See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre SP Winter Response 2
Premium UltraGrip 9
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Dry handling
Worse at: Snow handling, Dry braking, Exterior noise
Premium WinterContact TS 860
Better at: Dry handling, Wet braking, Wet handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Dry braking, Snow traction
Upper-middle WR D4
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Wet circle cornering, Wet handling
Premium Cinturato Winter
Better at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Dry braking, Snow traction
Premium Snowtrac 5
Better at: Dry handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet circle cornering
Upper-middle WinterCraft WP51
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Dry braking, Snow handling
Premium WinterContact TS 870
Better at: Dry handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Snow traction, Snow handling
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Dry handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Snow handling, Dry braking, Snow traction
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Better at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Wet handling, Dry braking
Budget Speed-Grip 5
Better at: Interior noise, Dry handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Wet handling, Snow traction
Budget Polaris 5
Better at: Dry handling
Worse at: Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, Dry braking
Premium Wintrac
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling, Snow traction
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet circle cornering
Budget Winguard Snow G3 WH21
Better at: Exterior noise
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Wet circle cornering, Snow traction
Budget Premitra Snow WP6
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Snow handling, Snow traction, Wet circle cornering
Price vs Quality
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 225/50 R17 235/50 R19 205/55 R16
Sizes (15)R14 R15 R16
Width: All 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm
2 Variants
82 T .
Best £47 Compare prices
3 Variants
84 88 T XL
Best £65 Compare prices
Width: All 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm
3 Variants
86 82 H T XL
Best £88 Compare prices
3 Variants
84 88 T XL
Best £73 Compare prices
4 Variants
88 92 T XL
Best £49 Compare prices
4 Variants
82 H T
Best £76 Compare prices
2 Variants
91 95 T XL
Best £62 Compare prices
Ratings Tested 9× By professional organizations
● Highly recommended 2× (22%)
● Satisfactory 6× (67%)
● Sufficient 1× (11%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R14 8.5 xxx/xx R15 8.6 175/xx Rxx 8.5 185/xx Rxx 8.7 195/xx Rxx 8.5