Name: Nexen Winguard Ice 3 215/55 R17
Brand: Nexen

215/55 R17 Nexen Winguard Ice 3 variants

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Nexen Winguard Ice 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 40 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/55 R17 is 30mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 118.25mm sidewall height. In 215/55 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Nexen Winguard Ice 3 - "T", which is good for speeds up to 190 km/h. In 215/55 R17, Winguard Ice 3 usually competes against Blizzak 6, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 91%, compared to 0% of the Nexen in question.

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%	Automotorsport 2019		Premium
2.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Premium
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6	92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	Autozeitung 2024	ADAC 2022	Premium	£170 98 H + 1
4.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%		ADAC 2017	Premium	£176 94 H + 4
5.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	72.3% 86.3% 68% 80.1%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£132 94 H + 2
6.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%		ADAC 2017	Premium
7.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7	83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%	Autozeitung 2024	ADAC 2022	Premium
8.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	76.1% 81.8% 64.7% 81.5%	Die Reifentester 2025		Premium	£146 98 H + 1
9.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	79% 89.5% 79.4% 74.3%	ADAC 2024	ADAC 2022	Premium	£121 98 V + 1
10.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6	83.5% 84.5% 78%	Autozeitung 2022	Sport Auto 2024	Premium	£112 94 V + 7
11.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.3% 95.2% 73.8% 80.8%	Autobild 2022		Upper-middle	£132 94 H + 2
12.	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	85.7% 83.3% 85.5% 79.2%	AutoMotorSport 2025		Upper-middle	£136 98 V
13.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III				Premium	£179 94 H + 3
14.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%		ADAC 2017	Upper-middle
15.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%			Premium	£154 94 V + 2
16.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	80.7% 87.6% 75.7% 80.5%			Premium
17.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		ADAC 2024		Upper-middle	£103 98 V
18.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%	Automotorsport 2019		Upper-middle	£132 98 V + 2
19.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	69.7% 66.2% 74.2% 71.2%	ADAC 2024		Lowcost	£94 98 V
20.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5	65.8% 70.3% 65.8% 69.5%	ADAC 2024		Lowcost	£125 98 V
21.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%			Lowcost
22.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£137 94 V + 1
23.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	65.3% 82.4% 68.3% 72.4%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2017	Lowcost	£104 98 V
24.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£128 98 V
25.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	68.7% 80.6% 82.5% 85.9%	Automotorsport 2019	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£138 98 H + 1
26.	Nokian WR Snowproof P	66.1% 79.2% 92.3%	Autobild 2022		Upper-middle
27.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%	Automotorsport 2019		Upper-middle
28.	Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv				Premium	£172 98 V
29.	Sava Eskimo HP2	65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Lowcost	£92 98 V
30.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81.9% 76.7% 78%			Upper-middle
31.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	79.2% 83.3% 75.4% 74.1%		ADAC 2017	Upper-middle
32.	Giti GitiWinter W1	65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%	Autobild 2022		Lowcost
33.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4	75.7% 82.2% 78.9%	ADAC 2024		Premium	£106 94 + 14
34.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7		Autobild 2022		Lowcost	£100 98 V + 1
35.	Debica Frigo HP2	70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%	Autobild 2022		Lowcost	£89 98 V
36.	Nexen WinGuard Sport				Lowcost
37.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	60% 70.1% 67.3% 74.9%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£113 98 V
38.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6	63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%	Autobild 2022		Lowcost
39.	Nokian WR A4				Upper-middle
40.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%			Upper-middle	£134 94 H + 3
41.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%			Upper-middle
42.	Matador MP93 Nordicca	40.2% 50.2%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Lowcost
43.	Fortune Fsr901				Lowcost
44.	Kormoran SNOW		Autobild 2022		Lowcost
45.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP	44.8% 61.6% 73.3%	Autobild 2022		Lowcost
46.	Imperial SnowDragon 3				Lowcost
47.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2				Lowcost

215/55 R17 98 T XL 4PR, Nordic compound

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