Winter tyre test 255/45 R20 - Automotorsport 2023

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV 91%	91%	Premium	£222 105 V
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium
3	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£274 105 T +3 More
4	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 90%	90%	Premium	£242 101 V +3 More
5	Premium Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 90%	90%	Premium	£251 101 H +6 More
6	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
7	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
8	Premium Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2 86%	86%	Premium
9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£407 105 V
10	Upper-middle Cooper Discoverer Winter 85%	85%	Upper-middle	£208 105 V +2 More
11	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£164 105 V
12	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£249 105 V
14	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£181 105 V +1 More
15	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£212 101 V +1 More
16	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320 75%	75%	Upper-middle
17	Premium Hankook Winter i*cept iON SUV IW01A 74%	74%	Premium	£230 105 V
18	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle
19	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
20	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
21	Budget Zeetex WH 1000 21%	21%	Budget