Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Sportscars 2017

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	£107 92 V +1 More
2	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£138 92 V +1 More
3	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£146 92 V +2 More
4	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£142 92 V +1 More
5	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£107 92 V +1 More
6	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£118 92 V
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£99 92 V +1 More
8	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£128 92 H +6 More
9	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
10	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£89 92 V
11	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£150 92 V +2 More
12	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£77 0 V
13	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£99 92 V
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
15	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£100 92 V +3 More
16	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£125 92 W +1 More
17	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
18	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£128 92 V
19	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
20	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£153 92 V +1 More
21	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
22	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£95 92 V
23	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
25	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£96 92 V +1 More
26	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£94 92 V
27	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
28	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£158 92 Q +2 More
30	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
31	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
32	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
33	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%
34	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
35	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
36	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
37	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
38	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
39	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget