Tyre reviews Zmax Winternova Stud II 87

What happened to the price? It was 13000, now it's 26000, what are you smoking????? The tires might be good, but the price has been raised by 100%

I was looking for studded tires specifically. Among the brands, I couldn't find any, only non-studded ones with prices over 250+. I decided to try China. The surprise on the first day of use is indescribable! I've been driving for a week now, and the performance is excellent. I bought a set for 66,000. It balanced well (30-40g per wheel). In the frost, it doesn't become hard, it's very soft. On asphalt, the studs are barely audible, the tires are surprisingly quiet! On dry asphalt, it drives well, on wet asphalt at 0 degrees, it's excellent, it throws off snow with ease, and even with different tire widths, I don't feel any traction issues (295 front, 315 rear)!!! On packed snow, it also drives confidently. On icy asphalt with snow sprinkled on it, it also drives confidently. I definitely recommend purchasing it!

I see that the price has dropped by 15,000 for a set, and I'm thinking of ordering another one as a spare😂

At this price, you can change to a new set every year😎

P.S.: I threw away my old Pirelli non-studded tires because it became impossible to drive (like a pensioner in the far right lane at 50 km/h, the rear wheels would skid at the slightest press of the gas pedal, and the traction was crazy).

Good day to everyone! Tires have been purchased and installed for driving in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region in the 24/25 season. Installed on November 1st. I.e., I managed to drive about 1000 km on clean asphalt. (Breaking in) I ask you to pay special attention to the fact that the front tires are 275 45, and the rear tires are 315 35.

Intermediate conclusions (I believe the final conclusion should be made after at least 2 full seasons):

1. Asphalt highway. Temperature around 0 degrees. My assessment - excellent. Not loud. I feel a bigger roll when changing lanes, but I make an allowance for the new high tread.

2. Snowy roads - non-highway roads (city, country roads). On snow - excellent.

3. Highway - ice and snow tracks. (Speed above the allowed limit). Assessment - satisfactory/good. Recalling school, let's call it a "four with a minus". I argue - the spike is indeed small. At least visually smaller than on the previous Hakkapeliitta. On an icy highway with a high speed buildup, in my opinion, the car holds the course a bit worse. But no critical issues and with confident driving, the stabilization system did not intervene even once.

Conclusion for now, after about half of the first season.

I recommend purchasing, since the determining factor is the price. The set cost me around 50, a top brand in my sizes would be 150-250.

P.S. The new tires did not have a single spike. The masters said they didn't even try to install one. A trifle, but....

Normal non-expensive alternative

Does not make noise on dry asphalt, confidently goes into snowy slush, either wet or dry, confidently on freshly fallen snow, without deviations on puddles, drives straight. Brakes confidently, does not drift in turns. 295/50/20. Compared to Goodyear UltraGrip, it's quiet, the other one was noisy on dry pavement. Definitely worth taking.

Tires were purchased for the Transporter T5.
No complaints, exclusively positive emotions.
They handle snow well, braking is predictable on all surfaces.
The noise level is lower than that of some well-known brands.
All studs are still in place.

I am very cautious with the tire and wouldn't want to overpraise or somehow tarnish this particular brand.

What was immediately noticeable is that it's very quiet, no studs can be heard! I thought it would stiffen in the frost, but no, it rides comfortably. If you take bare ice, you can hear the studs working, but the car skids. You also need to consider the weight of the car (electric Zikr001 - 2.4t) and this is bare ice. If it's asphalt, everything is fine.

I bought it at a promotional price of less than 15,000 - for this money, it's TOP. But I need to see in the spring how many studs will remain in the tire and what the tread wear will be.

Solid 4 in all categories except driving on ice. Here, of course, is the pitfall, the braking distance is unpleasantly long, but (!) let's not forget that it has a small tread. On the other hand, we have low noise and a more comfortable ride. In short, for a soft and slushy winter, it's just perfect, if it freezes, we reduce the average speed. Yes, it holds the road like on rails, but the monotonous hum was exhausting me. I recommend

Decent tires. First winter driving experience. The studs don't come off. True, they are somewhat small. However, they don't clatter. A solid four across all characteristics.

We chose the tire purely for its aggressive tread pattern and, as it turned out, we didn't make a mistake. It handles both dry roads in frost and ice perfectly. Of course, the Mercedes engineers also have their merits, but the tire has proven itself to be better than its expensive counterparts. The leading road for goods is China.

We recommend buying it. Every week this winter, we drove on the highway-city-highway route. The studs are surprisingly all in place, even though the car has rear-wheel drive. For the next season, we will definitely choose this company for our other work vehicles!!!