Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - ADAC 2020

205/55 R16 - 2020

Winner

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

hankook

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Test Vehicle

vw VW Golf

Tested tyres

15

1

1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Good

Wet1,3

Dry2,1

Snow2,1

Ice2,4

Noise2,9

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

Dry

Dry Braking#2/15

Dry Safety#2/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#6/15

Mileage#8/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/15

Noise#8/15

Noise Interior#8/15

Snow

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Traction#5/15

Snow Handling#9/15

2

2

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Good

Wet2,0

Dry2,5

Snow2,1

Ice2,2

Noise2,6

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,1

Dry

Dry Safety#5/15

Dry Braking#7/15

Economy

Mileage#2/15

Fuel Efficiency#9/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/15

Noise Exterior#5/15

Noise#6/15

Snow

Snow Handling#2/15

Snow Traction#5/15

Snow Braking#11/15

3

3

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Good

£124
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £12891T · £9294H · £123+2

Wet2,3

Dry2,5

Snow2,0

Ice2,3

Noise3,0

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption1,8

Dry

Dry Safety#3/15

Dry Braking#12/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/15

Mileage#2/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#8/15

Noise#10/15

Noise Exterior#13/15

Snow

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Handling#3/15

Snow Traction#5/15

4

4

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: Good

Wet2,0

Dry2,5

Snow2,1

Ice2,4

Noise3,2

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,9

5

5

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Good

£65
0 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

0V · £75

Wet2,3

Dry2,0

Snow2,5

Ice2,3

Noise2,5

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Dry

Dry Safety#1/15

Dry Braking#2/15

Economy

Mileage#8/15

Fuel Efficiency#12/15

Comfort

Noise#1/15

Noise Exterior#2/15

Noise Interior#3/15

Snow

Snow Handling#10/15

Snow Braking#11/15

Snow Traction#13/15

6

6

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Satisfactory

£93
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H91H91H · £93+2

Wet2,3

Dry2,9

Snow2,7

Ice2,4

Noise3,0

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,4

Dry

Dry Braking#2/15

Dry Safety#7/15

Economy

Mileage#4/15

Fuel Efficiency#15/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#8/15

Noise#10/15

Noise Exterior#13/15

Snow

Snow Traction#10/15

Snow Braking#11/15

Snow Handling#13/15

7

7

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: Satisfactory

£186
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H91H94H+2

Wet1,8

Dry3,0

Snow2,0

Ice2,2

Noise2,5

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

8

8

Goodyear UltraGrip 9+

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,0

Dry3,0

Snow1,8

Ice2,5

Noise2,8

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Dry

Dry Safety#7/15

Dry Braking#12/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#2/15

Mileage#8/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/15

Noise#7/15

Noise Exterior#9/15

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Snow Handling#3/15

9

9

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£66
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H

Wet3,1

Dry3,1

Snow2,5

Ice2,3

Noise3,0

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,9

Dry

Dry Safety#10/15

Dry Braking#12/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#2/15

Mileage#4/15

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/15

Noise#10/15

Noise Exterior#15/15

Snow

Snow Braking#7/15

Snow Traction#10/15

Snow Handling#12/15

10

10

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: Satisfactory

£81
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £109

Wet2,5

Dry2,3

Snow2,3

Ice2,1

Noise2,5

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Dry

Dry Safety#10/15

Dry Braking#12/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#2/15

Mileage#8/15

Comfort

Noise#1/15

Noise Interior#1/15

Noise Exterior#6/15

Snow

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Traction#5/15

Snow Handling#11/15

11

11

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: Satisfactory

£145
0 mytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £14591H · £8391H · £97+2

Wet2,2

Dry3,3

Snow1,8

Ice2,2

Noise2,5

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Dry

Dry Braking#7/15

Dry Safety#12/15

Economy

Mileage#8/15

Fuel Efficiency#12/15

Comfort

Noise#1/15

Noise Exterior#1/15

Noise Interior#8/15

Snow

Snow Handling#1/15

Snow Braking#7/15

Snow Traction#10/15

12

12

Giti GitiWinter W1

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,3

Dry3,4

Snow2,0

Ice2,3

Noise3,0

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Dry

Dry Braking#7/15

Dry Safety#12/15

Economy

Mileage#4/15

Fuel Efficiency#9/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/15

Noise#10/15

Noise Interior#13/15

Snow

Snow Traction#1/15

Snow Handling#3/15

Snow Braking#7/15

13

13

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: Sufficient

Wet2,1

Dry3,7

Snow1,9

Ice2,4

Noise2,5

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

Dry

Dry Braking#7/15

Dry Safety#14/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#6/15

Mileage#8/15

Comfort

Noise#1/15

Noise Exterior#3/15

Noise Interior#3/15

Snow

Snow Traction#1/15

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Handling#3/15

14

14

King Meiler Winter Tact WT81

Rating: Poor

Wet5,4

Dry3,7

Snow2,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,4

Wear1,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Dry

Dry Braking#2/15

Dry Safety#14/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Fuel Efficiency#9/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/15

Noise#15/15

Noise Interior#15/15

Snow

Snow Braking#11/15

Snow Traction#13/15

Snow Handling#14/15

15

15

Tristar Snowpower HP

Rating: Poor

£77
91 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £77

Wet5,5

Dry2,2

Snow4,3

Ice2,5

Noise2,9

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Dry Safety#3/15

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#6/15

Mileage#8/15

Comfort

Noise#8/15

Noise Interior#8/15

Noise Exterior#9/15

Snow

Snow Braking#15/15

Snow Handling#15/15

Snow Traction#15/15

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2020 205/55 R16 test performed by ADAC on a VW Golf in 2020. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 15 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Alpin 6, Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Kleber KRISALP HP3, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3.

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