New Winter Tyres

[Rabbers]

I’ve booked to have a new set of winter tyres fitted next week.  I must say I was a little shocked by the prices asked for the 235/40/R19+265/35/R19 set:  upwards of €1400 for Michelin and Conti, €1280 for Pirelli (against the €970 I paid three winters ago), and the same for Bridgestones.   So I settled for Hankook i*cept Evo3 at a comparatively reasonable (🤔) €1000. I’ve not had this brand before, either as summers or winters, but I’m told the quality is not to be sneered at.

In any case, with winter tyres I am less concerned with the niceties of performance comparisons between brands than having a decent set underneath given the strong likelihood of snow in my neck of the woods or of even worse conditions if I drive north.

[NemesisUK]

Hankook tyres have a pretty good reputation, I'm sure they will perform admirably.

When I had the RC and looked at winter tyres I was tempted to downsize to 18" rims and the tyres were significantly cheaper. Lexus wheels were ridiculously expensive though and I wasn't keen on 3rd party options. I just didn't drive when we had a couple of days snow! 

[Linas.P]

Sure for summer high performance tyres yes - Michelin, Conti, Goodyear are the leaders (Pirelli/Bridgestone - I don't really consider competitive, good tyres, but other 3 brands provides same or better quality for lower price, so I kind of exclude them), but for winter tyres Hankook and Nokian tyres in particular are one of the leaders in my opinion. As such I would expect completely comparable and very competitive performance from Hankook, I think it is good choice.