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Originally Posted by Bringiton
Anyone have an experience with Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2?
I'm thinking of throwing a set of 205/50R17 93R XL on the stock rims for the winter. Haven't made up my mind yet tho.
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Nokian still make one of the best. However, Continental are nearly as good in snow and better when the roads are bare. For experienced Canadian drivers in a car like this you should consider fitting high performance winter tires. You give up so much grip on bare roads to get ultimate snow and ice grip when you get true studless winter tires. Although the studless will stop you a bit shorter in really bad conditions they will brake much less effectively on bare roads than higher performance winter tires. I go for max performance winter tires and drive accordingly. Traction won't be an issue with these cars in winter: Torsen LSD rear axle is all you will need.
I fit 225/45 x17 Pirelli Sottozeros on stock rims. Dry road handling is a hoot, more stable than those awful Primacys.
Don't fit even narrower tires for winter. The stock width is already too narrow.