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Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - ADAC 2016

225/45 R17 - 2016

Winner
Tested tyres
13
ADAC

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1
£120
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Wet2,4
Dry2,4
Snow1,9
Ice2,2
Noise2,8
Wear2,0
Fuel consumption1,6
Wet
Wet Braking#1/8
Wet Circle Cornering#1/8
Aquaplaning Cross#2/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8
Wet Handling#3/8
Dry
Dry Safety#2/10
Dry Braking#5/10
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#2/13
Mileage#2/11
Comfort
Noise Interior#1/13
Noise Exterior#6/13
Snow
Snow Braking#2/11
Snow Handling#2/11
Snow Traction#2/11
Wet2,7
Dry2,9
Snow2,7
Ice2,6
Noise3,1
Wear2,5
Fuel consumption2,2
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8
Wet Braking#3/8
Wet Circle Cornering#4/8
Aquaplaning Cross#6/8
Wet Handling#7/8
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#8/13
Mileage#8/11
Comfort
Noise Interior#4/13
Noise Exterior#9/13
Snow
Snow Handling#7/11
Snow Braking#10/11
Snow Traction#11/11
Wet3,0
Dry2,9
Snow2,4
Ice2,0
Noise2,8
Wear2,0
Fuel consumption2,2
Dry
Dry Braking#5/10
Dry Safety#9/10
Economy
Mileage#2/11
Fuel Efficiency#8/13
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/13
Noise Interior#2/13
Snow
Snow Braking#3/11
Snow Traction#4/11
Snow Handling#10/11
Wet2,7
Dry3,0
Snow1,7
Ice2,0
Noise3,2
Wear2,0
Fuel consumption1,5
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#2/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8
Wet Handling#4/8
Wet Braking#6/8
Wet Circle Cornering#7/8
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#1/13
Mileage#2/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/13
Noise Interior#8/13
Snow
Snow Braking#1/11
Snow Handling#1/11
Snow Traction#1/11
Wet3,0
Dry2,2
Snow2,5
Ice2,4
Noise3,5
Wear2,5
Fuel consumption2,3
Dry
Dry Safety#2/10
Dry Braking#5/10
Economy
Mileage#8/11
Fuel Efficiency#10/13
Comfort
Noise Interior#8/13
Noise Exterior#10/13
Snow
Snow Braking#9/11
Snow Handling#9/11
Snow Traction#10/11
6
6

Nokian WR D4

Rating: -
Wet2,6
Dry2,4
Snow2,2
Ice2,1
Noise3,1
Wear3,0
Fuel consumption2,0
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8
Wet Braking#3/8
Aquaplaning Cross#5/8
Wet Handling#5/8
Dry
Dry Braking#1/10
Dry Safety#4/10
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#6/13
Comfort
Noise Interior#2/13
Noise Exterior#10/13
Snow
Snow Braking#3/11
Snow Handling#4/11
Snow Traction#4/11
7
7
Wet2,3
Dry3,2
Snow2,5
Ice2,6
Noise3,1
Wear2,5
Fuel consumption1,9
Wet
Wet Handling#1/8
Aquaplaning Cross#2/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/8
Wet Braking#3/8
Wet Circle Cornering#4/8
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#4/13
Mileage#8/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/13
Noise Interior#6/13
Snow
Snow Traction#4/11
Snow Handling#7/11
Snow Braking#10/11
8
8
£152
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Other indexes:
91H · £152
Wet2,5
Dry2,1
Snow3,3
Ice2,4
Noise3,7
Wear2,0
Fuel consumption2,1
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8
Wet Circle Cornering#4/8
Wet Handling#5/8
Wet Braking#6/8
Dry
Dry Safety#1/10
Dry Braking#5/10
Economy
Mileage#2/11
Fuel Efficiency#7/13
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/13
Noise Interior#12/13
9
9
Wet3,4
Dry3,2
Snow2,4
Ice2,7
Noise4,1
Wear2,0
Fuel consumption2,4
Wet2,4
Dry2,4
Snow3,4
Ice2,5
Noise3,0
Wear3,0
Fuel consumption2,4
11
11
Wet3,3
Dry2,5
Snow2,1
Ice2,9
Noise4,0
Wear3,5
Fuel consumption2,4
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#6/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/8
Wet Braking#8/8
Wet Circle Cornering#8/8
Wet Handling#8/8
Dry
Dry Braking#1/10
Dry Safety#4/10
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#11/13
Comfort
Noise Interior#10/13
Noise Exterior#13/13
Snow
Snow Braking#3/11
Snow Handling#3/11
Snow Traction#4/11
Wet3,7
Dry2,6
Snow2,2
Ice2,5
Noise3,2
Wear2,0
Fuel consumption1,9
Dry
Dry Braking#3/10
Dry Safety#8/10
Economy
Mileage#2/11
Fuel Efficiency#4/13
Comfort
Noise Exterior#6/13
Noise Interior#6/13
Snow
Snow Braking#3/11
Snow Traction#4/11
Snow Handling#5/11
Wet3,9
Dry2,6
Snow2,2
Ice2,2
Noise3,6
Wear1,5
Fuel consumption1,8
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2016 225/45 R17 test performed by ADAC on a in 2016. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is the best of 13 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3, Firestone Winterhawk 3, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, Michelin ALPIN 6, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3.

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 £188 91 H+ 2
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium
3. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
4. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium £204 91 H+ 3
5. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £99 91 H+ 3
27
6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £137 91 H+ 1
7. Michelin ALPIN 6
89% Premium £180 91 H+ 3
8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle £90 91 H+ 2
9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £118 94 H+ 1
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £153 91 H+ 6
11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle
42
12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £82 91 H+ 1
13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £87 0 V
14. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £91 91 H+ 1
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
16. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £91 91 H+ 1
17. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £115 91 H+ 4
9
18. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £102 91 H+ 1
19. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
20. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £144 94 V+ 1
21. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
22. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £172 91 H
23. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
29
24. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
25. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £79 91 H+ 1
26. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
27. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £76 91 H+ 1
28. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £80 94 H+ 2
29. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £81 91 H+ 1
3
30. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
31. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
32. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £95 91 H+ 1
33. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £87 91 H+ 1
34. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
35. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
28
36. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £90 91 H+ 10
37. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
38. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
39. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
40. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
41. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
15
42. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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