Cordiant Polar SL
Journalists tested the consumer properties of the news last spring on public roads and a specialized Test World training ground near the Finnish town of Ivalo. The mild and long winters in the homeland of Santa Claus are very reminiscent of Moscow conditions, with the only exception that the roads on our way were not generously flooded with reagents. Overboard is +7 degrees Celsius, minus temperatures at night - in a word, the conditions for checking winter “misses” are almost ideal. Yes, and the cars are chosen competently: bulky Nissan X-Trail, all-wheel drive Skoda Yeti and amazing Subaru Forester off-road capabilities.
Cordiant Polar SL
Santa knows what the upcoming winter will be in Russia, but has not revealed a secret to us Santa knows what the upcoming winter will be in Russia, but has not revealed a secret to us
On the dry asphalt of the highway leading to the landfill, the Cordiant Polar SL make a controversial impression: on the one hand, winter tires are pleasing in acoustic comfort without annoying Yeti riders, whose noise insulation from the listed trinity is the weakest, but on the other, they do not indulge the braking properties of the heavy X driver -Trail. However, none of the colleagues noticed obvious shortcomings. Polar SL performed well on dirt and snowy roads. I even had to participate in an unplanned “elk” test. Rather, its Finnish counterpart involving reindeer. The animal was not injured, and the tires showed good handling. The fact is that the tread pattern contains three very impressive longitudinal tracks, which are primarily responsible for the handling and directional stability of the car.
Cordiant Polar SL
Deer in Finland are found on country roads almost more often than cars Deers in Finland are found on country roads almost more often than cars
Cordiant Polar SL
Soon it was time for high-speed races along the ring track with a rolled snow cover. Journalists immediately lined up for the only Subaru Forester. The reason for the increased interest is not only in the sea of drive around this car, but also because the Forester forgives the driver most of the pilot errors. Groping the limits of the coupling properties of tires, colleagues regularly flew off the track into deep snowdrifts. Then the duty tractor operator entered the business. However, Forester did not have to cling to it. The car scrambled out under its own power. But Skoda Yeti and Nissan X-Trail regularly found themselves in snow captivity. The high-speed road revealed the following picture: the drift starts relatively abruptly, but after it develops slowly, the control over the car is sufficiently maintained. At the same time, crossovers demonstrated fast confident acceleration and excellent braking in the snow.
Cordiant Polar SL
Holding the bulky Nissan X-Trail is not easy … Keeping the bulky Nissan X-Trail is not easy …
Cordiant Polar SL
… Yeti on the track is much more pliable … Yeti on the track is much more pliable
The main advantage of Cordiant Polar SL can be considered the price / quality ratio. With properties close to analogues of the premium segment, Russian tires noticeably benefit in value. The tire model already known to car owners has been replenished with 15- and 16-inch counterparts (from 205/55 to 215/65). The recommended retail price for the Polar SL of 215/65 R16 is 3985.70 rubles.
Cordiant Polar SL
