The test of winter tires: not going and is not eating, because the ice. Test of winter tires: not going and is not eating, because the hollow Gislaved Nord Frost 100 spikes

Dignity

no noisy

disadvantages

for the 2 seasons of thorns, there are practically no left, grinding in a flat place. And in the rise, if stopped, you will not be sent.

Comment

the worst rubber is from what I had.

Ilinar

Dignity

Good winter tires. Rolled out the season, satisfied. The road keeps perfectly. I do not remember that it was stuck. Spikes like all integers. Recommend. Prior to that, there were Cordian Poloral 2, left a bad impression.

disadvantages

Did not reveal.

Comment

Excellent alternative expensive tins. Now instead of the 100th produce 200th. I think the quality is no worse.

Igor

Dignity

Noise Minimal, dry asphalt is predictable, in the snow rows.

disadvantages

Excellent - solid 3 troika. Very soft, well, very soft - and this is minus.

Comment

Just adequate rubber, everything is expected and predictable. Those. possible for such a sum and better rubber Search.

Alfred

Dignity

Good rides in the snow, caress, asphalt

disadvantages

Loda - not going at all, the risen snow does not hold, demolitions. King does not like, weak sidewall. In the exact location you can not, if there is ice

Comment

Snow rows well

Denis

Dignity

Excellent rubber for the money. The clutch with the road is wonderful, in porridge and in the snow rowing is also good, this is taking into account that the rear-wheel drive motor, everything is also predicted in the ice. I have already gone up on it for 2 seasons, in the first winter I did not lose a single spike, losses for the second winter during a fluid examination was not detected. The cut is completely satisfied. Summer tires Also Gislaved stands. I advise

disadvantages

Not found

Azamat.

Dignity

Rubber soft, spikes are sitting firmly, only one spike on one spit front wheel (It was cut off, the base of the spike remains in the tire). Best price / quality ratio.

disadvantages

There are no shortcomings.

Comment

The main thing is to correctly pick up the width of the profile, you need to take into account the weight of the car and the road covering on which you have to ride more often. To drive in the city of naked asphalt with ice, I chose a 185 mm profile width (the car throws the car - for such a width of the car's mass profile of 1080 kg. It turned out not enough, but on ice and on the asphalt tires behave confidently.

Alexei

Dignity

Lots of

disadvantages

Comment

Winter season in the Moscow region is completed, the conclusion is so! In November 2015, it was a choice of buying winter rubber. The choice is simply a huge and reviews even more, about each there is positive and negative. I spent 2 days reread, revised tests and decided to take Gislaved Nord-Frost-100. In the store for 15, the radius asked 3600 per cylinder, found an online store and bought at 2900. Put at the end of November and changed 17.04.2016 I drove 15-17 thousand during this time. The road keeps perfectly, no more than a summer noise, traveled both on asphalt and on ice and wet road. In all winter, it was never upset for her! Driving my honestly to say is dying, and from the scene I can with a slip and turns to 140 in turn, the result 4 and 5 there is no spike on the front, on the rear wheels are all in place.

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 talk about the ranking of the experienced us winter tires, pushing out first of all of 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 "Ice Formula" tire (this is a new Pirelli brand). 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. With Pareley Formula Ice compete Cordiant Snow Cross"- 1950 rubles for a 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.

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GISLAVED NORD FROST 100 - winter studded middle-class tire with directional tread pattern designed for passenger cars, crossovers and SUVs.

The Austrian brand Gislaved is part of the German group.

Producing country:

Test GISLAVED NORD * Frost 100 from Finnish Test World, held in 2014

In 2014, experts Experts of the Finnish organization Test World conducted a test of winter tires Gislaved Nord Frost 100 in the amount of 205/55 R16 and compared it with twelve similar studded tires of budget, medium and premium class.

Results of dough

According to the results of the test, Gislaved Nord Frost 100 ranked fifth in the overall standings.

In general, the tire showed balanced and reliable results in all disciplines. She has good braking and handling on wet asphalt, a little worse - on dry. On Ice, the results are average, but it is better than some premium brands like Michelin or Bridgestone. In the snow, braking qualities are relatively weak, but controllability and acceleration are one of the best.

Discipline		A place	Comment
	Brake on wet asphalt with 80km / h	5-7	The braking path of 1.4 meters is longer than that of the test leader.
		5	Circle time is 0.5 seconds longer than the test leader.
	Handling on wet asphalt	1-8	Subjective assessment of manageability - 8 points. One of the best results.
	Braking on dry asphalt with 80km / h	9	The braking path is 2.3 meters longer than that of the test leader.
	Controlness on dry asphalt	8-11	Subjective assessment of manageability - 7 points.
	Course stability	4-9	Subjective assessment of the course stability - 8 points.
	Brake on ice with 50km / h	6-7	The brake path is 5.1 meters longer than that of the test leader.
	Overclocking on ice	5-6	The acceleration time is up to 20km / h 0.7cet longer than the test leader.
	Handling on ice	5	The time of the circle is 6.7 seconds longer than the test leader.
	Handling on ice	4-6	Subjective assessment of manageability - 9 points.
	Brake in the snow with 80km / h	11	The brake path is 1.9 meters longer than that of the test leader.
	Overclocking on snow	2-4	Access time to 35km / h 0.1 seconds longer than the test leader.
	Handling on snow	2-3	Circle time is 0.3 seconds longer than the test leader.
	Handling on snow	1-4	One of the best results. Subjective assessment of manageability - 10 points.
	Economy	5-9	Fuel consumption is 1.4% higher than that of the test leader.
	Noise	2-9	Subjective assessment of noise level - 6 points.

Description GISLAVED NORD FROST 100 (Winter)

Synonyms:

GISLAVED NORD FROST 100 - Stability on the Winter Road

After tightening the requirements in many European countries regarding the operation of studded tires, the Swedish brand with German roots released the model Gislaved Nord Frost 100, which meets all modern requirements. So, when it, it was taken into account that no more than 50 spikes should be located for one meter of the tire circumference. At the same time, the developers managed to solve this problem not to the detriment of operational characteristics:

It was possible to achieve this by introducing new technological solutions proposed by the manufacturer. The new tread pattern was created using computer simulation. Its large blocks are located in such a way as not to make it difficult to combine the wheel, while due to the complex shape with a large number of stiffeners, they provide excellent adhesion with any type of road surface that can be found in winter.

Particular attention was drawn to the design of the new spike. A new design of this tire element was proposed, which makes it possible to provide excellent clutch with an icy surface, despite the smaller number of spikes per unit of the tread area. The planting system allows to ensure that the spike will not fly out of the tread when traveling to a solid surface, and it will last all the time of operation of the tire.

To combat the aquaplating between the tread blocks there are wide channels for water removal. Their location allows them to be self-cleaning when traveling to dirt or snow, so the grip with an expensive remains steadily high with any surface. The rigid edges of the grooves allow you to increase tire permeability and control stability.

To optimize the clutch on the blocks, three-dimensional lamellas of the wave-like shape are applied. They increase the tread strength and reduce the intensity of its wear. In addition, the remnants of moisture are discharged through them, which did not go through the grooves. Additional ribs stabilize controllability on slipping road.

Tests have shown that Gislaved Nord Frost 100 with all restrictions imposed by law is characterized by improved operational characteristics. It is perfectly controlled on any surface, providing a stable clutch and a short brake path.

Synonyms: Gislaved NF 100, Gislaved Nord Frost 100, Gislaved NF100, Gislaved Nordfrost 100

Test winter studded tires size 205/55 R16 (2013)

List of tested tires:

• Bridgestone Ice Cruiser 7000
• Continental ContiCecontAct.
• Dunlop Ice. Touch
• GISLAVED NORD * FROST 100
• Goodyear Ultragrip Ice Arctic
• Hankook W409 I * Pike
• KAMA EURO 519.
• Michelin X Ice North 2
• Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8.
• Pirelli Ice Zero.

"One hundred seventy, one hundred eighty, one hundred ninety ..." - this uncle Vanya recalculates spikes in the next tire. Stop! What, to hell, a hundred ninety, if in Northeuropean countries, where the use of spikes is still allowed, a restriction entered into force in July: no more than 50 spikes on the protector meter? That is, in a 16-inch tire (205/55 R16) there must be no more than 96 spikes! We transform once again - and we are convinced that in the protector of the new tires Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 after all 190 spikes, almost twice as much!

Why did Finns decide to bypass the new rules - and does such a number of spikes give some advantage over competitors? We'll figure it out in the course of our next comparative test, in which ten models of studded tires of dimension 205/55 R16 took part.

Talking about the tightening rules for the use of spikes are conducted in the Scandinavian countries long ago, and the reason is the reinforced depreciation of the road canvase. "Green" began to argue that the asphalt dust also carcinogenna, that is, causes cancer. And in 2009, a new rate was made public - up to 50 spikes on a pattern meter, and regardless of the width of the tread or the landing diameter of the tire. At the same time, former limitations remained in force: the departure of spikes over the surface of the tread should not exceed 1.2 mm.

What about security? After all, the more spikes, with other things being equal, it will be better for the "hook" for the ice ... Tirenits left the loophole! It turns out that you can install more spikes, but then you have to prove that a more dense misinterpretation will not strengthen the destructive impact on the road. As a result, on the basis of the Finnish test center, Test World developed a method of natural assessment of the effects of studded tires onto the road surface. If in a nutshell, then after a certain number of passages along the granite tiles, the mass of this tile should not be reduced more than after the same effect of reference tires with a "legitimate" number of spikes.

However, such tests did not follow such tests. For example, Michelin decided that this is not a completely honest way to bypassing new restrictions - and threw all the forces on improving tires with a reduced number of spikes. The developers of new tires Gislaved Nord Frost 100 are also received. And the rest?

The rest of the full program loaded their production facilities to release as more tires, accomplished by old rules (no more than 130 spikes for 16-inch tires). After all, the ban that came into force on July 1 concerns exactly the issue, but not sales of tires with the "wrong" misfortune!

Only company Nokian. Tyres went to its own way: the number of spikes on the tires of the new model HakkaPeliitta 8 not only did not decrease, but increased one and a half times! Naturally, the said test was passed, and, as we became known, they were not at the Test World polygon, but in its own test center near the town of Nokia. It turns out, and so - under the supervision of the official observer from the Trafi transport security agency. Competitors naturally raised noise - they say, with such a number of spikes it is impossible to successfully pass the test!

Perhaps - explains Mikko Lucula, the chief of the development of studded tires Nokian. - For three years we have created fundamentally new lightweight spikes, there are dozens of road coverage tests and are confident that our tires work perfectly on ice.

So, the main intrigue test is indicated.

Uncle Vanya sits behind the wheel of Audi A3, Andrei Mokhov, checking the reliability of fastening the optical sensor, is located on the right and opens the laptop. Now - a dozen braking and accelerations, then - on the lift, shifting the tires, again overclocking and braking ...

Despite the fact that acceleration occurs under the control of the anti-test system, and slowing down - with ABS, spikes crumble smooth ice into the snow powder.

Tested on "acceleration-braking" the last, tenth set of studded tires - and ... first sensation! The smallest brake path on the CONTICECTACT tire account. They provided the car and the best acceleration dynamics. And let the advantage over the "sophisticated" tires of Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 are completely small, but it is! That is, 190 spikes, lined up in 18 rows, work on ice no better than 130 spikes distributed in 12 rows. In any case, in a 14-degree frost. Why? Yes, because to reduce the harmful effects on the roadbed, the Finns really had to change the design of the spikes: they are not only easier, but also less - in height and in diameter - those used in Continental tires. And those used to be used in Nokian HakkaPeliitta tires 7. Yes, and the carbide insert from the "small" spikes is not so powerful.

Two favorites come on the heels new tires Pirelli. Winter Ice Zero.

Another bright novelty of this season is promised to become a Gislaved Nord * Frost 100 tires. There are already 96 "legitimate" spikes - and they provide quite decent braking on ice, although during acceleration - only the eighth result. The goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic and Dunlop Ice Touch and Dunlop Ice Touch and Dunlop Ice Touch and Dunlop Ice Touch and Michelin X-Ice North 2. By the way, why Michelin is represented by the tires X-Ice North of the second, and not the third generation? The company decided that before the official conclusion on the new model, these tires were better to comparative tests Do not give.

BRIDGESTONE company prepared new products to the winter season, but also refused to provide them to the official premiere. Because in our competition - tires Bridgestone Ice Cruiser 7000, which the upcoming winter will also be actively sold in our market.

The Korean school is represented by Hankook Winter I * Pike tires, and the Russian - Tires Kama Euro-519. On Ice results and those and others are very modest. But while we are talking only about coupling qualities in the longitudinal direction.

Evaluation of manageability began with a driving on an ice circle with the maximum possible speed, but continued on the winding highway, where the time of the circle was taken into account, and a subjective assessment of the convenience and reliability of management. In these exercises tires nokian. Hakkapeliitta 8 won a convincing victory. Excellent "Holder" in turns, excellent control over the car on the highway! By the way, I can safely recommend these tires and those who leave for amateur ice races: "Remove" a couple of seconds from a circle - not a problem!

Continental tires - in second place, and closely behind them - and this is the second, albeit small, but still sensation - the gislaved tires. They allowed me to very confidently drive a car along a winding track.

Another surprise waited for me when the Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic tires were installed on Audi A3. The car slows down well and accelerates, but it keeps bad in the corners. In the first circles, I even "snoring" with an ice track. The benefit around is not metering drifts, but safety bands with a decade-penimetime layer of fluffy snow.

But around the track "Snow" manageability - exactly what drifts ...

The next day, frost slept from fourteen degrees to minus seven. At our disposal is a 600-meter track with perfectly risky snow. Work will be monotonous: overclocking up to 50 km / h, braking, overclocking again, braking again ... But if earlier the driver needed jewelry work to the pedals to eliminate the extra slip of the wheels at the start and blocking during braking, now the electronics is watching this - Traction Control and abs. And soon, it seems, it will be possible to do without a driver.

At the same time, on the next track, the robomobil Audi A4 was honed on his skills! Behind the wheel while the operator sits, but only to ask the desired modes Movement and check the correctness of their execution by a robot. The executive systems on the team of electronics themselves humble on the brake - and even rotate the steering wheel. At the end of the track, the machine independently unfolds and continues to perform measurements already in the opposite direction.

I felt a lightweight tide of professional jealousy, but quickly comforted myself by the fact that there was such a "piece of manageability of a manageability for a long time for a long time will not replace me! By the way, I was allowed to ride a passenger on a car with a robot "driving" - and ... Do not to pull out, the second English Ludditis, this is "Hand" or "foot"? Soon the need for tests will disappear on the tracks and manageability tracks! For example, this car drone is already able to make a "rearrangement" in the snow. The angular speed sensors detect slides, the team is immediately given to the steering correction ... Another five years old - and such cars will drive through winding tracks, detecting the difference between the tires!

We still look at the results of manually testing in the snow and see that when braking, they are very close: the difference between best tires (Dunlop Ice Touch) and the worst (Bridgestone Ice Cruiser 7000) is less than three meters, which is placed in ten percent. When overclocking the spread a little more, about 20 percent, and the favorites here are already the others - the Tires of Nokian HakkaPeliitta 8. That is, the Finns were put not only with spikes, but also with the tread - after all, there are not so many spikes in the snow as the protector.

And on the run of controllability, climbing around the Christmas trees and covered with snow of Valuns, I was calmerly on Nokian tires: fast reactions and fully controlled slides. And in slides, it is better not to slow down, otherwise the stabilization system and tempo will be disconnected by the button. By the way, the indicator is also: if the Nokian tires "woke up" the stabilization system only once, then on other tires bothered it much more often - due to errors caused by stretched slides (they were particularly upset by the Bridgestone Ice Cruiser 7000 and Kama EURO-519 ).

At the beginning of the spring, we completed the tests of the "asphalt" tests by the cycle.

At first, they looked at how the tires on Shuga - a snow-water caress, a flat layer of the coating asphalt. The depth of this layer is only 3.5 cm, and the Hankook tires pop up at a speed of 19.4 km / h. However, the BRIDGESTONE bus tests are not far in this kind - their limit is 21.2 km / h.

And on the wet asphalt, without snow impurities, the shortest braking path on the account of Gislaved tires, and the worst is Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8.

Yes, skeptics from other tire companies have already been told that with such a number of Nokian bus spikes will work well on asphalt. On the wet - it is, but on the dry coating of the Tire Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 showed one of the best results when braking. This, by the way, is a reason to recall again that modern studded tires work on the asphalt is not worse, and sometimes even better not-stacked tires scandinavian type - those in the people it is customary to call velcro. This is due to the tougher rubber, which is necessary for reliable fixation of spikes. Still in the go and the myth that the studded tire rolls along asphalt, relying more on the spikes than rubber. And in fact, the spikes, in contact with the asphalt, are cut into the tread body, almost without reducing the spots of the rubber contact with the road. However, it all depends on what purpose the manufacturer puts, creating a specific tire model. By changing the tread pattern, the hardness and chemical composition of rubber, you can shift the balance of the qualities, preferring or behavior on slippery winter coatings (ice, snow), or on asphalt.

Here the Tire Dunlop Ice Touch this balance is clearly shifted towards asphalt: Audi A3 confidently slows down and reacts best to sharp turns of the steering wheel. But on the ContiCecontact tires, the brake path and dry, and on the wet asphalt for a couple of meters is longer, that is, preferences are given to "winter" qualities.

That is what the seized tires always lose is awesome, so it is in acoustic comfort. Noise from them is clearly more, especially if in the protectors, as much as 190 spikes, as well as Nokian tires. However, with a smaller number of Kama Euro, Pirelli, Continental and Bridgestone tire spikes are approximately the same. And the quietest tires - Michelin X-Ice North 2. They are along with the Nokian HakkaPeliitta 8 tires and the most softer.

How will such soft tires behave, hitting a pit or sweep on the guide of asphalt? Two years ago we already spent crash tests summer tires. And now for the first time subjected to a similar experiment and winter tires.

At the speed of 40 km / h, the car runs to the steel channel installed at an angle of 30 degrees - a piece of the beam of the P-shaped profile. If the tire has passed, an attempt is repeated already at a speed of 45 km / h. And so as long as the tire does not "leave the Spirit." Mock the suspension of the new Audi A3 we did not - found the visible types of Mercedes-Benz C 180.

The bridgestone tires were kept most of all: they could only break through at a speed of 70 km / h! And it is no coincidence: when developing its tires, the Japanese take into account the specifics bad roads, reinforce the design and checked it with the crash tests.

Adequately hold the blow and tires Continental - They surrendered at a speed of 60 km / h. The main mass of tires was scheduled at a speed of 50 km / h, but Michelin tires, so they liked with their softness, were punched in the first arrival, at a speed of 40 km / h. We even decided to repeat the experiment - suddenly an accident? Ba-Bach! Psh-sh-sh ... and the second tire of Michelin X-Ice North 2 with a pass-through sample is sent to the landfill. And again everything is explained: the French company more and more attention pays to a decrease in resistance to rolling, for which the sidewall is done all thinner (while the so-called hysteresis losses are reduced - energy consumption for heating due to deformation).

By the way, we checked the tires and to rolling resistance - with the help of a running drum. And it turned out that the Nokian HakkaPeliitta 8 tires are easier than the other tires, and not Michelin X-Ice North 2. But this is without spikes, since the seized tires would damage the calibrated surface of the drum. Not the fact that this rating will not change with spikes. However, in terms of fuel consumption, the difference is still small - the main mass of tires is separated by 0.2-0.3 l / 100 km. And the difference between the most "economical" and the most "voracious" tires (they were expected to cover Bridgestone) - 0.6 l / 100 km. And yet, since the experiment was carried out without spikes, we did not take into account its results when you derive final estimates.

Test results

Expert opinions about each tire are presented below