Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ACE 2018
185/65 R15 - 2018
Winner
Continental
Best Value
nokian
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
9
Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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+.
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