Winter tyre test 215/65 R16 - ADAC 2017

215/65 R16 - 2017

Winner

Dunlop

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Tested tyres

16

1

1

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Good

£123
98 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98H98H · £12398H+2

Wet2,1

Dry2,3

Snow2,5

Ice2,5

Noise3,5

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#3/8

Wet Handling#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Dry

Dry Safety#2/14

Dry Braking#6/14

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/15

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/16

Noise Interior#10/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/12

Snow Braking#4/12

Snow Handling#7/12

2

2

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV

Rating: Satisfactory

£125
98 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

102H · £118

Wet2,6

Dry2,6

Snow1,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,2

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption1,5

3

3

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,2

Dry2,4

Snow2,6

Ice2,5

Noise3,1

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#1/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Dry

Dry Safety#5/14

Dry Braking#6/14

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/15

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#4/16

4

4

Nokian WR D4

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,6

Dry2,5

Snow1,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,4

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

Dry

Dry Braking#1/14

Dry Safety#5/14

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#8/15

Mileage#13/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/16

Noise Exterior#10/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/12

Snow Traction#1/12

Snow Handling#2/12

5

5

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,4

Dry2,1

Snow2,7

Ice2,5

Noise3,8

Wear0,5

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#3/8

Aquaplaning Cross#4/8

Wet Braking#6/8

Wet Handling#6/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/14

Dry Safety#2/14

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#12/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/16

Noise Interior#13/16

6

6

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£78
98 Hmytyres.co.uk

Wet2,7

Dry2,4

Snow2,5

Ice2,3

Noise3,6

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption1,7

Dry

Dry Safety#5/14

Dry Braking#6/14

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#4/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#7/16

Noise Exterior#14/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/12

Snow Braking#4/12

Snow Handling#7/12

7

7

Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,5

Dry2,2

Snow2,2

Ice2,8

Noise3,5

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Wet Circle Cornering#3/8

Wet Braking#4/8

Aquaplaning Cross#7/8

Dry

Dry Safety#5/14

Dry Braking#10/14

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#11/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/16

Noise Exterior#16/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/12

Snow Braking#4/12

Snow Handling#4/12

8

8

Pirelli Scorpion Winter

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,1

Dry2,1

Snow2,7

Ice2,7

Noise3,6

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,8

Wet

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#1/8

Wet Handling#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#4/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/14

Dry Safety#2/14

Economy

Mileage#13/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise Interior#13/16

Snow

Snow Braking#4/12

Snow Handling#7/12

Snow Traction#10/12

9

9

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£82
98 Hmytyres.co.uk

Wet2,5

Dry2,4

Snow2,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,3

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption1,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Circle Cornering#8/8

Dry

Dry Safety#5/14

Dry Braking#6/14

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#3/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#10/16

10

10

Apollo Apterra Winter

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,1

Dry2,6

Snow2,8

Ice2,5

Noise3,8

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,7

Dry

Dry Braking#10/14

Dry Safety#10/14

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Fuel Efficiency#15/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/16

Noise Interior#13/16

Snow

Snow Braking#4/12

Snow Handling#7/12

Snow Traction#11/12

11

11

Avon WV7

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,5

Dry3,0

Snow3,1

Ice2,7

Noise3,6

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#3/8

Aquaplaning Cross#4/8

Wet Braking#8/8

Wet Handling#8/8

Dry

Dry Braking#10/14

Dry Safety#13/14

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#9/15

Mileage#16/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/16

Noise Interior#10/16

12

12

Barum Polaris 3 4x4

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,1

Dry2,8

Snow2,4

Ice2,8

Noise3,5

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,5

Dry

Dry Braking#10/14

Dry Safety#12/14

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#13/15

Mileage#13/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/16

Noise Interior#10/16

Snow

Snow Braking#4/12

Snow Handling#6/12

Snow Traction#7/12

13

13

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,4

Dry3,2

Snow2,1

Ice2,8

Noise3,2

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,5

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#3/8

Wet Handling#5/8

Aquaplaning Cross#7/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Fuel Efficiency#13/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/16

Noise Exterior#4/16

Snow

Snow Handling#1/12

Snow Traction#1/12

Snow Braking#4/12

14

14

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,3

Dry2,0

Snow2,1

Ice2,5

Noise3,6

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,1

Dry

Dry Braking#1/14

Dry Safety#1/14

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#9/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/16

Noise Interior#13/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/12

Snow Handling#5/12

Snow Traction#7/12

15

15

Firestone Destination Winter

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,5

Dry3,2

Snow2,8

Ice2,5

Noise3,6

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,9

Dry

Dry Braking#14/14

Dry Safety#14/14

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/15

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#7/16

Noise Exterior#14/16

Snow

Snow Braking#4/12

Snow Traction#7/12

Snow Handling#11/12

16

16

Nankang NK Snow SV-2

Rating: Poor

Wet5,5

Dry2,5

Snow5,1

Ice2,7

Noise3,3

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/14

Dry Safety#10/14

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#6/15

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise Interior#7/16

Snow

Snow Braking#12/12

Snow Handling#12/12

Snow Traction#12/12

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2017 215/65 R16 test performed by ADAC on a in 2017. This test was performed in 215/65 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, Nokian WR D4; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian WR SUV 4, Bridgestone Turanza T005, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3.

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