Re: Nokian tires
Previously in alt.autos.lexus, Jyrki Alakuijala
<Jyrki.Alakuijala@find.me.via.google> proclaimed :
>wideglide01 wrote:
>
>> no, they are a *snow* tire not an all season tire. Most snow
>> tires are only R rated as these are.
>
>On their site Nokian claims for these tires:
>
>"Only four-season family of tires that carries the Severe Service
>Emblem exceeding new government snow condition regulations"
I believe, and I may be wrong, but the reference to regulations are
not US but Norwegian.
>
>How many seasons are there, if a four-season does not qualify as
>all seasons?
>
>Nokian makes summertires, all season tires, and studless
>winter tires, but is most famous for its studded wintertires.
>I had Nokian studless winter tires (older Nokian Hakkapeliitta Q) on
>a Volvo V70 and currently Nokian summertires (NRZi) on LS400. Both
>tires have been ok. The studless winter tires are no good on
>(shiny) ice, but excellent on snow and in the typical Finnish
>winter. NRZi are slightly noisier than the optimal luxury car
>tire.
>
>Nokian has skyrocketed in the Helsinki Stock market during the last
>five years (up 200%), so they are doing something right. Also,
>being a small tire manufacturer, they do not supply tires for new
>cars as OEM installations, but people who actually choose tires
>for their cars choose Nokian - giving an indication that it may
>not be the cheapest choise, but a quality conscious choise.
>
>I choose my summertires from the offerings of Continental,
>Bridgestone, Michelin, and Nokian, but I like my winter tires to
>be Nokian.
No argument here. I only said that a tire purely classified as a
*snow* tire, (not all season), isn't designed to be used year around
and because of it's necessary tread design, will be noisier on dry
pavement.
>
>Disclaimer: My wifes cousin works for Nokian.
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