Imperial Snowdragon 3 205/45 R17 88 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 cornering, 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 have no experience with snow - this year it will not be much better. The tire could not be perfectly balanced even after 3 drafts. At frequent speed of 50-60 mph, rumbling is heard. Read more Collapse

A year ago, I was using the Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (tread wear rate approximately 40%, but these were 4 years old so I had to replace them.. This year I bought the Imperial Snowdragon 3, and my first impressions are they are very similar to the Dunlop tyres I was using previously. They are a quiet-to-drive tyre and they handle brilliantly in deep snow. I felt my Dunlop’ tyres were better in the wet, but these still perform adequately for my needs. The braking is superb in most conditions and they provide great value for money. I believe 100%, that you are getting a tyre spec of a Dunlop/Michelin at a quarter of the price. It is quite a durable tyre, but I recommend changing tyres every 4 years, no matter what the brand is, as the rubber hardens. In summary, a much better winter tyre than premium brand Read more Collapse

I am very satisfied with my Imperial Snowdragon 3 winter tyres. My ride is now much more precise and careful: these tyres have even reduced my level of fatigue too. They are very stable when cornering. At fast speeds, think more than 100mph, they are safe and extremely quiet, which I did not expect, to be honest. I would definitely buy some more of these tyres when I need to. I have travelled more than 1000miles on them in 5 days, and they have performed brilliantly on wet and dry roads alike. I am just waiting to test them thoroughly on snow. Finally, I am sincerely delighted with the shipping (within 24 hours, they were delivered) and the Oponeo call centre operatives were great. Overall, a great tyre, from a great company. Read more Collapse

I bought these tyres (Imperial Snowdragon 3) especially for the winter season. I drove about 6000 miles on them, in a dynamic driving style. On snow, the tyres perform very well. The grip is good, and the traction they deliver when pulling away is superb. On dry roads, they perform admirably too. I was always in control and the car had a stable feel. On wet roads, the braking distance, although not great, was a lot better than my previous tyre. The tyre is quite durable and after 6000miles of driving the tread looks like new. Previously I had used the Dayton DW510, but they were not as good as these tyres. From my experience, these are a good budget winter tyre, that perform well in the wet, on ice or snow. Read more Collapse

Tires meet the basic assumptions for winter tires, they hold well on the curves, both on wet and dry surfaces, there are no situations in which the car would slip at low speeds on difficult surfaces. You can be a bit dissatisfied with the noise result (over 75 mph are quite loud) and t rolling resistance, which affects combustion. In summary, for such money (less than 75 GBP for a set of tires), these are very good tires that work in winter conditions, I would recommend them to people who travel a lot with highways, and roads with a limit of 50 mph as well as people who do not do more than 2000 km in the winter season due to increased combustion. Read more Collapse