Winter tyre test 225/45 R18 - Sportscars 2015

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 96%	96%	Upper-middle	£119 95 V +1 More
2	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£161 95 H +3 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£132 95 H +3 More
4	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£195 95 V +2 More
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£139 95 H +2 More
6	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£177 95 V
7	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£129 95 V
8	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£128 95 V
9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£142 91 H +10 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£101 91 H +4 More
11	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£100 95 V
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
13	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£109 95 V
14	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£213 95 T +3 More
15	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£117 95 V
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
17	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£109 0 V +1 More
18	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£115 95 V +1 More
19	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
20	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£173 95 H +4 More
21	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
22	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
23	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£96 95 V +1 More
24	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget
25	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
26	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	£155 95 H
27	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£131 95 V
28	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
30	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£165 91 Q +3 More
31	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
33	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
34	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
35	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
36	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
37	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
38	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
39	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
40	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget	£87 95 V