See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1
Upper-middle WR SUV 4
Better at: Comfort, Dry braking, Snow handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet circle cornering
Premium Scorpion Winter
Better at: Comfort, Dry handling, Dry braking
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow traction, Wet handling
Premium Winter Sport 5 SUV
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Wet braking, Wet handling
Worse at: Snow handling, Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Premium WinterContact TS 850P SUV
Better at: Comfort, Snow handling, Dry handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Dry braking
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Comfort, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet braking
Worse at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Dry braking
Upper-middle EuroWinter HS01 SUV
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Comfort, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Dry handling, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering
Premium PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV
Better at: Comfort, Snow traction, Snow handling
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross
Upper-middle Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Comfort, Snow traction
Worse at: Exterior noise, Wet circle cornering, Wet handling
Premium Wintrac
Better at: Dry braking
Worse at: Comfort, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet circle cornering
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Snow handling, Snow traction
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling, Wet circle cornering
Premium WinterContact TS 860S
Better at: Snow traction, Dry handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet handling, Wet braking
Budget Snow Grabber Plus
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Dry handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Snow traction, Snow handling
Upper-middle Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320
Better at: Snow handling, Snow traction
Worse at: Dry braking, Wet braking, Wet handling
Budget Winter Activa SV-55
Worse at: Wet handling, Dry handling, Exterior noise
Budget Aspire XP Winter
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Comfort, Dry handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Wet circle cornering, Wet braking
Price vs Quality
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 225/50 R17 235/50 R19 205/55 R16
Sizes (34)R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22
Width: All 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 265 mm
Width: All 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 255 mm 265 mm
Width: All 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm 265 mm
Width: All 245 mm 255 mm 265 mm 275 mm
Ratings Tested 7× By professional organizations
● Highly recommended 5× (71%)
● Recommended 2× (29%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R17 8.5 xxx/xx R18 10.0 xxx/xx R19 10.0 215/xx Rxx 8.5 235/xx Rxx 10.0 255/xx Rxx 10.0
Frequently asked questions Yes, this tyre is also made in SUV sizes.