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Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Automotorsport 2019

215/55 R17 - 2019

Best Value
Tested tyres
11
Automotorsport

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1
Points total8,9
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/11
Wet Handling#1/11
Wet Handling Measured#1/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11
Wet Braking#2/11
Wet Circle Cornering#3/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Handling#6/11
Dry Handling Measured#7/11
Dry Lane Change#9/11
Dry Steering Reaction#9/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#2/11
Noise Exterior#4/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/11
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#1/11
Snow Handling#1/11
Snow Handling Measured#1/11
Snow Traction#1/11
Snow Braking#2/11
2
2
£170
98 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
98V · £170
Points total8,8
Wet
Wet Braking#1/11
Wet Handling#1/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11
Wet Circle Cornering#3/11
Wet Handling Measured#3/11
Aquaplaning Cross#4/11
Dry
Dry Handling#2/11
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Dry Braking#6/11
Dry Handling Measured#7/11
Dry Steering Reaction#7/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#2/11
Noise Exterior#4/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/11
Snow
Snow Braking#1/11
Snow Handling#2/11
Snow Circle Cornering#3/11
Snow Traction#3/11
Snow Handling Measured#4/11
3
3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Very good
Points total8,3
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/11
Wet Handling#1/11
Wet Handling Measured#1/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11
Wet Braking#2/11
Aquaplaning Cross#4/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Handling#1/11
Dry Lane Change#1/11
Dry Steering Reaction#2/11
Dry Handling Measured#3/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#8/11
Noise Exterior#11/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#6/11
Snow
Snow Traction#3/11
Snow Handling Measured#4/11
Snow Braking#6/11
Snow Circle Cornering#6/11
Snow Handling#8/11
Points total8,1
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11
Wet Braking#2/11
Wet Circle Cornering#2/11
Aquaplaning Cross#4/11
Wet Handling Measured#4/11
Wet Handling#5/11
Dry
Dry Handling#2/11
Dry Lane Change#2/11
Dry Steering Reaction#2/11
Dry Handling Measured#3/11
Dry Braking#8/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#2/11
Noise Exterior#7/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/11
Snow
Snow Handling#2/11
Snow Handling Measured#4/11
Snow Traction#5/11
Snow Braking#6/11
Snow Circle Cornering#6/11
5
5

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Good
Points total7,9
Wet
Wet Handling#1/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11
Wet Circle Cornering#3/11
Aquaplaning Cross#4/11
Wet Handling Measured#4/11
Wet Braking#5/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Handling#2/11
Dry Steering Reaction#2/11
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Dry Handling Measured#7/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#2/11
Noise Exterior#7/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/11
Snow
Snow Handling#2/11
Snow Handling Measured#4/11
Snow Traction#5/11
Snow Braking#6/11
Snow Circle Cornering#9/11
6
6
£132
98 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
98V98V
Points total7,6
Wet
Wet Braking#5/11
Wet Handling Measured#6/11
Wet Circle Cornering#7/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11
Wet Handling#8/11
Aquaplaning Cross#10/11
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#2/11
Dry Steering Reaction#2/11
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Dry Handling#6/11
Dry Braking#11/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Ride Comfort#2/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#9/11
Snow
Snow Handling Measured#1/11
Snow Traction#1/11
Snow Handling#2/11
Snow Braking#3/11
Snow Circle Cornering#4/11
7
7
£137
94 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
98V
Points total7,4
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11
Wet Circle Cornering#7/11
Wet Braking#8/11
Wet Handling#8/11
Wet Handling Measured#10/11
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#7/11
Dry Steering Reaction#7/11
Dry Braking#8/11
Dry Lane Change#9/11
Dry Handling#10/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Ride Comfort#1/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#9/11
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#1/11
Snow Handling#2/11
Snow Braking#3/11
Snow Handling Measured#3/11
Snow Traction#8/11
8
8
Points total7,3
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Wet Circle Cornering#3/11
Wet Handling Measured#6/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11
Wet Braking#8/11
Wet Handling#8/11
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#1/11
Dry Steering Reaction#1/11
Dry Handling#2/11
Dry Lane Change#2/11
Dry Braking#8/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#7/11
Ride Comfort#8/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/11
Snow
Snow Handling Measured#4/11
Snow Traction#5/11
Snow Braking#9/11
Snow Handling#10/11
Snow Circle Cornering#11/11
Points total7,0
Wet
Wet Handling#6/11
Wet Handling Measured#6/11
Wet Circle Cornering#7/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11
Wet Braking#8/11
Aquaplaning Cross#10/11
Dry
Dry Lane Change#2/11
Dry Steering Reaction#2/11
Dry Braking#6/11
Dry Handling#6/11
Dry Handling Measured#7/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#2/11
Noise Exterior#7/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#6/11
Snow
Snow Handling Measured#4/11
Snow Handling#8/11
Snow Braking#9/11
Snow Circle Cornering#9/11
Snow Traction#10/11
10
10

Giti GitiWinter W1

Rating: Satisfactory
Points total6,9
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11
Wet Braking#5/11
Wet Handling#6/11
Wet Handling Measured#6/11
Wet Circle Cornering#7/11
Aquaplaning Cross#8/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Handling Measured#3/11
Dry Lane Change#9/11
Dry Handling#10/11
Dry Steering Reaction#11/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#4/11
Ride Comfort#11/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#9/11
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#6/11
Snow Braking#9/11
Snow Handling#10/11
Snow Traction#10/11
Snow Handling Measured#11/11
11
11

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Satisfactory
£139
98 Htyres.pneus.online.uk
Other indexes:
98H · £139
Points total6,2
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#8/11
Wet Handling#8/11
Wet Handling Measured#10/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/11
Wet Braking#11/11
Wet Circle Cornering#11/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Handling Measured#3/11
Dry Lane Change#5/11
Dry Handling#6/11
Dry Steering Reaction#9/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Ride Comfort#8/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#6/11
Snow
Snow Handling#2/11
Snow Braking#3/11
Snow Circle Cornering#4/11
Snow Handling Measured#4/11
Snow Traction#8/11
Above you can see the results of the Automotorsport 2019 215/55 R17 test performed by Automotorsport on a Volkswagen T-Roc in 2019. This test was performed in 215/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ is the best of 11 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Positive features, Neagative features, ). Other featured tyres include Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005, Vredestein Wintrac Pro, Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Bridgestone Turanza T005, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £154 94 H+ 2
2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium
3. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium £244 94 H+ 4
4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89% Premium £163 98 V+ 1
5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £156 98 H+ 1
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6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
88% Premium £113 94 V+ 7
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £132 94 H+ 2
8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle £131 98 V
9. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £179 94 H+ 3
10. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £154 94 V+ 2
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12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £103 98 V
13. Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER
84% Premium
14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £94 98 V
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
16. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £125 98 V
17. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £104 98 V
14
18. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle
19. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £128 98 V
20. Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv
77% Premium £172 98 V
21. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
22. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £92 98 V
23. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
7
24. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £106 94 + 14
25. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £128 98 V+ 1
26. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £89 98 V
27. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
28. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £113 98 V
29. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost
12
30. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
31. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £156 94 H+ 3
32. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
33. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
34. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
35. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
21
36. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
37. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
38. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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