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Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ACE 2018

Winter
2018
Year
9
Tyres
Best Value
nokian
Nokian WR D4
Test Vehicle
opelOpel Corsa
Tested tyres
9

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
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
Nokian WR D4
Nokian

Nokian WR D4

Rating: Recommended
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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
Goodyear

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Rating: Recommended
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
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
Kumho WinterCraft WP51
Kumho

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: Recommended
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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
Bridgestone

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

Rating: Recommended
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
Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2
Nexen

Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2

Rating: Recommended
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
Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Pirelli

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: Conditionally recommended
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
Kenda Wintergen 2
Kenda

Kenda Wintergen 2

Rating: Conditionally recommended
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

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2
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falkenUpper-middle
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80%
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nokianUpper-middle
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79%
16
toyoUpper-middle
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79%
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17
18
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23
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uniroyalUpper-middle
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25
26
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28
firestoneUpper-middle
Firestone Winterhawk 3
61%
29
30
31
kormoranBudget
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40%
32
toyoUpper-middle
Toyo SnowProx S943
38%
33
34
starfireBudget
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20%
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37
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2017
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2016
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