Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ADAC 2019

185/65 R15 - 2019

Winner

Dunlop

Dunlop SP Winter Response 2

Best Value

kleber

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Test Vehicle

volkswagen Volkswagen Polo

Tested tyres

16

1

1

Dunlop SP Winter Response 2

Rating: Highly recommended

£71
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

92T92T · £76

Wet1,9

Dry2,3

Snow1,9

Ice2,5

Noise2,7

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Wet Braking#2/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/16

Dry

Dry Braking#1/16

Dry Safety#3/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/16

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise#5/16

Noise Exterior#8/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Handling#1/16

Snow Traction#1/16

2

2

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Highly recommended

£65
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88T · £6592T · £8692T

Wet2,3

Dry2,1

Snow2,5

Ice2,5

Noise2,6

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/16

Wet Handling#7/16

Wet Braking#8/16

Dry

Dry Safety#1/16

Dry Braking#3/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#11/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise#9/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Traction#4/16

Snow Handling#7/16

3

3

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: Highly recommended

£81
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88T · £8188T · £8588T+1

Wet2,0

Dry2,4

Snow2,4

Ice2,4

Noise2,6

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,4

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Wet Handling#5/16

Wet Braking#6/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#3/16

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Fuel Efficiency#14/16

Comfort

Noise#1/16

Noise Exterior#3/16

Noise Interior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Traction#4/16

Snow Handling#6/16

4

4

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: Recommended

Wet1,8

Dry2,5

Snow2,2

Ice2,6

Noise2,6

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Wet Braking#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#8/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#5/16

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise#1/16

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Handling#4/16

Snow Traction#4/16

5

5

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: Recommended

£97
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88H · £9788T92T+1

Wet2,1

Dry2,5

Snow2,5

Ice2,6

Noise2,9

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#8/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#15/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/16

Noise#11/16

Noise Interior#12/16

Snow

Snow Traction#4/16

Snow Handling#5/16

Snow Braking#9/16

6

6

Michelin Alpin A4

Rating: Recommended

Wet2,1

Dry2,2

Snow2,8

Ice2,3

Noise3,0

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,7

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Aquaplaning Cross#13/16

Dry

Dry Safety#2/16

Dry Braking#3/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#16/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise#14/16

Noise Exterior#14/16

Snow

Snow Traction#4/16

Snow Braking#9/16

Snow Handling#10/16

7

7

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Recommended

Wet2,5

Dry2,7

Snow2,9

Ice2,9

Noise2,9

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Braking#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#10/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/16

Noise#11/16

Noise Interior#12/16

Snow

Snow Braking#9/16

Snow Handling#10/16

Snow Traction#13/16

8

8

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

Rating: Recommended

Wet2,8

Dry3,0

Snow2,7

Ice2,4

Noise3,1

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,8

Wet

Wet Handling#8/16

Aquaplaning Cross#10/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#13/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise#15/16

Noise Exterior#16/16

Snow

Snow Traction#4/16

Snow Handling#8/16

Snow Braking#9/16

9

9

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Rating: Recommended

Wet1,9

Dry2,5

Snow3,1

Ice2,5

Noise2,7

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#3/16

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Fuel Efficiency#11/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise#5/16

Noise Exterior#8/16

Snow

Snow Traction#4/16

Snow Braking#9/16

Snow Handling#13/16

10

10

Nokian WR D4

Rating: Recommended

Wet2,9

Dry3,1

Snow2,0

Ice2,3

Noise2,9

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption1,7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#10/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Wet Braking#13/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#13/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#3/16

Mileage#15/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/16

Noise#11/16

Noise Interior#12/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Traction#1/16

Snow Handling#3/16

11

11

Gislaved euro Frost 6

Rating: Recommended

Wet3,2

Dry2,8

Snow2,7

Ice2,3

Noise2,6

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Aquaplaning Cross#13/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/16

Wet Braking#14/16

Wet Handling#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#11/16

Dry Braking#15/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#5/16

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise#1/16

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#5/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Traction#4/16

Snow Handling#12/16

12

12

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: Recommended

Wet2,8

Dry2,7

Snow3,2

Ice2,4

Noise3,2

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Aquaplaning Cross#10/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Wet Braking#11/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#7/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#13/16

Mileage#15/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#14/16

Noise Interior#15/16

Noise#16/16

Snow

Snow Braking#9/16

Snow Traction#13/16

Snow Handling#14/16

13

13

Viking WinTech

Rating: Recommended

Wet3,2

Dry2,5

Snow2,5

Ice2,3

Noise2,7

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/16

Wet Braking#14/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Aquaplaning Cross#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#3/16

Dry Braking#15/16

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Fuel Efficiency#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise#5/16

Noise Exterior#8/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Traction#4/16

Snow Handling#8/16

14

14

Sava Eskimo S3+

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£53
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88T

Wet2,8

Dry3,6

Snow1,9

Ice2,3

Noise2,7

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Wet Braking#11/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#15/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/16

Noise#5/16

Noise Interior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Traction#1/16

Snow Handling#2/16

15

15

Toyo Snowprox S943

Rating: Not recommended

Wet2,6

Dry3,0

Snow5,1

Ice2,5

Noise2,6

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Safety#11/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#9/16

Comfort

Noise#1/16

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#5/16

Snow

Snow Braking#15/16

Snow Traction#15/16

Snow Handling#16/16

16

16

Davanti Wintoura

Rating: Not recommended

Wet5,5

Dry3,4

Snow3,8

Ice2,2

Noise2,8

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#16/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#16/16

Wet Braking#16/16

Wet Circle Cornering#16/16

Wet Handling#16/16

Dry

Dry Braking#1/16

Dry Safety#15/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/16

Mileage#2/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise#9/16

Noise Interior#16/16

Snow

Snow Braking#15/16

Snow Handling#15/16

Snow Traction#16/16

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2019 185/65 R15 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Polo in 2019. This test was performed in 185/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (185). Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Kleber KRISALP HP3, Pirelli Cinturato Winter, Continental WinterContact TS 860; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as GoodYear UltraGrip 9+, Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320, Firestone Winterhawk 4.

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