Winter tyre test 245/40 R18 - Sportscars 2016

245/40 R18 - 2016

Winner

Goodyear

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Tested tyres

8

1

1

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Rating: -

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow1-

2

2

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: Exemplary

£150
97 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

97V97W

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

3

3

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Exemplary

£147
97 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

97V97V · £147

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow1-

4

4

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

5

5

Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2-

Snow2+

6

6

Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3

Dry2

Snow2

7

7

Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet3+

Dry2-

Snow3+

8

8

Accelera X-Grip

Rating: Not recommended

Wet4+

Dry3+

Snow3+

Above you can see the results of the Sportscars 2016 245/40 R18 test performed by Sportscars on a in 2016. This test was performed in 245/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (245). Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 is the best of 8 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P, Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001.

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.