Tyre reviews Nordman 7 SUV 769

When buying, I opted for this tire due to its affordable price and the availability of the size I needed, which is relatively rare. For the past few years, Hakkapeliitta 5 has been fitted to all of my cars, and I was absolutely satisfied with it. Since Nordman has the closest connection to Hakkapeliitta, I had similar expectations. Unfortunately, these hopes were not met. At speeds above 60 km/h on uneven snow-covered roads, the car floats and exhibits

I bought tires in the fall for the 19/20 season. Before that, I had Continentals, but there were no studs left on them. I wanted to buy Continentals again, but the price was too high. Our fleet cars run on Nordman 7 tires, and the reviews have been positive. So I decided to buy these and didn't make a mistake, especially since there was a discount despite the season. The most important quality of these tires is that they behave predictably

Upgraded to Cooper M+S. Quieter on dry pavement. Excellent straight-line braking. Don't load up the rear axle, and it's fine as is. Though a slight loss of confidence when rapidly changing lanes.

I've covered 1200 km with them from here and the verdict is clear, but the Nordman has a lot of bite, the last one was a Matador SUV I'm not sure which one exactly, but if you compare them, the Matador is a joke on a city road. The Matador is a pale comparison to the Nordman, although when I bought it, the reviews were quite good. The Nordman 7 on my car is fitted as a standard tire, and

The tires behave quite reliably. No flaws in the characteristics were noticed. They are quite noisy, but on the background of my previous wheels they are at a decent level (I compare them with winter Dunlops - there it's like a plane taking off). A worthy option with an adequate price.

On a dry road, the tyres perform well. The car enters the corners well.

On a wet road, the performance is not bad, despite the tyre being studded. When braking sharply from 80 km/h, the car comes to a stop quite clearly. The ABS system rarely activates under these conditions, and only at the end when the brake pedal is pressed very firmly. The car weighs 2200 kg plus. The noise from the studs is there, of course, but

Personally, I think the tires are quite good.
70% of the time I drive in Crimea
30% on the mainland
To be honest, on roads without snow and ice, they are a bit noisy, but they handle well (during the operation of this season, not a single stud has come off)
And I bought studded tires because I drive to my hometown in the Kirov region every winter (that's why I chose studded tires)
In general, the tires so far only please me, if I were offered to buy them again, I would buy them.
Buy them, I recommend!

I bought a car in August and immediately ordered winter tires, as I live in the far north (Naryan-Mar) and did not hesitate to choose Nordman 7 SUV 225/70 R16 - not a standard size for a dastaer, but it turned out to be fine. The car became 2-2.5 cm higher - just the right height for our winter roads. Before that, I was driving Nordman 5 225/65 R16 on a

Purchased in December 2023. Terrible tire. Manufacturer IKON! The quality of manufacturing is poor. Under Finov's supervision, it was better. This is not Nokian! The studs are not of Finnish design, there is no BEAR CLAW, not what they write in the description! This is a trick to sell. Balances terribly, the tire fitter can spin the wheel 4 times and still less than 125 grams on the wheel (total on both sides) you will not depend on it, and this is with ideal disks. It does not hold on ice and snowy slush, it drags on the road like on summer tires. The same story with braking. On 10cm high snow, it does not grip, you have to turn on the wheel lock, only then does it start to move.

Good day.
After Hakkapelitta LT, which was already 15 years old (!!!), it's heaven and earth.
My work car (Citroen Berlingo) is also shod with Nokian Nordman 7 205/65R15, I'm very pleased. My wife's car (Qashqai) also had Hakkapelitta 5 replaced after 10 years (!!!) with 215/65R16. It stopped drifting on turns. It even pulls on just one front wheel. But still, its main strength is snow, deep snow, and snow again. The manufacturing !!! is 150g on one wheel, 210g on another, and 15-30g on the other two, forged rims, whoever knows what I'm talking about. This is for my car.
For the others, like everyone else, it's 10-30g. The wear is not clear yet, I hope it will last a long time.
Good trips to everyone.