You said that the Michelin had a poorer rating but from what I readed in CU, it's all dependent of what you expect from a snow tire. The viking is better on dry and wet pavement but the Michelin is much better on the aspects of snow traction and ice braking. Exactly why I buy a snow tire. Carpediem

Last year a local newspaper had made some test on snow tires The results were :1-Nokian Hakkapeliitta RSI 84,9% 2-Gislaved Nordfrost3 83,3% 3-yokohama Ice Guard Ig-10 83,1% 4-Toyo Observe Go2 Plus 82,4% 5-Michelin X-Ice 81,1% 6-Dunlop graspic DS 2 79,2% 7-Pirelli Winter Carving 78,2% 8-Goodyear ultr...

Hi,Last year I have bought nordfrost 3 but I had the choice between the 3 and 5. From what the dealer has explained the 5 is more a tire for high speed on highway. As my needs were more oriented toward a snow and ice tire I have bought the 3. And the vibe is not a vehicule for speeding No regrets. G...