Tyre reviews Tracmax X-Privilo S500. Page 21 488

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.

Everything is fine, except that one price is indicated in the announcement, and then when ordering, they also take an additional payment for delivery, and the price for the tire turns out to be different. But everything else is good, they sent and delivered quickly, the tires are fresh, end of 23rd year.

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

Ran for one winter, and the result is:

On the highway, stability is good, it doesn't float, aquaplaning is at 4, and it drives confidently on ice. It's also okay on a small amount of snow. The downside is the inability to drive through snowdrifts, the tire gets clogged with snow and just stands still. This is just terrible. And by the end of winter, the tire developed a very loud hum, I started to suspect the wheel bearings. In the end, I will buy different tires. And, one more thing, one of the four wheels was a dud, had to throw it away. And the overall balancing with these tires was quite a challenge. My conclusion is: if you have the money, buy tires from proven manufacturers. And I was misled by car sales bloggers.

Tires are normal. The only thing, when buying, choose so that it's not a dud. This flaw can't be fixed, you'll be bouncing.

Overall, average, just came as a gift! They were also sold in this store. Affordable

The price, quality all match expectations

Good tires for the money

Normal tire
And on snow and on ice