Bought a pair of these back in the 90s for my Floridian 2 wheel drive Jeep Laredo that we brought to Buffalo, NY. A Canadian co-worker bought me a set in Canada (couldn't buy in US), could not believe it. Never got stuck anywhere. I say all that to say this. We bought these for our sons 2004 Honda Accord and he can't believe how good they are in the snow in CT. All his friends are jealous. They are a can't miss. Just look at the region of the world they come from...
These are the gold standard of snow tires. Best there is. I commute 90 miles a day and these tires grab on both ice and snow better than any studless snow tire I've ever owned. You can't do any better than Nokian R2s.