Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - AutoMotorSport 2020

225/50 R17 - 2020

Winner

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

bfgoodrich

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Test Vehicle

bmw BMW 3

Tested tyres

10

1

1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Very good

£145
98 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98H · £16598V · £145

Wet9,5

Dry8,5

Snow9,2

Rolling resistance10

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#2/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

2

2

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Very good

£129
98 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £130

Wet7,0

Dry7,3

Snow9,9

Rolling resistance10

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#7/10

Wet Handling Measured#8/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

3

3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Very good

Wet8,3

Dry8,6

Snow7,9

Rolling resistance6

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Lane Change#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Steering Reaction#9/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Handling Measured#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Handling#5/10

4

4

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Very good

Wet8,2

Dry8,7

Snow6,9

Rolling resistance9

Noise9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Handling Measured#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

5

5

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Good

Wet7,6

Dry7,8

Snow8,4

Rolling resistance8

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Lane Change#4/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Snow

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

6

6

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Good

Wet6,4

Dry8,1

Snow6,3

Rolling resistance10

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Handling Measured#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

Snow Traction#9/10

7

7

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: Satisfactory

£163
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V

Wet6,1

Dry7,8

Snow6,9

Rolling resistance7

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Handling Measured#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/10

Ride Comfort#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Snow

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#7/10

8

8

Giti GitiWinter W1

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet7,1

Dry7,7

Snow6,2

Rolling resistance6

Noise7

Wet

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

Snow Handling#9/10

Snow Handling Measured#9/10

9

9

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Satisfactory

£125
0 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet7,2

Dry7,1

Snow6,2

Rolling resistance6

Noise9

Wet

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Handling Measured#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Steering Reaction#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

Snow Handling#9/10

Snow Handling Measured#9/10

10

10

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Satisfactory

£113
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98T · £21098V98V+1

Wet7,1

Dry6,9

Snow6,7

Rolling resistance5

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Lane Change#10/10

Dry Steering Reaction#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Ride Comfort#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Traction#9/10

Above you can see the results of the AutoMotorSport 2020 225/50 R17 test performed by AutoMotorSport on a BMW 3 in 2020. This test was performed in 225/50 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Vredestein Wintrac Pro, Michelin Alpin 6; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Michelin ALPIN 5.

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