Winter tyre test 255/35 R19 - Autobild 2019
- Winner: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
- Best value: Uniroyal MS plus 77
- Testing vehicle: Audi RS5 Sportback
- Tested tyres: 11
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ | Exemplary |
1-
|
2
|
1-
| £232 96 V | |
| 2. | Vredestein Wintrac Pro | Exemplary |
2+
|
2-
|
2+
| £193 96 Y | |
| 3. | Uniroyal MS plus 77 | Good |
2-
|
2
|
1-
| ||
| 4. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | Good |
2-
|
2
|
2+
| £306 96 H + 2 | |
| 5. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 | Good |
2
|
2-
|
2+
| ||
| 6. | Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 | Good |
2
|
2
|
2
| £263 96 V + 2 | |
| 7. | Kumho WinterCraft WP71 | Satisfactory |
3-
|
2-
|
1-
| £191 96 V | |
| 8. | Toyo Snowprox S954 | Satisfactory |
2
|
2
|
3+
| ||
| 9. | Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 | Not recommended |
3+
|
2
|
2-
| £160 96 V + 1 | |
| 10. | Nokian WR A4 | Not recommended |
4+
|
2-
|
2
| ||
| 11. | Nankang Winter Activa SV-2 | Not recommended |
3
|
2-
|
3
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Price |
Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2019 255/35 R19 test performed by Autobild on a Audi RS5 Sportback in 2019. This test was performed in 255/35 R19, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (255). GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ is the best of 11 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Vredestein Wintrac Pro, Uniroyal MS plus 77, Continental WinterContact TS 860S; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001.
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.
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | 96% | Upper-middle | £224 96 V | |
| 2. | Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 | 94% | Premium | £290 96 V + 1 | |
| 3. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | 90% | Premium | £192 96 V | |
| 4. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | 89% | Upper-middle | ||
| 5. | Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 | 89% | Premium | ||
| 6. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | 87% | Upper-middle | ||
| 7. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | 86% | Premium | £280 92 H + 2 | |
| 8. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | 84% | Premium | ||
| 9. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 84% | Upper-middle | £149 96 V | |
| 10. | Semperit Speed-Grip 3 | 81% | Lowcost | £161 96 V | |
| 11. | Fulda Kristall Control HP2 | 80% | Lowcost | £179 96 V | |
| 12. | Nokian WR Snowproof P | 79% | Upper-middle | £189 96 V | |
| 13. | Nexen WinGuard Sport | 66% | Lowcost | ||
| 14. | Uniroyal WinterExpert | 65% | Upper-middle | £164 96 V | |
| 15. | Fortune FSR901 | 40% | Lowcost | ||
| 16. | Imperial SnowDragon 3 | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
