Winter tyre test 225/55 R17 - Autobild 2020

225/55 R17 - 2020

Winner

GoodYear

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Best Value

vredestein

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Test Vehicle

bmw BMW X1

Tested tyres

10

1

1

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Exemplary

£134
97 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

101H · £134101V101V+1

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/10

Noise Exterior#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Handling#3/10

2

2

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#6/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Traction#3/10

Snow Braking#4/10

Snow Handling#6/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

3

3

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/10

Noise Exterior#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/10

Snow Handling#6/10

Snow Traction#6/10

Snow Braking#7/10

4

4

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/10

Snow Handling#6/10

Snow Traction#6/10

Snow Braking#7/10

5

5

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Good

£181
101 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

101V · £136104 · £148109 · £188

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

6

6

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: Good

£118
101 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#6/10

Wet Handling#6/10

Wet Circle Cornering#7/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Snow

Snow Traction#3/10

Snow Handling#6/10

Snow Braking#7/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

7

7

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Wet Circle Cornering#7/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Dry

Dry Handling#7/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#3/10

Snow Traction#6/10

8

8

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Satisfactory

£111
0 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#6/10

Wet Handling#6/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/10

Snow

Snow Braking#7/10

Snow Circle Cornering#10/10

Snow Handling#10/10

Snow Traction#10/10

9

9

Syron Everest 1 plus

Rating: Not recommended

Wet3+

Dry3

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Wet Handling#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Traction#3/10

Snow Braking#4/10

Snow Handling#5/10

10

10

Duraturn Mozzo Winter

Rating: Not recommended

Wet4-

Dry3+

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#10/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Wet Circle Cornering#10/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Braking#4/10

Snow Traction#6/10

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2020 225/55 R17 test performed by Autobild on a BMW X1 in 2020. This test was performed in 225/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005, Michelin Alpin 6, Vredestein Wintrac Pro; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Bridgestone Turanza T005, Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2.

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