Winter tyre test 245/40 R19 - Autobild 2022

245/40 R19 - 2022

Winner

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

hankook

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Test Vehicle

cupra Cupra Formentor

Tested tyres

9

1

1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/9

Wet Handling#1/9

Wet Circle Cornering#2/9

Aquaplaning Cross#3/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Braking#4/9

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/9

Noise Exterior#7/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Traction#2/9

Snow Circle Cornering#3/9

Snow Handling#4/9

2

2

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Rating: Exemplary

£190
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/9

Wet Braking#1/9

Wet Circle Cornering#2/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/9

Wet Handling#3/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Braking#4/9

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/9

Noise Exterior#7/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Handling#2/9

Snow Circle Cornering#3/9

Snow Traction#6/9

3

3

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Exemplary

£245
98 Vtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £272

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Wet Braking#4/9

Wet Circle Cornering#4/9

Wet Handling#4/9

Dry

Dry Braking#4/9

Dry Handling#7/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Circle Cornering#2/9

Snow Handling#2/9

Snow Traction#2/9

4

4

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

Rating: Good

£284
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £297

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Wet Handling#4/9

Wet Braking#6/9

Wet Circle Cornering#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling#1/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Circle Cornering#1/9

Snow Handling#1/9

Snow Traction#1/9

5

5

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9

Wet Braking#1/9

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Wet Circle Cornering#8/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling#4/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#1/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/9

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#3/9

Snow Handling#5/9

Snow Braking#6/9

Snow Traction#8/9

6

6

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/9

Wet Handling#1/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Wet Braking#4/9

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#4/9

Dry Handling#4/9

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/9

Noise Exterior#9/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/9

Snow

Snow Traction#2/9

Snow Braking#6/9

Snow Handling#7/9

Snow Circle Cornering#8/9

7

7

Cooper Discoverer Winter

Rating: Satisfactory

£227
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Wet Circle Cornering#4/9

Wet Braking#6/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#8/9

Dry Handling#8/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#1/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Traction#2/9

Snow Circle Cornering#3/9

Snow Handling#5/9

8

8

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Satisfactory

£132
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Wet Braking#6/9

Wet Circle Cornering#6/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#8/9

Dry Handling#8/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#4/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/9

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#3/9

Snow Braking#6/9

Snow Traction#6/9

Snow Handling#7/9

9

9

Minerva Ice-Plus S210

Rating: Not recommended

Wet4-

Dry2

Snow4-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#9/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/9

Wet Braking#9/9

Wet Circle Cornering#9/9

Wet Handling#9/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling#4/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#9/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/9

Snow

Snow Braking#9/9

Snow Circle Cornering#9/9

Snow Handling#9/9

Snow Traction#9/9

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2022 245/40 R19 test performed by Autobild on a Cupra Formentor in 2022. This test was performed in 245/40 R19, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (245). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 9 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330, Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Bridgestone Turanza T005, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001.

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