Winter tyre test 215/65 R17 - Autozurnal 2025

Winter The test took place in Arvidsjaur, Swedish Lapland, a renowned automotive industry winter testing hub offering stable, optimal conditions for snow, ice, and subzero temperature testing.

2025

Year

7

Tyres

The tyres were tested on compact SUVs analogous to Volkswagen Tiguan, Škoda Karoq, Hyundai Tucson, and Kia Sportage; exact vehicle unspecified, but test context implies a current mainstream compact SUV platform.

Winner

Michelin Alpin 7

Best Value

Barum Polaris 6

Test Vehicle

VW Tiguan

Tested tyres

7

article

Autozurnal’s new winter tire test tested the new budget snow specialist

Test days took place around Arvidsjaur in Swedish Lapland, where the industry migrates each winter for reliable ice, snow and sub-zero conditions. The field mixed budget and premium names, plus two “twins” that share the same tread: Kormoran SUV Snow and Riken SUV Snow (both under Michelin’s umbrella and produced in Serbia). The rest of the lineup: Barum Polaris 6 (new CZ model, belonging to the Continental Group as we wrote eariler), Michelin Alpin 7 (brand-new premium), Tomket Snowroad SUV 3 (marketed as Czech, made in China), Lassa Competus Winter 2+ (TR), and CEAT WinterDrive SUV (IN).

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Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Dry braking results were not detailed in the excerpt, but the test includes assessment across dry, wet, and snowy disciplines.

1

Michelin Alpin 7

Rating: Very good

£158

99 H

mytyres.co.uk

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103H · £158

Wet103.6

Dry102.2

Snow97.6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/7

Wet Braking#1/7

Wet Circle Cornering#1/7

Wet Handling#1/7

Aquaplaning Cross#2/7

Dry

Dry Braking#1/7

Dry Handling#2/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/7

Snow

Snow Handling#1/7

Snow Braking#4/7

Snow Traction#5/7

2

Barum Polaris 6

Rating: Good

£123

99 V

mytyres.co.uk

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103H · £123

Wet100.0

Dry100.0

Snow100.0

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/7

Wet Handling#2/7

Aquaplaning Cross#4/7

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/7

Wet Braking#4/7

Dry

Dry Braking#2/7

Dry Handling#6/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/7

Snow

Snow Braking#1/7

Snow Traction#1/7

Snow Handling#2/7

3

Ceat WinterDrive SUV

Rating: Good

Wet100.1

Dry99.2

Snow98.0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/7

Aquaplaning Cross#3/7

Wet Braking#3/7

Wet Handling#4/7

Wet Circle Cornering#7/7

Dry

Dry Braking#4/7

Dry Handling#4/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/7

Snow

Snow Traction#2/7

Snow Braking#3/7

Snow Handling#3/7

4

Lassa Competus Winter 2+

Rating: Weak

Wet100.7

Dry97.4

Snow96.1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/7

Wet Braking#2/7

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/7

Wet Circle Cornering#3/7

Wet Handling#3/7

Dry

Dry Handling#3/7

Dry Braking#5/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/7

Snow

Snow Braking#6/7

Snow Handling#6/7

Snow Traction#7/7

5

Kormoran SUV Snow

Rating: Weak

Wet94.6

Dry96.2

Snow98.8

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#4/7

Aquaplaning Cross#5/7

Wet Braking#5/7

Wet Handling#5/7

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/7

Dry

Dry Braking#7/7

Dry Handling#7/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/7

Snow

Snow Braking#2/7

Snow Handling#3/7

Snow Traction#3/7

6

Riken SUV Snow

Rating: Weak

Wet94.5

Dry96.4

Snow97.0

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#4/7

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/7

Wet Handling#5/7

Aquaplaning Cross#6/7

Wet Braking#6/7

Dry

Dry Handling#5/7

Dry Braking#6/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/7

Snow

Snow Handling#3/7

Snow Braking#5/7

Snow Traction#6/7

7

Tomket Snowroad SUV 3

Rating: Poor

Wet87.2

Dry99.9

Snow94.9

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#6/7

Aquaplaning Cross#7/7

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/7

Wet Braking#7/7

Wet Handling#7/7

Dry

Dry Handling#1/7

Dry Braking#3/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/7

Snow

Snow Traction#4/7

Snow Braking#7/7

Snow Handling#7/7

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	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1 95%	95%	Premium
2	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£185 99 H
3	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV 91%	91%	Premium	£127 99 V
4	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£192 99 V
5	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 90%	90%	Premium	£159 99 T +5 More
6	Premium Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 90%	90%	Premium	£164 99 H +2 More
7	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium
8	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£135 99 T +1 More

9	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
10	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£185 99 H +2 More
11	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£147 99 T +1 More
12	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£182 99 H
13	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£122 103 H
14	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£158 99 H +3 More
15	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£117 99 H +2 More
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle

17	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
18	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£138 103 V
19	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£136 99 V +1 More
21	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£151 99 H +1 More
22	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£113 99 T +2 More
23	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£123 99 H +1 More
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£116 99 V

25	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£188 99 Q +1 More
26	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
27	Budget Fortune FSR901 40%	40%	Budget
28	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget