Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - ADAC 2018

205/55 R16 - 2018

Winner

Continental

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Best Value

kleber

Kleber Krisalp HP3

Test Vehicle

volkswagen Volkswagen Golf

Tested tyres

16

1

1

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: Good

£186
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H91H94H+2

Wet2,1

Dry2,5

Snow1,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,0

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,7

Wet

Wet Braking#1/12

Wet Handling#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#3/12

Aquaplaning Cross#7/12

Dry

Dry Braking#1/13

Dry Safety#11/13

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/16

Mileage#5/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#2/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/11

Snow Traction#1/11

Snow Handling#4/11

2

2

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Rating: Good

Wet2,1

Dry2,3

Snow2,0

Ice2,5

Noise3,3

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,8

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/12

Wet Braking#2/12

Wet Handling#2/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Aquaplaning Cross#5/12

Dry

Dry Safety#3/13

Dry Braking#6/13

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Mileage#5/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/16

Noise Interior#8/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/11

Snow Traction#1/11

Snow Handling#7/11

3

3

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Good

£92
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £13591T · £9294H · £131+2

Wet2,3

Dry2,3

Snow1,8

Ice2,5

Noise3,3

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#3/12

Wet Braking#4/12

Wet Handling#5/12

Dry

Dry Safety#3/13

Dry Braking#6/13

Economy

Mileage#5/15

Fuel Efficiency#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/16

Noise Exterior#10/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/11

Snow Traction#1/11

Snow Handling#4/11

4

4

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Satisfactory

£80
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £8094H · £9894V · £109

Wet2,6

Dry2,4

Snow1,9

Ice2,3

Noise3,1

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Dry

Dry Braking#6/13

Dry Safety#8/13

Economy

Mileage#5/15

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#7/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/11

Snow Traction#1/11

Snow Handling#4/11

5

5

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: Satisfactory

£135
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £13591H91H+2

Wet2,4

Dry2,0

Snow2,7

Ice2,5

Noise3,6

Wear1,0

Fuel consumption2,4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Wet Circle Cornering#3/12

Wet Handling#9/12

Wet Braking#10/12

Dry

Dry Safety#1/13

Dry Braking#6/13

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Fuel Efficiency#14/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#8/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

6

6

Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,6

Dry2,3

Snow2,7

Ice2,5

Noise3,2

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,5

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#3/12

Wet Braking#4/12

Wet Handling#5/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/12

Aquaplaning Cross#12/12

Dry

Dry Braking#1/13

Dry Safety#3/13

Economy

Mileage#3/15

Fuel Efficiency#15/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/16

Noise Exterior#5/16

7

7

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£69
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £82

Wet2,7

Dry2,5

Snow2,8

Ice2,3

Noise3,6

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/12

Wet Braking#9/12

Wet Circle Cornering#10/12

Wet Handling#11/12

Dry

Dry Braking#6/13

Dry Safety#8/13

Economy

Mileage#5/15

Fuel Efficiency#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#8/16

Noise Exterior#14/16

8

8

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

Rating: Satisfactory

£92
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H91H · £9294H

Wet2,8

Dry2,3

Snow1,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,6

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/13

Dry Safety#3/13

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Mileage#12/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/16

Noise Exterior#16/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/11

Snow Traction#1/11

Snow Handling#3/11

9

9

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,4

Dry2,1

Snow2,9

Ice2,3

Noise3,6

Wear1,0

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/12

Wet Braking#2/12

Wet Handling#5/12

Aquaplaning Cross#7/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/12

Dry

Dry Safety#1/13

Dry Braking#6/13

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Fuel Efficiency#6/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/16

Noise Interior#16/16

10

10

Nokian WR D4

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,9

Dry2,5

Snow1,8

Ice2,5

Noise3,4

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption1,7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Aquaplaning Cross#5/12

Wet Circle Cornering#10/12

Wet Handling#10/12

Wet Braking#11/12

Dry

Dry Braking#1/13

Dry Safety#8/13

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#8/16

Noise Exterior#10/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/11

Snow Handling#1/11

Snow Traction#1/11

11

11

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905

Rating: Satisfactory

£130
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H91H · £13091V+2

Wet2,5

Dry2,9

Snow3,1

Ice2,5

Noise3,4

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#3/12

Wet Handling#5/12

Aquaplaning Cross#7/12

Wet Braking#7/12

Dry

Dry Braking#1/13

Dry Safety#12/13

Economy

Mileage#5/15

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/16

Noise Interior#8/16

12

12

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: Satisfactory

£135
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H91H · £13591V+1

Wet3,3

Dry3,2

Snow2,2

Ice2,5

Noise3,4

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,6

Dry

Dry Safety#12/13

Dry Braking#13/13

Economy

Mileage#5/15

Fuel Efficiency#16/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#3/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/11

Snow Handling#10/11

Snow Traction#10/11

13

13

Giti GitiWinter W1

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,3

Dry3,6

Snow1,8

Ice2,3

Noise3,4

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#10/12

Wet Braking#11/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/12

Wet Circle Cornering#12/12

Wet Handling#12/12

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#12/16

Mileage#12/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/16

Noise Interior#8/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/11

Snow Traction#1/11

Snow Handling#2/11

14

14

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: Satisfactory

£83
0 mytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £14491H · £8391H · £97+2

Wet2,2

Dry3,5

Snow2,1

Ice2,3

Noise3,2

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Wet Circle Cornering#3/12

Wet Handling#4/12

Wet Braking#7/12

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#12/16

Mileage#12/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise Interior#8/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/11

Snow Handling#9/11

Snow Traction#10/11

15

15

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: Sufficient

Wet2,3

Dry3,6

Snow2,6

Ice2,3

Noise3,1

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#3/12

Wet Handling#3/12

Wet Braking#4/12

Aquaplaning Cross#10/12

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#9/16

Mileage#12/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#3/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/11

Snow Braking#10/11

Snow Handling#11/11

16

16

Laufenn I FIT

Rating: Poor

Wet5,5

Dry2,2

Snow2,2

Ice2,5

Noise3,5

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption1,7

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2018 205/55 R16 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Golf in 2018. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Goodyear UltraGrip 9, Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Kleber KRISALP HP3; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III.

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