Tyre reviews Pirelli Winter Ice Zero 2. Page 22 316

The biggest disadvantage is that it's horribly noisy! It's understandable that studded tires are always noisy, but this one starts to hum already at 60 km/h. I've been driving on it for 2 winters and honestly, I'm just tired of it because of the hum. There's also vibration at speeds. Although it balances well. The disks are forged.

In all other respects, the tire is excellent - no complaints.

Separately, I would like to note that at -30 degrees Celsius, it does not become hard, it remains the same as it was. Moreover, the car stood in the cold for several days. (I accidentally noticed this moment, since my friend has the same car with Chinese studded tires - and they turned into plastic)

Decent wheels.

I couldn't drive on them on asphalt in St. Petersburg, they are very noisy. The noise is not from the studs, but from the hum of the wheels, which turns into resonance at high speed. They are probably good on snow. I switched from Haki 7, sold them on the third day, and switched to Michelin.

*The car has sound insulation

I drove one winter on these tires. Size: 215x65 R 16.
Overall impression: the tires did not impress me.
They are very difficult to balance: 80-100 grams on each wheel. They can cause a slight vibration on the steering wheel. It's hard to eliminate, but it's possible: by rebalancing several times.
On dry asphalt, they handle great, the steering is very sharp, even too sharp for my taste) They also brake well. But they produce a lot of noise, like an airplane, especially at first. Although I'm used to driving on noisy tires and don't mind the sound, at first, they seemed very loud.
It was a snowy winter, and I drove a lot in all weather conditions. The tires don't like snowy mush, they don't grip at all. Wet snow, slush is also not their element, even at low speeds, they start to drift in the track.
On packed snow, they handle okay, but not confidently. It feels like driving on summer tires.
On ice, any tire behaves poorly, so it can be said that they handle on ice like any other tire, just as poorly).
On wet asphalt in the rain, or during a thaw, wet snow, slush, they handle okay, but it's recommended to avoid water-filled ruts, as aquaplaning is present.
Previously, I had Dunlop Grandtrek 2. Now those were truly "winter" tires, not afraid of snow, snowy mush, gripping perfectly and being predictable and confident on the road. I also drove on winter Michelin, Yokohama, Continental, and other Tunga tires, so I have something to compare with.
In conclusion: I wouldn't buy them again, neither the first nor the second time, if I had known all of the above in advance. The tires are not cheap, but they're not worth the money. I'll probably change them to something else.
P.S.: the studs, by the way, are all (or almost all) still in place after the season, which means they can be assumed to be durable enough to last several seasons.

Good and predictable tire

Everything is fine