Winter tyre test 245/45 R19 - AutoMotorSport 2022

Winter

2022

Year

8

Tyres

Winner

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Best Value

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Test Vehicle

Audi A6

Tested tyres

8

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: Very good

£249

102 V

mytyres.co.uk

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102V 102V 102V · £249

Wet7

Dry9,1

Snow10

Rolling resistance8

Noise9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Wet Handling#3/8

Wet Side Guide#3/8

Wet Braking#4/8

Wet Handling Measured#5/8

Aquaplaning Cross#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Lane Change#1/8

Dry Steering Reaction#1/8

Dry Handling Measured#2/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Noise Interior#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Snow

Snow Braking#1/8

Snow Handling#1/8

Snow Handling Measured#1/8

Snow Side Guide#1/8

Snow Traction#1/8

2

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Very good

£245

102 V

tyres.pneus.online.uk

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102V · £260

Wet7,5

Dry9,4

Snow8,3

Rolling resistance10

Noise8

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#2/8

Aquaplaning Cross#3/8

Wet Handling#3/8

Wet Side Guide#3/8

Wet Braking#4/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Handling Measured#1/8

Dry Lane Change#2/8

Dry Steering Reaction#3/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/8

Noise Exterior#4/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

Snow

Snow Handling Measured#1/8

Snow Braking#3/8

Snow Handling#3/8

Snow Traction#3/8

Snow Side Guide#4/8

3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Very good

Wet9,3

Dry7,0

Snow8,0

Rolling resistance8

Noise9

Wet

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Handling#1/8

Wet Handling Measured#1/8

Wet Side Guide#2/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Aquaplaning Cross#6/8

Dry

Dry Lane Change#2/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling Measured#7/8

Dry Steering Reaction#7/8

Dry Handling#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/8

Noise Interior#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Snow

Snow Braking#2/8

Snow Traction#2/8

Snow Side Guide#4/8

Snow Handling#5/8

Snow Handling Measured#5/8

4

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Very good

Wet8,4

Dry7,6

Snow8,2

Rolling resistance8

Noise7

Wet

Wet Side Guide#1/8

Wet Braking#2/8

Wet Handling Measured#2/8

Aquaplaning Cross#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Wet Handling#3/8

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/8

Dry Handling Measured#2/8

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Lane Change#6/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/8

Noise Exterior#7/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Snow

Snow Braking#3/8

Snow Handling#3/8

Snow Side Guide#3/8

Snow Traction#3/8

Snow Handling Measured#4/8

5

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: Good

£177

102 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet6,4

Dry6,7

Snow8,9

Rolling resistance8

Noise8

Wet

Wet Side Guide#3/8

Wet Braking#4/8

Wet Handling Measured#5/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Wet Handling#6/8

Aquaplaning Cross#8/8

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/8

Dry Steering Reaction#3/8

Dry Handling#5/8

Dry Braking#7/8

Dry Lane Change#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Noise Interior#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Snow

Snow Handling#1/8

Snow Side Guide#1/8

Snow Braking#3/8

Snow Handling Measured#3/8

Snow Traction#3/8

6

Cooper Discoverer Winter

Rating: Sufficient

Wet6,3

Dry7,2

Snow6,4

Rolling resistance6

Noise10

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/8

Wet Side Guide#3/8

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Wet Handling Measured#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#3/8

Dry Handling#5/8

Dry Handling Measured#7/8

Dry Lane Change#7/8

Dry Steering Reaction#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Noise Interior#3/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/8

Snow

Snow Handling#5/8

Snow Handling Measured#5/8

Snow Braking#6/8

Snow Side Guide#7/8

Snow Traction#7/8

7

Uniroyal WinterExpert

Rating: Sufficient

£177

102 V

tyres.pneus.online.uk

Wet5,7

Dry6,9

Snow7,1

Rolling resistance8

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Wet Handling Measured#8/8

Wet Side Guide#8/8

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/8

Dry Steering Reaction#3/8

Dry Handling#5/8

Dry Lane Change#5/8

Dry Braking#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Noise Interior#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Snow

Snow Traction#3/8

Snow Side Guide#4/8

Snow Handling Measured#5/8

Snow Braking#6/8

Snow Handling#7/8

8

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Sufficient

£167

102 V

mytyres.co.uk

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102W · £167

Wet8,3

Dry8,2

Snow4,3

Rolling resistance4

Noise6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Handling#1/8

Wet Braking#2/8

Wet Handling Measured#2/8

Wet Side Guide#3/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Handling Measured#2/8

Dry Lane Change#2/8

Dry Braking#3/8

Dry Steering Reaction#3/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/8

Noise Exterior#8/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/8

Snow

Snow Side Guide#7/8

Snow Braking#8/8

Snow Handling#8/8

Snow Handling Measured#8/8

Snow Traction#8/8

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	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 96%	96%	Upper-middle	£217 102 V +1 More
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£245 102 V +1 More
3	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£207 102 V
5	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
6	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£216 98 W +6 More
7	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£252 102 V +1 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle

9	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
10	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£180 102 V
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£179 102 V
12	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£206 102 V
13	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
14	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£231 98 V
15	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£189 102 V +1 More
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium

17	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
18	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
19	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£201 102 Q +3 More
20	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
21	Budget Fortune FSR901 40%	40%	Budget
22	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget	£100 102 V

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