Winter tyre test 205/65 R16 - ADAC 2019

205/65 R16 - 2019

Winner

Continental

Continental VanContact Winter

Best Value

falken

Falken EuroWinter VAN01

Test Vehicle

volkswagen Volkswagen Transporter

Tested tyres

15

1

1

Continental VanContact Winter

Rating: Recommended

£134
107 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

107T · £198

Wet2,4

Dry2,3

Snow2,7

Ice2,8

Noise3,1

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15

Wet Braking#1/15

Wet Circle Cornering#1/15

Wet Handling#1/15

Dry

Dry Safety#1/15

Dry Braking#2/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#10/15

Mileage#10/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/15

Noise#6/15

Noise Exterior#7/15

Snow

Snow Traction#1/15

Snow Handling#2/15

Snow Braking#9/15

2

2

Pirelli CARRIER WINTER

Rating: Recommended

£145
107 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

107T

Wet3,3

Dry2,4

Snow2,8

Ice2,7

Noise3,4

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15

Wet Circle Cornering#5/15

Wet Braking#10/15

Wet Handling#10/15

Dry

Dry Safety#2/15

Dry Braking#13/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/15

Mileage#4/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/15

Noise#10/15

Noise Exterior#11/15

Snow

Snow Traction#1/15

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Handling#6/15

3

3

Michelin AGILIS ALPIN

Rating: Recommended

£147
107 Tmytyres.co.uk

Wet2,9

Dry3,4

Snow2,5

Ice2,4

Noise3,2

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15

Wet Braking#5/15

Wet Circle Cornering#5/15

Wet Handling#6/15

Dry

Dry Safety#7/15

Dry Braking#10/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Fuel Efficiency#6/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/15

Noise#7/15

Noise Exterior#8/15

Snow

Snow Traction#1/15

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Handling#2/15

4

4

Vredestein Comtrac 2 Winter

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet2,6

Dry2,9

Snow3,7

Ice2,5

Noise3,2

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Wet Circle Cornering#1/15

Wet Handling#2/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15

Wet Braking#5/15

Dry

Dry Braking#2/15

Dry Safety#4/15

Economy

Mileage#4/15

Fuel Efficiency#10/15

Comfort

Noise#12/15

Noise Exterior#12/15

Noise Interior#13/15

Snow

Snow Braking#9/15

Snow Handling#11/15

Snow Traction#12/15

5

5

Goodyear Cargo UltraGrip 2

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet2,8

Dry3,9

Snow3,7

Ice2,5

Noise2,8

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Wet Braking#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15

Wet Handling#3/15

Wet Circle Cornering#5/15

Aquaplaning Cross#11/15

Dry

Dry Braking#2/15

Dry Safety#10/15

Economy

Mileage#4/15

Fuel Efficiency#10/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/15

Noise#3/15

Noise Exterior#4/15

Snow

Snow Handling#10/15

Snow Traction#10/15

Snow Braking#13/15

6

6

Falken EuroWinter VAN01

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£103
107 Tmytyres.co.uk

Wet3,3

Dry3,2

Snow4,0

Ice2,3

Noise2,6

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15

Wet Circle Cornering#5/15

Wet Braking#8/15

Wet Handling#10/15

Aquaplaning Cross#11/15

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Dry Safety#5/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Fuel Efficiency#3/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/15

Noise#2/15

Noise Interior#3/15

Snow

Snow Handling#12/15

Snow Traction#12/15

Snow Braking#13/15

7

7

Bridgestone Blizzak W810

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet4,0

Dry4,1

Snow2,6

Ice2,8

Noise3,7

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15

Wet Braking#13/15

Wet Circle Cornering#13/15

Wet Handling#13/15

Dry

Dry Braking#10/15

Dry Safety#12/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#6/15

Mileage#10/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#10/15

Noise#12/15

Noise Exterior#13/15

Snow

Snow Traction#1/15

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Handling#5/15

8

8

Kumho PorTran CW51

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£106
107 Tmytyres.co.uk

Wet3,6

Dry4,1

Snow3,0

Ice2,6

Noise3,0

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15

Wet Circle Cornering#5/15

Wet Braking#12/15

Wet Handling#12/15

Dry

Dry Braking#10/15

Dry Safety#12/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#6/15

Mileage#10/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/15

Noise#5/15

Noise Exterior#5/15

Snow

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Traction#6/15

Snow Handling#7/15

9

9

Matador MPS530 Sibir Snow Van

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet3,2

Dry4,1

Snow2,6

Ice2,8

Noise3,8

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15

Wet Circle Cornering#5/15

Wet Handling#9/15

Wet Braking#11/15

Dry

Dry Safety#11/15

Dry Braking#13/15

Economy

Mileage#10/15

Fuel Efficiency#14/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#10/15

Noise#14/15

Noise Exterior#15/15

Snow

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Handling#2/15

Snow Traction#6/15

10

10

Uniroyal SNOW MAX 2

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet3,1

Dry4,2

Snow2,2

Ice2,8

Noise3,9

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15

Wet Circle Cornering#5/15

Wet Handling#7/15

Wet Braking#8/15

Dry

Dry Safety#12/15

Dry Braking#13/15

Economy

Mileage#10/15

Fuel Efficiency#14/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#13/15

Noise Interior#13/15

Noise#15/15

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Handling#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

11

11

Yokohama BluEarth winter WY01

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£104
107 Tmytyres.co.uk

Wet4,2

Dry3,2

Snow3,0

Ice2,5

Noise2,5

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#11/15

Wet Braking#13/15

Wet Circle Cornering#13/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/15

Wet Handling#14/15

Dry

Dry Braking#2/15

Dry Safety#5/15

Economy

Mileage#4/15

Fuel Efficiency#6/15

Comfort

Noise#1/15

Noise Interior#1/15

Noise Exterior#2/15

Snow

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Traction#6/15

Snow Handling#8/15

12

12

Sava TRENTA M+S

Rating: Not recommended

Wet2,7

Dry4,1

Snow4,7

Ice2,8

Noise3,3

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Wet Braking#1/15

Wet Circle Cornering#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15

Wet Handling#5/15

Dry

Dry Braking#2/15

Dry Safety#12/15

Economy

Mileage#4/15

Fuel Efficiency#10/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/15

Noise#8/15

Noise Exterior#9/15

Snow

Snow Braking#9/15

Snow Traction#10/15

Snow Handling#13/15

13

13

BFGoodrich ACTIVAN WINTER

Rating: Not recommended

Wet4,9

Dry3,4

Snow3,1

Ice2,3

Noise3,3

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#11/15

Wet Braking#13/15

Wet Circle Cornering#13/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/15

Wet Handling#15/15

Dry

Dry Braking#2/15

Dry Safety#7/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Fuel Efficiency#2/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/15

Noise#8/15

Noise Interior#13/15

Snow

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Traction#6/15

Snow Handling#9/15

14

14

Goodride SW612

Rating: Not recommended

Wet3,1

Dry3,6

Snow4,9

Ice2,3

Noise3,4

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption1,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15

Wet Circle Cornering#5/15

Wet Braking#7/15

Wet Handling#7/15

Aquaplaning Cross#11/15

Dry

Dry Braking#2/15

Dry Safety#9/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/15

Mileage#10/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/15

Noise#10/15

Noise Interior#10/15

Snow

Snow Braking#9/15

Snow Traction#12/15

Snow Handling#14/15

15

15

Maxxis Vansmart Snow WL2

Rating: Not recommended

£106
107105 Tmytyres.co.uk

Wet2,7

Dry2,5

Snow5,0

Ice2,4

Noise2,8

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Wet Braking#1/15

Wet Circle Cornering#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/15

Wet Handling#3/15

Dry

Dry Braking#2/15

Dry Safety#3/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/15

Mileage#4/15

Comfort

Noise#3/15

Noise Exterior#3/15

Noise Interior#3/15

Snow

Snow Traction#12/15

Snow Braking#13/15

Snow Handling#15/15

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2019 205/65 R16 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Transporter in 2019. This test was performed in 205/65 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental VanContact Winter is the best of 15 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Pirelli CARRIER WINTER, Michelin AGILIS ALPIN, Vredestein Comtrac 2 Winter; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001, Semperit Speed-Grip 5.

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