Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ADAC 2016

185/65 R15 - 2016

Winner

Goodyear

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Tested tyres

15

1

1

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Rating: -

Wet2,2

Dry2,5

Snow1,8

Ice2,5

Noise2,9

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,5

2

2

Michelin Alpin A4

Rating: -

Wet2,4

Dry2,0

Snow2,4

Ice2,4

Noise3,5

Wear1

Fuel consumption2,5

3

3

Nokian WR D4

Rating: -

Wet2,7

Dry2,4

Snow2,4

Ice2,5

Noise3,8

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

4

4

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

Rating: -

Wet2,7

Dry2,3

Snow2,6

Ice2,6

Noise3,6

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,4

5

5

Esa-Tecar Super Grip 9

Rating: -

Wet2,8

Dry2,4

Snow2,1

Ice2,8

Noise2,9

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,7

6

6

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: -

£95
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88H · £9588T92T+1

Wet2,8

Dry1,9

Snow2,6

Ice2,8

Noise4,0

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,3

7

7

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

Rating: -

Wet2,8

Dry2,6

Snow1,9

Ice2,9

Noise3,6

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

8

8

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: -

£81
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88T · £8188T · £8588T+1

Wet2,1

Dry2,9

Snow2,1

Ice2,2

Noise3,2

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,4

9

9

Dunlop SP Winter Response 2

Rating: -

£60
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

92T92T · £76

Wet1,8

Dry3,0

Snow2,1

Ice2,7

Noise3,0

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

10

10

Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2

Rating: -

Wet3,1

Dry1,9

Snow2,7

Ice2,6

Noise2,8

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

11

11

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: -

Wet2,7

Dry3,3

Snow1,7

Ice2,9

Noise3,7

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

12

12

Barum Polaris 3

Rating: -

Wet3,4

Dry2,2

Snow2,1

Ice2,8

Noise3,6

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,0

13

13

Viking Snow Tech II

Rating: -

Wet3,5

Dry2,8

Snow1,7

Ice2,7

Noise3,7

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,1

14

14

Firestone Winterhawk 3

Rating: -

Wet4,6

Dry2,3

Snow2,8

Ice2,6

Noise3,0

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,8

15

15

Kleber Krisalp HP2

Rating: -

Wet4,6

Dry2,2

Snow2,3

Ice2,7

Noise4,4

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,0

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2016 185/65 R15 test performed by ADAC on a in 2016. This test was performed in 185/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (185). Goodyear UltraGrip 9 is the best of 15 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Alpin A4, Nokian WR D4, Vredestein Snowtrac 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3, GoodYear UltraGrip 9+.

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