Tyre reviews Hankook W616 I*Cept IZ2. Page 2 293

The mileage on them is still small, but it's definitely possible to make some initial conclusions - it's well-balanced, quiet, and not bad on snow and slush. When driving on ice, the behavior is acceptable, it's clear that it's not as effective as studded tires, but there's not much solid ice in our city (Chernozem region), only in garages, and driving on asphalt with studded tires 95% of the time is not much fun. In general, for their price, I'm quite satisfied with them and can recommend them for purchase.

The review is probably not going to be very helpful, as I've only driven 1000 km over the winter, mostly in the city. There was black ice for a couple of days and snow for about 5 days. On black ice at -4 degrees, it's naturally helpless (although, of course, better than a summer tire). But on snow, in snowy slush, it's excellent. On dry asphalt, I didn't like its behavior, it would sometimes slip in harmless situations at intersections in positive temperatures.

The tire is not soft, it's quite quiet.

Probably not the best choice for warm southern regions.

I got it at an attractive price during a sale, considering this, I'm satisfied with my choice. Moreover, it's from an authoritative manufacturer, with decent very good quality of production.

As for the variety of tires and speed cues as of today, it's quite challenging to make a decision... I chose this tire after reading the article in a magazine. I simply picked one from the Top 5, and the price was quite pleasant compared to the leaders of the Top. Here are the pros and cons briefly:

Extremely quiet (quieter than summer tires).

Good grip on dry asphalt at negative temperature.

Floats around at positive temperature.

I haven't had

Excellent tires! Like any other soft tire, it needs to be warmed up - consider this. But when warmed up, the grip is simply excellent, on ice at a speed of 50, you enter a sharp turn as if in the summer. The same sharp turn at a speed of 70, it starts to slide sideways, but the wheel doesn't skid into a "long drift" as it often does. The car slides sideways, and you're relaxed, holding the wheel with one hand and chatting with the passenger. That is, I want to say that this is the most stable and predictable tire I've ever encountered. On slush, like any tire, it pulls a bit when starting and braking, but only on thin slush, it grips immediately. There's no aquaplaning at all! Even when at a speed of 120, you hit a 3 cm puddle, the car barely jerks, but handles perfectly. Next time, I'll buy the same ones. In terms of durability, I won't say, I've driven just over 4000 km. But that's not the most important thing. Life is more valuable.

On ice and snow, it's very quiet, on asphalt at speeds of 100 and above, it's a bit noisy, but not annoying.

Good quality sticker. For driving on chemically washed Moscow roads and small trips to the countryside in the snow – suitable. Lived up to expectations.

These are the first "studs" in my operation. All concerns that the grip on ice would be weak turned out to be in vain. The tire works perfectly on both asphalt (dry, wet) and snow cover. Absolutely controlled and predictable behavior when braking and rebuilding. They handle slush well: last year, in conditions of a huge amount of snow in the Moscow region, I didn't get stuck anywhere once. Another obvious plus is that they are quiet. Take them, don't hesitate, the tire is good

Good and inexpensive tires. Not noisy, drive well on snowy roads, also good in wet snow or rain, need to be careful on ice, do not freeze in frost, I have been using these tires in Tula and Moscow regions, they have never let me down.

Managed to buy in time! For the last 12 years, I have been using Hankook tires, both winter and summer. I have no complaints, the lifespan of each set is at least 4 years.

Worth the money. Swapped this tire with a studded Ice cruiser 7000, ride in Moscow, extremely satisfied.

I'm quite satisfied with the tire's performance. It behaves pretty well for the money, both on dry asphalt, in snow and on ice. The car doesn't bounce or skid, it's soft and quiet enough. It's a good value for the price.