Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 | Winter Tire Test | Driving.ca

In a recent story, I shared a mental checklist of my favorite winter tires, formed from literally hundreds of thousands of kilometers of testing in real winter conditions. I explained that  Michelin X-Ice tires are the ones I spend my own money on, because their performance always impressed me whenever I’ve encountered them-- especially when it comes to hard braking in the snow. 

As an experienced winter driver and testing driver, it’s not measured distances or rating scales that brought me to this conclusion. Rather, it was the Michelin X-Ice showing me, time and again, that they're worthy of my trust.

In that article, I also mentioned that I’d never driven on a set of Nokian Hakkapeliittas before. Nokian got in touch and shipped me a set of Hakkapeliitta R3's to try, providing me with my first-ever experience driving on them.

I've always been curious what all the fuss was about. 

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