Imperial Snowdragon 3 215/40 R17 87 V XL

There are many positive opinions about this tire in the internet. I suspect that the authors may be people who did not use much more expensive, top models (the top model is not necessarily the top brand, though usually). Well, after converting summer tires (Dunlop Sport Maxx RT 245/40/18 - supposedly one of the quietest) for winter one, you could notice two meaningful changes: very quiet performance and quite dangerous behavior of the car in the usual, but dynamic driving. The sport suspension does not hide tire defects so the differences were immediately noticeable for me without any extreme testing. Immediately after shifting the wheels, so in identical conditions (dry surface, about 10 degrees) the braking distance increased by 50%. With decisive, but not cracking curves, the car buckled like damaged sleeves and was carried outside. On a wet surface, the braking distance is also longer than on summer tires, although not so drastically. However, there is a low aquaplaning tendency. I had no experience with snow - this year it will not be much better. The tyre could not be perfectly balanced even after 3 balancing. At frequent speed of 50-60 mph, rumbling is heard. Read more Collapse

Der Reifen ist billig, vielleicht den Preis wert, aber ich kann es nicht empfehlen. Auf trockenen Oberflächen funktioniert es richtig für den Preis. Auf einer nassen Oberfläche jedoch, ein wenig wie ein Karussell, ist es besser, um alles zu bleiben. Der Reifen hat im nassen Zustand einen sehr schlechten Halt, und ich werde nicht den Bremsweg erwähnen, an dem er gerade fließt. Ich hatte nicht die Gelegenheit, auf Schnee zu testen, aber in Sachen Schlamm ist es sehr schlecht für das, was nicht gut ist. Der Reifen ist sehr laut - vielleicht ist es in dieser Klasse okay, aber es ist eine Katastrophe für mich. Er rühmt sich gnadenlos. Im Hinblick auf den Rollwiderstand bin ich auch unzufrieden, weil der durchschnittliche Autoverbrauch um 1 Liter / 100 km gestiegen ist. Wenn sich jemand um einen sehr niedrigen Preis und ein Aussehen kümmert, dem es an nichts fehlt, aber nicht auf ihre Sicherheit und andere Verkehrsteilnehmer schaut, dann mutig kaufen. Ich werde es nicht zum zweiten Mal kaufen, weil das Leben immer noch sehr nett zu mir ist. In dieser Situation ist es gerechtfertigt, zu sagen, dass Schlauheit 2x verloren geht. Read more Collapse

A year earlier I had a 4 year old winter tyre Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D and there was a tread wear rated of about 40%. This year I bought the Imperial Snowdragon 3 tyres, but new. Sensation is completely different. These do not make any noise, these're soft, car drives through deep snow perfectly. The only drawback may be the wet pavement after a rain is you drive with a stronger, more aggressive style. A quiet trip is approx. I think it is not worth an explicit x3 or x4 for the price, in order to have a string of Dunlop or Michelin. Winter tyres certainly should be changed approximately every four years because the rubber hardens. In my opinion it's better to buy new cheaper tyres than used high-performance tyres. And you have to know that this is not some kind of no name Chinese tyre. Imperials are products of Deldo, only Belgian manufacturer. Read more Collapse

I enjoy quite aggressive driving style, but also comfort. I do not have a sports jam or conducting scientific research on the tyres. I rate the tyre as a user relative to my experiences with others, competitive. Well, I think that to have just a little better driving experience you must spend a lot of money on the tyres. Tyres well grip to wet surfaces. 2x more expensive Dunlop which I used until recently (245/40/18) weren't much better. Both were good wile cornering on wet roads and are noticeably quiet. Durability is difficult to assess - I had too little time to do so. Just on these tyres be careful with the gas in the wet corners. Even with a 4-wheel drive I can reach the bend the way much more expensive tyres do. I was able to easily overcome the ned for expensive tyres. I'm happy with these. Read more Collapse

I bought these tyres to test them. In the winter season I passed about 4 thousand miles on them. I have rather dynamic driving style. Their behave on snow is fine about what I have no objections. On dry roads i also couldn't see anything that would be an issue. On a wet surface that wasn't so good. I know that winter tyres does not like water, but the tyre on a wet jet fatal. Continuous slippage, losing traction with the addition of gas, it was a defeat. As I wrote before I made about 4 thousand miles and on each tyre there was a 4 mm tread left. This is a bad result. I don't think the fault was of the car because on the previous Dayton DW510 I made about 40 thousand km and were not as badly worn like these. That may be due to the softer rubber compound. Read more Collapse