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Imperial Snowdragon 3

225/45 R18 Imperial Snowdragon 3 variants


Imperial Snowdragon 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 41 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 225/45 R18 is 50mm wider than the narrowest dimension (175) and 50mm narrower than the widest one (275). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 101.25mm sidewall height. In 225/45 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Imperial Snowdragon 3 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 225/45 R18, Snowdragon 3 usually competes against BluEarth winter V905, which is a tyre from Yokohama with a rating of 52%, compared to 9% of the Imperial in question.

225/45 R18 95 V XL


Imperial Snowdragon 3 is made in 41 sizes, starting from 175/60 R15 up to 275/40 R19.

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Imperial Snowdragon 3 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (225/45 R18)
Name Stopping distance on wet
Best values in test31,4
Imperial Snowdragon 342,3
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Name Stopping distance on wetStopping distance on snow
Best values in test29,224
Imperial Snowdragon 333,931,7
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Source: www.autobild.de

225/45 R18 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
76.8%
80.4%
73.5%
72.7%
Upper-middle £142
95 V
2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Premium
3. Continental WinterContact TS 850P
Premium £185
95 H + 1
4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
Premium £211
95 V + 2
5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
92.2%
79.8%
84.4%
83.1%
Premium £155
95 V
6. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
78.7%
79.7%
92.1%
86.1%
Premium £162
95 V
7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82.9%
92.2%
82.8%
75.3%
Premium £166
95 H + 2
8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
78.8%
75.2%
69%
88.1%
Premium £147
95 V
9. Kleber KRISALP HP3
77.6%
89.7%
74.8%
79.7%
Upper-middle £155
95 V
10. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
82.7%
92%
82.4%
79.3%
Premium £179
95 V + 2
11. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
87.4%
91.3%
89.3%
Premium £184
95 V + 2
12. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.6%
95.5%
73.9%
85.2%
Upper-middle
13. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £153
91 H + 10
14. Nokian WR D4
73.4%
93.7%
81.9%
72.5%
Upper-middle
15. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.6%
77.4%
83.7%
Premium £167
91 H + 4
16. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.5%
85.7%
67.4%
Upper-middle £145
91 H + 1
17. Firestone Winterhawk 4
79.3%
88.5%
72.7%
81.5%
Upper-middle £124
95 V
18. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
78.1%
77.2%
71.3%
79.7%
Lowcost
19. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
71.4%
85.5%
74.3%
72.7%
Lowcost £134
95 V
20. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
Upper-middle £137
95 V + 2
21. Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2
68.7%
80.6%
82.5%
85.9%
Upper-middle
22. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle
23. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle £143
95 V + 1
24. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle
25. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
58.7%
77%
87.7%
Premium £180
95 H + 4
26. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle
27. Giti GitiWinter W1
65.8%
77.2%
72.4%
72.7%
Lowcost
28. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
76.8%
77.4%
77.5%
94.5%
Lowcost £108
95 V + 1
29. Nexen WinGuard Sport
Lowcost
30. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium £184
95 H
31. Debica Frigo HP2
70%
86.5%
74.1%
71.9%
Lowcost £106
95 V
32. Uniroyal WinterExpert
63.8%
77.5%
71.5%
75.2%
Upper-middle £131
95 V
33. Barum Polaris 5
64.6%
77.9%
71.1%
75.2%
Lowcost £112
95 V
34. Nokian WR A4
66.1%
77.4%
80.7%
Upper-middle
35. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle
36. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
66.5%
83.4%
77.3%
71.3%
Upper-middle
37. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £109
95 V
38. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
39. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
40. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost
41. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
37.6%
88.2%
Lowcost
42. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
Lowcost