Winter tyre test 235/50 R19 - Autobild 2025

Winter Snow/ice testing in Vidsel, northern Sweden (true winter conditions, sub-zero), followed by wet and dry testing at Bridgestone’s proving ground in Aprilia, Italy on uniformly watered, wind-shielded tracks; pass-by noise at 80 km/h and repeated high-temp dry braking were included.

2025

Year

11

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Best Value

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

Test Vehicle

Audi Q3

Tested tyres

11

article

Autobild SportsCars winter tyre test 2025 (235/50 R19) for sporty SUVs: what stood out

If your SUV sits on 235/50 R19—think Audi Q3, VW Tiguan R, Lexus NX F Sport and similar crossovers—this new German comparison puts the current crop of winter tyres through a genuinely demanding programme: snow and ice in Vidsel, Sweden, then wet and dry at Bridgestone’s proving ground in Aprilia, Italy. The test team also ran a modern all-season and a summer tyre as benchmarks on an Audi Q3 Sportback 45 TFSI quattro (AWD, 245 hp).

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Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Vehicle/size: Audi Q3 Sportback 45 TFSI quattro (245 PS), tyre size 235/50 R19, LI/SI 103 V; 12 winter tyres tested plus one all-season and one summer (both out of competition).

1

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: Test winner

£205

103 V

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1

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Exemplary

£209

99 H

mytyres.co.uk

99H · £209 103V · £210

3

Michelin Alpin 7

Rating: Exemplary

£216

103 V

mytyres.co.uk

4

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Good

£175

99 T

mytyres.co.uk

99T · £199 103H · £201 103V · £205 +1

4

Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2

Rating: Good

£259

103 V

mytyres.co.uk

4

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

Rating: Good

7

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

Rating: Good

£169

103 V

mytyres.co.uk

8

Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV

Rating: Sufficient

£180

103 V

mytyres.co.uk

103V · £282

9

Falken Eurowinter HS02 Pro

Rating: Sufficient

£139

103 V

mytyres.co.uk

9

Giti Gitiwinter W2

Rating: Sufficient

11

Superia Bluewin UHP 3

Rating: Not recommended

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	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1 95%	95%	Premium	£188 99 V
2	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£273 103 H +1 More
3	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 91%	91%	Premium	£130 99 H +4 More
4	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£231 99 H +4 More
5	Premium Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 90%	90%	Premium	£264 103 H +2 More
6	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
7	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium
8	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium

9	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
10	Premium Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2 86%	86%	Premium
11	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£259 99 H
12	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£220 103 H
13	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£157 103 V
14	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£191 99 H
15	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£156 103 V
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle

17	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
18	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£185 103 V
19	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£213 99 V +1 More
20	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A 75%	75%	Upper-middle
21	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
22	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 72%	72%	Premium	£146 99 T +5 More
23	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£171 103 V
24	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget

25	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
26	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget

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