Cordiant Snow Cross tests. Test of winter tires Cordiant Snow Cross in Iceland. Crying tire rating

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 of the inexpensive cars and domestic cars are jean in tires of 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 backing up the modernized tires of Hankook Winter I * Pike RS + with an increased to one hundred seventy the number of spikes and novelty of Dunlop - model SP Winter Ice 02. The new model of Matador Sibir Ice 2 was fitted in the middle of the Matador Sibir Ice 2 and the Pirelli Formula tire has already won 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 ContiiceCecontact 2 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8. By the way, half of the tested tires are made in Russia, and localization Allows you to keep reasonable 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 the next time to try to escape from the warm winter, which became 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, the rolled tires were delivered to Lapland in Lapland and in the first half of March, the main part of winter tests was carried out by the Skoda Octavia car - on snow and ice. Even in the first month of spring, a real winter reigned for the polar circle - unlike the Volga region, where it turned out to be unusually warm and almost mad. 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 a deep-knife is quickly formed on soft, the sides of which serve as a kind of side emphasis and do not allow correctly evaluating the transverse clutch of tires on 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 accelerated ice speakers were provided by the Nokian bus. 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 depth of a little more ground lumen. 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". Toyo Observe G3-ICE tires were even weaker: 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 largest number of spikes is almost all tires lost the 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 course, the Continental, Hankook and Michelin tires are distinguished.
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 work better, and the largest distance was required by Dunlop and Cordiant tires. On a dry coverage, the shortest braking path is the Triangle tire, and in the outsider - Cordiant.

Summary

With the result of 929 points, the tires of Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 of Russian production were defeated. 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 tested advised to look at the Hankook Winter I * Pike RS + and Nordman 5 models - this is very good tires, they 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 assessment
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 fuel consumption 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

If I ask you a banal question: "What types of winter tires do you know?", I am sure that the answer is not waiting for a long time: studded and friction. Sit down what is called, the Five! But I'm not a little about that. Russia occupies a huge territory, with absolutely different climatic regime, sometimes terrible roads, lack of storm sewers, with constant repair of asphalt concrete, etc. Use in such "military" so-called conditions The "Alpine" tires, those supplied by European and Asian manufacturers, little that know about Siberian frosts, maybe prestigious, but unsafe. ((Material_113701)) At the same time, few people are aware that there is a competent alternative - "Nordic" type of tire. These are the very models that have a wide temperature window of the application. I am about the products of Scandinavians and some domestic companies. This rubber has a more aggressive tread pattern, a special formulation of the mixture, possibly (by virtue of constructive features), is slightly more noise, but at the same time behaves on the road an order of magnitude adequate. On such tires, it is equally confidently moving around that at +5 that at -53 degrees. "Alpine" models such a temperature plug boast, alas, can not, even if the manufacturer's company has a name with orders to knees. In the season of 2016, every tenth winter tire sold in Russia carried a "clawing" nameplate Cordiant. Young, but the ambitious Russian brand is proud of success, because far from many world grants on strength like this - take and capture 10.9% of the market. Tires of the brand are positioned in the medium-sized segment "B". That is, they are not the most expensive, but not frankly cheap. This is the "yield" niche, which today is especially willingly "pecks" the consumer. Again, based on the results of the 2016th, this product, in fact, the best alternative to premium vesati. ((Gallery_753)) as evidence of the words carried out the other day in the highlands of Armenia, a familiar test of new studded tires Snow Cross 2. On official sale of the product will appear Only in the fall of 2018, and the tires provided for testing are just single engineering samples. We twice emphasized that this is not a final product, in the drawing of the tread and the recipe of the rubber mixture there may be changes, work on the branded spike, etc. Advance will last at least six months, after which the Financial tests will be in the Finnish landfill in Ivol . Truth, as it is found, lets in comparison. And in order to achieve greater adequacy in your estimates, we were given a few models for testing - Cordiant Snow Cross and Snow Cross 2, Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 and 8, Dunlop SP Winter Ice 02. The company, as you can see, diligerse: Finns (share 7.8% Without Nordmann), firmly stood on the protection of "Premium", the British (4.7%) fled down for the mass segment. In the first exercise, using the Racelogic instrument, it was to withdise the objective length of the car braking car. Dunlop did not participate in this tour - rivalry was carried out between the representatives of the two northern neighbors. The organizers found in the resort Jamrucus a quiet icing street and drove the BMW 318i on it, which is called, check-in. Initially, by the way, we wanted to use the ice of the local lake for this, but the weather in the mountains, you understand, unpredictable: a sharp drop in the mercury column from -22 to almost 0 degrees. Forced to change plans. ((Gallery_752)) Mobile tire service worked promptly - on the Bavarian "treshka" alternately mounted then Snow Cross, then Snow Cross 2, then the eighth "Hakku" and sent on the track where they gave 6-10 attempts. The scheme is simple: accelerate to 60 km / h, Racelogic serves a voice, brake pedal sharply into the floor, and roll in anticipation of a complete slowdown. Measurement of the brake path was carried out in the range from 40 km / h to 5 km / h. For final figures, the average was taken. He clearly pleased with the representatives of Cordiant: Snow Cross 2 - 17, 8 meters, Snow Cross - 18.4 meters, Hakkapeliitta 8 - 18.9 meters. ((Material_111562)) Not least the success of Snow Cross 2 on the side of the lateral shacking of the tread pattern, a kind of braking activators. They have a novelty uneven form. The higher the hint of the hook on the drawing checker, the tires are more cling to the road surface. From here, as you understand, more confident braking. By the way, about some discrepancy of the above figures. They are simply explained: different drivers were chosen for overclocking various parts of the road, including the side part, where the ice crust was inferior to the rolled snow. In any case, the applicants for winning showed approximately the same braking results, the big separation from each other did not work out, which is very important. The test led stage has led us to the WFP of the local airfield. As a year ago, in Karelia, the day before (and on the day of the races) there was heavy snow, and the proposed "snakes" with permutations simply "drowned" in his abundance. A couple-triple attempts to speed - and in turns were a decent bruscher. "Aviation" slalom with a shutdown stabilization system resembled a skiing "White Circus", when the chances of winning were higher for those participants who came to the distance among the first. ((Gallery_755)) Drinking to the next cone, we make the steering turn, simultaneously reset the gas, then we will stabilize the course and the accelerator pedal to the floor. All as you understand are relatively easy, however, on a loose deep snow, under which the Ice base, and in the abrasions - a rolled hole, following the instructor's instructions, was not so filigious as it could be on an ordinary winter road. In addition, the car was constantly discharged into a broken and pretty broken Kolya, which was not always worked out. Scrupulously evaluate in such conditions the controllability of the tire is difficult even to an experienced expert, and yet something has been learned. On a linear "snake", the Finnish participant of the tests was in priority: the seventh "Hakki" is the best behavior in driving and fast yield from it. On the "Alpine" Dunlop`a, the car is also buried, losing the precious seconds for liberation from the snow captivity, struggled with demolitions in shorts. Pleased, in turn, Snow Cross 2: The "snow pockets" applied in the design of the novelties showed that it was able to work on loose snow. To the place, as it seemed, and lateral primers. They make noticeably easily departure from the snowy rut, helping the car to follow the progress. Interestingly, such elements of Cordiant uses tires on their light weightlifting models, for which drivers are appreciated. At the "permutation" of special differences between Finnish tires from Snow Cross 2, I did not find it. The difference is perhaps in the nuances. But where the premium brand is exactly better, so it is with a linear output from the turn. As if the "old soldier" uses all his life experience and clings for any irregularity of the base of the runway. Already later, when the string of cars has advanced to common roads, it felt how competent the work of Snow Cross 2 in the so-called mode was. Mixt, which in terms of danger is adequate to clean ice. Self-locking 3D lamellas are applied in the new tire. When we move straightly, the lamellas are revealed and closed in the spack of the contact under the weight of the car. This is a well-known microdine (when lamellas are narrowed - push the mix and water). A complex form of lamellas - to improve manageability. When we turn the steering wheel and maneuvering, 3D lamellas behave more hard and, accordingly, the tread drawing is better holding its shape, the car goes a little faster. ((Gallery_756)) On the "second" Snow Cross used absolutely new tread pattern, which is easy to distinguish from the first generation of the model. Wide longitudinal and transverse grooves effectively oppose the effect of aquaplaning and slip in the mix. A spikes are applied on the central tire rib. Moreover, the manufacturer suggests a new scheme of misappropriate - thanks to the pins of the press forms of the new design, the retention of a spike in the "saddle" is displayed on the other level. ((Material_117960)) Yes, and in the movement in the spot of contact, with any defold, at least 10 spikes are found, which is extremely important. The Cordiantian "Spike-Cord spike, as stated above, most likely, will be even more improved, but it is still premature to speak about it. Snow CROSS 2 - in the form of a rectangle. This is the perfect option. It is known that with increasing speed, this stain becomes less, since the pressure in the tire increases. If the stain suddenly takes the form of a small oval, this means that all technologies applied in the development of the tire stopped working. Snow Cross 2 All elements of the tread pattern work in the contact spot optimally. Yes, and the pressure level in the stain is also optimized. What else to add? The amount of silica and the rapeseed oil is used. The topic is beaten: gives the tire characteristic a wide temperature window from which you remember, we started our review. What is its digital values, it will be known after the coming tests in the plague. But surely they will not be worse than the results of the Snow Cross model, and this, we recall, from +5 to -53 degrees. ((Gallery_754)) In the medium-valued tire segment, this is the best indicator on the market. Yes, and in the environment of premium competitors of the Russian bus, not the most recent place is prepared. At the same time, one of the most important parameters for the sale of goods - the price - playing in the hand of Cordiant Snow Cross 2. We will learn it only in 2018, but, according to industry experts, it is reasonable to expect an increase in the amount of 5% (for example, from the current 3 500 rubles. For the size 205 / 55R16), no more. This, you see, a trifle increase for a new, higher level of security.

Early in the morning of the first day of the test drive, the noisy and bright column of the Audi started from the center of the Reykjavika deep into this magical country. The air warmed up to + 3 °, overcast, asphalt - wet. But it was worth it after some 10 minutes to go beyond the city, as the weather picture change dramatically: the rapid wind and the road canvas covered with a completely tangible layer of snow, which is the first tests for our wheels. Well, let's go further!

Iceland turned out to be an ideal place to verify the characteristics of winter rubber: intricate road serpentines, narrow bridges, unexpected beacon with the water gathered in it, snow-covered ripples and dry cold asphalt.

For several days, about 1,000 kilometers at different speeds and roads were run, it can be said that it was quite comfortable, frankly dangerous moments even when driving at a speed of 180 km / h from snow to the puddle had a minimum. Tires decently behaved and were not forced to be nervous driving.

No tires are moderately. I did not watch any unpleasant acoustic sensations from spikes and tread. But, of course, more comfortably feel in the city feature and on the road with a temperate snow coating. On deep snow and in the wet snowy "kahe" carries the car, and the handling falls - the rubber copes with its task worse.

The climate in Iceland is as diverse and unpredictable, as far as Island itself is unusual. Bright, in a spring warm sun instantly replaced by a storm wind, twisting on the windshield of a handful of small snow. And then we are covered with a torrential rain, but it is worth moving out with another winding slide - dry asphalt and a hint of bad weather. You can say with all responsibility - in a couple of days, the Cordiant Snow Cross tires visited almost all possible weather conditions and showed themselves worthy!

Basic technologies of new tires Cordiant Snow Cross:

- Spikes on the tire are installed in 16 rows. This improves the brake and acceleration dynamics on icing and snowy winter roads;

- two-layer tread design. This ensures the operational reliability, safety and economy of the tire;

- Breker tires combined design. This gives the tire strength and reliability, puncture resistance, improved handling, as well as shape stabilization;

- OshIpovka spikes in the form of "asterisks". Such a form of thickens provides increased safety on icing and snow-covered roads;

- "Z-shaped" lamellas. The high grip of the tire with the surface of the winter road is ensured by additional edges and increased lamellarization of the tread pattern.

And here is a small video about tire testing Cordiant Snow Cross in Iceland:

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 of 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 "five" BMW behavior on 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.

Consumer properties of the novelty journalists experienced the last spring on the roads of general use and the specialized Test World Polygon near the Finnish town of Ivalo. Soft and prolonged winter in the homeland of Santa Claus very much resemble Moscow conditions, only the exception that the roads on our way were not generously filled with reagents. Beyond +7 degrees Celsius, at night a minus temperature - in a word, the conditions for checking the winter "non-hat" are almost perfect. Yes, and cars are chosen competently: bulky Nissan X-Trail, all-wheel drive Skoda Yeti and stunning off-road abilities Subaru Forester.

On the dry asphalt highway leading to the polygon, Cordiant Polar SL produces a controversial impression: on the one hand, the winter tires are pleased with acoustic comfort, without annoying Yeti saddles, whose noise insulation of the listed Trinity is the most weak, on the other, do not indulge the brake properties of the driver of the heavy x -Trail. However, none of the colleagues did not make explicit flaws. Polar SL showed themselves well on the ground and snow-covered roads. I had to even participate in an unplanned "elk" test. Rather, his Finnish analogue with the participation of the reindeer. The animal did not suffer, and the tires demonstrated good handling. The fact is that the tread pattern contains three very impressive longitudinal tracks, which are primarily responsible for the handling and coursework stability of the car.

Soon the time of high-speed races along the ring track with a rolled snow coating. Journalists immediately lined up to the only subaru Forester. The reason for the increased interest is not only in the sea of \u200b\u200bdriving, which covers this car, but also in the fact that the Forester forgives the driver most piloting errors. Spring the limits of the hook properties of the tires, colleagues regularly fly off the track in deep drifts. Then the attendant tractor driver took the point. However, the Forester has not yet had to cling to it. The car was harvested by his move. But Skoda Yeti and Nissan X-Trail regularly turned out to be in a snowy captivity. The high-speed road revealed the following picture: the skid begins relatively sharply, but after developing slowly, the control over the car is sufficiently preserved. At the same time, crossovers demonstrated quick confident acceleration and excellent braking in the snow.

The main advantage of Cordiant Polar SL can be considered price / quality ratio. During the properties close to the analogs of the premium segment, the Russian tires are noticeably won in value. Already known to owners of passenger cars, the tire model has been replenished with 15- and 16-inch counterparts (from 205/55 to 215/65). Recommended retail price for POLAR SL size 215/65 R16 is 3985.70 rubles.