Test Winter Rubber Cordiant Snow Cross. Cordiant Winter Tires: Test from Polaria. Crying tire rating

In the past 3 years, the tires of the Concern Cordiant are really pleasing, the quality is growing, and with him the army of satisfied fans of inexpensive quality tires. In today's review we will look at the new year of 2013, which for 2 years in the trend has been collecting a huge number of positive feedback. Meet the studded tire Cordiant Snow Cross.

All as one users, seeing the drawing of the tread, begin to scream - this is a clone of Hakki 7, do not think that they buy a Cordiant and get the same hachak, the difference is huge and blah blah.

Of course, to compare the Finnish tire and our difference in price by 3 times - the occupation is incorrect. Who has money - he takes Hakku without thinking and not soared. Who has no money - they have to look for reviews in the internet, to shove the mountains of information, search for tests, video and other info. Yes, even when testing tires, they take them from one "weight" category - premium, comfort, budget. And compare the budget bay bus tires with class comfort is simply meaningless. In most tests dear tire Will be ahead, but much? And is it important for daily exploitation? In general, we will talk better about Snow Cross - according to the results of tests and numerous reviews - it really is worth paying attention to it. Photo:

The previous model Snow Max also showed excellent results, people are satisfied as an elephant. And Snow Cross is the continuation of Max technologies, the cross is even better, adapting, technologically, if you want. Tire production technology does not stand still and the best tires of 2005 will now show very low results. That is why the people study the innovations of the market, because they will certainly be better than previous ones. Progress Do not stop.

Cordiant Snow Cross - studded rubber, the composition of the rubber mix is \u200b\u200bstill improved, there is even more silica, and therefore the tire even in hard frosts (-30) remains soft, so that the tire after a long night frost parking will not be square, but will remain round)) well And the winter tire should always be soft - this is a priori!

The pattern of the tread is similar to Hakku-7, but purely externally, there are consistency of considerable differences. Nevertheless, according to the reviews of the people (for 2 years there is a lot of accumulated), the tire is canceled digging deep snow, loose snow is also excellent. Snow porridge - wonderful, water and impregnated with moisture snow well is discharged from the contact spot. Photo by Snow Cross:

But the photo of Hakki 7 for comparison, there is a difference and she is noticeable, so it's not necessary to la-la, that the protector is the same (the hackki spits go almost non-stop across the tire, the Cordian is noticeably less common):

Crowd spikes - again the new technology, the shape of the tire and its inside, landing. As a reserved - the loss of spikes is minimal, it is, but compared to competitors the Cordian is really better. Who did the competitors lose? Such a popular Nokian Nordman 4, which everyone is good, but the spikes holds not as cool, as we would like it. Of course, no one has canceled the correctness of the run, but still according to the reviews of the people it can be seen that Snow the crossing the spikes are really better. And if you compare with Yokohama Ig35 - here you yourself know, Iocca on the ice is perfect only the first season, on the second - it is already without spikes))

By the way, we will recommend another chic option, but already a velcro tire -, the highest quality, reviews in the overwhelming majority are excellent. Well, the chic price. If the city is clean and the temperature allows you to take it.

On Ice, Snow Cross shows excellent results for the budget tire (and the difference between the tires of another price category is minimal). To put the car in the trash, it turns out not always, but if winter Road Ride with your head, then the ice holder will be 5 points.

Video - Test for loose snow

In the snow - this tire is simply created for him. Rocked snow - 6 of 5 points, loose, wet, deep - perfect. Snow is empty, side hooks for "digging" and to derive water wide and deep.

What are there any minuses? We read in reviews - on bare asphalt with +5 badly slow down. Hehe, the same spikes and a priori they should slow down. Hakka 7 will also brake badly, but probably a little better than a snow cross))

What else from minuses is bad balancing. This is not a fact, it all depends on the tire, what will you get. Most completely balanced normally, but there are exceptions. So, the quality of manufacture does not hold at the level and it is bad. On the other hand, buy tires immediately with the tire installation and if the dofiga weights - ask the other bus, replace without problems.

In general, rubber boldly set 4.5 points, in a budget class it is real one of the best. Not long ago, yesterday, a chevik was seen on this rubber, came up, talked - the owner is terribly satisfied, he drives a lot in the snow and loves to park in a snowdrift when there is no place in the parking lot. With this rubber, he has no problems at all. All types of winter road canvases are ideal except naked asphalt - here a little worse. We definitely recommend to buy, excellent inexpensive spindlers.

In this weather, as in the poem "Twelve" Alexander Bloka, only studded tires will help. To facilitate the buyer the choice, the expert group of SP tested 12 sets of relatively inexpensive 15-inch "riding".
In the courtyard crisis, prices are growing, the revenues for them are not in a hurry - and people are increasingly looking at the machines available. And most inexpensive cars and domestic cars Studded in tires dimension 195/65 R15.
Eight tires from the prototed expert group of the journal "driving" are placed in a price plug from two to three thousand rubles per piece. The lower threshold was asked by IceLink by the Chinese company Triangle, gradually gaining popularity in Russia, and updated Cordiant Snow Cross. The top plank in the budget company is supported by the modernized tires of Hankook Winter I * Pike RS + with an increased to one hundred seventy the number of spikes and the novelty of Dunlop - model SP Winter Ice 02. In the middle fit new model Matador Sibir Ice 2 and has already gained popularity tires Pirelli. Formula Ice, Toyo Observe G3-Ice and Nordman 5.
Experts also took four very successful models in Russia among the strongest, but expensive - this is goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic, Michelin X-Ice North 3, Continental ContiCecontAct. 2 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8. By the way, half of the tested tires are made in Russia, and localization allows you to keep acceptable prices.

It's time to north

Last fall, the experts of the journal "Driving" with sadness recalled rainy January and February 2015, when the test group was rumped in the vicinity of the AvtoVAZ landfill in search of a snowy platform, which was not completely flushed with rain. Then it was decided next time to try to escape from warm winterwho has become a frequent guest in the middle lane of Russia, to the North of Finland. Nokian contributed to the "white hell" test "White" tests on Lake Tammyarvi.
At the end of February, in Lapland were delivered in advance rolled tires and in the first half of March by car Skoda Octavia. The main part of winter tests was carried out - on snow and ice. Even in the first month of spring for the polar circle rear real winter - Unlike the Volga region, where it turned out to be unusually warm and practically no misunderstood. In general, experts did the right thing that went north. And not only because of the weather. Still, the conditions of a specialized tire polygon not only simplify work, but also allow additional tests and get more information to evaluate each model.
In the "White Adu" at the air temperature from -20 to -2 ºС, all the snow and ice exercises of the journal "driving" were performed. Unfortunately, the experts had to abandon the rearrangement, since the dense, risen snow was not found. And on soft quickly forms deep rubber, whose sides serve as a kind of side focus and do not allow correctly evaluating the cross-clutch of tires in the snow. But the estimate of the manageability was carried out on two special tracks - snow and ice.

Snow-ice procedures

Experts start with methodical measurements, repeating races for each tire set of six - eight times, and if the results are jumping, then ten. After every two or three sets, they check the condition of the coating using basic tires and, taking into account the data obtained, recalculate the results.
On a large horizontal plateau, the expert group is engaged in overclocking and braking in the snow. The anti-duct and anti-locking system is jealously monitor that the wheels are not slipped when accelerated and not blocked when braking. The acceleration time is fixed from 0 to 40 km / h. From scratch - because some tires "hang" when starting from the place, and 40 km / h - because this speed can be gained on the first gear, eliminating the error in measurements due to switching to the second.
Braking with 40 km / h, but already up to 5 km / h, and not until the complete stop. The fact is that at a very low speed ABS, sometimes allows locking wheels, lengthening the braking path and bringing a swap in the measurement results. After evaluating several sets, the surface of the Richtuette Plateau is pleasing, which Finns are broken back "Tampa-A-Ari".
Gradually define the first leaders - Cordiant, Formula and Nokian. The last result is at Toyo. As for braking, Michelin turned out to be the best, and Chinese Triangle got into the outsiders.

For measurements on the ice, the expert group moves to a special track covered with a huge long awning, which hides ice from snow and bright sun, - the results are more stable than in the open space. In Togliatti, even with favorable weather, it would have to carry a lot longer. The same procedures are the same as in the snow, only the final speed of overclocking and initial braking is only 30 km / h. And the acceleration time is measured not from the moment of the troggy, but from the speed of 5 km / h. The fact is that the awning with the snow "closes" the sky on it does not allow the VBOX equipment to contact GPS satellites. Therefore, during overclocking, the dutron measuring device with an optical sensor was used on ice, which allows errors at pedestrian speeds.
With each measurement, the test slightly shifts the car to the side, on clean ice. When the roller is completely covered with shallow ice crumb, carved spikes, Multicar is selected in the arena and the ice sweeps. Frams of ice and snow that fell under the tires work like balls in bearings: reduce friction, increasing the acceleration time and braking path.
The best accelerant ice speaker was provided tires nokian.. Continental took second place, and behind the rest - Matador. In braking, the same alignment of leaders and outsiders has been preserved.
Experts are completed by determining the time of the ice circle, winding up 10-12 "revolutions" on each tire set. Conti and Dunlop are broken forward.

Expert work

The behavior of the car is estimated when driving along a snowy road at high speed. To do this, the playground is a width of about fifteen meters and a length of at least five hundred. Such an elongated field with soft snowdrifts around the perimeter allows you to safely check the clarinement of rectilinear movement at a speed of up to 90-100 km / h, as well as imitate an obstacle trail and a soft rebuilding from one band to another.

On tires Cordiant, Goodyear and Nokian, test Skoda feels more confident than others. Matador liked the least experts: wide and non-informative "zero", delays in the steering wheel reactions and significant beam angles when adjusting the course. The Chinese tires Triangle surprised with its clarity. True, the assessment was slightly reduced due to the low informativeness of the steering wheel in the zero zone.
Almost not far from this long plateau, the Finns laid a snowy track of a closed configuration with turns of different curvatures, in small lifts and descents - a wonderful imitation of Russian roads.
Here Skoda is stable controlled on tires Cordiant, Hankook, Nokian and Toyo - experts conquered clear reactions and the clear behavior of the car even in slipping. In the lagging behind, Triangle was: at the Skoda, the hoop into these tires, the steering wheel becomes a little-informative, it is necessary to twist it on big angles, the car goes too squeezed, with long slippers - from demolition at the entrance to the turn before driving on the arc.
On the ice of Lake Tammyarvi, a track was prepared to assess manageability at a very slippery coating. Successful track combining high-speed and slow twists with short and long straight straight.

In the middle of the closed route - the snow is a slightly more road Suit. Just what is needed to check the passability. Here, experts were concentrated on how simple and clear the car rows, moving and maneuver in deep snow. And how confidently chooses back in its own trails, if suddenly stuck.
With the "Rulezhka" on the ice, the Cordiant, Hankook, Nokian tires were bypassed (this triple and in controllability in the snow was the most successful) and Nordman due to clear reactions and understandable, predicted behavior. And the smallest assessment was "riding" GoodYear due to low steering informativeness, an unexpectedly sharp breakdown to the skid and long clutch recovery after the start of slip.
But in the passability Tires Goodyear was not equal! Skoda on them made his way through the snowdrifts as a bulldozer, raking the front bumper snow. And worse than others, the triangle tires are launched with snowdrifts - the car crawls in deep snow with difficulty, very uncertain and reluctantly. On these tires, it is unlikely to get out of the parking lot on the cleaning road.

Adventures with spikes

After snow-ice tests, spikes were recalculated. Champions on the reliability of fixing "carnations" became ContiCecontact 2 and Formula ICE - during tests they did not lose any spikes! Good results showed Michelin X-Ice North 3 tires, Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 and Nordman 5: Every four wheels left only two spikes. Goodyear Ultragrip Ice Arctic, Matador Sibir Ice 2 and Triangle Icelink missed three or four "carnations". Weaker performed toyo tires OBSERVE G3-ICE: Losses made up seven spikes per set. In the troika lagging - upgraded Cordiant Snow Cross (lost ten spikes from the kit), Dunlop Sp Winter Ice 02 (thirteen) and Hankook Winter I * Pike RS + (fifteen).
And now the most interesting. The greatest number of spikes almost on all tires lost left front wheel. What is the front is logical. The front will be touched with a troggy and acceleration, they account for the main load when braking. But why left? Former, experts did not observe this ... The fact is that the ice circle on this polygon is significantly more than our, in Sosnovka, therefore the speed is about twice. And since the car goes faster, the inner wheel - and the left, as they drove against the clockwise, - it fades harder and spreads more.
The spikes fly out more than the bounce, and when the wheel is unloading. On the loaded wheel, rubber is more squeezed with vertical power, it hurts the spikes and is better to hold them. It means that in the daily use of the spikes are more often flying out during acceleration, and not when braking. If you want to save them, limit the slip of the wheels, accelerating.

On asphalt

Exercises on the "black" roads were held at the junction of April and May, when the asphalt is already dropped, the wind verse, the air temperature was from 4 to 7 ºС. This is just a temperature line for a seasonal shift shift. How will "rose" in these conditions behave?
First exercise - measurement of fuel consumption. On the warm circle, the course stability on asphalt and comfort - noise and smoothness were evaluated before measurements. At the end of the measurements, a "run" on roads with different coating was made to fully appreciate the level of comfort.
The most economical on urban and country speeds were Formula, Nokian and Nordman tires. The highest consumption gave Cordiant. Although the difference, put the hand on the heart, meager: 200 ml of gasoline per 100 km.
At a speed of 110-130 km / h Skoda Octavia, the course holds the course and makes soft rebuildings, being a hoop in the Michelin tires. And most of all strains the driver Triangle: smeared, very wide "zero" and lack of informativeness. To adjust the direction of movement, the ram has to turn to large corners.
In terms of noise, there is no substantial difference between the tires sprinkling on the asphalt spikes, no. As for the smoothness of the stroke, it is allocated for the better tires Continental, Hankook and Michelin.
Tests with estimating brake properties on wet and dry asphalt are completed. Experts are interested in the braking path from speeds 60 and 80 km / h to a speed of 5 km / h (to cut off the possible effect of ABS). On the wet asphalt, the Continental tires are best working, and the largest distance required tires dunlop. and Cordiant. On a dry coverage, the shortest braking path is the Triangle tire, and in the outsider - Cordiant.

Summary

With the result of 929 points won the tires Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 russian production. Second place - CONCIICECONTACT 2 tires (916 points). The lack of those and others by and large one is a high price. In third place, the short-sized six points to the cherished mark "900" (tires that deserved 900 points, experts of the journal "driving" are considered excellent) is located Goodyear Ultragrip Ice Arctic.
Those who are not ready to upload more than 12 thousand rubles for a set of four tires, they were advised to take care of the Hankook Winter I * Pike RS + and Nordman 5 models - it is very good tiresThey did not fail by one of the parameters.
The following five contestants who scored from 850 to 870 points and who took place in our table about the ranks of the place from the sixth to the tenth are also good, but each has its own minuses. Of these, the most profitable purchase experts consider Cordiant Snow Cross tires: a modest price is combined with quite high characteristics. However, these tires are not very suitable for urban conditions with pure asphalt roads.
MICHELIN X-ICE NORTH 3 tire price can be recognized slightly overestimated, not quite appropriate level of indicators. Matador Sibir Ice 2 and Triangle IceLink in its characteristics - frankly budget products, but with a neat ride winter you can survive ..

brand, model		12th place	11th place	10th place	9th place	8th place	6-7 place
		Triangle IceLink.	Matador Sibir Ice 2	Formula Ice.	Dunlop Sp Winter Ice 02	Michelin X-Ice North 3	TOYO OBSERVE G3-ICE
Country of manufacture		China	Russia	Russia	Thailand	Russia	Malaysia
Load and speed index		95t	95t	91t.	95t	95t	91t.
Figure tread		directed	directed	directed	directed	directed	directed
		9.4-9.7	8.8-9.0	9.3-9.5	8.9-9.2	9.0-9.2	8.8-9.0
		54	54-55	59	61-62	56-57	59
Number of spikes, pcs.		128	110	110	116	96	119
		0.9-1.6	0.9-1.3	1.3-1.7	1.2-1.6	1.1-1.7	1.3-1.9
Tire mass, kg		10.1	9.0	8.9	10.2	9.3	9.7
(Maximum 140 points)	M.	17.7	18.9	17.3	15.8	18.0	15.3
	Point	104.4	97.8	106.8	117.0	102.7	120.8
Maximum 120 points)	from	32.4	30.5	30.8	32.5	30.5	31.5
	Point	108.5	115.3	114.2	108.2	115.3	111.6
Maximum 50 points)	from	5.8	7.0	6.1	5.5	6.5	5.6
	Point	38.8	32.1	36.9	40.9	34.6	40.2
(Maximum 130 points)	M.	17.5	17.0	17.0	16.3	16.2	16.8
	Point	120.3	123.9	123.9	129.2	130	125.4
(Maximum 40 points )	from	6.4	6.4	6.0	6.4	6.3	6.5
	Point	37.5	37.5	40	37.5	38.1	36.9
(Maximum 110 points)	M.	20.7	21.0	21.1	22.4	21.0	21.8
	Point	105.2	103.7	103.2	97.2	103.7	99.9
(Maximum 90 points)	M.	31.6	32.2	32.7	33.9	32.9	33.5
	Point	90	88.3	87.0	83.9	86.4	84.9
Behavior: Expert review
Ice controllability ( Maximum 40 points)	Point	28	28	28	28	28	28
Handling in the snow (Maximum 30 points)	Point	15	18	21	21	21	24
Maximum 50 points)	Point	30	35	35	40	35	35
Maximum 40 points)	Point	28	24	28	28	28	28
Maximum 40 points)	Point	20	28	28	24	32	28
Comfort: expert assessment
Internal noise ( Maximum 30 points)	Point	21	18	21	21	21	18
The smoothness of the stroke ( Maximum 20 points)	Point	10	14	12	12	16	14
Fuel consumption at 90 km / h(Maximum 40 points)	l / 100km	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.6	6.5	6.6
	Point	39.4	39.4	40	38.8	39.4	38.8
Fuel consumption at 60 km / h(Maximum 30 points)	l / 100km	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6
	Point	29.3	29.3	30	29.3	29.3	29.3
The amount of accrued points		825	832	855	856	861	863
pros		The best brake properties on dry asphalt, medium - on wet	Good brake properties on dry asphalt, medium - on wet	Excellent acceleration on the snow; economical at any speed	Very good brake properties in the snow; high passability	The best brake properties on the snow and cocoic stability on the asphalt; soft	Understandable handling on snow-covered roads
Minuses		Low transverse clutch on ice, the weakest braking in the snow; Low passability; Problem controllability in the snow and course stability on asphalt; Very tough	The weakest longitudinal grip on ice; Complex handling and low course stability in the snow; noisy	Low smoothness; Minor claims to manageability, passability, course stability and noise level	The lowest transverse clutch on the ice; weak brake properties on wet asphalt; low course stability on asphalt; increased flow Fuel at a speed of 90 km / h	Weak longitudinal coupling properties on ice	Weak brake properties on wet asphalt; Increased fuel consumption at a speed of 90 km / h

brand, model		6-7 place	5th place	4th place	3rd place	2nd place	1st place
		Cordiant Snow Cross.	Nordman 5.	Hankook Winter I * Pike RS +	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic	Continental ContiCecontact 2.	Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8.
Country of manufacture		Russia	Russia	South Korea	Poland	Germany	Russia
Load and speed index		91t.	95t	91t.	95t	95t	95t
Figure tread		directed	directed	directed	directed	asymmetric	directed
Depth of drawing in width, mm		9.6-9.8	9.3-9.5	9.2-9.4	10.1-10.4	7.9-8.2	8.8-9.0
Scor rubber hardness, units.		60	54-55	51	55	50-51	51
Number of spikes, pcs.		110	110	170	110	190	200
Speaking of spikes after tests, mm		1.4-1.5	1.0-1.4	1.5-2.0	1.4-1.6	1.3-1.5	1.0-1.4
Tire mass, kg		9.1	8.4	9.1	9.5	9.2	8.5
Security: coupling measurements
Brake Path (30-5 km / h) on ice(Maximum 140 points)	M.	16.2	16.9	15.6	14.6	13.3	13.2
	Point	114.1	109.3	118.5	126.6	138.9	140
The time of passage of the ice circle ( Maximum 120 points)	from	30.4	30.1	29.8	29.4	29.3	29.8
	Point	115.7	116.8	118.0	119.6	120	118.0
Overclocking time (5-30 km / h) on ice ( Maximum 50 points)	from	5.3	5.4	5.1	5.6	4.8	4.5
	Point	42.5	41.7	44.1	40.2	46.9	50
Brake Path (40-5 km / h) on the snow(Maximum 130 points)	M.	16.7	16.8	16.7	16.4	16.4	16.8
	Point	126.1	125.4	126.1	128.4	128.4	125.4
Overclocking time (0-40 km / h) on the snow(Maximum 40 points )	from	6.0	6.1	6.4	6.2	6.1	6.0
	Point	40	39.3	37.5	38.7	39.3	40
Brake path (60-5 km / h) on wet asphalt(Maximum 110 points)	M.	22.5	21.5	21.7	21.0	19.8	20.8
	Point	96.8	101.3	100.4	103.7	110	104.7
Brake Path (80-5 km / h) on dry asphalt(Maximum 90 points)	M.	35.0	34.1	34.4	33.3	32.6	33.4
	Point	81.3	83.4	82.7	85.4	87.2	85.1
Behavior: expert assessment
Ice controllability ( Maximum 40 points)	Point	32	32	32	24	28	32
Handling in the snow (Maximum 30 points)	Point	24	21	24	21	21	24
Patency in deep snow (Maximum 50 points)	Point	35	40	35	50	35	45
Course stability in the snow (Maximum 40 points)	Point	32	28	28	32	28	32
Course stability on asphalt (Maximum 40 points)	Point	24	28	24	24	28	28
Comfort: expert assessment
Internal noise ( Maximum 30 points)	Point	18	21	18	18	21	21
The smoothness of the stroke ( Maximum 20 points)	Point	14	14	16	14	16	14
Efficiency: fuel consumption
Fuel consumption at 90 km / h(Maximum 40 points)	l / 100km	6.6	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.4
	Point	38.8	40	40	39.4	38.8	40
Fuel consumption at 60 km / h(Maximum 30 points)	l / 100km	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5
	Point	28.7	30	29.3	29.3	29.3	30
The amount of accrued points		863	871	874	894	916	929
pros		Excellent acceleration on the snow; understandable handling on ice and in the snow; Clear Following the course on a snowy road	Reliable ice handling; good permeability in deep snow; Low fuel consumption	Low fuel consumption at a speed of 90 km / h; Clear handling on iced and snow-covered road; soft	High transverse clutch on ice and longitudinal - in the snow; Phenomenal Patency, Good Course Stability on the Snow Road	It is best to keep all the ice in the transverse direction and inhibit on the wet asphalt; good longitudinal grip on the snow and ice; soft	The best longitudinal grip on ice and acceleration in the snow; High transverse clutch on ice; outstanding passability; Low fuel consumption
Minuses		The weakest brake properties on the asphalt; increased fuel consumption at a speed of 60 and 90 km / h; noisy	Weak brake properties on dry asphalt	Weak brake properties on dry asphalt; noisy	Complex handling on ice; minor comments to manageability on a snowy road and smoothness; noisy	Increased fuel consumption at a speed of 90 km / h; Small claims to manageability, coursework stability and noise level	Minor comments to the coursework on the asphalt and the level of comfort

Test material prepared using a publication article

The current crisis makes you save on all, including tires. After all, the set of even budget tires flies into a penny. Therefore, many motorists when choosing tires first look at the price, and only then study their characteristics and get acquainted with test results. We also decided to tell us about the ranking of the winter tires that we have tested by us, pushing out first of all from their price. The most expensive on our list is "Nokyan-Hakkapelitis 8" with mid-price In online stores 3,700 rubles per piece. It is not suiced, of course, but in our ranking she ahead of the rest - 944 points. "Hakki" first places in almost every exercise. Moreover, as we have time to notice, the high characteristics remain such and after a rather long run.

Slightly cheaper - at a price of 3500 rubles per piece - you can buy Tires "Continental-Contiaiskontact". The manufacturer has been hinting for a couple of years to replace this model as follows, but in no hurry to move from words to business. And if necessary? Second place, scored 915 points and very nice results They say unequivocally: the potential of the "Contiaiskontact" is still great, this model is early to write off with accounts.

Significantly cheaper German "Gislaved-Nord Frost 100" and Japanese Bridgestone-Blizzard Spike-01 - 2700 rubles per tire. What kind of choose them? To answer, you have to learn the table with the results. According to the results of measurements, these tires are comparable, the difference is only in the subjective assessment of experts. However, "Gislaveda" received 884 points and fourth place, and Bridgestone - 859 points and only the sixth line of the rating.

For 2400 rubles you can buy the fifth "Nordman" (the younger brother "Nokian"). Characteristics are no worse than more expensive "Bridgestone" and "Gislavda". The proposal is tempting that in our table of ranks, this tire scored 886 points, which allowed her to take the honorable third place and climb the podium.

Japanese "Toyo-Owner G3-Ice" is cheaper than "Nordman" only 100 rubles. In the protocol at Toyo, 853 points and the eighth final place. If not so significant, if you are ready to put up with insufficient comfort and mediocre manageability, then the choice of "G3-Ice" is justified.

You can save even more if preferring the "Formula Ice" tire (this new brand Firms "Pirelli"). About 2000 rubles per piece, 863 points and fifth place in the ranking - a good combination. The price of savings is slightly "unlable" characteristics in the snow and insufficient training stability on the asphalt. From Pielli Formula Ice competes "Cordiant-Snow Cross" - 1950 rubles behind the tire. The result is 856 points and seventh place. Translated from the number of numbers, this means that on the asphalt at a speed of 60-80 km / h will have to keep the distance enlarged on the body, due to the lowest standards of the brake properties. "Snow Cross" does not have better performance indicators, stability and comfort. But the car on these tires is quite confident on the ice and in the snow.

Finally, for 1700 rely sell "Amtel-Nordmaster ST." Two more times cheaper than leaders! And - modest 829 points and ninth place in our list. If you are a hot pilot, then in front of the choice of "amtel" we advise you to carefully examine the test results and then go to the store. Errors in the control of the machine on tires can be fraught. Nordmaster is suitable for unhurried and experienced drivers.

TEST RESULTS

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Expert opinions about each tire are presented below

The task was initially reduced to prepare a tire with a landing diameter of 17 and 18 inches for a premium segment. However, such products need not just good, but very good. Cordiant Snow Cross Tire Tread Figure Preserved the same, but re-developed a mixture. Its chemical composition allowed us to provide a wide temperature Range performance: + 10 ... -53 ° C. Prior to modernization, the lower limit was -45 ° C.

For the improvement of coupling properties on ice, lightweight spike-Cor spikes of SCASON applied. In the aluminum building of the new "Cunt", a carbide octaigrated insert from tungsten carbide was introduced. The former spikes were dressed in a stainless steel housing, their carbide insert did not have a cut.

A dozen of such "COGOTKS" is constantly in the spnow of contact. According to the Cordian, the brake path during a slowdown from 30 to 5 km / h on modernized tires in comparison with the previous ones decreased by 8%, and acceleration from 5 to 30 km / h became faster by 3.7%.

Modernization touched not only expensive 17- and 18-inch models, but also more affordable 13-16-inch.

On the snow-covered airfield of the Aerodrome sortsaws of Shinniki gathered rear-wheel drive cars of premium brands. The Test Program of the Modernized Model Cordiant Snow Cross included an estimate of the longitudinal clutch: after intensive overclocking up to 60 km / h - sharp braking up to a complete stop, first with the ESP turned on, and then C turned off. Clearly operating electronics leads a car without driving and slipping. But without electronic stabilization I confidently controlled the behavior of the "five" BMW in the snow.

The transverse clutch tried to evaluate the E-class Mercedes driving, performing the "elk" test. With no cone, when performing maneuvers, I did not hit, but I don't take anything about the benefits of new tires without comparison with the previous ones.

In a tire test, conducted by the expert group "Driving" (VD, 2016, No. 9), the updated "riding" Cordiant Snow Cross showed well. In 15-inch dimension, they were ahead of Michelin and Dunlop famous rivals. And the price of the third is lower: depending on the Snow Cross tire size sizer costs from 2000 to 4000 rubles.

But at first it makes sense to recall those solutions that were originally laid in the design of the Snow Cross winter tire. The name of one of the technologies (Snow Cor) used in this model indicates that the developers special attention We paid the work of the tire on the snowy road. The characteristic feature of the design of the directional pattern of the tread is the central edge of the closed shape. The essence of the solution is that the rib cuts the snow cover, effectively removing from the contact spot through the grooves located at an angle, as a rule, a wet layer of snow. And it significantly reduces the possibility of "Aquaplaning in the Snow". A good drainage in the contact spot contributes to the lamella of the Z-shaped shape, which permeated the tread blocks. Opening and closing when the tire moves, the lamellae not only remove the water suspension from the spots, but also create additional tire engagement zones on a snow cover. But why exactly such a form of lamellae chose Cordiant developers? For example, the frequently used 3D lamellae and with the functions described above are coping with, and ensure the rigidity of the tread checkers, which is well affected by the controllability. It is worth remembering that any tire is a chief of compromises. And for the developers it is important to achieve the balance of all characteristics. With lamellas (and not only in 3D-form), Cordiant engineers experimented a lot and as a result came to the conclusion that the lamellas chosen by them form, correctly, performed the functions assigned to them, and secondly, the production is less costly.

The innovative shape of the spike provides its reliable retention in the tire

The Cordiant Snow tire is used by ICE COR branded technology. These are asymmetrically located spikes, the number of rows of which is 16. Thus, at least 10 spikes are at the same time in the spack of the contact of the tire.

What new solutions are used in the model winter rubber Snow Cross this season? First of all, this is a new spike developed by the famous SCASON company. The housing of the spike is aluminum, and the insert is made of tungsten carbide. With spikes, as with the lamellas, many tests were carried out. Preliminary selection has passed five options from which it was made final choice. The shape of a carbide insert is two squares shifted relative to each other, that is, the insert has eight sharp faces that allow you to confidently cling to the ice. The shape of the spike leg was selected with such a calculation to ensure its reliable mount in the tires protector during shock loads. In comparative tests of tires equipped with old and new spikes, only due to the use of the new brake let it decrease by 8%, and the time of passing the circle on ice has improved by 7%. Also improved overclocking on ice.

16 rows of spikes (exclusively factory miscalculation) are located asymmetrically

A separate "engineering" topic is a new rubber mixture, for the development of which left three years, and the work was carried out in partnership with colleagues from German institutions. But the time was spent not in vain: only due to the new compound the length of the braking path decreased by 12% (at a speed of 20 km / h is a hull a passenger car), And overclocking ice has improved by 9%. The new rubber mixture not only became more elastic, also expanded the temperature range of it. The argument is very important when determining the market for which the tire is intended: a rubber mixture of the model of winter tires SNOW CROSS retains stability to a temperature in -53 ° C. Constructive tire has a two-layer protector: directly under the tread with a soft rubber mixture is solid, the so-called ctensity layer is which, first of all, provides a reliable stamp mount. In addition, this layer creates a reliable spike support, thereby having additional pressure on the spike during its contact with the ice surface.

By the winter season 2016-2017, the Cordiant Snow Cross tire ruler is expanded on 25 sizes. There are new popular sizes with landing diameters of 17 and 18 inches. Moreover, a whole line for the production of these tires was launched at the Cordiant-Factory plant. 13-sized tire sizes for SUV cars are offered: the construction of the tires for cars of this segment is distinguished by a reinforced sidewall.