Hi, on the recommendation of A346 I ask here the question about the winter tyres. What experience could you gain with the different tire manufacturers in 17 inches? In the tyre forum the following manufacturers/models were mentioned: – Continental WinterContactTM TS 850 P – Nexen Winguard Sport – Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 – Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 – Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D The Dunlop SP Winter Sport 4D, which is probably the successor of the 3D, does not seem to be in this dimension (yet) The Pirelli Sottozero 3 would be on top of the original VW winter complete wheels. Here is the thread in the tyre shape, including my opening fee there.Hi, for the new addition in the fleet, a VW Phaeton with V6 TDI from 2011, must come in autumn winter wheels. Rims are not yet available, whether original VW or not is relatively irrelevant, but here it should be about the tires. Priority No. 1 is the mileage. The car is not sporty, it has to eat kilometers. r 15,000-20.000 on often wet highways. Rarely really in the snow. Priority No. 2: It must be a tire of a well-known manufacturer (I deliberately avoid the word “premium manufacturer”. Prügelharte Chinapneus, which hold 200,000 kilometers, but have zero grip, come in no way into question. Questions: – Does anyone have experience with winter tires in this dimension/weight class? Just come in with it! – Does anyone have experience with the Michelin Pilot Alpin in particular? The Michelins are well known as well-balanced tyres with a tendency to high mileage, at least in summer. Does this also apply to winter tyres? – Does it make sense to take V tyres instead of H tyres, because of the somewhat harder rubber compound? Price is not an issue for now. Thanks already, fire free Edit: The complete winter wheels from VW would have matured with Pirelli Sottozero 3, what do you say to them?