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Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ACE 2018

185/65 R15 - 2018

Best Value
nokian
Nokian WR D4
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
9
ACE

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1
Points total206
Winter66
Wet68
Dry43
Rolling resistance16
Noise7
Running costs6
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/9
Wet Braking#1/9
Wet Handling#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/9
Dry
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Braking#2/9
Dry Handling Measured#2/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/9
Price Value Ratio#6/9
Snow
Snow Handling#1/9
Snow Handling Measured#1/9
Snow Traction#2/9
Snow Braking#3/9
2
2

Nokian WR D4

Rating: Recommended
Points total195
Winter65
Wet58
Dry40
Rolling resistance19
Noise6
Running costs7
Wet
Wet Handling#1/9
Wet Braking#4/9
Aquaplaning Cross#5/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/9
Wet Handling Measured#5/9
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#1/9
Dry Handling#4/9
Dry Braking#7/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/9
Price Value Ratio#4/9
Snow
Snow Braking#1/9
Snow Handling#1/9
Snow Handling Measured#2/9
Snow Traction#4/9
3
3

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Rating: Recommended
Points total191
Winter57
Wet68
Dry40
Rolling resistance17
Noise3
Running costs6
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9
Wet Handling#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Wet Braking#2/9
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#2/9
Dry Handling#4/9
Dry Braking#5/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#9/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/9
Price Value Ratio#6/9
Snow
Snow Handling#4/9
Snow Traction#4/9
Snow Braking#8/9
Snow Handling Measured#8/9
4
4

Dunlop SP Winter Response 2

Rating: Recommended
£71
88 Tmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92T92T · £76
Points total186
Winter62
Wet57
Dry39
Rolling resistance16
Noise6
Running costs6
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9
Aquaplaning Cross#3/9
Wet Handling#5/9
Wet Handling Measured#5/9
Wet Braking#6/9
Dry
Dry Braking#2/9
Dry Handling#4/9
Dry Handling Measured#9/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/9
Price Value Ratio#6/9
Snow
Snow Traction#2/9
Snow Handling#4/9
Snow Handling Measured#4/9
Snow Braking#5/9
5
5

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: Recommended
Points total183
Winter60
Wet56
Dry40
Rolling resistance13
Noise5
Running costs9
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Cross#5/9
Wet Handling#5/9
Wet Braking#6/9
Dry
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Handling Measured#2/9
Dry Braking#7/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#7/9
Economy
Price Value Ratio#2/9
Rolling Resistance#8/9
Snow
Snow Braking#3/9
Snow Handling#4/9
Snow Handling Measured#6/9
Snow Traction#6/9
6
6

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

Rating: Recommended
Points total182
Winter58
Wet53
Dry43
Rolling resistance15
Noise6
Running costs7
Wet
Wet Handling#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Cross#5/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/9
Wet Braking#8/9
Dry
Dry Braking#1/9
Dry Handling Measured#2/9
Dry Handling#4/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/9
Economy
Price Value Ratio#4/9
Rolling Resistance#5/9
Snow
Snow Handling#4/9
Snow Braking#5/9
Snow Traction#6/9
Snow Handling Measured#8/9
7
7

Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2

Rating: Recommended
Points total181
Winter60
Wet51
Dry42
Rolling resistance14
Noise5
Running costs9
Wet
Wet Braking#3/9
Wet Handling#5/9
Wet Handling Measured#5/9
Aquaplaning Cross#8/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/9
Dry
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Handling Measured#2/9
Dry Braking#4/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#7/9
Economy
Price Value Ratio#2/9
Rolling Resistance#6/9
Snow
Snow Handling#4/9
Snow Handling Measured#4/9
Snow Braking#5/9
Snow Traction#6/9
8
8

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: Conditionally recommended
£81
88 Tmytyres.co.uk
Points total177
Winter56
Wet59
Dry36
Rolling resistance14
Noise2
Running costs6
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9
Aquaplaning Cross#4/9
Wet Braking#4/9
Wet Handling#5/9
Wet Handling Measured#5/9
Dry
Dry Handling#4/9
Dry Handling Measured#8/9
Dry Braking#9/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/9
Economy
Price Value Ratio#6/9
Rolling Resistance#6/9
Snow
Snow Handling#1/9
Snow Handling Measured#6/9
Snow Braking#8/9
Snow Traction#9/9
9
9

Kenda Wintergen 2

Rating: Conditionally recommended
Points total173
Winter67
Wet36
Dry39
Rolling resistance13
Noise8
Running costs10
Wet
Wet Handling#5/9
Aquaplaning Cross#8/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/9
Wet Braking#9/9
Wet Handling Measured#9/9
Dry
Dry Handling#4/9
Dry Braking#5/9
Dry Handling Measured#7/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/9
Economy
Price Value Ratio#1/9
Rolling Resistance#8/9
Snow
Snow Braking#1/9
Snow Traction#1/9
Snow Handling Measured#2/9
Snow Handling#4/9
Above you can see the results of the ACE 2018 185/65 R15 test performed by ACE on a Opel Corsa in 2018. This test was performed in 185/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (185). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 9 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Winter, Wet, Dry, ). Other featured tyres include Nokian WR D4, Goodyear UltraGrip 9, Dunlop SP Winter Response 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Michelin ALPIN A4, GoodYear UltraGrip 9+.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £86 88 T+ 1
2. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £65 88 T+ 3
3. Michelin ALPIN 6
89% Premium
4. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium
5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle £66 88 T+ 1
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6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £84 88 T+ 1
7. Michelin ALPIN A4
86% Premium
8. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
86% Premium £82 88 T+ 1
9. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle £97 88 T+ 4
10. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £54 88 T+ 1
11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle £91 92 H
10
12. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £61 0 T+ 1
13. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £67 88 T+ 1
14. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle
15. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £104 92 H
16. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
17. Vredestein Snowtrac 5
77% Premium
2
18. Debica Frigo 2
75% Lowcost
19. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
20. Sava ESKIMO S3+
73% Lowcost £53 88 T+ 1
21. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
67% Lowcost £70 88 T+ 2
22. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
23. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
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24. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £94 88 T+ 3
25. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost
26. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
27. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
62% Lowcost £54 88 T
28. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
29. Semperit Master-Grip 2
59% Lowcost
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30. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
31. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
32. Toyo SnowProx S943
38% Upper-middle
33. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
34. Starfire W200
20% Lowcost
35. Imperial SnowDragon HP
10% Lowcost £68 88 T+ 1
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36. Syron Everest 1 plus
1% Lowcost
37. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
38. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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