Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - ADAC 2021
- Winner: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
- Best value: Kleber KRISALP HP3
- Testing vehicle: Audi A4
- Tested tyres: 18
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Good |
2,5
|
2,4
|
1,5
|
2,5
|
3,4
|
2,5
| £129 94 H + 7 | |
| 2. | Michelin Alpin 6 | Good |
2,3
|
2,1
|
2,4
|
2,2
|
3,1
|
1,5
| £168 94 H + 3 | |
| 3. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ | Good |
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
3,0
|
2,5
| ||
| 4. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | Satisfactory |
2,7
|
2,4
|
1,7
|
2,2
|
2,8
|
2,5
| £137 94 H + 2 | |
| 5. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Satisfactory |
1,6
|
1,9
|
2,8
|
2,4
|
3,3
|
3,0
| £212 98 H + 2 | |
| 6. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | Satisfactory |
1,9
|
3,0
|
2,1
|
2,2
|
3,0
|
2,5
| ||
| 7. | Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 | Satisfactory |
2,8
|
2,8
|
2,6
|
2,1
|
2,7
|
3,0
| £106 98 V + 1 | |
| 8. | Vredestein Wintrac Pro | Satisfactory |
2,3
|
2,3
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
3,4
|
3,0
| ||
| 9. | ESA+TECAR SUPERGRIP PRO | Satisfactory |
2,8
|
3,1
|
2,1
|
2,3
|
3,1
|
2,5
| ||
| 10. | Sava Eskimo HP2 | Satisfactory |
3,1
|
3,0
|
2,2
|
2,4
|
4,0
|
2,5
| £101 98 V | |
| 11. | Fulda Kristall Control HP2 | Satisfactory |
3,0
|
3,2
|
2,4
|
2,5
|
3,7
|
2,5
| £113 94 H + 2 | |
| 12. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | Satisfactory |
2,1
|
3,3
|
1,9
|
2,1
|
2,9
|
2,5
| £102 98 H + 1 | |
| 13. | Nokian WR Snowproof P | Satisfactory |
3,3
|
2,2
|
2,7
|
2,1
|
2,8
|
2,5
| ||
| 14. | Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 | Satisfactory |
2,9
|
3,3
|
1,6
|
3,0
|
3,6
|
2,5
| ||
| 15. | Toyo Observe S944 | Satisfactory |
3,3
|
2,5
|
2,9
|
2,1
|
3,4
|
3,0
| £109 98 V + 1 | |
| 16. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | Satisfactory |
2,3
|
2,1
|
3,4
|
2,8
|
3,4
|
3,0
| £105 0 V | |
| 17. | Goodride Z507 | Poor |
3,3
|
3,8
|
5,5
|
3,1
|
3,8
|
3,5
| ||
| 18. | Linglong Green-Max Winter UHP | Poor |
5,5
|
3,5
|
2,2
|
2,4
|
3,3
|
2,5
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2021 225/50 R17 test performed by ADAC on a Audi A4 in 2021. This test was performed in 225/50 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is the best of 18 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Alpin 6, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Kleber KRISALP HP3; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli P ZERO PZ4, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3.
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