate it. But compared to Nokian, these tires are much quieter.