Sava Tires

I´ve bought them for my oldest car Feb 2023 and they provide surprisingly good job. They were a bit more noisy first 3. to 4.000 km, but afterwords the edges of each block got a bit rounded, so they let the "brumm" noise behind them and up to these days are not noisy any more.
Perfect fuel efficiency for winter tire - they are not far away from summer Michelins Primacy 5 bought 2025, might be the same!
They provide really strong grip up the hill in deep snow (yes, havier V6 auto in front), perfect stopping distance and direcrtional stability on snow and ice, perfect straight track on highways in 2-inch snow at 120km/h! unbelievable!
Also straight track on dry highway is without any complaint and wet grip incl. stopping distance are really sufficient enough - they perfectly fit Mondeo 2.5V6 5Auto Turnier. Side force transfer on a road is a better average.
What is for me very important (using SAVA winter tires from 1993) - SAVA never generated vibrations to me, never! No radial force pumping.
This shows quality, not the first place in tests ;-)

Great in snow, quite good on ice. Minimal wear & changing them only due to age. Not be most sporty feeling on the steering wheel. Main drawback is the tendency to spin on start and slide a bit in corners and roundabouts when the road is at the stage of getting wet and an oily layer is still not washed away. Aquaplaning resistance at motorway speeds could also be a bit better as the car shakes noticeably when encountering puddles. But still everything is in the safe zone and manageable.

Compared to the Sava Eskimo S3+, these tires are slightly inferior. In dry conditions, they perform quite well and provide good road grip, although braking performance is somewhat weaker. On wet roads, they tend to exhibit mild slipping, but still remain within safe limits.

On highways, they are relatively quiet, especially when compared to summer tires. Under normal braking, their performance is satisfactory, while during emergency braking they may slightly increase the stopping distance.

For this tire size, ride comfort is at a good level. I have not noticed any significant changes in performance between when the tires were new and after more than 20,000 kilometers of use.

I had them for 2 seasons on my 2012 Peugeot 308 2.0 HDI. Initially they performed very well, but I experienced a massive drop in performance about a month into the second season.

The car started sliding, and the wheels would spin with no grip even under the slightest acceleration. Braking performance degraded as well, with the ABS light constantly flashing at mid to higher braking force. All of this was most noticeable on quite hot days and hot roads. Wet performance degraded too, with similar symptoms.

It might be just my set that experienced this, but before this I had no complaints about their performance. My only complaint was the noise level (quite a loud tire).

No long-term feedback, as the car was sold with these tires included.

I've had this tire as my winter set for a few seasons, across 2 cars (both the same size).

It is arguably the best snow tire I've driven on when it comes to snow performance. It got me through some crazy snow slopes, even when others had 4x4s with much pricier tires.

Everything else is lacking. On wet roads, I would even go as far as to call it dangerous. The dry road experience is mediocre, nothing to brag about or complain about. One thing to note is that it is quite a noisy tire.

Durability is also quite good, with very low wear over the 4 seasons I had them on my 2 cars (and they were driven a lot on the highway too).

Overall, it's a perfect budget tire if you drive a lot on snowy and icy roads. If you don't, and you mostly drive on wet roads in winter, look for something else.

I only used them in winter for the worst 3 months moutain roads heavy snow, after 2 years they are still very good. Much better snowgrip then i expected, they are a bit harder to push hard because of not great feedback but I would buy again