Winter tyre test 235/55 R17 - ADAC 2020

235/55 R17 - 2020

Winner

Michelin

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Best Value

esa-tecar

Esa-Tecar Super Grip Pro

Test Vehicle

ford Ford Kuga

Tested tyres

13

1

1

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: Good

£222
103 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

103V · £222

Wet2,3

Dry1,9

Snow1,8

Ice2,4

Noise3,0

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,1

Dry

Dry Braking#1/13

Dry Safety#1/13

Economy

Mileage#3/13

Fuel Efficiency#7/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/13

Noise#5/13

Noise Interior#7/13

Snow

Snow Handling#1/13

Snow Traction#2/13

Snow Braking#3/13

2

2

Esa-Tecar Super Grip Pro

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,6

Dry2,7

Snow2,2

Ice2,3

Noise3,5

Wear0,8

Fuel consumption2,3

Dry

Dry Safety#5/13

Dry Braking#7/13

Economy

Mileage#1/13

Fuel Efficiency#12/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#11/13

Noise#13/13

Noise Interior#13/13

Snow

Snow Handling#2/13

Snow Braking#3/13

Snow Traction#4/13

3

3

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,2

Dry2,7

Snow2,3

Ice2,4

Noise2,9

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption1,8

Dry

Dry Safety#5/13

Dry Braking#7/13

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/13

Mileage#3/13

Comfort

Noise#3/13

Noise Interior#4/13

Noise Exterior#6/13

Snow

Snow Handling#2/13

Snow Braking#3/13

Snow Traction#4/13

4

4

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV

Rating: Satisfactory

£200
103 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2,5

Dry2,2

Snow2,8

Ice2,5

Noise3,3

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Dry

Dry Safety#2/13

Dry Braking#7/13

Economy

Mileage#3/13

Fuel Efficiency#11/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/13

Noise Interior#10/13

Noise#11/13

Snow

Snow Braking#9/13

Snow Traction#10/13

Snow Handling#11/13

5

5

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,3

Dry2,2

Snow2,8

Ice2,4

Noise3,2

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Dry

Dry Safety#2/13

Dry Braking#3/13

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/13

Mileage#7/13

Comfort

Noise Interior#7/13

Noise Exterior#8/13

Noise#10/13

Snow

Snow Traction#4/13

Snow Braking#9/13

Snow Handling#13/13

6

6

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,9

Dry2,5

Snow2,5

Ice2,7

Noise2,7

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Dry

Dry Braking#1/13

Dry Safety#4/13

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/13

Mileage#7/13

Comfort

Noise#2/13

Noise Interior#2/13

Noise Exterior#3/13

Snow

Snow Braking#3/13

Snow Handling#7/13

Snow Traction#10/13

7

7

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Satisfactory

£216
99 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

103V

Wet1,5

Dry3,0

Snow2,2

Ice2,4

Noise3,0

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,8

Dry

Dry Braking#3/13

Dry Safety#8/13

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/13

Mileage#7/13

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/13

Noise#5/13

Noise Exterior#7/13

Snow

Snow Braking#3/13

Snow Traction#3/13

Snow Handling#5/13

8

8

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Satisfactory

£126
99 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

103V · £153

Wet2,4

Dry3,0

Snow2,0

Ice2,4

Noise2,9

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

Dry

Dry Safety#8/13

Dry Braking#12/13

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#5/13

Mileage#11/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/13

Noise#3/13

Noise Interior#10/13

Snow

Snow Braking#1/13

Snow Traction#1/13

Snow Handling#2/13

9

9

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,3

Dry3,0

Snow2,6

Ice2,7

Noise3,4

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,3

Dry

Dry Braking#3/13

Dry Safety#5/13

Economy

Mileage#11/13

Fuel Efficiency#12/13

Comfort

Noise Interior#7/13

Noise#12/13

Noise Exterior#12/13

Snow

Snow Handling#7/13

Snow Braking#9/13

Snow Traction#10/13

10

10

Cooper Discoverer Winter

Rating: Satisfactory

£166
99 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

103V

Wet3,1

Dry3,1

Snow2,2

Ice2,4

Noise3,0

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Dry

Dry Braking#3/13

Dry Safety#8/13

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#3/13

Mileage#11/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/13

Noise#5/13

Noise Interior#10/13

Snow

Snow Braking#1/13

Snow Traction#4/13

Snow Handling#5/13

11

11

Fulda Kristall Control SUV

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,1

Dry3,1

Snow2,6

Ice2,4

Noise2,6

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Dry

Dry Braking#7/13

Dry Safety#8/13

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#5/13

Mileage#7/13

Comfort

Noise#1/13

Noise Interior#1/13

Noise Exterior#4/13

Snow

Snow Braking#3/13

Snow Traction#4/13

Snow Handling#11/13

12

12

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: Satisfactory

£178
99 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

103V · £178103V

Wet1,9

Dry3,4

Snow2,7

Ice2,5

Noise3,1

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,1

13

13

Semperit Speed-Grip 3 SUV

Rating: Sufficient

Wet2,7

Dry3,9

Snow2,6

Ice2,3

Noise3,1

Wear0,8

Fuel consumption1,9

Dry

Dry Braking#12/13

Dry Safety#13/13

Economy

Mileage#1/13

Fuel Efficiency#3/13

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/13

Noise#8/13

Noise Exterior#10/13

Snow

Snow Traction#4/13

Snow Braking#9/13

Snow Handling#10/13

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2020 235/55 R17 test performed by ADAC on a Ford Kuga in 2020. This test was performed in 235/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (235). Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 is the best of 13 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Esa-Tecar Super Grip Pro, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320.

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