Rubber. Pirelli or Goodyear? Pirelli or Michelin what is better
Rubber. Pirelli or Goodyear? Pirelli or Michelin what is better
Tire War: Michelin or Pirelli?
2006 For all we were remembered by the confrontation of tire manufacturers in Formula 1 - Pirelli and Michelin. Passed almost 10 years from the moment and the struggle continues again, only outside the tracks. Let's analyze the situation along with Dieter Renken.
After the last incident, when Sebastian Vettel accused Pirelli in poor-quality tires, each manufacturer tries to "drag the blanket to himself" and prove that it is the best and only true choice for Formula 1 teams.
So, FIA has changed its principles and the rules for the selection of tire manufacturers after the conclusion of the contract with Pirelli. Thus, the latter managed to make the next marketing move with Formula One Management - now the Pirelli logos will be present at each stage and this should lead to the fact that potential competitors will slightly razoreden.
Now the completion of submission of applications for participation in the tender will be completed 18 months before the expiration date of the contract with this supplier. After that, the executives of motor racing will conduct a check of candidates for compliance with certain criteria: security, quality, technical and sports questions.
The list of criteria will be analyzed in detail by FOM, and only after this FIA makes a solution regarding the preferences. At the end of these procedures, long-term negotiations and meetings occur, at the end of which the World Council on Motorsport will decide to conclude a contract with a new manufacturer.
To date, only two statements came to FIA, and it's very easy to guess from whom - from Pirelli and Michelin. They both passed the first stage of the selection and will be announced on September 30, who ultimately chosen as a supplier for Formula 1.
Regarding tire manufacturers - their main goal is to get a monopoly on rubber delivery for F-1 for 2 years - from 2017 to 2019. Why exactly 2 years? Taking this solutionThe FOM was guided by the fact that the validity of agreements with teams expires in 2020.
In the current season of the supplier, which will be determined for further cooperation, will have to provide the rubber for only one championship and after that the company will be forced to amend the product specification in accordance with the changed regulations.
Regarding the change of the latter, it was a forced measure, due to the transition to 6-cylinder turbo engines, as it caused the revision of the entire chassis design.
In the struggle for the possibility of becoming a monopolist, at this stage, Pirelli confidently leads. Remember when in 2010 the company literally saved Formula 1 players, prepare rubber for 12 months. In addition, the Italian company always tries to fulfill all the wishes of the teams, which is a competent and deliberate strategy. Naturally, the teams pay well for it - about a million dollars per season, but it is covered with interest, since Pirelli logos are placed on the chassis, and on overalls.
Now let's look at absolutely tough and not at all the flexible policy of Michelin, which refuse to take part in the tender if Formula 1 will not refuse to use 13-inch disks that are outdated. Of course, the requirements are reasonable, but with such a uniqueness of the company's tender not to win.
Who will win on this race manufacturers - it is not clear. It is clear only that the question is not only in the leadership of suppliers, but also in what is more important for Formula 1 - Sport, or Profit.
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Rubber. Pirelli or Goodyear? / Personal blog AntonKharitonov / SMOTRA.RU
Personal blog Antonkharitonov → Hello everyone! So it's time to change the rubber, and then it became unsafe to ride on too erased .. Since I travel a lot by car, I decided to put a rubber again with Runflat technology, but it happens on the way, and here in the case of puncture the wheels will be the opportunity Drive at the speed of 80km / h to any car service. In general, from the RUNFLAT category for my car (BMW 335i E92) there were three brands of rubber - Bridgestone, Pirelli and Goodyear. Since Bridgestone was significantly more expensive, I immediately excluded it as an option) So, I choose between Pirelli Pzeroand Goodyear Eagle F1
Despite the fact that recently there are more and more posts about all sorts of left topics (how to fry meat, how to seduce chick or which computer games you play, etc.), this site still remains the portal for people Loving cars and dismantling in them! Therefore, I hope to hear useful tips / reviews, all the same rubber is of great importance in the use of our means of movement! For the price, Pirelli is about 30 euros more expensive for each wheel. So far, I'm more inclined to Pirelli, as I always considered this brand one of the best, but if goodyear is not really worse, is there any point in overpaying? Thanks in advance, and good luck on the roads to everyone!)
All the same Pirelli or Goodyear?
- Goodyear (41% - 84 Votes)
- Pirelli (45% - 93 votes)
- I do not care! (14% - 30 votes)
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) What better spike. Rubber Pirelli or Yukoham
pirelli will be better, Japanese Uokhama Summer Rubber is certainly good, but winter tires are non-viaway, even in autosurvars in tests winter rubber Uokohama ranked low. I have a winter guislanda, good tires
Yokohama - unequivocally
I would take. Yokohama. Excellent quality without unnecessary overpayments
ekohama is better since softer, but if there is a quick way to ride on the asphalt, it is erased quickly so if you want to go longer on rubber and snow in winter not so much better Pareleyley!!!:):)
I would take Yokohama.
Better Yokohama ... Pirelli That overpay a little need, but Yokohama and softer and in my opinion it is better ... All the same japanese quality:)))
Yokohama do not take any way. I ran on low price and good name. The choice was, by the way, like you. As a result, I regret that I did not buy Pirelli. From Yoki, almost all spikes from the front axle flew in a couple of months with a mixed style. I tried not to grind and sharply did not slow down, the road is kept very figovy. ABS triggers almost immediately. The only thing is that these tires behave well this tires. I have never forced, but in the rest of the full G. I even corresponded with the representation of Yoka in Moscow, sent them pictures, they do not recognize that their products are poor-quality, they say that yes, the spikes flew out, but you can continue to ride. That's how! Take better Pirelli, and even better Zakopa dough and take Gislaved, I was very satisfied with them!
The last test of the winter tires was in the journal "Driving": H ** p: //www.zr.ru/articles/53965/ Here are the results
the coolest Nokian Hakkapelita-5 is the only minus price but rubber is above all praise
It is not worth saving on the rubber - at one time, for the same reason they took a Gudier - rare Kaka. Very sorry later, that they did not spend on any more decent. To be honest, Gislaved, I personally, too, somehow not very much. Nokia impressed. The last time I put Michelin Energy - just super. In Finland, in the winter, respectively, came on the old ones, went to new, if their goods were held, then the duty will be charged, 4-per-wheels R-16 together with the work, and the utilization of old wheels (they were only for the garbage, they cost 450 Euro. So think - you have only 800 km to Heltsinki.
Briefly about the first impressions about Hankook Winter IPIKE RS2 W429. Once again, weather forecasters threw me with snow))). I decided that I would no longer wait and put the rubber in advance.
Start: Balancing was not bad - at the level of tires that are more expensive and are considered premium. It swung while warm and asphalt 2.3, so that the car is not a strong chill on a plate. From what it is probably worth paying attention to: the side shoulder on the tire is more likely summer than winter. In all my previous tires, this element was obviously more pronounced. Near the car in Goodyear Ultragrip Ice Arctic - here there is a shoulder so shoulder, even though the border pieces are cut off))). But how will real life Winter will show already. Although there is there one moment about which I do not want to say in advance until I do not check in practice.
Moment 2: After installing on the disk and pumping the tire, I had the impression that the grooves between the checkers became even wider. (Maybe I drive ...) As a result, the tire looks already and does not even chibly urban. Large checkers and deep large ditches between them. It was not exactly one of the previous tires of such comprehension.
Moment 3: Noise from tires. Here I was pleasantly surprised at speeds up to 70. No longer tried in the city yet. 190 small spikes were quieter of many tires where 130 spikes. From the latter, I remember - in my opinion, it is exactly quieter than Michelin X-Ice North 2 and Nokian Hakkapelitta 7. And about the same level with Michelin X-Ice North 1.
Moment 4: brakes, overclocking and handling. In this weather, well, rightly slippery when starting. A couple of first time I even crawled along asphalt by pressing gas as usual on summer rubber (Naturally, no sneaker in the floor is not talking). Then I went carefully. The brakes really did not understand, because it slowed down neatly. And yes, yes ... The keet again came to my life))). Although I do not know not one good winter tire (I do not take the calculation in the calculation) which would be in the plus temperature and on dry asphalt look like a summer behavior. Swim the car on them, but justice for the sake of for nothing more than other winter tires. The only thing I didn't like it yet: it's a taxiing on very small speeds. When reversal and turns at right angles, the rubber strongly slides like when starting from the place. With increasing speed, the situation becomes better. Apparently, at a minimum, dry asphalt and a confident plus on the street is not her topic at all. Again, there were no such pronounced effect on all previous tires. For the sake of justice, it should be noted that in tire tests, she showed that on the asphalt she leaves much to be desired. But not for such as conditions today I bought it.
This test will allow you to enjoy extremal tests and clearly make advantage of the advantages and disadvantages of a number of basic models of winter tires. For comparison, ten tires of various leading world manufacturers were chosen, all of which belong to the leaders of their industry. By these tires Nokian Hakkapeliitta. 8, Continental ContiCecontact, Gislaved Nord Frost 100, Pirelli Winter Ice Zero, Michelin X-Ice North 2, Goodyear UltraGrip Ice. Arctic, Dunlop Ice Touch, Bridgestone Ice Cruiser 7000, Hankook Winter I * Pike and domestic kama euro-519.
Number of spikes - Caring for roads or driver safety?
When comparing models of winter tires, it is necessary to separately select the problem of the number of spikes themselves installed in the bus. Talking about the tightening rules for the use of spikes are conducted in the Scandinavian countries long ago, and the reason is the reinforced depreciation of the road canvase. "Green" began to argue that the asphalt dust is also carcinogenna, that is, causes cancer. And in 2009, a new rate was made public - up to 50 spikes on a pattern meter, and regardless of the width of the tread or the landing diameter of the tire. At the same time, former limitations remained in force: the departure of spikes over the surface of the tread should not exceed 1.2 mm.
What about security? After all, the more spikes, with other things being equal, there will be better "hook" for the ice ... Turnies left the loophole! It turns out that you can install more spikes, but then you have to prove that a more dense misinterpretation will not strengthen the destructive impact on the road. As a result, on the basis of the Finnish Test Center Test World. A method of natural assessment of the effects of studded tires on the road surface was developed. If in a nutshell, then after a certain number of passages along the granite tiles, the mass of this tile should not be reduced more than after the same effect of reference tires with a "legitimate" number of spikes.
However, such tests did not follow such tests. For example, Michelin decided that this is not a completely honest way to bypassing new restrictions - and threw all the forces on improving tires with a reduced number of spikes. The developers of new tires Gislaved Nord Frost 100 are also received. And the rest?
The rest of the full program loaded their production capacity to release as many tires included in the old rules (no more than 130 spikes for 16-inch tires). After all, the ban that came into force on July 1 concerns exactly the issue, but not sales of tires with the "wrong" misfortune!
And only the company Nokian Tyres went its way: the number of spikes on the tires of the new model HakkaPeliitta 8 not only did not decrease, but increased one and a half times! Naturally, the said test was passed, and, as we became known, they were not at the Test World polygon, but in its own test center near the town of Nokia. It turns out, and so - under the supervision of the official observer from the Trafi transport security agency. Competitors naturally raised noise - they say, with such a number of spikes it is impossible to successfully pass the test!
Ice tests
The tester team is accepted for their hard work. One after another tire kits are subjected to the most cruel tests in the most at either there are ice conditions. Finally, the last, tenth set of studded tires is tested for "acceleration-braking" - and ... first sensation! The smallest brake path on the CONTICECTACT tire account. They provided the car and the best acceleration dynamics. And let the advantage over the "sophisticated" tires of Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 is completely small, but it is! That is, 190 spikes, lined up in 18 rows, work on ice no better than 130 spikes distributed in 12 rows. In any case, in a 14-degree frost. Why? Yes, because to reduce the harmful effects on the roadbed, the Finns really had to change the design of the spikes: they are not only easier, but also less - in height and in diameter - those used in Continental tires. And those used to be used in Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 tires. Yes, and the carbide insert from "small" spikes is not so powerful.
Two favorites come on the heels new tires Pirelli. Winter Ice Zero.
Another bright novelty of this season is promised to become the tires Gislaved Nord Frost 100. There are already 96 "legitimate" spikes - and they provide quite decent braking on ice, although during acceleration - only the eighth result. Ahead was and familiar to us last year's tests. goodyear tires UltraGrip Ice Arctic and Dunlop Ice Touch and Michelin X-Ice North 2. By the way, why Michelin is represented by the X-Ice North tires of the second, and not the third generation? The company decided that before the official conclusion to the market of the new model, it was better for anyone these tires for comparative tests not to give.
BRIDGESTONE company prepared new products to the winter season, but also refused to provide them to the official premiere. Therefore, in the overall standings - tires Bridgestone Ice Cruiser 7000, which the upcoming winter will also be actively sold in our market.
The Korean school is represented by Hankook Winter I * Pike tires, and the Russian - Tires Kama Euro-519. On Ice results and those and others are very modest. But while we are talking only about coupling qualities in the longitudinal direction.
The controllability assessment began with a driving on an ice circle with the highest possible speed, and continued on a winding track, where the circle time was taken into account, and a subjective assessment of the convenience and reliability of management. In these exercises tires nokian. Hakkapeliitta 8 won a convincing victory. Perfect movement in turns, excellent control over the car on the highway! Also, they can be safely recommended and those who leave for amateur ice races: "Remove" a couple of seconds from the circle - not a problem!
Continental tires - in second place, and closely behind them - and this is the second, albeit small, but still sensation - the gislaved tires. They allowed a very confident car along a winding track.
Another surprise was the Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic tires. With them, the car slows down well and accelerates, but the turns are kept badly and even a couple of times "snoring" from the ice track. The benefit around is not metering drifts, but safety bands with a decade-penimetime layer of fluffy snow.
Snowy Element
The next day, frost slept from fourteen degrees to minus seven. At the disposal of testers - a 600-meter track with perfectly rolled snow. Work will be monotonous: acceleration up to 50 km / h, braking, again overclocking, braking again ... But if earlier from the driver, the jewelry work was needed by pedals to exclude the excess slip of the wheels at the start and blocking when braking, now the electronics are watching this Traction Control and ABS. And soon, it seems, it will be possible to do without a driver.
Let's look at the results of manually testing on the snow. It is not difficult to see that when braking, they are very close: the difference between best tires (Dunlop Ice Touch) and the worst (Bridgestone Ice Cruiser 7000) is less than three meters, which is placed in ten percent. When overclocking the spread a little more, about 20 percent, and the favorites here are already the others - the Tires of Nokian HakkaPeliitta 8. That is, the Finns were put not only with spikes, but also with the tread - after all, there are not so many spikes in the snow as the protector.
And on the run of controllability, climbing around the Christmas trees and covered with snow boulders, calmerly on Nokian tires: fast reactions and fully controlled slides. And in slides, it is better not to slow down, otherwise "wakes up" the stabilization system, and the pace will decrease off the button. Another indicator: If the Nokian tires the stabilization system was "awakened" only once, then on other tires it activated significantly more often - due to errors caused by stretched slides (they were particularly upset by the Bridgestone Ice Cruiser 7000 and Kama EURO-519 tires) .
Riding on asphalt
At the beginning of spring, winter tests were complemented by a "asphalt" tests cycle. At first, they looked at how the tires on Shuga - a snow-water caress, a flat layer of the coating asphalt. The depth of this layer is only 3.5 cm, and the Hankook tires pop up at a speed of 19.4 km / h. However, the BRIDGESTONE bus tests are not far in this kind - their limit is 21.2 km / h. And on the wet asphalt, without snow impurities, the shortest braking path on the account of Gislaved tires, and the worst is Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8.
On the wet asphalt of the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 tires, it worked quite badly, however, on a dry coating, one of the best results. This, by the way, is a reason to recall that modern studded tires work on the asphalt is not worse, and sometimes even better not-stuck Scandinavian tires are those that the people are called Velcro. This is due to the tougher rubber, which is necessary for reliable fixation of spikes. Still in the go and the myth that the studded tire rolls along asphalt, relying more on the spikes than rubber. And in fact, the spikes, in contact with the asphalt, are cut into the tread body, almost without reducing the spots of the rubber contact with the road. However, it all depends on what purpose the manufacturer puts, creating specific model tires. By changing the tread pattern, the hardness and chemical composition of rubber, you can shift the balance of the qualities, preferring or behavior on slippery winter coatings (ice, snow), or on asphalt.
At the Dunlop Ice Touch tire model, this balance is clearly shifted towards asphalt: Audi A3 confidently slows down and reacts best to sharp steering turns. But on the ContiCecontact tires, the brake path and dry, and on the wet asphalt for a couple of meters is longer, that is, preferences are given to "winter" qualities.
That is what the seized tires always lose is awesome, so it is in acoustic comfort. Noise from them is clearly more, especially if in the protectors, as much as 190 spikes, as well as Nokian tires. However, with a smaller number of Kama Euro, Pirelli, Continental and Bridgestone tire spikes are approximately the same. And the very silent tires - Michelin X-ICE 2. They are along with Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 tires and the most softer.
Like that soft tires Will they behave, hitting a pit or having flown on the guise of asphalt? The test team has subjected the winter tires like experiment. At the speed of 40 km / h, the car runs to the steel channel installed at an angle of 30 degrees - a piece of the beam of the P-shaped profile. If the tire has passed, an attempt is repeated already at a speed of 45 km / h. And so as long as the tire does not "leave the Spirit." In order not to damage the suspension of the new Audi A3, it was a replacement for the visible types of Mercedes-Benz C 180.
The bridgestone tires were kept most of all: they could only break through at a speed of 70 km / h! And it is no coincidence: when developing its tires, the Japanese take into account the specifics of bad roads, strengthen the design and check their crash tests themselves.
Decently keep the continental buses and tires - they surrendered at a speed of 60 km / h. The main mass of tires was scheduled at a speed of 50 km / h, but Michelin tires, so liked it originally with their softness, were punched in the first arrival, at a speed of 40 km / h. It was even decided to repeat the experiment - suddenly an accident? As a result, the second tire of Michelin X-Ice North 2 with a pass-through sample is sent to the landfill. Again everything is explained: the French company is increasingly paying more attention to a decrease in rolling resistance, for which the sidewall is done all thinner (while the so-called hysteresis losses are reduced - energy consumption for heating due to deformation).
The tires were also tested for rolling resistance - with a running drum. And it turned out that the Nokian HakkaPeliitta 8 tires are easier than the other tires, and not Michelin X-Ice North 2. But this is without spikes, since the seized tires would damage the calibrated surface of the drum. Not the fact that this rating will not change with spikes. However, in terms of fuel consumption, the difference is still small - the main mass of tires is separated by 0.2-0.3 l / 100 km. And the difference between the most "economical" and the most "voracious" tires (they were expected to cover Bridgestone) - 0.6 l / 100 km. And yet, since the experiment was carried out without spikes, its results were not taken into account when the final estimates are derived.
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8.
Total rating: 9.0
- Ice and snow controllability
- Brake properties on dry asphalt
- Noity
- High price
With such a number of thorns victory over competitors, especially in ice disciplines, should be just crushed! But the case was limited to the victory, without defeat. On the run of manageability - best time, Driving a car is a pleasure. But the advantage over the ContiCecontact tires, which are less than 60 spikes, minor, and on the acceleration dynamics of the Continental tire even better. Because spikes in the Protector of Finnish tires, though there are many, but they are small: diameter, spike height, width of a carbide insert - everything is smaller here than that of CONTINENTAL tires. Perhaps with more high temperatures, on the "soft" ice, the effectiveness of "small" spikes would be higher, but our tests took place in a 14-degree frost.
In the snow, the Nokian tire is traditionally good: accurate and timely reactions to the steering wheel and gas.
But on the asphalt behavior is unstable. If the Nokian bus coverage provides a good slowdown, then on the wet - the longest braking path. And the expected disadvantage was "itching" sound from spikes, which did not leave the salon in the entire range of speeds.
Dimension | 205/55 R16 (62 sizes are available - from 175/70 R13 to 255/35 R20) |
Speed \u200b\u200bindex | T (190 km / h) |
Load index | 94 (670 kg) |
Mass, kg. | 9,2 |
9,0 | |
48 | |
Number of thorns / lines of misapproving | 190/18 |
Speaking of spikes, mm | 1,2 |
Producing country | Finland |
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Continental ContiCecontAct.
Total rating: 9.0
- Coupling properties on ice and snow
- Ice and snow controllability
- Impact strength
- Coupling properties on wet asphalt
On the ice of the Tires ContiCecontact are great. Acceleration and braking are the best in the test, and the balance of demolition and the drift on the ice track of the controllability, as if you are not on the front, but on all-wheel drive car. Slightly dropped the gas at the entrance to the turn - and then lead the car on the arc in the controlled slide of the four wheels!
In the snow, the tires are also good, and only not always the relevant easy tendency to the rear axis drift did not allow the highest score for the "reliability of the control".
On the asphalt coupling properties at the middle level, although the maneuver "Rearman" was done very well. The car reacts sluggishly on the first pulse, but then the tires are "crimped" and the side overloads are well held. It is a pity, sounding with such maneuvers is very obsessive - the Continental tires and in a straight pretty, and in the rotations, the hum is enhanced.
These tires are perfectly holding a blow. And the spikes in them are held to the last: to pull the spike ships planted on glue, it is necessary to attach an effort 2-2.5 times higher than other tires.
Interestingly, will the ContiCecontact bus saved as high rates on the ice after the transition to the lightweight spike? Such tires with the HD index released after July 1, 2013 have already appeared from Russian dealers.
Dimension | 205/55 R16 (42 sizes are available - from 155/80 R13 to 245/40 R18) |
Speed \u200b\u200bindex | T (190 km / h) |
Load index | 94 (670 kg) |
Mass, kg. | 9,8 |
Depth of the tread pattern, mm | 9,5 |
Tread rubber hardness along Shore, units. | 49 |
Number of thorns / lines of misapproving | 130/12 |
Speaking of spikes, mm | 1,3 |
Producing country | Germany |
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GISLAVED NORD FROST 100
Total rating: 9.0
- Couplic properties and handling on ice
- Coupling properties in the snow
- Coupling properties on asphalt
- Moderate indicators of controllability in the snow
"Not a number, and the ability!" In the tire protector GISLAVED NORD Frost 100, only 96 spikes with a standard departure, but on ice these tires are better than many tires that have 130 spikes. On the control charter - the third time, but the lag from the leader having almost twice the spikes, less than a second! No wonder German shinniki (gislaved today - 100 percent product companies Continental) We worked on a new protector and new "triangular" spikes! Sliples are small and easily controlled.
And in the snow, decent behavior, although there is a rescue breakthrough on the track of controllability.
But on the wet asphalt - the minimum brake path! In this case, the tires are noisy and softly "swallow" irregularities.
In general - well balanced winter tires: Confidently work on country tracks and almost ideal for urban exploitation. And the price looks reasonable.
Dimension | 205/55 R16 (38 sizes are available - from 155/70 R13 to 245/40 R18) |
Speed \u200b\u200bindex | T (190 km / h) |
Load index | 94 (670 kg) |
Mass, kg. | 8,8 |
Depth of the tread pattern, mm | 9,4 |
Tread rubber hardness along Shore, units. | 48 |
Number of thorns / lines of misapproving | 96/14 |
Speaking of spikes, mm | 1,3 |
Producing country | Germany |
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Pirelli Winter Ice Zero
Total rating: 8.7
- Coupling on ice
- Moderate Handling Perfections on Ice and Snow
- Noity
These tires fell on our test for a month and a half to the official premiere (AR No. 17, 2013) - we did not even know the real name of the model, because there was no labeling on a smooth sidier. But also the protector, and the spikes of the new design were already "commodity" - now and insert, and the spike body has a complex trapezoidal form.
As for the longitudinal speakers on the ice, Pirelli tires go almost to the dough leaders. But on the track of the manageability, there were sharp breakdowns in lateral slides. However, Pirelli tires, whether winter or summer, always endowed the car with more acute, sports reactions.
Similar behavior is observed in the snow, but here and coupling properties in the longitudinal direction were at the average level.
Here on the asphalt - a good slowdown, both on dry and wet.
The smoothness of the move is good, but a lot of noise - the hum is heard even when moving along the rolled snow.
Let both of the reservations, but we also recommend these tires - first of all those who go in winter predominantly on the snow purified from snow.
Dimension | |
Speed \u200b\u200bindex | T (190 km / h) |
Load index | 94 (670 kg) |
Mass, kg. | 9,1 |
Depth of the tread pattern, mm | 9,5 |
Tread rubber hardness along Shore, units. | 50 |
Number of thorns / lines of misapproving | 130/16 |
Speaking of spikes, mm | 1,2 |
Producing country | Germany |
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Michelin X-Ice North 2
Total rating: 8.5
- Comfort
- Coupling properties on wet and dry asphalt
- Insufficient resistance to slashplaneening
- Low impact strength
When in early February we took this test with the participation of MICHELIN X-Ice North 2 tires, we came to an invitation to official Premiere The next generation tires -X-Ice North 3. But all attempts to get new tires for the test suffered Fiasco! However, in Russia, a novelty will not appear in all dimensions and half the volume of sales of studded MICHELIN tires will have to model X-Ice North 2.
Decent tires, with a pronounced surname feature of Michelin tires, is high stability on a slippery road and soft, understandable transient processes. It is bad that the sliding themselves last a little longer than I would like.
This manifested itself on the asphalt: stretched slides prevented the "rearrangement" at high speed. But with braking no problems, and the level of comfort - the praise is above all silent: it is the mild and quietest tires in our test!
It would be more sidewall to be stronger, and then at the race at the "obstacle", thin rubber is already taking up at a speed of 40 km / h, although most tires hold up to 50 km / h, and some remain safe at greater speed.
In general, very comfortable winter tires that are better to use on the streets of large cities.
Dimension | 205/55 R16 (29 sizes are available - from 205/55 R16 to 295/35 R21) |
Speed \u200b\u200bindex | T (190 km / h) |
Load index | 94 (670 kg) |
Mass, kg. | 9,3 |
Depth of the tread pattern, mm | 9,4 |
Tread rubber hardness along Shore, units. | 52 |
Number of thorns / lines of misapproving | 118/12 |
Speaking of spikes, mm | 1,0 |
Producing country | Russia |
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Goodyear Ultragrip Ice Arctic
Total rating: 8.4
- Brake properties on ice and snow
- Coupling properties on wet and dry asphalt
- Impact strength
- Handling on ice
- Traction opportunities in the snow
The Goodyear UltraGrip Ace Arctic presented last year was immediately among the leaders of our tests, but this year their achievements were not so impressive. The reason could be the changed weather conditions, the progress of competitors, but it seems that the case is in a less high-quality mistake. The spikes - "tri-fingers" did not change, but most of them turned out to be overly recessed into the protector - the departure averages 0.9 mm against 1.2-1.3 mm in tire-competitors. Here and you need to look for the reason for the backlog of the test leaders and in acceleration, and in braking on ice. And on the head of controllability, the lag is already out of the scope of decency: Audi A3 on Goodyear tires passes the 800-meter highway for ten seconds longer than on Nokian tires! Last year, we noted that the Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic tires work in the longitudinal direction better than in the cross, and now the imbalance aggravated - on the arc car holds quite bad!
In the snow, the situation with the handling is better, but there are problems with acceleration. On the asphalt - at the level of middling. It is curious that the cloak of spikes is almost not heard, but the protector itself suits in the entire range of speeds.
That's how these tires unequivocally pleased, so it is resistance to shocks: in this discipline - the third place.
With normal quality, these tires would certainly be able to draw up a worthy competition to the leaders, but on the basis of our test we would not recommend using these tires on the machines without electronic systems Stabilization.
Dimension | 205/55 R16 (25 sizes are available - from 175/70 R13 to 225/55 R17) |
Speed \u200b\u200bindex | T (190 km / h) |
Load index | 94 (670 kg) |
Mass, kg. | 10,3 |
Depth of the tread pattern, mm | 9,8 |
Tread rubber hardness along Shore, units. | 55 |
Number of thorns / lines of misapproving | 130/14 |
Speaking of spikes, mm | 0,9 |
Producing country | Poland |
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Dunlop Ice Touch
Total rating: 8.3
- Brake properties in the snow
- Ice and snow controllability
- Smooth stroke
According to the final assessment tires dunlop. Only 0.1 points are inferior to Goodyear tires. Nothing amazing: the Dunlop brand today is a goodyear concern today, and the Dunlop Ice Touch and Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic tires were developed by the same command of engineers. Different drawings are different, but everything else is the depth of the grooves, the hardness of rubber and spikes is the same. Unfortunately, the same and quality of misappropriate: the spikes in Dunlop tires were also planted deeper than necessary. By the way, tires are made on the same factory in Poland.
Similar and problems with Ice controllability: in the transverse direction, the Dunlop bus is kept worse than in the longitudinal. Move the car along the winding track is difficult due to sharp, unexpected breakdowns in sliding.
But on the snow - the minimum brake path! At the same time, overclocking and manageability indicators are the same "sluggish", like on ice.
But on dry coverage - the minimum brake path and maximum speed Execution "Rearrangements". The car clearly and quickly reacts to the turns of the steering wheel, which is rarely rare for winter tires! True, there is a side effect - increased rigidity when passing small irregularities.
Dimension | 205/55 R16 (16 sizes are available - from 175/65 R14 to 225/55 R17) |
Speed \u200b\u200bindex | T (190 km / h) |
Load index | 94 (670 kg) |
Mass, kg. | 10,1 |
Depth of the tread pattern, mm | 9,8 |
Tread rubber hardness along Shore, units. | 55 |
Number of thorns / lines of misapproving | 130/14 |
Speaking of spikes, mm | 0,9 |
Producing country | Poland |
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Bridgestone Ice Cruiser 7000
Total rating: 7.5
- High impact strength
- High resistance slashplanengu
- Coupling properties and handling on asphalt
- Coupling properties on ice and snow
- Comfort
- Ice and snow controllability
Aggressive, cut-down tread-shaped wavy lamellas - and lined up in 14 spike lines. But the spikes are ordinary - with cylindrical inserts, and the tires of the tread is not so "chain", as in competitors, as indirectly indicates its increased hardness - by 20% more compared to Nokian tires. And as a result - very modest coupling properties both on ice and in the snow. Controllability also leaves much to be desired (the speed in the rotations limit the unpleasant slides of the front axle).
Here on the snow-water kash, Bridgestone tires pop up later than others. Yes, and on asphalt work canceled: the reaction is "reinforcing" the reactions are so fast and accurate, as if the car "wound" is not in winter, but in all-season tires. And most of all the impenetrable sidewalls were pleased. But here a compromise: a stronger sidewall is also more rigid, so Bridgestone tires do not better affect the smoothness of the course.
Bridgestone Ice Cruiser 7000 tires will surely find their poor buyer, especially in the outback - where the tires are often changed due to the wear of the tread, but because of the "slipins" obtained in the pits. However, this fall dealers will be offered an alternative ice tires Cruiser 7000 - new model BLIZZAK SPIKE-01 (Details - in the nearest issues of autores), but evaluate improvements within comparative test We can only next year.
Dimension | 205/55 R16 (37 sizes are available - from 175/70 R13 to 245/50 R20) |
Speed \u200b\u200bindex | T (190 km / h) |
Load index | 91 (615 kg) |
Mass, kg. | 10,6 |
Depth of the tread pattern, mm | 9,7 |
Tread rubber hardness along Shore, units. | 59 |
Number of thorns / lines of misapproving | 130/14 |
Speaking of spikes, mm | 1,0 |
Producing country | Japan |
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Hankook Winter I * Pike
Total rating: 7.5
- Coupling properties and handling on dry asphalt
- Coupling properties on ice and snow
- Low resistance to slashplanengu
- Coupling properties on wet asphalt
At the stage of "static" measurements, we suggested that the Hankook tires in this test are extra: Most of the spikes barely protrudes over the tread level. There are those that are towering only by 0.3 mm! On the ice, such spikes, of course, do not work - the car slightly slides in braking, and in turns. But at the same time, it receives a decent assessment for the reliability of management: Yes, the car slides and because it goes slowly, but the limit for coupling properties is well felt, breakdowns are soft, there is a successful balance of demolition and drift. It also happens.
However, Hankook tires could not shine in the snow, where the spikes no longer play a big role. The protector does not cope with drainage functions - on Shuga (snow-water mixture) Hankook tires pop up before others. They work badly on wet asphalt (the brake path is too large) - and only on dry asphalt is increasingly less in order. But this is not enough to recommend the Hankook Winter I * Pike tires as winter. True, there is an argument that for many sounds stronger than the arguments about safety: the Hankook tires are exactly twice cheaper than the Nokian tires.
Dimension | 205/55 R16 (64 sizes are available - from 155/65 R13 to 245/45 R18) |
Speed \u200b\u200bindex | T (190 km / h) |
Load index | 91 (615 kg) |
Mass, kg. | 10,0 |
Depth of the tread pattern, mm | 9,74 |
Tread rubber hardness along Shore, units. | 57 |
Number of thorns / lines of misapproving | 130/12 |
Speaking of spikes, mm | 0,7 |
Producing country | South Korea |
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KAMA EURO-519
Total rating: 7.1
- Brake properties in the snow
- Coupling on ice
- Ice and snow controllability
- Low level Comfort
Despite the tread drawing, the Nokian HakkaPeliitta 4 tires, the Russian tires KAMA EURO-519 cannot yet compete with imported counterparts. Longitudinal coupling properties are encouraged on the snow, but on the control charter all hopes disappear. "Fill" the car in turn is difficult, and therefore before each of them need more than in the case of other tires, reduce speed.
Sad painting and ice: Sliphes are also poorly predicted and poorly controlled. Yes, and with braking on ice there are problems. The reason seems to be the same as in the case of Hankook tires: insufficient speech of spikes over the surface of the tread. On average - 0.8 mm: this departure is not enough for a good "hook" on ice.
On the asphalt tires operate at the average level. When performing sharp maneuvers of the reaction to the wheel "smeared". And let the spikes be ridiculously annoyed by the Cocan, the protector buzzes is pretty. And on the irregularities these tires are one of the toughest.
Yes, Kama Euro-519 tires occupied the last place in our test. But if you remember about the price and the stellar composition of the participants, then this is not just the last, but the honorable place. And if the manufacturer puts the quality control of the quality of the misappropriation, then you can see, it will be possible to qualify for higher and no less honorable places.
Dimension | 205/55 R16 (16 sizes are available - from 175/70 R13 to 215/60 R16) |
Speed \u200b\u200bindex | T (190 km / h) |
Load index | 91 (615 kg) |
Mass, kg. | 10,3 |
Depth of the tread pattern, mm | 9,0 |
Tread rubber hardness along Shore, units. | 59 |
Number of thorns / lines of misapproving | 136/14 |
Speaking of spikes, mm | 0,8 |
Producing country | Russia |
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Test results | Shin models | ||||||||||
Parameters | Impact on the overall assessment | Bridgestone. | Continental | Dunlop. | Gislaved | Goodyear. | Hankook. | Kama euro. | Michelin. | Nokian. | Pirelli. |
Ice | 35% | ||||||||||
Brake properties | 15% | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Acid speaker | 5% | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Cross coupling properties | 5% | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Handling (circle time) | 5% | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Reliability of management | 5% | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Snow | 25% | ||||||||||
Brake properties | 10% | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Acid speaker | 5% | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Handling (circle time) | 5% | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Reliability of management | 5% | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Slashplanengi resistance | 5% | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Wet asphalt | 10% | ||||||||||
Brake properties | 10% | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
Dry asphalt | 10% | ||||||||||
Brake properties | 5% | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Emergency situation (trading obstacle) | 5% | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Impact strength | 5% | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Autorevy
The importance of such an element, as the tires are quite difficult to overestimate, because it is from the level of their quality depends on how the car will behave on the road. That is why many drivers have a question about what car tires Better to choose. The most famous tires are represented by Pirelli and Goodyear firms in the main features of their products we will look more detailed.
Tires Pirelli.
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The Italian company Pirelli is the most popular tire concern. The company was founded in 1901, and produces mainly rubber for motor racing. Since the foundation, the range and popularity of tires of this company has just increased.
And today, around the world, the data of the auto strokes are of great popularity. This is due to the fact that the tires have excellent resistance to wear-resistance, high quality, as well as a confident and predictable ride on the road. It is all possible thanks to the introduction of innovation, as well as continuous improvement of tires.
As it was previously said, the branded tires about the company Pirelli work closely with sports. The popularity of this brand is also caused by the fact that the tires of this company are actively used when carrying out world-famous Formula 1 races.
Therefore, many car enthusiasts of the tires of this brand are most often associated with extreme driving sports cars. But in everyday life, most of the company Pareley's range is directed to ordinary car enthusiasts. Therefore, many of them do not have a question about what car tires Better to choose.
Auto strokes for ordinary auto owners are designed by special technologies that give a high degree of security when driving on roads and any climatic conditions. Pirelli tire designs feel confidently and ensure high driving safety in such features:
- On an icing roadbed.
- With winter "porridge" on the road.
- When driving under rain conditions (protects against the so-called "aquaplaning").
- On a dry surface.
- At rough terrain.
Many motorists worries the question that is better than Houdier or Pirelli. Responding to him, it is worth noting that the summer auto strokes of Pirelli are manufactured using advanced innovations from environmentally friendly materials, which contributes to comfortable and safe driving on any roads, while not polluting the environment.
Unlike analogs, tires have a number of modern implementations.
In addition, they are subjected to the most stringent tests, which makes it possible to ensure safety and provide quality, and also constantly improve. Protectors summer tires They have a special pattern, which makes it possible to effectively remove water from under the spots of the wheel and the surface of the road, and as a result, prevents the loss of control due to slippaths along the road linen.
The main advantages of summer auto strokes:
- High level of maneuverability.
- Perfect clutch with surfaces.
- High resistance to wear.
- Small noise level.
- High resistance when driving at high speeds.
- Prevent loss of control on the wet surface of the road.
The answer to the question of which car tires is better to choose, for many drivers are obvious.
The special design of the summer tires Pirelli is made in such a way that the load on the stain of the wheel is distributed evenly.
This is necessary in order for the wheel tightly to the surface of the road, which increases the grip and wear resistance of the tire. In addition, the special material from which the auto stroke is made allows to reduce the noise when driving is about 40%.
Winter Tires of Pirelli
The design of winter tire Pirelli was created by special technologies for secure driving In capened roads, and for complete control on snowy areas. Also, tires provide safety when driving on wet ice and road snow "porridge". Thanks to modern technologies, efficient braking on snowy areas and timely dirty dirt is ensured.
In addition, maximum stability on such roads is ensured, as well as when driving at high speeds on the wet roadway. Such qualities are possible due to the high-quality composition of the material, which is used to make product data, as well as modern design of the winter tread pattern.
Protectors are aimed at drawing, which contributes to a better mechanical clutch With expensive. In addition, each part of the figure is responsible for the individual functions of the tire. The central part of the wheel surface has a directed tread pattern, which is quite effectively connected with a snow coating.
The directional channels of the tread from the central part perform the function of removal of water from under the spot of the wheel, which allows you to move confidently on wet surfaces. On both sides of the directional channel applied wave-like tread patterns. Longitudinal channels contribute to improving slosh coating clutch, as well as snow.
Advanced rates of winter tires Pirelli were performed under development with 3D technologies. Selection of the most successful configuration of the tread pattern, made it possible to increase the stability when driving the cold season, and also contributes to comfortable control. The structure of the protector has a tough basis, which positively affects the side walls of the autocrya when turning at speeds.
The design of the product has soft shoulder areas that reduce the rigidity of the wheels in the vertical direction, which leads to a uniform distribution of the load throughout the spot of the wheels. That is why winter tires famous brand Pirelli have a predominantly rectangular tire form compared to the analogues of other firms.
This form effectively provides a comfortable and safe ride in the winter season. In addition, the rectangular type of tire allows you to reduce the consumption of fuel consumed, which is undoubtedly an advantage. Moreover, the composition of the material is made of the material contains silica, which allows to operate products in a different temperature range from -45 to +9 degrees.
Goodyear tires
The auto strokes of the German Concern Goodyear are one of the most sought after motorists of the middle class. This is due to the fact that they have high quality, and the most important advantage is high economy in fuel consumption by car, as well as increased resistance to wear. Moreover, the tires effectively remove water from the vehicle wheels, which makes it possible to prevent the so-called aquaplaning.
When developing tire data, the focus was focused on an efficient clutch with the surface of the road. Moreover, to improve the quality and durability of the product, specially designed patterns of protectors are applied on the tires that are long-term operation of tires.
Summer tires Gudier
Goodyear Summer Tires are designed for both sports cars and ordinary. Products are made of high quality rubber mix and the optimal design that was able to achieve through the introduction of advanced innovations, which causes them increased demand both among professionals and motorists.
The special asymmetric configuration of Goodyear summer tires, allows, moves along any road surface with maximum comfort and safety. The treads drawings are designed in such a way that each part of the wheel stain is responsible for certain functions.
The outer part of the tread is responsible for adhesion with the dry surface of the road. The inner part of the tread pattern is responsible for adhesion with the road web and removal of water from under the spot of the wheel, which prevents the emergence of the planning aqua, which can lead to an accident.
When producing Goodyear's auto stones, innovative Corner Grip technology was used. This technology is used for both special sports cars and the easiest. Its uniqueness is that this technology in the manufacture of the tire produces certain manipulations, which lead to a uniform distribution of pressure outside and inside the tire. This contributes to the fact that maneuverability in medium and high speeds increases.
In addition, the inner part has a layer of a special layer, which has a low heat conduction and increased rigidity, which contributes to an increase in the wear resistance of the product. Therefore, the answer to the question, which car tires it is better to choose extremely simple.
Advantages of Summer Tire Goodyear:
- Wear resistance.
- Reducing fuel consumption.
- Perfect clutch with any road surfaces.
- Low noise published.
- Increased mannevism at high speeds.
Winter tires Goodyear
An unambiguous answer to the question of which tires are not better. For winter pore, it is extremely important to choose high-quality tires that are able to provide comfort and security when driving. Most optimal option is goodyear tires.
GOODYEAR winter tires were designed specifically for use in extremely low temperatures. Tires have a number of positive indicators that will ensure maximum comfort and safety in the harsh winter conditions. The special composition of vulcanized rubber provides resistance to low temperatures. And the unique drawings of the protectors allow you to ride on any surfaces.
When drawing up a tread pattern, engineers took into account all the features of the winter. On the outer sides of the tread, there are small tires, allowing reliably to close on slippery icing surface. But, Goodyear auto stakes have one drawback, and this is insufficient maneuverability. This phenomenon is not a critical drawback, so it is quite easy to get used to it.
In the manufacture of tires, a special technology was used, which allows you to distribute uniformly load onto the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe wheelplate, which does not allow sliding and slip on slippery parts of the road.
In addition to good patency, excellent handling and braking can be noted. Braking distances Because of the peculiarities of the tread, it is minimized, it allows you to avoid accidental accidents due to the loss of management on the icing road.
Advantages of winter tires Goodyear:
- Excellent handling on snowy and iced roadbed.
- Safe and comfortable driving.
- Reliable and rigid clutch with expensive.
Car lubers are better to choose reliable tires that can ensure the safety of drivers and passengers. An unequivocal answer about the product, what company is better than a Guedira or Pirelli. The motorist must determine for itself the perfect products on its own and decide which tires to choose.
On the automotive market A huge number of different tires is implemented. Of these, you can highlight the most popular who have a good reputation among motorists. However, how to choose the best from manufacturers? Many drivers have long and steadily have their own preferences when purchasing rubber, but no less car owners still cannot choose the best. Therefore, we decided to consider Tire Pirelli and compare them with products from other manufacturers: what are they better or worse?
history of the company
The creation of Pirelli has occurred in 1872 in Milan, there is still a main office. The creator is Giovanni Battist Pirelli, who at the age of 23 knows exactly what he wants to open his business associated with the production of rubber products.
The company turned out to be small, the turnover was initially very small. Various rubber products were made, and the tires began to be manufactured only in 1894, and only for bicycles. The first car tires appeared in 1901.
Subsequently, the company began production of tires for sports carsparticipating in racing. In 1907, one of the participants with Pirelli tires ranked first in competitions, which brought the company popularity.
Another equally significant event in the history of the company is the release of calendars in 1964. Then they enjoyed great popularity. Currently, their release continues.
As before, the manufacturer offers high-quality tires. Therefore, many motorists think that better: Tires Pirelli or analogues?
Pirelli or Michelin.
For comparison, take the Pirelli Ice Zero and Michelin X-Ice North and Michelin X-Ice 3. Both specimens are equipped with spikes, and the tread pattern is very similar. Pirelli tires have special reliability, as well as capable of providing a minimum braking path.
Their quality fully corresponds to the price, but there is one significant drawback - with the positive temperature of the tires lose their properties.
If we consider the model from Michelin, it can be noted that it has excellent grip on the snow and asphalt, as well as efficient braking. However, coupling properties are worse on the ice.
These tires are optimal for those who drive on a car long, as they contribute to comfortable driving. If the indicators are important, then the preference of Pirelli is best to give preference.
Pirelli or Goodyear
If you compare the Pirelli Ice Zero tires with Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice Arctic, then the second option albeit a bit, but still leads. They showed themselves perfectly both on asphalt and in sophisticated conditions on off-road. At high speed, they have good term stability.
True, they have one substantial minus - when driving a rift begins. Therefore, Pirelli tires provide safer driving.
Pirelli or Nokian.
Also known to the manufacturer with a good reputation is Nokian. He has a leading model Nokian Nordman 5. Is she better than Pirelli Ice Zero?
Nokian has good handling and clutch on ice, but on asphalt, these indicators deteriorate significantly. Also, the spikes on the protectors fall pretty quickly, which cannot be attributed to positive qualities.
Pirelli tires have an increased resource, and the spikes do not fall out almost throughout the operation. The clutch on the ice is approximately the same, but due to wear-resistant winter tires Pirelli won.
As it turned out, winter tires Pirelli Best Almost all of their competitors. They have all the necessary properties, but they cannot be operated at the positive air temperature. This is the only significant drawback.