Winter tyre test 195/65 R15 - ADAC 2017

195/65 R15 - 2017

Winner

Continental

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Tested tyres

16

1

1

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: Good

Wet1,8

Dry2,2

Snow1,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,4

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#2/16

Dry

Dry Safety#4/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Mileage#4/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/16

Noise Exterior#10/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

2

2

Esa-Tecar Super Grip 9

Rating: Good

Wet2,3

Dry2,3

Snow2,3

Ice2,1

Noise3,3

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Wet Handling#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#6/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/16

Mileage#4/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#6/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

3

3

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Good

£61
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £6191T95T · £84

Wet2,5

Dry2,3

Snow2,1

Ice2,5

Noise3,3

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Dry

Dry Safety#8/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/16

Noise Exterior#7/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

4

4

Dunlop SP Winter Response 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£69
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

95T · £83

Wet2,0

Dry2,6

Snow2,1

Ice2,4

Noise3,2

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,8

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#2/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Handling#2/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Dry

Dry Safety#13/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#2/16

Mileage#4/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/16

Noise Exterior#5/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

5

5

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet1,9

Dry2,4

Snow2,7

Ice2,4

Noise3,1

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Handling#2/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#10/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#11/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise Interior#6/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

6

6

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,6

Dry2,2

Snow2,7

Ice2,5

Noise3,7

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#2/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#6/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Fuel Efficiency#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#11/16

Noise Exterior#14/16

Snow

Snow Traction#13/16

7

7

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,7

Dry2,0

Snow2,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,8

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Aquaplaning Cross#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#2/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#11/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

8

8

Yokohama W.drive V905

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,6

Dry1,7

Snow2,2

Ice2,5

Noise3,7

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Dry

Dry Safety#1/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/16

Noise Interior#15/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

9

9

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,6

Dry2,6

Snow3,1

Ice2,9

Noise3,6

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#2/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Dry

Dry Safety#13/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Fuel Efficiency#14/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/16

Noise Interior#15/16

Snow

Snow Traction#13/16

10

10

Firestone Winterhawk 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,1

Dry2,1

Snow2,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,4

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Aquaplaning Cross#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#4/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#2/16

Mileage#4/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/16

Noise Exterior#10/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

11

11

Nokian WR D4

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,1

Dry2,3

Snow1,7

Ice2,4

Noise3,6

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Dry

Dry Safety#8/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

12

12

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,5

Dry2,1

Snow3,2

Ice2,6

Noise3,5

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Handling#7/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Wet Braking#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#2/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#16/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

Snow

Snow Traction#13/16

13

13

Aeolus Snowace 2 AW08

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,7

Dry2,4

Snow3,3

Ice2,4

Noise3,4

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#10/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#11/16

Snow

Snow Traction#16/16

14

14

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,3

Dry2,4

Snow2,6

Ice2,4

Noise3,6

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Wet Handling#16/16

Dry

Dry Safety#10/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Fuel Efficiency#14/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/16

Noise Interior#11/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

15

15

Sava Eskimo S3+

Rating: Satisfactory

£51
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91T · £5191T95T

Wet2,9

Dry3,3

Snow1,9

Ice2,4

Noise3,5

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Handling#12/16

Dry

Dry Safety#15/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Fuel Efficiency#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise Exterior#10/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

16

16

Semperit Master-Grip 2

Rating: Sufficient

Wet2,5

Dry3,6

Snow2,1

Ice2,7

Noise3,0

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Wet Handling#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Braking#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#16/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#2/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2017 195/65 R15 test performed by ADAC on a in 2017. This test was performed in 195/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (195). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Esa-Tecar Super Grip 9, Kleber KRISALP HP3, Dunlop SP Winter Response 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as GoodYear UltraGrip 9+, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001, Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER.

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