See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre KRISALP HP3
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Better at: Comfort, Exterior noise, Snow handling
Worse at: Wet circle cornering
Upper-middle WinterExpert
Better at: Dry handling
Worse at: Interior noise, Snow handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Budget Speed-Grip 5
Better at: Dry handling, Interior noise, Comfort
Worse at: Snow traction, Snow handling, Exterior noise
Premium Cinturato Winter 2
Better at: Wet handling, Dry braking, Wet circle cornering
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow traction
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Wet braking, Wet handling, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow traction
Premium WinterContact TS 870 P
Better at: Dry handling, Comfort, Dry braking
Worse at: Snow traction, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Budget Kristall Control HP2
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Dry handling, Comfort
Worse at: Exterior noise, Wet circle cornering, Snow handling
Premium UltraGrip Performance 3
Better at: Dry handling, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering
Worse at: Interior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow traction
Premium Blizzak 6
Better at: Dry handling, Comfort, Wet handling
Worse at: Interior noise, Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Upper-middle Winter i*cept evo3 W330
Better at: Dry handling, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Snow traction
Upper-middle EuroWinter HS02 Pro
Better at: Dry handling, Dry braking
Worse at: Snow traction, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling
Premium Pilot Alpin 5
Better at: Dry handling, Dry braking, Wet handling
Worse at: Interior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross
Premium Winter
Better at: Comfort, Wet braking, Exterior noise
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet circle cornering
Upper-middle WinterCraft WP52+
Better at: Wet handling, Dry braking, Wet braking
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Snow traction, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Budget Polaris 6
Better at: Comfort, Exterior noise, Dry handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling
Size: 255/45 R20 235/45 R18 235/50 R19 225/50 R17 205/55 R16
R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20
Width: All 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm
Width: All 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm
2 Variants
81 77 T
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2 Variants
84 88 T
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4 Variants
92 88 T XL
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4 Variants
91 95 H T XL
Best £68 Compare prices
2 Variants
94 H T
Best £96 Compare prices
Width: All 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm
3 Variants
87 91 H T
Best £94 Compare prices
4 Variants
94 91 V H T
Best £75 Compare prices
3 Variants
96 92 H T XL
Best £90 Compare prices
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
3 Variants
95 91 V H XL
Best £121 Compare prices
4 Variants
94 91 V H XL
Best £94 Compare prices
3 Variants
98 94 V H XL
Best £116 Compare prices
4 Variants
101 97 V H XL
Best £120 Compare prices
2 Variants
97 94 V H XL
Best £121 Compare prices
Width: All 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
Width: All 205 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm
18× By professional organizations
● Exemplary 5× (28%)
● Satisfactory 13× (72%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R15 9.5 xxx/xx R16 8.8 xxx/xx R17 8.5 xxx/xx R18 9.1 185/xx Rxx 10.0 195/xx Rxx 9.3 205/xx Rxx 8.9 215/xx Rxx 8.5 225/xx Rxx 8.5 235/xx Rxx 8.5 245/xx Rxx 10.0
Frequently asked questions 
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