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Organization	Rank	Dimension	Year
ADAC	10.	225/40 R18	2025
Autobild	15.	225/40 R18	2025
Autobild	19.	225/40 R18	2025
AUTOBILD	24.	205/55 R16	2024

Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - ADAC 2025

Winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Best value: Matador MP93 Nordicca
Testing vehicle: VW Golf
Tested tyres: 31

#	Name		Rating	Enviromental impact	Price
1.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3		Good	1.7	£125 92 V + 1
2.	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5		Good	2.0	£164 92 V + 1
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak 6		Good	2.3	£131 92 V + 1
4.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		Good	2.3	£129 92 V + 1
5.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330		Good	1.9	£114 92 V + 1
6.	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		Good	2.2	£126 92 V + 1
7.	Kleber Krisalp HP3		Satisfactory	2.5	£127 92 V + 1
8.	Nokian WR Snowproof P		Satisfactory	2.5	£138 92 V
9.	Momo W-20 North Pole		Satisfactory	2.8
10.	Ceat WinterDrive		Satisfactory	2.2
11.	Matador MP93 Nordicca		Satisfactory	2.6
12.	Uniroyal WinterExpert		Satisfactory	2.4	£110 92 V
13.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		Satisfactory	2.4	£109 92 V
14.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		Satisfactory	2.8	£98 92 V
15.	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport		Satisfactory	3.0
16.	Giti GitiWinter W2		Sufficient	3.1
17.	Point S Winter S		Sufficient	2.4
18.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		Sufficient	2.7	£89 92 V
19.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6		Sufficient	2.3	£106 0 V
20.	Apollo Aspire XP Winter		Poor	2.7
21.	Radar Dimax Winter		Poor	2.9
22.	Nankang Winter Activa 4		Poor	3.7
23.	Landsail Winter Lander		Poor	2.8
24.	Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport		Poor	2.9
25.	Imperial Snowdragon UHP		Poor	2.4
26.	Tomket Snowroad Pro 3		Poor	2.0
27.	Star Performer Stratos UHP		Poor	2.3
28.	Goodride SW608		Poor	2.8
29.	Evergreen Winter EW66		Poor	2.9
30.	CST Medallion Winter WCP1		Poor	3.0
31.	Syron Everest 2		Poor	3.2
#	Name	-	Rating	Enviromental impact	Price

Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2025

Winner: Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Best value: Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
Testing vehicle: BMW M135i
Tested tyres: 20

#	Name		Rating	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs	Price
1.	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5		Exemplary	2	2+	1–	1	£164 92 V + 1
2.	Dunlop Winter		Exemplary	2	2+	1–	2	£114 92 V
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak 6		Exemplary	2	2+	2+	1–	£131 92 V + 1
4.	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+		Good	2+	2+	1–	2	£113 92 V
5.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3		Good	2	2	2	1	£125 92 V + 1
6.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330		Good	2	2+	1–	2+	£114 92 V + 1
7.	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		Good	2+	2	2+	2	£126 92 V + 1
8.	Uniroyal WinterExpert		Good	2	3	2	2+	£110 92 V
9.	Barum Polaris 6		Good	3	2–	2+	2+	£102 92 V
10.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		Good	2	2	2	2	£152 92 V
11.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		Good	2–	2	2–	2	£98 92 V
12.	BFGoodrich g-Force Winter 2		Good	3	2–	1	2+	£131 92 V + 1
13.	Vredestein Wintrac Pro+		Satisfactory	2	2–	2	3
14.	Kleber Krisalp HP3		Satisfactory	3	2+	1	2+	£127 92 V + 1
15.	Ceat WinterDrive		Satisfactory	3	2	2+	3+
16.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		Satisfactory	3	2	2+	3	£89 92 V
17.	Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1		Satisfactory	2+	2+	3+	2	£109 92 W
18.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		Satisfactory	3–	2	2+	2	£109 92 V
19.	Linglong Sport Master Winter		Satisfactory	3–	2	2–	3
20.	Falken Eurowinter HS02 Pro		Satisfactory	3	2	3	3	£102 92 V + 1
#	Name	-	Rating	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs	Price

Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2025

Winner: Dunlop Winter
Best value: Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
Testing vehicle: BMW M135i
Tested tyres: 51

#	Name		Rating	Wet	Snow	Price
1.	Dunlop Winter		-	33.3	27.5	£114 92 V
2.	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5		-	33.2	27.8	£164 92 V + 1
3.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3		-	32.6	28.5	£125 92 V + 1
4.	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+		-	33.5	28.3	£113 92 V
5.	Uniroyal WinterExpert		-	34.1	28.6	£110 92 V
6.	Bridgestone Blizzak 6		-	35.0	28.0	£131 92 V + 1
7.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		-	34.8	28.2	£89 92 V
8.	Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1		-	33.3	29.7	£109 92 W
9.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3		-	34.5	28.7	£157 92 V
10.	Barum Polaris 6		-	35.1	28.2	£102 92 V
11.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2		-	36.0	27.3	£131 92 V + 1
12.	Kleber Krisalp HP3		-	36.2	27.1	£127 92 V + 1
13.	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		-	35.6	28.0	£126 92 V + 1
14.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330		-	35.6	28.1	£114 92 V + 1
15.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		-	34.9	29.0	£98 92 V
16.	Linglong Sport Master Winter		-	35.7	28.7
17.	Vredestein Wintrac Pro+		-	36.0	28.7
18.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		-	36.9	28.0	£109 92 V
19.	Ceat WinterDrive		-	36.9	28.2
20.	Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro		-	35.8	29.5	£102 92 V + 1
21.	Sportiva Snow Win 3		-	36.5	29.2
22.	Apollo Aspire XP Winter		-	37.3	28.7
23.	Sava Eskimo HP2		-	37.9	28.1	£91 92 V
24.	Giti GitiWinter W2		-	37.7	28.4
25.	Paxaro Winter		-	36.5	29.7
26.	Platin RP70 Winter		-	38.0	28.5
27.	Debica Frigo HP2		-	38.1	28.6	£91 92 V
28.	Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906		-	37.9	29.0
29.	Lassa Snoways 4		-	38.4	30.5
30.	Landsail WinterLander		-	36.5	32.5
31.	Rotalla Ice-Plus S210		-	38.7	32.6	£62 92 V
32.	Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501		-	38.8
33.	Tracmax S-210 Ice-Plus		-	38.8
34.	Trazano ZuperSnow Z-507		-	38.9
35.	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport		-	39.2
36.	Royal Black Royalwinter UHP		-	39.4
37.	Sumitomo WT200		-	39.4
38.	Tigar Winter		-	39.7
39.	Davanti Wintoura+		-	39.9
40.	Nankang Winter Activa 4		-	39.9
41.	Goodride ZuperSnow Z-507		-	40.1
42.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP		-	40.4
43.	Westlake SW608		-	40.9	£76 92 V
44.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6		-	41.0	£106 0 V
45.	Star Performer Stratos UHP-11		-	41.2
46.	Tomket Snowroad Pro 3		-	41.3
47.	Atlas Polarbear UHP		-	42.2
48.	Sunny Winter-maX A1 NW211		-	42.5
49.	Milever Winter-maX A1 MW255		-	42.8
50.	Infinity EcoZen		-	43.3	£62 92 V
51.	Windforce Snowblazer UHPe		-	45.1
#	Name	-	Rating	Wet	Snow	Price

Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - AUTOBILD 2024

Winner: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
Best value: Kumho Wintercraft WP52
Testing vehicle: VW Golf
Tested tyres: 55

#	Name		Rating	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow	Price
1.	Bridgestone Blizzak 6		-	34.6	29.6	£87 91 H + 2
2.	Kumho Wintercraft WP52		-	34.6	30.3	£76 91 T + 10
3.	GT Radial Winter Pro 2 evo		-	36.0	29.3
4.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		-	35.6	30.2	£116 91 T + 2
5.	Michelin Alpin 6		-	36.2	29.7
6.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		-	36.8	29.1	£67 91 T + 3
7.	Uniroyal WinterExpert		-	36.5	29.5	£72 91 T + 3
8.	Continental WinterContact TS 870		-	37.1	29.1	£86 91 T + 3
9.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3		-	36.9	29.4	£82 91 T + 3
10.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		-	35.5	30.9	£70 91 T + 3
11.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		-	37.4	29.2	£92 91 T + 6
12.	Giti GitiWinter W2		-	37.4	29.2
13.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2		-	37.5	29.4	£103 91 T + 3
14.	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3		-	37.8	29.1	£70 91 T + 7
15.	Apollo Alnac 4G Winter		-	36.4	30.6	£85 91 T + 2
16.	Kleber Krisalp HP3		-	37.8	29.3	£79 91 T + 3
17.	Vredestein Wintrac		-	37.3	30.2	£89 91 T + 3
18.	Barum Polaris 5		-	37.7	30.0
19.	Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906		-	37.1	30.8	£82 94 H
20.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		-	38.6	29.6	£68 91 H + 1
21.	Radar Dimax Alpine		-	39.9	28.9
22.	Falken Eurowinter HS02		-	38.3	30.7	£69 91 H + 2
23.	Sava Eskimo HP2		-	39.5	29.6	£64 91 H + 2
24.	Ceat WinterDrive		-	39.0	30.2
25.	Point S Winter S		-	38.3	31.2
26.	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21		-	37.7	32.4	£64 91 T + 2
27.	Nokian Snowproof 2		-	40.0	30.5	£97 91 T + 1
28.	Delinte Winter WD1		-	36.1	35.8
29.	Lassa Snoways 4		-	39.2	34.1
30.	Petlas Snowmaster 2		-	39.5	35.4
31.	Landsail Winter Lander		-	38.0	38.1
32.	Mastersteel Winter +		-	38.6	38.4
33.	Infinity Ecozen		-	37.6	41.0
34.	Goodride SW608		-	40.6	-
35.	Toyo Snowprox S944		-	40.6	-
36.	Riken Snow		-	40.8	-
37.	Torque TQ 023		-	40.8	-
38.	Laufenn i*Fit + LW31		-	41.1	-
39.	Kormoran Snow		-	41.5	-
40.	Westlake Snowmaster SW608		-	41.5	-
41.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6		-	42.0	-	£79 0 H + 1
42.	Zeetex WH 1000		-	42.3	-
43.	Tracmax X-Privilo S130		-	43.3	-
44.	Sailun Ice Blazer Alpine +		-	43.5	-
45.	Tourador Winter Pro TS1		-	43.5	-
46.	Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501		-	43.7	-
47.	Road X WU01		-	44.2	-
48.	Imperial Snowdragon HP		-	44.5	-	£75 91 H + 1
49.	Minerva Frostrack HP		-	44.5	-	£71 91 H + 1
50.	Duraturn Mozzo Winter		-	44.7	-
51.	Austone SP901		-	45.7	-
52.	Superia Bluewin UHP		-	45.7	-
53.	Powertrac Snowtour Pro		-	46.6	-
54.	Roadmarch Winter XPro 888		-	48.2	-
55.	Maxtrek Trek M7 Plus		-	50.6	-
#	Name	-	Rating	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow	Price

All tests: Ceat WinterDrive

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Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - ADAC 2025

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