Winter tyre test 225/45 R18 - Sportscars 2015

225/45 R18 - 2015

Winner

Dunlop

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Tested tyres

8

1

1

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Exemplary

£152
95 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

95V95V95V · £152

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow1-

2

2

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: Exemplary

£183
95 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

95V

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

3

3

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow1-

4

4

Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4

Rating: -

£186
95 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

95V · £18695V

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow1-

5

5

Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320

Rating: -

£141
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

95V

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow2+

6

6

Nokian WR D4

Rating: -

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2

7

7

Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S

Rating: -

Wet3+

Dry2-

Snow2-

8

8

Horizon Polar Star 5

Rating: -

Wet4+

Dry2-

Snow3-

Above you can see the results of the Sportscars 2015 225/45 R18 test performed by Sportscars on a in 2015. This test was performed in 225/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is the best of 8 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P, Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3, Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, Bridgestone Turanza T005.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.