Winter tyre test 235/40 R18 - AutoMotorSport 2016

Winter

2016

Year

6

Tyres

Winner

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Tested tyres

6

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: Highly recommended

Strengths

Excellent grip on wet roads, agile and direct steering dry, safe in the snow

Weaknesses

Light deficits in aquaplaning, less comfort

2

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Rating: Recommended

Strengths

Very safe and reliable behavior with large reserves in the snow and dry.

Weaknesses

Light deficits in traction on snow, totaling loud

3

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Recommended

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Strengths

Stopping distance, balanced sports handling on snow. Safe and easy to handle in the wet, very safe for the sudden change of direction.

Weaknesses

Deficits in traction on snow and higher rolling resistance

4

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Recommended

Strengths

Best performance on snow - excellent traction and high reserves. Decent performance on both wet and dry.

Weaknesses

Wet and dry conditions worse positioned above, but those lacking performance on snow.

5

GT Radial Champiro WinterPro HP

Rating: Still recommended

Strengths

Good traction on snow, balanced dynamics in both wet and dry track, very quiet

Weaknesses

Worse lateral guidance on snow. high rolling resistance

6

Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Strengths

Safe braking and good traction on snow, drought very sporty speech against the competition

Weaknesses

The big difference between traction and lateral guidance on snow. Too long stopping distances, unstable at higher cornering in the wet. Deficiencies in aquaplaning.

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	£148 95 V
2	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£186 95 V +2 More
3	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium
5	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£153 95 V
6	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	£221 95 V +3 More
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£164 95 V
8	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£187 95 V

9	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
10	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£112 95 V
11	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget	£118 95 V
13	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£101 95 V +1 More
14	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£122 95 V
15	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£121 95 V
16	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£125 95 V +2 More

17	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
18	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£97 95 V +2 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£122 95 Q +2 More
21	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
22	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 48%	48%	Upper-middle
23	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
24	Budget Fortune FSR901 40%	40%	Budget

25	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
26	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

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