Tyre reviews Ikon Autograph Ice 9. Page 2 194

I bought this tire as a replacement for Nokian RS2 (slippery from the previous owner, on ice it tried to kill me by throwing me out of the lane onto oncoming traffic with a 90-degree turn).
I have experience with other tires on my cars:
Nokian Hakka 5 2008
Nokian Nordman 8 2023
Nokian RS2 2021
Michlin X-Ice 4 2021
Continental Ice Contact 1 2013
Continental Ice Contact 2 2019
Pros:
Drives/handles perfectly on all types of surfaces: ice, snow, slush, water, asphalt.
On icy ruts, it holds the car well, doesn't sharply fall into the rut, but rather rolls into it. Also, it calmly exits deep icy ruts with turned wheels at low throttle, where others, even all-wheel drive, simply skid on turned wheels and go straight along the rut, can't catch and get out.
No problems with wear.
All studs are in place. I drove 2000 km on asphalt at a temperature of +5C to -5C.
The tire is soft, comfortably absorbs bumps.
Cons:
Very noisy.
For the first 200 km on asphalt, it howled like a jet engine.
By 2000 km on asphalt, the howling subsided below 80 km/h, and driving in the city became more or less bearable. But at speeds of 100 km/h and above, it's a disaster, you can't hear yourself think.
On this background, I installed a noise reduction system in the car, it won't hurt.
It became a little more comfortable for me, the hum moved further away from my ears, but the tire didn't stop howling.
Then the snow fell.
On snow/ice, all problems with noise are suddenly gone. Magic.
By spring, the snow had melted, and the mileage on the tire was 8000 km.
And when I returned to spring asphalt, the noticeable howling of the studs was gone, only a light tapping remained.
However, the tread still rumbles muffled, even at low speeds of 30-40 km/h.
I know there are noisier tires, but this is just cheap. Among more or less decent tires, Ikon Ice 9 is, of course, the noisiest.
And among all the ones I listed, it's an outsider in terms of comfort.

After the end of the 2024/2025 season, defects in the form of cracks appeared in the shoulder areas of the tread on all four tires. The tires were returned under warranty, with the result being a refund of money.

Since 2017, I've been using Hakkapelitta 9 on 5 different cars in the winter. This season, I took Ice 9. I didn't feel any difference. It's surprising, as some people write that Ice 9 is noisy, yes it's noisy, but not more or less than Hakkapelitta 9. It handles the road perfectly, especially on ice. I recommend it to those who have used Hakkapelitta 9, they will understand what I'm talking about.

Люди которые ставят «5» вам платят за отзыв? Резина не стоит даже 20.000₽ за комплект. Стоит нереальный гул в салоне при скорости свыше 60 км/ч. Никому не рекомендую данную резину к покупке. На сухом асфальте как на коньках, снос при поворотах. Не ведитесь на положительные отзывы. Для Москвы и области резина явна не предназначена.

Installed after Michelin X Ice North 4 due to the inadequate cost of the latter. In general, for its price, excellent tires. A bit more "rubbery" compared to Michelin. But it has proven itself worthy, and I rated the stars relative to Michelin. Not ashamed to recommend, in my experience, this model confidently takes 2nd place in terms of its properties and 1st place in terms of price-quality ratio.

Good normal winter tires. Noise is moderate. Acceleration/braking/handling on dry/wet asphalt is normal. On slippery surfaces, including "mash on top, ice underneath" everything is very good.

The tires are great. You can get out of any snowbank without digging out the wheels.
I've been driving for 4 months, so far everything is fine

Everything is good.