See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre Winguard Snow G WH2
Premium WinterContact TS 860
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet handling
Premium UltraGrip 9
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow traction
Worse at: Dry braking, Interior noise, Snow handling
Upper-middle WR D4
Better at: Snow traction, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling
Worse at: Comfort, Interior noise, Wet braking
Premium Cinturato Winter
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Exterior noise
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Interior noise, Dry handling
Premium Blizzak LM-001 EVO
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Exterior noise
Worse at: Interior noise, Snow handling, Snow traction
Budget GitiWinter W1
Better at: Snow traction, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Interior noise, Dry handling, Wet circle cornering
Upper-middle WinterCraft WP51
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Comfort
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Wet braking, Dry braking
Upper-middle Winter i*cept RS2 W452
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow traction
Worse at: Interior noise, Wet circle cornering
Upper-middle Snowprox S943
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Dry handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Snow handling, Wet braking, Comfort
Premium Snowtrac 5
Better at: Snow traction, Dry handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Exterior noise, Interior noise, Wet braking
Premium Winter Sport 5
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Snow traction, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Dry braking, Exterior noise, Interior noise
Premium Blizzak LM-001
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Exterior noise
Worse at: Interior noise, Wet braking, Wet circle cornering
Premium SP Winter Response 2
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow traction
Budget Wintergen 2
Better at: Snow traction, Exterior noise, Snow handling
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Wet braking, Dry braking
Budget Speed-Grip 3
Better at: Snow traction, Wet handling, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Dry braking, Wet circle cornering, Comfort
Price vs Quality
Size: 255/45 R20 235/45 R18 235/50 R19 225/50 R17 205/55 R16
Ratings Tested 5× By professional organizations
● Satisfactory 4× (80%)
● Still recommended 1× (20%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R15 8.5 xxx/xx R16 8.2 185/xx Rxx 8.5 205/xx Rxx 8.2