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Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - ADAC 2023

225/45 R17 - 2023

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ADAC published it’s winter tyre test for 2023, Continental won, Michelin was second

ADAC has published its annual winter tyre test, which has changed its methodology since last year and focuses much more on the environment and sustainability, which makes up 30% of the overall score now, which is a lot. Due to the different criteria, the results tend to be different compared to other tests and this year is no different in the 225/45 R17 size. 

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Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1
£119
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Enviromental impact2,0
Driving safety2,0
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
2
2

Michelin ALPIN 6

Rating: Good
£180
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94H94V94V
Enviromental impact1,8
Driving safety2,3
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
Enviromental impact2,1
Driving safety2,3
4
4
£140
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Enviromental impact1,8
Driving safety2,6
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
5
5

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Satisfactory
£407
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94H94V · £407
Enviromental impact2,3
Driving safety2,7
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
6
6

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

Rating: Satisfactory
£91
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94V · £99
Enviromental impact2,1
Driving safety2,8
7
7
£90
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Enviromental impact2,4
Driving safety2,7
8
8

Giti Gitiwinter W2

Rating: Satisfactory
Enviromental impact2,9
Driving safety2,6
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
9
9

Kumho WinterCraft WP52

Rating: Satisfactory
£119
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Enviromental impact2,8
Driving safety2,7
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
10
10

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Rating: Satisfactory
Enviromental impact2,6
Driving safety2,9
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
11
11

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Satisfactory
Enviromental impact2,4
Driving safety3,2
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
12
12

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: Satisfactory
£137
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94V · £149
Enviromental impact2,2
Driving safety3,3
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
13
13

Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

Rating: Satisfactory
£76
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91H · £91
Enviromental impact2,9
Driving safety3,0
14
14

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: Satisfactory
£79
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94V · £81
Enviromental impact2,2
Driving safety3,4
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
15
15

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Satisfactory
£189
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94H94V
Enviromental impact3,1
Driving safety3,2
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
16
16

Kormoran SNOW

Rating: Poor
Enviromental impact5,4
Driving safety5,4
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2023 225/45 R17 test performed by ADAC on a VW Golf in 2023. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental WinterContact TS 870 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Enviromental impact, Driving safety, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin ALPIN 6, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Dunlop Winter Sport 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian WR D4, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
2. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium £205 91 H+ 3
3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £118 91 H+ 3
5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £116 94 H+ 1
31
6. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
7. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £154 91 H+ 6
8. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle
9. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £82 91 H+ 1
10. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £152 91 H+ 1
25
12. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £87 0 V
13. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
14. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £148 91 H+ 4
15. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £92 91 H+ 1
16. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £144 94 V+ 1
17. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £102 91 H+ 1
22
18. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
19. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £171 91 H
20. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
21. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
22. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
23. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
37
24. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £107 94 H+ 2
25. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
26. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
27. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £81 91 H+ 1
28. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £95 91 H+ 1
29. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £125 91 H+ 1
33
30. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
31. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
32. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £141 91 H+ 10
33. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
34. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
35. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
2
36. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
37. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
38. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
39. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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