Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autobild 2019

225/45 R17 - 2019

Winner

Continental

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Best Value

apollo

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Test Vehicle

bmw BMW 1 series

Tested tyres

20

1

1

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow1-

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Wet Handling#4/20

Wet Braking#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#9/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Rolling Resistance#8/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/20

Snow Handling#5/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Traction#9/20

2

2

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Braking#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Mileage#4/20

Rolling Resistance#12/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#5/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Handling#5/20

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

3

3

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Exemplary

£180
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H94V94V

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs1-

Wet

Wet Braking#2/20

Wet Handling#4/20

Wet Circle Cornering#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Price Value Ratio#11/20

Rolling Resistance#12/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#10/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Traction#7/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Handling#10/20

4

4

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#3/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Rolling Resistance#12/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/20

Noise Exterior#10/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Traction#9/20

Snow Handling#14/20

Snow Braking#17/20

5

5

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Exemplary

£189
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H94V

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Aquaplaning Cross#9/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Handling#14/20

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Traction#16/20

6

6

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Exemplary

£407
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H94V · £407

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Braking#2/20

Aquaplaning Cross#9/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#3/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Rolling Resistance#17/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/20

Noise Exterior#10/20

Snow

Snow Traction#13/20

Snow Handling#14/20

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Braking#17/20

7

7

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Good

£116
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £118

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#10/20

Dry

Dry Braking#9/20

Dry Handling#15/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Rolling Resistance#12/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#6/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#5/20

8

8

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow1-

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#13/20

Dry Braking#15/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Traction#13/20

9

9

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow1

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Dry Braking#9/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Rolling Resistance#18/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#11/20

Noise Exterior#17/20

Snow

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Circle Cornering#20/20

10

10

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#10/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Dry Braking#9/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/20

Price Value Ratio#11/20

Mileage#15/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Handling#10/20

Snow Traction#13/20

11

11

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: Good

£107
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £8494V · £88

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Handling#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Dry Braking#15/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Mileage#10/20

Rolling Resistance#19/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Handling#10/20

Snow Traction#16/20

12

12

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: Good

£92
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £91

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Wet Braking#18/20

Wet Circle Cornering#18/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Dry Braking#15/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Mileage#15/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#15/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Handling#18/20

13

13

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Wet Circle Cornering#17/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#13/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/20

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#18/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#6/20

Snow

Snow Handling#5/20

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Traction#16/20

14

14

Yokohama W.drive V905

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2-

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#15/20

Wet Circle Cornering#15/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#20/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Dry Braking#9/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/20

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#10/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#11/20

Noise Exterior#15/20

Snow

Snow Traction#9/20

Snow Circle Cornering#15/20

Snow Handling#18/20

Snow Braking#19/20

15

15

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Satisfactory

£118
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H · £11294H94V · £99

Wet2+

Dry3+

Snow1-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#10/20

Dry

Dry Braking#9/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Rolling Resistance#12/20

Mileage#15/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Traction#9/20

16

16

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Satisfactory

£140
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £12094H · £16094H · £128+2

Wet2

Dry3+

Snow1-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Wet Circle Cornering#15/20

Dry

Dry Braking#15/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#18/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#17/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Handling#10/20

17

17

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£79
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £81

Wet3+

Dry3

Snow1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Wet Braking#18/20

Wet Circle Cornering#18/20

Wet Handling#19/20

Dry

Dry Handling#15/20

Dry Braking#20/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#15/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/20

Noise Exterior#19/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Handling#5/20

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Traction#7/20

18

18

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow3+

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Circle Cornering#5/20

Wet Handling#10/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#15/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/20

Price Value Ratio#18/20

Mileage#19/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/20

Ride Comfort#19/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Handling#18/20

Snow Braking#19/20

Snow Traction#20/20

19

19

Debica Frigo HP2

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£81
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £81

Wet3

Dry3

Snow1

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/20

Wet Handling#19/20

Wet Braking#20/20

Wet Circle Cornering#20/20

Dry

Dry Braking#15/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#10/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/20

Noise Exterior#19/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#4/20

20

20

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet2+

Dry3+

Snow2

Running costs3

Wet

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Aquaplaning Cross#9/20

Dry

Dry Braking#9/20

Dry Handling#20/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#11/20

Mileage#19/20

Rolling Resistance#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#19/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Handling#14/20

Snow Traction#16/20

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2019 225/45 R17 test performed by Autobild on a BMW 1 series in 2019. 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 860 is the best of 20 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Running costs, ). Other featured tyres include GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Michelin Alpin 6, Apollo Aspire XP Winter; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001, Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320.

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