Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autobild 2019

225/45 R17 - 2019

Winner

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

semperit

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Test Vehicle

bmw BMW 1 series

Tested tyres

53

1

1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: -

£155
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H · £20894V

Stopping distance on wet29,2

Stopping distance on snow24,6

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

2

2

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet30,6

Stopping distance on snow24,3

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: -

£207
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H94V94V

Stopping distance on wet30,4

Stopping distance on snow24,7

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

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet31,6

Stopping distance on snow24,3

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

5

5

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet31,5

Stopping distance on snow24,5

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

6

6

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: -

£138
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H · £15294V

Stopping distance on wet30,8

Stopping distance on snow25,2

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

BF Goodrich g-force Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet32

Stopping distance on snow24,2

8

8

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: -

£130
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H · £11294H94V · £116

Stopping distance on wet32,2

Stopping distance on snow24

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

9

9

Apollo Aspire XP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet31,2

Stopping distance on snow25,1

10

10

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet31,5

Stopping distance on snow24,8

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

11

11

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: -

£306
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H

Stopping distance on wet32,2

Stopping distance on snow24,6

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

12

12

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet32

Stopping distance on snow24,9

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

13

13

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£100
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £10094H94H+2

Stopping distance on wet32,9

Stopping distance on snow24,3

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

14

14

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet32,8

Stopping distance on snow24,6

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

15

15

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: -

£115
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £8694V · £100

Stopping distance on wet33

Stopping distance on snow24,7

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

16

16

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet31,3

Stopping distance on snow26,4

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

17

17

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: -

£84
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £84

Stopping distance on wet33,6

Stopping distance on snow24,1

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

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£83
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £95

Stopping distance on wet33,5

Stopping distance on snow24,3

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

19

19

Debica Frigo HP2

Rating: -

£84
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £84

Stopping distance on wet34,2

Stopping distance on snow24,1

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

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905

Rating: -

£133
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £13391W91W · £119+2

Stopping distance on wet32,5

Stopping distance on snow26

21

21

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: -

£123
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £150

Stopping distance on wet33,9

Stopping distance on snow25

22

22

Maxxis WP-05 Arctictrekker

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,2

Stopping distance on snow24,6

23

23

Avon WV7

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet32,4

Stopping distance on snow27

24

24

Firestone Winterhawk 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,3

Stopping distance on snow25,5

25

25

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: -

£148
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H · £14894H94V · £122+1

Stopping distance on wet33,9

Stopping distance on snow26,1

26

26

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet31,9

Stopping distance on snow28,3

27

27

Toyo Snowprox S954

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34

Stopping distance on snow26,7

28

28

Seiberling Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,3

Stopping distance on snow27,3

29

29

Dayton DW 510Evo

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet33,4

Stopping distance on snow28,7

30

30

Imperial Snowdragon 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet33,9

Stopping distance on snow31,7

31

31

Paxaro Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,4

Stopping distance on snow-

32

32

Mabor Winter-Jet 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,7

Stopping distance on snow-

33

33

Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,8

Stopping distance on snow-

34

34

Tyfoon Eurosnow 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,6

Stopping distance on snow-

35

35

General Altimax Winter 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,9

Stopping distance on snow-

36

36

Gislaved euro Frost 6

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,1

Stopping distance on snow-

37

37

Linglong Green-Max Winter UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,2

Stopping distance on snow-

38

38

Kenda Wintergen 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,3

Stopping distance on snow-

39

39

Giti GitiWinter Q1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,6

Stopping distance on snow-

40

40

Cachland CH-W2002

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,7

Stopping distance on snow-

41

41

Viking WinTech

Rating: -

£152
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £133

Stopping distance on wet35,8

Stopping distance on snow-

42

42

Blacklion Snow Pioneer BM56

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,7

Stopping distance on snow-

43

43

Fortuna Winter-Max A1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,9

Stopping distance on snow-

44

44

Sailun Iceblazer Alpine Evo

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,9

Stopping distance on snow-

45

45

King Meiler Winter Tact WT84

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,4

Stopping distance on snow-

46

46

Duraturn Mozzo Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,6

Stopping distance on snow-

47

47

Superia Bluewin UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7

Stopping distance on snow-

48

48

Profil Tyres Pro Snow Ultra

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,9

Stopping distance on snow-

49

49

Windforce Snowpower

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,5

Stopping distance on snow-

50

50

A-plus A502

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39

Stopping distance on snow-

51

51

Mazzini Snow Leopard

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,1

Stopping distance on snow-

52

52

Triangel Snow Lion TR 777

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,2

Stopping distance on snow-

53

53

Laufenn I Fit LW31

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,4

Stopping distance on snow-

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). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 53 tested tyres according to tested properties (Stopping distance on wet, Stopping distance on snow, ). Other featured tyres include GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Michelin Alpin 6, Semperit Speed-Grip 3; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian WR D4, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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