Winter tyre test 235/55 R18 - Autobild 2021

235/55 R18 - 2021

Winner

GoodYear

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Best Value

.

. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

Test Vehicle

vw VW Tiguan

Tested tyres

10

1

1

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2

Noise1-

Wet

Wet Handling#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#3/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Circle Cornering#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Handling#4/10

2

2

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2

Dry2

Snow1

Rolling resistance2

Noise1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

3

3

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance1-

Noise2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#4/10

4

4

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Good

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow1-

Rolling resistance2-

Noise2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Ride Comfort#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Handling#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

5

5

Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance1

Noise2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Braking#6/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#3/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Braking#7/10

6

6

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

Rating: Good

£161
100 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

104V · £170

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance3+

Noise2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#4/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/10

Noise Exterior#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#7/10

7

7

Toyo Snowprox S954

Rating: Satisfactory

£151
104 Hmytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow2-

Rolling resistance3+

Noise2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#6/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Snow

Snow Traction#8/10

Snow Braking#9/10

Snow Circle Cornering#9/10

Snow Handling#9/10

8

8

Nokian WR SUV 4

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2-

Noise2

Wet

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#5/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#7/10

Snow Circle Cornering#7/10

Snow Handling#8/10

Snow Traction#8/10

9

9

Falken EuroWinter HS01 SUV

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry3-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2-

Noise2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#5/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Traction#5/10

10

10

Tristar Snowpower UHP

Rating: Not recommended

Wet4

Dry2

Snow3+

Rolling resistance2

Noise2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Wet Circle Cornering#10/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#1/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/10

Snow

Snow Braking#10/10

Snow Circle Cornering#10/10

Snow Handling#10/10

Snow Traction#10/10

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2021 235/55 R18 test performed by Autobild on a VW Tiguan in 2021. This test was performed in 235/55 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (235). GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005, Vredestein Wintrac Pro; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III.

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