Winter tyre test 235/60 R18 - Autozeitung 2018

235/60 R18 - 2018

Winner

Michelin

Michelin Latitude Alpin LA2

Best Value

nokian

Nokian WR SUV 3

Test Vehicle

audi Audi Q5

Tested tyres

9

1

1

Michelin Latitude Alpin LA2

Rating: Test winner

Points total406

Wet143

Dry120

Snow143

Wet

Wet Braking#1/9

Wet Handling#1/9

Wet Safety#1/9

Wet Circle Cornering#2/9

Aquaplaning Cross#4/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/9

Dry

Dry Handling#4/9

Dry Lane Change#5/9

Dry Safety#6/9

Dry Braking#7/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/9

Ride Comfort#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/9

Snow

Snow Handling#1/9

Snow Side Guide#1/9

Snow Braking#2/9

Snow Circle Cornering#2/9

Snow Traction#2/9

2

2

Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV

Rating: Highly recommended

Points total398

Wet132

Dry134

Snow132

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/9

Wet Circle Cornering#2/9

Wet Braking#3/9

Wet Handling#3/9

Aquaplaning Cross#4/9

Wet Safety#4/9

Dry

Dry Lane Change#3/9

Dry Handling#4/9

Dry Braking#5/9

Dry Safety#6/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/9

Ride Comfort#2/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/9

Snow

Snow Side Guide#2/9

Snow Traction#2/9

Snow Handling#4/9

Snow Braking#6/9

Snow Circle Cornering#6/9

3

3

Nokian WR SUV 3

Rating: Highly recommended

Points total390

Wet131

Dry128

Snow131

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/9

Wet Circle Cornering#2/9

Wet Safety#3/9

Wet Braking#4/9

Wet Handling#4/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Safety#2/9

Dry Braking#4/9

Dry Lane Change#5/9

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/9

Noise Exterior#6/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/9

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/9

Snow Handling#2/9

Snow Side Guide#2/9

Snow Braking#3/9

Snow Traction#6/9

4

4

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV

Rating: Highly recommended

£131
107 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

107H · £151107V · £131107V · £254

Points total389

Wet147

Dry127

Snow115

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9

Wet Circle Cornering#1/9

Wet Handling#1/9

Wet Braking#2/9

Wet Safety#2/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Lane Change#1/9

Dry Safety#3/9

Dry Braking#5/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/9

Ride Comfort#9/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/9

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/9

Snow Traction#6/9

Snow Braking#7/9

Snow Handling#7/9

Snow Side Guide#7/9

5

5

Pirelli Scorpion Winter

Rating: -

£175
103 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

103H · £204103H · £269103V · £178+2

Points total375

Wet116

Dry129

Snow130

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/9

Aquaplaning Cross#4/9

Wet Safety#5/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/9

Wet Braking#6/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#3/9

Dry Handling#4/9

Dry Lane Change#9/9

Dry Safety#9/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/9

Ride Comfort#2/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/9

Snow Handling#2/9

Snow Side Guide#4/9

Snow Braking#5/9

Snow Traction#5/9

6

6

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 Evo

Rating: -

£118
103 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

107H107V

Points total355

Wet97

Dry123

Snow135

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/9

Aquaplaning Cross#8/9

Wet Braking#8/9

Wet Circle Cornering#8/9

Wet Handling#8/9

Wet Safety#8/9

Dry

Dry Handling#4/9

Dry Safety#4/9

Dry Lane Change#5/9

Dry Braking#9/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#1/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Traction#1/9

Snow Handling#4/9

Snow Side Guide#5/9

Snow Circle Cornering#8/9

7

7

Toyo Snowprox S954

Rating: -

£156
107 Vmytyres.co.uk

Points total348

Wet121

Dry123

Snow104

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/9

Wet Circle Cornering#2/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Wet Braking#5/9

Wet Handling#5/9

Wet Safety#6/9

Dry

Dry Handling#4/9

Dry Lane Change#5/9

Dry Safety#6/9

Dry Braking#7/9

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/9

Noise Exterior#6/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/9

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/9

Snow Handling#7/9

Snow Braking#8/9

Snow Side Guide#8/9

Snow Traction#8/9

8

8

Yokohama W.drive V905

Rating: -

Points total324

Wet59

Dry134

Snow123

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/9

Aquaplaning Cross#7/9

Wet Braking#7/9

Wet Handling#7/9

Wet Safety#7/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Lane Change#1/9

Dry Safety#1/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/9

Ride Comfort#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/9

Snow

Snow Braking#9/9

Snow Circle Cornering#9/9

Snow Handling#9/9

Snow Side Guide#9/9

Snow Traction#9/9

9

9

Wanli S1083 Snowgrip

Rating: -

Points total316

Wet59

Dry134

Snow123

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#9/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/9

Wet Braking#9/9

Wet Circle Cornering#9/9

Wet Handling#9/9

Wet Safety#9/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Lane Change#3/9

Dry Handling#4/9

Dry Safety#5/9

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/9

Noise Exterior#6/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/9

Snow

Snow Braking#3/9

Snow Handling#4/9

Snow Traction#4/9

Snow Circle Cornering#5/9

Snow Side Guide#6/9

Above you can see the results of the Autozeitung 2018 235/60 R18 test performed by Autozeitung on a Audi Q5 in 2018. This test was performed in 235/60 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (235). Michelin Latitude Alpin LA2 is the best of 9 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV, Nokian WR SUV 3, Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Bridgestone Turanza T005, Firestone Winterhawk 4, Semperit Speed-Grip 5.

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