See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre Cinturato Winter
Upper-middle EuroWinter HS01
Better at: Comfort, Wet braking, Dry braking
Worse at: Snow handling, Exterior noise, Snow traction
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Wet circle cornering, Wet braking, Dry handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Snow handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Premium Alpin 6
Better at: Comfort, Dry handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling
Premium WinterContact TS 870
Better at: Wet circle cornering, Dry handling, Comfort
Worse at: Exterior noise
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Better at: Snow traction, Interior noise, Comfort
Worse at: Wet handling, Aquaplaning - cross
Upper-middle Observe S944
Better at: Dry handling, Interior noise, Comfort
Worse at: Snow handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet handling
Premium Wintrac
Better at: Dry braking, Wet circle cornering, Wet braking
Worse at: Comfort, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross
Premium UltraGrip 9+
Better at: Wet circle cornering, Comfort, Wet handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Snow handling, Dry braking
Budget Radial Champiro WinterPro 2
Better at: Comfort, Dry braking, Dry handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling, Exterior noise
Premium WinterContact TS 860
Better at: Wet circle cornering, Wet braking, Wet handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - cross
Upper-middle Winter i*cept RS2 W452
Better at: Dry handling, Wet circle cornering, Dry braking
Worse at: Exterior noise, Interior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Premium Winter Sport 5
Better at: Comfort, Wet circle cornering, Snow traction
Worse at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Dry braking
Budget Kristall Control HP2
Better at: Snow traction, Interior noise, Comfort
Worse at: Exterior noise, Wet handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Upper-middle Eurowinter HS01
Better at: Comfort, Wet braking, Dry braking
Worse at: Snow handling, Exterior noise, Snow traction
Premium UltraGrip Performance+
Better at: Snow traction, Wet circle cornering, Comfort
Worse at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Sizes (34)R14 R15 R16 R17
Width: All 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm
Width: All 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm
6 Variants
88 92 T .
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6 Variants
91 95 H T
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Width: All 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 235 mm
6 Variants
91 94 H T
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Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm
Ratings Tested 11× By professional organizations
● Highly recommended 2× (18%)
● Satisfactory 7× (64%)
● Still recommended 1× (9%)
● Conditionally recommended 1× (9%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R14 8.5 xxx/xx R15 8.5 xxx/xx R16 8.6 175/xx Rxx 8.5 185/xx Rxx 8.5 195/xx Rxx 8.5 205/xx Rxx 8.6
Frequently asked questions Pirelli Cinturato Winter is made in Russian Federation.