Winter Tire Review Thread (Please contribute) - Page 25 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

wolffbite · 10-03-2022, 02:46 PM

Can't remember if I've posted in this thread but I got a set of 215/45/17 Continental Vikingcontact7 last season and love them.

Low noise, don't feel particularly spongy/soft while driving, and pretty good grip in dry and rain.

We get slushy snow here FWIW, and I felt very confident commuting with them last winter.

bucketfoot · 10-07-2022, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Pat

Does anyone have any information on 2023 snow tires? I'm in the market for some and wonder if there is any new tech in the world of snow tires I should aware of.

Pat, I haven't finished watching it yet, but here is a recent look at newer winter tires:

Pat · 10-07-2022, 01:02 PM

Thanks, Eric. I watched that a few days ago.

CaptainFenderbaum · 10-09-2022, 05:05 PM

And some more winter tire review content

RToyo86 · 10-09-2022, 10:56 PM

I've been eye balling the Pirelli ice zero asimmetrico, new tire this year and haven't seen any hard data on it yet. My two year old vikkingcontact 7s past their prime, and I liked the ice zero FRs I ran previously.

The Hakka R5 are a thing too, just significantly more expensive locally than everything else.

pastuch · 10-16-2023, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by wolffbite

Can't remember if I've posted in this thread but I got a set of 215/45/17 Continental Vikingcontact7 last season and love them.

Low noise, don't feel particularly spongy/soft while driving, and pretty good grip in dry and rain.

We get slushy snow here FWIW, and I felt very confident commuting with them last winter.

It's hard to believe I started this thread 11 years ago! Just bought a 2023 BRZ and I'm in the market for new winters. These Contis are my front runner, was thinking about doing the 16 inch but may go 17 for more wheel options. Are you still loving these winters?

wolffbite · 10-16-2023, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pastuch

It's hard to believe I started this thread 11 years ago! Just bought a 2023 BRZ and I'm in the market for new winters. These Contis are my front runner, was thinking about doing the 16 inch but may go 17 for more wheel options. Are you still loving these winters?

Yessir! They are all around pretty good. We get more slush than snow typically and they have worked quite well for that. My coworker got them on his GTI as well and has no complaints.

RToyo86 · 10-16-2023, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pastuch

It's hard to believe I started this thread 11 years ago! Just bought a 2023 BRZ and I'm in the market for new winters. These Contis are my front runner, was thinking about doing the 16 inch but may go 17 for more wheel options. Are you still loving these winters?

I'm buying another set this winter to replace old ones. Pretty much top of its class for Nordic winters and they're cheaper than comparable blizzak or Michelin.

Mr_Brian · 03-13-2024, 05:49 PM

Ran crossclimate 2s all winter they were great in the cold and rainy conditions in NJ and when it snowed they were passable. I had to drive with care but never got stuck in ~4inches of snow and never felt out of control. Not as good as a dedicated winter tire in snow but much better than a winter tire in the wet and dry.

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RToyo86 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: 17 Asphalt 86 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,167 Thanks: 1,708 Thanked 2,206 Times in 1,128 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've been eye balling the Pirelli ice zero asimmetrico, new tire this year and haven't seen any hard data on it yet. My two year old vikkingcontact 7s past their prime, and I liked the ice zero FRs I ran previously. The Hakka R5 are a thing too, just significantly more expensive locally than everything else. Last edited by RToyo86; 10-09-2022 at 11:13 PM.

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wolffbite Just the tip Join Date: Mar 2017 Drives: 2017 DGM BRZ Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 630 Thanks: 912 Thanked 875 Times in 376 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Can't remember if I've posted in this thread but I got a set of 215/45/17 Continental Vikingcontact7 last season and love them. Low noise, don't feel particularly spongy/soft while driving, and pretty good grip in dry and rain. We get slushy snow here FWIW, and I felt very confident commuting with them last winter.

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Mr_Brian Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Drives: BRZ Location: NJ Posts: 43 Thanks: 18 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ran crossclimate 2s all winter they were great in the cold and rainy conditions in NJ and when it snowed they were passable. I had to drive with care but never got stuck in ~4inches of snow and never felt out of control. Not as good as a dedicated winter tire in snow but much better than a winter tire in the wet and dry.

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