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Winter tyre test 235/55 R18 - STRAßENVERKEHR 2024

235/55 R18 - 2024

Winner

Michelin

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV

Best Value

hankook

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

Test Vehicle

seat Seat Tarraco

Tested tyres

10

AUTO Straßenverkehr published first winter tyre test for 2024 – new Blizzak 6 tested

The wait is over—we now have the first winter tyre test for 2024, conducted by AUTO Straßenverkehr. The test focused on tyres in the 235/55 R18 dimension, suitable for cars like the Skoda Kodiaq, Audi Q3, VW Tiguan, and the Seat Tarraco, which was also used as a test vehicle. We’re excited to see the new Bridgestone Blizzak 6 included, which we discussed earlier this week. The test features all the main premium SUV tyres, as well as some budget options, so let’s dive in.

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1

1

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV

Rating: Very good

Wet8.8

Dry9.0

Snow10.0

Enviromental impact7.9

Running costs7.0

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Side Guide#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Lane Change#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Economy

Price Value Ratio#7/10

Rolling Resistance#8/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#1/10

Snow Side Guide#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

2

2

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Very good

£179
100 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

100H · £213104V · £210

Wet8.8

Dry8.5

Snow8.6

Enviromental impact9.1

Running costs6.0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Wet Side Guide#4/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Dry Steering Reaction#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Price Value Ratio#10/10

Snow

Snow Side Guide#1/10

Snow Traction#3/10

Snow Braking#4/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Handling Measured#4/10

3

3

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: Very good

£162
104 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet9.2

Dry9.0

Snow9.4

Enviromental impact7.7

Running costs6.5

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Side Guide#3/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Handling Measured#4/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Dry Steering Reaction#8/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Price Value Ratio#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Side Guide#1/10

Snow Handling#2/10

Snow Traction#3/10

Snow Handling Measured#4/10

4

4

Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2

Rating: Very good

£204
104 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

104H · £210104H · £230

Wet8.9

Dry9.0

Snow9.0

Enviromental impact7.9

Running costs6.8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#4/10

Wet Side Guide#4/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Lane Change#1/10

Dry Braking#2/10

Dry Steering Reaction#5/10

Dry Handling Measured#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Price Value Ratio#7/10

Rolling Resistance#8/10

Snow

Snow Side Guide#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#3/10

Snow Braking#4/10

Snow Handling#4/10

5

5

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

Rating: Very good

£159
100 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

104V · £168

Wet7.9

Dry8.4

Snow9.3

Enviromental impact7.9

Running costs6.8

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#4/10

Wet Side Guide#4/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Dry

Dry Lane Change#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/10

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/10

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#1/10

Snow Handling#2/10

Snow Side Guide#5/10

Snow Traction#8/10

6

6

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV

Rating: Good

Wet8.0

Dry8.7

Snow8.4

Enviromental impact8.0

Running costs6.7

Wet

Wet Side Guide#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Handling Measured#4/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Price Value Ratio#5/10

Snow

Snow Traction#3/10

Snow Braking#4/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Handling Measured#4/10

Snow Side Guide#5/10

7

7

GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport

Rating: Good

Wet8.0

Dry7.8

Snow6.4

Enviromental impact8.0

Running costs7.0

Wet

Wet Side Guide#1/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#4/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Dry

Dry Lane Change#1/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling Measured#4/10

Dry Steering Reaction#5/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/10

Rolling Resistance#2/10

Snow

Snow Handling#8/10

Snow Braking#9/10

Snow Handling Measured#10/10

Snow Side Guide#10/10

Snow Traction#10/10

8

8

Falken Eurowinter HS02 Pro

Rating: Good

£137
104 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet7.5

Dry7.3

Snow7.5

Enviromental impact7.7

Running costs7.0

Wet

Wet Braking#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#4/10

Wet Side Guide#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/10

Dry Steering Reaction#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Price Value Ratio#4/10

Snow

Snow Traction#3/10

Snow Braking#7/10

Snow Handling#8/10

Snow Handling Measured#8/10

Snow Side Guide#8/10

9

9

Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV

Rating: Good

£158
104 Hmytyres.co.uk

Wet7.3

Dry7.3

Snow7.7

Enviromental impact7.5

Running costs7.4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#4/10

Wet Side Guide#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling Measured#4/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Dry Steering Reaction#8/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/10

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Handling#8/10

Snow Handling Measured#8/10

Snow Side Guide#8/10

Snow Traction#8/10

Snow Braking#9/10

10

10

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Good

Wet7.4

Dry7.7

Snow7.9

Enviromental impact7.0

Running costs7.4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Side Guide#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Handling Measured#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Steering Reaction#8/10

Dry Handling Measured#9/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Dry Lane Change#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/10

Rolling Resistance#8/10

Snow

Snow Traction#3/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Handling Measured#4/10

Snow Side Guide#5/10

Snow Braking#7/10

Above you can see the results of the STRAßENVERKEHR 2024 235/55 R18 test performed by STRAßENVERKEHR on a Seat Tarraco in 2024. This test was performed in 235/55 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (235). Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Enviromental impact, ). Other featured tyres include Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, Bridgestone Blizzak 6, Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian WR SUV 4, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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