Tyre reviews Tracmax X-Privilo S500. Page 20 474

Excellent tire. In no way inferior to Nokian hapilita!

Overall, the tires are better than expected, for this price it's a Find

Excellent tire

While it was not possible to fully evaluate all parameters due to the weather, it's not bad overall.

Expectations were rather positive, but I was disappointed and hello tire noise. It's noisy from the tires in the cabin, and louder the higher the speed. Disappointed, very.

Studs are not particularly good. You can drive

It may be useful to someone on the eve of winter. I bought it in the fall of 2024. Before that, I drove 4 years on Nokian R3, but after the winter of 24 with abundant snowfalls and icy rural roads, I decided that studded tires would be preferable, although I was a fan of "soft" tires. Considering the high price of European brands, I decided to experiment with Tracmax X-Privilo S500, taking into account the opinion of "armchair" experts who provided data on the number of studs and hardness according to the Shore scale. I put on Tracmax only in December during a normal snowfall, after which the snowy winter ended, but there were fun rains and beautiful ice in the villages.

Now, to the point, the tire size is 255/55 R19, the contact patch is actually only 205, which is narrower than the Nokian of the same size. The behavior at high speeds on the M12 on wet/dry asphalt did not like it, and the deceleration from high speeds also does not inspire confidence. Fuel consumption has increased compared to Nokian. On ice, despite the large number of studs, one should consider their small size, they are smaller than usual, the braking distance is not the shortest, and it could have been better, although the tread pattern is like a native brother of Nokian R3. After a mileage of about 5,000 km, all the studs are still in place. For calm, non-aggressive driving, they will do, and in terms of the price/characteristics ratio, they win over premium brands. I won't recommend them, let each person decide for themselves.

I purchased these tires in the fall of 2024. Prior to this, I had driven on Nokian R3 for 4 years, but after the winter of 2024 with its abundant snowfall and icy rural roads, I decided that studded tires would be preferable, despite being a fan of "soft" tires. Considering the high cost of European brands, I decided to experiment with the S500, taking into account the opinions of "armchair" experts who provided data on the number of studs and Shore hardness. I installed them on my vehicle in December during a normal snowfall, after which the snowy winter ended, but there were fun rains and beautiful ice in the villages. Now, to the point, the tire size is 255/55 R19, the actual contact patch is only 205, which is narrower than the Nokian of the same size. The behavior at high speeds on the M12 on wet/dry asphalt was not impressive, and slowing down from high speeds does not inspire confidence. Fuel consumption has increased compared to the Nokian. On ice, despite the large number of studs, one should consider their small size, they are smaller than usual, the braking distance is not the shortest, and the feeling is that it could be better, although the tread pattern is like a native brother of the Nokian R3. After a mileage of about 5,000 km, all the studs are still in place. For calm, non-aggressive driving, they will do, and in terms of price/characteristics, they win out over premium brands. I will not recommend them, let each person decide for themselves.

I'm reading reviews and I don't understand how this tire can be called winter tires? I've driven about 1000 km on these tires, and I summarize: not noisy, unmanageable on ice, the braking distance on a snowy road is very long, the car becomes unmanageable. In general, I arrived from the trip and bought a reliable Nokian Nordman 7.

Quite high-quality tires, they do not become brittle in frost and hold