See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre Speed-Grip 3
Premium Winter Sport 5
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Comfort, Snow handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Interior noise, Wet braking
Budget Kristall Control HP2
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Snow traction, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Wet handling, Exterior noise, Wet circle cornering
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Comfort
Worse at: Interior noise, Exterior noise
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering
Upper-middle KRISALP HP3
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling
Worse at: Dry handling, Wet braking, Wet handling
Upper-middle MS plus 77
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling
Worse at: Wet braking, Exterior noise, Dry braking
Budget Polaris 5
Better at: Dry handling, Snow handling, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Wet braking, Wet handling, Comfort
Budget I FIT Plus
Better at: Dry braking, Snow handling, Exterior noise
Worse at: Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, Wet braking
Upper-middle WR Snowproof
Better at: Dry braking, Comfort
Worse at: Wet braking, Wet handling, Interior noise
Budget Eskimo HP2
Better at: Comfort, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Exterior noise, Wet circle cornering, Wet braking
Upper-middle Winter i*cept RS2 W452
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling
Worse at: Interior noise, Exterior noise, Wet braking
Premium Alpin 6
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Comfort, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Interior noise, Exterior noise, Wet circle cornering
Premium WinterContact TS 870
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling
Premium Wintrac
Better at: Dry braking, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Comfort, Interior noise, Snow traction
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling, Interior noise
Sizes (34)R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20
Width: All 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm
2 Variants
95 99 H XL .
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Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
Width: All 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
Width: All 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm
Ratings Tested 7× By professional organizations
● Exemplary 1× (14%)
● Good 4× (57%)
● Sufficient 2× (29%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R16 7.7 xxx/xx R17 8.5 xxx/xx R18 8.5 205/xx Rxx 7.7 225/xx Rxx 8.5 245/xx Rxx 8.5