Winter tire time! What to choose?

[denaliman]

I need a set of new winter tires. I will be running them on my 298M 19" wheels. I previously had the Vredestein Wintrac Extreme SUV on my former X5 now on my X6M. They were good tires and were rated V. I felt they were a little weak on lateral grip. They are at the end of life and need new winters. I was looking at the Hakka R2 SUV (non -studded) and was wondering how these perform compared to the Wintracs. Hakka's are only R rated, other option may be Pirelli Ice & snow. Wintrac were great, quiet but as most winters wore quickly. At the end they were useless on slushy roads and hard pack.

[upstate650]

Hakka R's are great, wear like iron and are great snow and ice tires, but are a little mushy when pushed. Pirelli snows suck. Winter performance tires don't exist. Go for maximum traction or maximum performance but don't expect both in the same tire.

[retusn]

I have run the Pirelli tires for the last two winters with no issues. I run the stock tire sizes on the X5M. Performance wise, they have done very well. We don't get the massive 20" snow falls here but we did have a few 8-10 inch snows and the tires did great.

[minnmarker]

Continental DWS handled winter snow and ice here in MN just fine. Good all around tire. X5 is an SUV, not a sports car.

[denaliman]

Originally Posted by minnmarker

Continental DWS handled winter snow and ice here in MN just fine. Good all around tire. X5 is an SUV, not a sports car.

I am looking for dedicated snow tires.

[X5MFan]

Last winter I ran Haaka R2 non studded run flats and I was ver happy with them. Previous X5 snow tires had been Dunlop Grandtrek and Blizzaks. The Dunlop were not as noisy as the others, but had a bit less grip. Certainly recommend dedicated snow tires if you live in snow country. My experience with all season tires were pretty good when I lived in the Seattle, WA area and travelled extensively across the major passes. I believe the Continentals DWS to be a really good tire.

[dkreidel]

I run Conti DWS on the X5M in the summer, and have Nokian Hakka R2 on 19" 298M for winter. I previously had Pirelli Scorpion Winters but the non studded Hakkas are better. If you want to run studded tires (I have them on my Ram 1500) the Hankook i*Pikes are a good choice and are made in the proper size for the 298M wheels.

[infamousdiz]

Originally Posted by dkreidel

I run Conti DWS on the X5M in the summer, and have Nokian Hakka R2 on 19" 298M for winter. I previously had Pirelli Scorpion Winters but the non studded Hakkas are better. If you want to run studded tires (I have them on my Ram 1500) the Hankook i*Pikes are a good choice and are made in the proper size for the 298M wheels.

Why go will a all season( and not a max summer) if you have winter tires. I bought an m for handling and large motor, that is still family friendly, and not a glorified station wagon

[denaliman]

I decided to go with the Hakka SUV R2. I hope they are as good as everyone says I was a little apprehensive with the "R" rating as opposed to the Vreds "V" rating.