Winter tyre test 215/60 R17 - Autobild 2019

215/60 R17 - 2019

Winner

Apollo

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Best Value

apollo

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Test Vehicle

mercedes-benz Mercedes-Benz GLA

Tested tyres

10

1

1

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow1-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Handling#6/10

2

2

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Good

£169
96 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

100H · £243100V

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Wet Handling#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Handling#2/10

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

3

3

Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV

Rating: Good

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Handling#6/10

Snow Braking#9/10

Snow Circle Cornering#9/10

Snow Traction#9/10

4

4

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Dry

Dry Braking#5/10

Dry Handling#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Ride Comfort#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Snow

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Traction#6/10

5

5

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV

Rating: Good

£141
96 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

96H · £197100V · £157100V

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2+

Wet

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Snow

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Traction#6/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

Snow Handling#8/10

6

6

Cooper Discoverer Winter

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2

Dry3+

Snow1-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Dry

Dry Braking#5/10

Dry Handling#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Snow

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#2/10

Snow Handling#2/10

Snow Braking#3/10

7

7

Falken EuroWinter HS01 SUV

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2

Dry3+

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Wet Handling#7/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#8/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Braking#8/10

Snow Traction#8/10

Snow Handling#9/10

8

8

Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501

Rating: Not recommended

Wet3-

Dry3+

Snow1

9

9

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV

Rating: Not recommended

£95
96 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

96H · £81

Wet3

Dry3+

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Wet Circle Cornering#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#5/10

Dry Handling#8/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Snow

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#4/10

10

10

Tristar Ice-Plus S210

Rating: Not recommended

£89
96 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Wet4+

Dry2

Snow3-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Wet Handling#9/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Ride Comfort#9/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#9/10

Snow Braking#10/10

Snow Handling#10/10

Snow Traction#10/10

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2019 215/60 R17 test performed by Autobild on a Mercedes-Benz GLA in 2019. This test was performed in 215/60 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). Apollo Aspire XP Winter is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005, Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN 5, Nokian WR SUV 4, Bridgestone Turanza T005.

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