Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - ADAC 2018
205/55 R16 - 2018
Winner
Continental
Best Value
kleber
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
16
Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3, Semperit Speed-Grip 2.
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