Winter tyre test 235/55 R17 - GTÜ 2017

Winter

2017

Year

8

Tyres

Winner

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV

Tested tyres

8

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV

Rating: Highly recommended

£160

103 V

mytyres.co.uk

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103V · £230

Winter69

Wet65

Dry44

Rolling resistance15

Noise5

Summary

2

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Rating: Recommended

Winter66

Wet63

Dry42

Rolling resistance15

Noise8

Summary

3

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: Recommended

£187

99 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

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103V · £187 103V

Winter68

Wet58

Dry39

Rolling resistance17

Noise5

Summary

4

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Recommended

Winter63

Wet56

Dry42

Rolling resistance17

Noise7

Summary

5

Nokian WR A4

Rating: Recommended

Winter64

Wet45

Dry44

Rolling resistance18

Noise8

Summary

6

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: Recommended

Winter59

Wet54

Dry42

Rolling resistance15

Noise7

Summary

7

Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV K117A

Rating: Recommended

Winter62

Wet49

Dry42

Rolling resistance15

Noise6

Summary

8

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Winter61

Wet51

Dry37

Rolling resistance14

Noise6

Summary

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 Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£179 103 H +1 More
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£194 103 V +1 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£270 99 H +1 More
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£159 99 H +2 More
5	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£141 99 H +1 More
6	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£121 99 V +1 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
8	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium

9	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£129 99 H +1 More
10	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
11	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£102 103 V
12	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£136 103 V
15	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle

17	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£144 103 V
18	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£130 99 H +4 More
19	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£132 99 H +2 More
21	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium
22	Upper-middle Firestone Destination Winter 71%	71%	Upper-middle
23	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320 71%	71%	Upper-middle
24	Budget Fulda Kristall Control SUV 71%	71%	Budget

25	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£115 103 V +1 More
26	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
27	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
28	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
29	Budget Barum Polaris 3 4x4 65%	65%	Budget	£237 103 V
30	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£168 103 Q +1 More
32	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget

33	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
34	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 SUV 45%	45%	Budget
35	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
36	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
37	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
38	Budget GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 1%	1%	Budget
39	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

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