Gislaved Nord Frost 5 winter tires

[Moon_wagon]

Anyone heard feedback from the Gislaved Nord Frost 5 winter tires?Has anyone ever put them (or the Nord Frost 3) on their Vibe/Matrix? Any feedback would be appreciated.I'm seriously looking into those. http://www.conti-online.com/ge....html

[Carpediem]

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. Good tire and very good price comparated to michelin or nokian.But I have also downsized the tire to a 15" wheelCarpediem

[WaveAction]

are these good tires? i've never heard of them, seems to be a local company for you montrealers

[Raven]

They're a division of Continental and are sold worldwide. They are very popular on Volvo's.http://www.canadiandriver.com/...5.htm

[keithvibe]

if their web site is any indication of how their tires perform... it doesn't sit too well with me.

[WaveAction]

Quote, originally posted by Sunny »They're a division of Continental and are sold worldwide. They are very popular on Volvo's.http://www.canadiandriver.com/...5.htmoh ok awesome, never knew that, guess ya learn something new every day

[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 ultra grip Ice 77,4% 9-Bridstone Blizzak revo1 76,1% 10-Hankook W-404 75,6% 11-Continental ContiWinterContact ts810 74,5% 12-Kelly Snowtracker st/2 70,9% 13-Gt Radial Champiro GT65 66,3% Les prix maintenant,toujour par odre 1-$167.00 2-$110.00 3-$132.00 4-$135.00 5-$140.00 6-$132.00 7-$139.00 8-$134.00 9-$138.00 10-$104.00 11-$104.00 12-$92.00 13-$88.00Gislaved is a norway or swedish company know ownwed by Continental. In Europe they are a direct competitor of Nokian on the snow and ice tire.Carpediem

[WaveAction]

i'd probably be going with the Yokohama ice guards again..had them on my sunfire and they were amazing

[zionzr2]

There are 2 tire manfactures i will have nothing to do with and wouldnt touch with a 39 and 1/2 foot pole.GENERALandCONTENENTIAL

[northvibe]

I just bought continental viking snow tires, consumer reports rated them 2nd best, even though the 1st ones (x-ice, mich) had a poorer rating. They were pretty cheap and had good tread life too ( i drive a ton for work) I havent put them on yet but the tread looks purdy

[Carpediem]

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

[WaveAction]

yep it's all about traction on ice and snow..shouldnt worry to much on wet/dry pavement

[northvibe]

Quote, originally posted by Carpediem »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. Carpediemwell..yeah but the dots werent red where the vikings were and the viking had more white/red ones. although it was semi confusing on their rating system... I drive a ton so the highways will be less snow covered...hence my purchase, but like sublime was telling me any snow tire will be better than stock.

[Moon_wagon]

Thanks. I'm can't seem to get the 3 so I'm going for the 5. I do more highway anyway.I'm getting them in a few days.