Winter tyre test 245/45 R18 - Autobild 2020

245/45 R18 - 2020

Winner

Michelin

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Best Value

kleber

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Test Vehicle

bmw BMW 5

Tested tyres

20

1

1

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: Exemplary

£222
100 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

100V

Wet2+

Dry1-

Snow2+

Running costs1-

Wet

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Braking#3/20

Wet Circle Cornering#4/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Rolling Resistance#8/20

Price Value Ratio#19/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#7/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#1/20

Snow Traction#2/20

Snow Handling#9/20

2

2

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Exemplary

£265
100 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow1-

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#4/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/20

Noise Exterior#4/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/20

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Braking#2/20

Snow Traction#2/20

3

3

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Exemplary

£192
100 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

100V100V · £192

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Aquaplaning Cross#3/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#2/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/20

Price Value Ratio#9/20

Mileage#10/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/20

Ride Comfort#13/20

Snow

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Circle Cornering#8/20

4

4

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Exemplary

£155
100 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#13/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Price Value Ratio#9/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#7/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/20

Snow Braking#2/20

Snow Traction#2/20

Snow Handling#4/20

5

5

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Exemplary

£152
100 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/20

Wet Circle Cornering#4/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#13/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Price Value Ratio#7/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#7/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/20

Snow Braking#2/20

Snow Traction#2/20

Snow Handling#4/20

6

6

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Rating: Exemplary

£137
100 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/20

Wet Handling#4/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/20

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#9/20

Mileage#10/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/20

Noise Exterior#17/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#5/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Traction#8/20

Snow Handling#9/20

7

7

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: Good

£201
96 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

96V · £193100V · £180100V

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Braking#3/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#15/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#18/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Rolling Resistance#11/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/20

Ride Comfort#7/20

Snow

Snow Handling#4/20

Snow Circle Cornering#5/20

Snow Traction#8/20

Snow Braking#14/20

8

8

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Good

£186
96 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

100V · £186100V100V · £158

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Aquaplaning Cross#3/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Wet Braking#13/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Dry Braking#13/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#7/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/20

Noise Exterior#17/20

Snow

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Circle Cornering#8/20

Snow Traction#8/20

9

9

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow2

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Wet Braking#13/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#2/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/20

Price Value Ratio#9/20

Mileage#10/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#7/20

Noise Exterior#17/20

Snow

Snow Traction#8/20

Snow Handling#9/20

Snow Braking#14/20

Snow Circle Cornering#19/20

10

10

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: Good

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2-

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Wet Handling#3/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Aquaplaning Cross#19/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Price Value Ratio#7/20

Rolling Resistance#11/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/20

Noise Exterior#12/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#8/20

Snow Traction#8/20

Snow Handling#16/20

Snow Braking#18/20

11

11

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: Good

£121
100 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

100V · £121100V

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Wet Braking#18/20

Wet Circle Cornering#18/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Dry

Dry Handling#17/20

Dry Braking#18/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/20

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#7/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#17/20

Snow

Snow Braking#2/20

Snow Handling#4/20

Snow Traction#8/20

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

12

12

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#4/20

Wet Handling#4/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/20

Wet Braking#6/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Rolling Resistance#20/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#7/20

Noise Exterior#12/20

Snow

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Traction#8/20

Snow Handling#9/20

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

13

13

Giti GitiWinter W1

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Wet Braking#13/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Dry

Dry Braking#13/20

Dry Handling#13/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/20

Mileage#7/20

Rolling Resistance#11/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/20

Ride Comfort#13/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#8/20

Snow Traction#8/20

Snow Braking#14/20

Snow Handling#16/20

14

14

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Wet Handling#13/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Dry

Dry Braking#13/20

Dry Handling#13/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Mileage#19/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/20

Noise Exterior#4/20

Snow

Snow Traction#2/20

Snow Handling#4/20

Snow Circle Cornering#5/20

Snow Braking#7/20

15

15

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: Good

£149
100 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Wet Braking#13/20

Wet Handling#13/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Dry Braking#13/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Mileage#18/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/20

Ride Comfort#13/20

Snow

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Circle Cornering#8/20

Snow Handling#9/20

Snow Traction#17/20

16

16

Laufenn I FIT Plus

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#15/20

Wet Braking#18/20

Wet Circle Cornering#18/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Mileage#2/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/20

Ride Comfort#13/20

Snow

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Circle Cornering#8/20

Snow Handling#9/20

Snow Traction#17/20

17

17

Nokian WR A4

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2-

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Braking#7/20

Wet Handling#13/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Price Value Ratio#9/20

Mileage#17/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/20

Ride Comfort#13/20

Snow

Snow Traction#8/20

Snow Braking#14/20

Snow Circle Cornering#19/20

Snow Handling#19/20

18

18

General Altimax Winter 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3

Dry2-

Snow2+

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Braking#18/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Aquaplaning Cross#19/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#20/20

Dry

Dry Braking#13/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/20

Mileage#10/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/20

Ride Comfort#13/20

Snow

Snow Braking#2/20

Snow Traction#2/20

Snow Circle Cornering#8/20

Snow Handling#16/20

19

19

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow2-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Wet Braking#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/20

Wet Handling#17/20

Wet Circle Cornering#18/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/20

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/20

Ride Comfort#13/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#8/20

Snow Handling#9/20

Snow Traction#17/20

Snow Braking#18/20

20

20

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2+

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet2

Dry3+

Snow3+

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Wet Handling#13/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Dry

Dry Handling#17/20

Dry Braking#18/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Mileage#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/20

Ride Comfort#13/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Braking#18/20

Snow Handling#20/20

Snow Traction#20/20

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2020 245/45 R18 test performed by Autobild on a BMW 5 in 2020. This test was performed in 245/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (245). Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 is the best of 20 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Running costs, ). Other featured tyres include Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Firestone Winterhawk 4, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001, Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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