Best Tires for the Nissan Xtrail 2.0 dci x3

Had a lot of snow and ice so far this winter and the colder months are yet to come - I was already impressed with these tires through a very wet spring and had intended to wait until after winter to add another review about them but I have been both surprised (good) and disappointed at the same time. Firstly, the bad - a small very low speed (about 10kmh) slide on icy paving saw my car gently come to rest against the concrete gutter. It was such a gentle collision I simply drove away but on inspecting the tire an hour later, the sidewall had two fractures. I drove back to the site to inspect the gutter and where my tire had hit was a seam where sections of concrete joined. This concrete seam had caused the rip in the sidewall. I was deflated even if my tire was not - an expensive near new tire rendered worthless by an innocuous piece of concrete kerbing. Now the good - These tires are MUCH better than my previous dedicated winter tires, wet roads, dry, slush, snow and ice. The biggest surprise so far is how good they are STOPPING on icy roads (yeah okay, even without the help of concrete guttering!). Seriously, you feel them biting into the road to help stopping making my ABS work overtime. Overall, I love these tires but not impressed by the sidewall strength (and mine are the XL version, supposed stronger sidewalls for extra load).

Wet grip phenomenal, tough, comfortable, relatively quiet, a brilliant all rounder

These tires are excellent. Living in the highlands of Scotland they deal with everything from dry roads to mud, ice and snow. They make such a difference to the 4 wheel drive capabilities of my vehicle and especially in snow. I would recommend these to anyone thinking of purchasing them.
Cons - you do compromise on noise and fuel consumption but not enough to make a vast difference. Peace of mind makes up for any of these concerns.

What a purchase, I have been running on these tires for a winter season in Bavaria. I encountered all kinds of conditions and these tires have been brilliant, I would definitely recommend.