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Lassa Snoways Era

High Performance Winter

The Lassa Snoways Era is a High Performance Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

The quick answer

Owners say 77% from 12 owner reviews 67% would buy again Read the reviews
Tests say 24th average finish across 1 independent tests Latest: P24 of 50 · 2013 See every test

Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated January 2025.

  • 12owner reviews
  • 179,966miles driven
  • 1professional tests
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Tire Reviews Score

Lassa Snoways Era

6.8/10

From owner reviews only: no measured test results yet.

  • Limited Confidence
  • 12 owner reviews

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent testsNo measured test results yet – 0%
Owner reviews12 owner reviews · rated 77% 44% 44%
Typical tireWhere every score starts before its own data counts – 56%
Combined 46% 6.8

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Owner reviews decide 44% of this score. The other 56% is the typical starting point, and it shrinks as more reviews arrive.

Scored on owner reviews alone, a tire is High once the reviews decide 90% or more, and Medium from 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as reviews arrive.

The tests behind it

Only measured results count. A test that published its placings alone is listed, but not scored.

  1. 2013 2013 Winter Tire Overview - Braking Auto Bild · 195/65 R15 P24 / 50 Placing only
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20132013 Winter Tire Overview - BrakingAuto Bild · 195/65 R15P24 / 50
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Frequently Asked Questions
How comfortable and quiet are the Lassa Snoways Era?
Owners rate the Lassa Snoways Era 7.9 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 8 reviews.
How well do the Lassa Snoways Era wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Lassa Snoways Era 7.6 out of 10 for wear across 8 reviews. 2 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 5,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Lassa Snoways Era again?
67% of owners say they would buy the Lassa Snoways Era again, based on the 12 owner reviews that answered the question. 42% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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What owners say

Across 12 owner ratings the Lassa Snoways Era averages 77%. Owners rate Snow Grip highest at 8 out of 10 and Handling lowest at 7.5. 2 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 75% of owners score it 70% or better.

Owner ratings averaged from 12 ratings

  • Owner score 77%
  • Snow Grip 80%
  • Comfort 79%
  • Dry Grip 78%
  • Road Feedback 77%
  • Wear 76%
  • Wet Grip 76%
  • Handling 75%

Featured reviews

Most helpful 79%

“The tires perform great. Just drove 1000km on them with the sport car. A combination of 50/50 motorway and regional roads. So far the tires kept up to their promise. In the dry they perform as expected. Very stable and...”

  • Audi 3.2 v6 Quattro
  • 5,000 miles
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Most critical 66%

“These have the same pattern as the Bridgestone LM20's I used to have and their performance characteristics are also very similar. Handles snow and ice well, but not good if the ice is newly formed 'glassy' type. I guess...”

  • Toyota Yaris
  • 5,000 miles
Read full review → 635 found this helpful
Longest term 90%

“I put snoways era on the front of my saab after 21000 miles coming up to winter 2009 and I have never used anything else when they are about 5 mm they go on the back and I put a new pair on the front. The car has 171000...”

  • Saab Automobile 9 5 Aero Saloon
  • 147,000 miles
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All 8 Lassa Snoways Era reviews

Score spread across 8 written reviews
79%
Member
The tires perform great. Just drove 1000km on them with the sport car. A combination of 50/50 motorway and regional roads. So far the tires kept up to their promise. In the dry they perform as expected. Very stable and calm even the feel on the steering wheel is nice considering it is a winter tire. I had the chance to drive them through a snowstorm on the motorway and regional roads and they performed better than I thought they would. I tested once driving on motorway 120km/h with 30cm snow and the was very stable, very impressive. I didn't use them much to say anything about the wear. In 5 years drove 5k miles and they still look well. Overall I think that they are tires worth buying.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 6
  • Snow Grip 8
Helpful 796
69%
Member
  • Ford Fiesta
  • 195/45 R16 H
  • 10 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Spirited
Perfect snow tires. Best ever snow tires for non SUV cars. On ice car remains controlable. In the wet pretty sure they can improve but there are no great snow tires that are very good in the rain. Acceptable fuel efficiency. Tread wear is perfect for their reasonable price. Dry handling is pretty safe and because my tires are /45 they have good road feedback.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 2
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 660
79%
Member
The tires are great in snow.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 629

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90%
Member
I put snoways era on the front of my saab after 21000 miles coming up to winter 2009 and I have never used anything else when they are about 5 mm they go on the back and I put a new pair on the front.
The car has 171000 on it now ,it has snoways all round averages 37 to 38 mpg and I always see at least 50000 miles out of a pair .
These are pretty good tires and they have often seen me home through deepest snow a foot deep on the final stretch of my journey ,I live in the countryside and snowploughs come around days late.i have driven many miles in my life 500 000 plus on one mercedes alone
In the eighties we had vredestein snow plus they were good but noisy , for the price the quality lassa are jolly good tires
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 644
66%
Member
These have the same pattern as the Bridgestone LM20's I used to have and their performance characteristics are also very similar. Handles snow and ice well, but not good if the ice is newly formed 'glassy' type. I guess you need studded tires for that kind of ice. LM20's had lasted 4 years with good grip but the last year wasn't great in spite of the fact that they had not weared much, we'll see how these will do.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 5
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 635
96%
Member
Great winter tires !
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 640
89%
Member
High performance on snow. Average grip on wet.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 678
94%
Member
Excellent mid-range winter tires. Recent snowfall and ice on roads posed no problem.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 658
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