daugen
Epic Contributor
if you have an EV and want to go in snow up North,
Car and Driver just did a long term winter review of the Kia Ioniq 5 EV and what caught
my eye was the reference to snow tires:
my memory isn't so hot with age but I think one of you have these tires on your car
though this is a new special EV version with what looks like a more closed pattern, less open areas I guess for efficiency.
But let's start our 10,000-mile update on a positive note. Before the snow began to fall in earnest, we equipped our Ioniq 5 with a set of Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 EV studless winter tires, measuring the same 235/55R-19 at all four corners as the normal all-season footwear. In what is likely the highest praise for a set of snowshoes, our numerous logbook entries barely mention the Nokians. The ride proved just as comfortable as before, and the rubber provided immense amounts of grip when snow did start to fall. Despite some deep treads and sipes aplenty, we didn't run into any issues with annoying tramlining on grooved road surfaces. We've always been a fan of the ol' Hakkas, and it's good to know that the EV-specific variants are just as capable.
pretty sure a Bridgestone Blizzak or Michelin Ice would be almost as good but there seems to be an almost cult
following for these tires. I'd like to send Bill a set of four. Need to keep him out of the ditch...
have always been fascinated by tires. currently the hot ticket is a chevron shaped tread that meets in the middle of the tire.
Michelin has the top rated tire now with an exaggerated version of that tread pattern. Looks like it should be noisy as can be but
apparently not. And grips like mad. Tires are getting better, particularly in bad weather.
Nokians were oem tires on my Ram diesel dually, never heard of them but they turned out to
drive really well. Finnish company with a factory in Tennessee.
Car and Driver just did a long term winter review of the Kia Ioniq 5 EV and what caught
my eye was the reference to snow tires:
my memory isn't so hot with age but I think one of you have these tires on your car
though this is a new special EV version with what looks like a more closed pattern, less open areas I guess for efficiency.
But let's start our 10,000-mile update on a positive note. Before the snow began to fall in earnest, we equipped our Ioniq 5 with a set of Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 EV studless winter tires, measuring the same 235/55R-19 at all four corners as the normal all-season footwear. In what is likely the highest praise for a set of snowshoes, our numerous logbook entries barely mention the Nokians. The ride proved just as comfortable as before, and the rubber provided immense amounts of grip when snow did start to fall. Despite some deep treads and sipes aplenty, we didn't run into any issues with annoying tramlining on grooved road surfaces. We've always been a fan of the ol' Hakkas, and it's good to know that the EV-specific variants are just as capable.
pretty sure a Bridgestone Blizzak or Michelin Ice would be almost as good but there seems to be an almost cult
following for these tires. I'd like to send Bill a set of four. Need to keep him out of the ditch...
have always been fascinated by tires. currently the hot ticket is a chevron shaped tread that meets in the middle of the tire.
Michelin has the top rated tire now with an exaggerated version of that tread pattern. Looks like it should be noisy as can be but
apparently not. And grips like mad. Tires are getting better, particularly in bad weather.
Nokians were oem tires on my Ram diesel dually, never heard of them but they turned out to
drive really well. Finnish company with a factory in Tennessee.
