See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre Alpin A4
Budget WinTech
Better at: Exterior noise, Interior noise
Worse at: Wet braking, Dry braking, Wet handling
Premium WinterContact TS 860
Better at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Dry braking
Budget Wintoura
Better at: Exterior noise, Dry braking
Worse at: Wet braking, Wet circle cornering, Wet handling
Premium SP Winter Response 2
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Exterior noise, Snow handling
Worse at: Wet braking
Upper-middle Eurowinter HS01
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Exterior noise
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Snow traction, Wet handling
Budget euro Frost 6
Better at: Exterior noise, Interior noise
Worse at: Wet braking, Dry braking, Wet handling
Premium UltraGrip 9
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Wet braking, Wet circle cornering
Upper-middle Winter i*cept RS2 W452
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Exterior noise, Snow handling
Worse at: Interior noise, Wet circle cornering, Wet braking
Upper-middle Krisalp HP3
Better at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Wet braking, Wet circle cornering, Wet handling
Upper-middle WinterCraft WP51
Better at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Wet braking, Wet handling
Upper-middle WR D4
Better at: Snow handling, Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Wet braking, Wet circle cornering, Wet handling
Premium Cinturato Winter
Better at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Wet braking, Dry braking
Budget Eskimo S3+
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Exterior noise, Snow handling
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Wet braking, Wet handling
Upper-middle Snowprox S943
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Exterior noise, Interior noise
Worse at: Wet braking, Wet handling, Snow traction
Premium Snowtrac 5
Better at: Snow handling, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Wet braking, Wet circle cornering, Wet handling
Sizes (23)R14 R15 R16 R17
Width: All 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm
Width: All 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm
3 Variants
84 88 H T *
Best £92 Compare prices
3 Variants
88 H T XL
Best £99 Compare prices
Width: All 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm
Ratings Tested 4× By professional organizations
● Highly recommended 1× (25%)
● Recommended 3× (75%)