Winter tyre test 245/45 R18 - Sportscars 2018

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	£138 100 V +1 More
2	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£213 100 V +1 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£196 100 V
4	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£192 100 H +2 More
5	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	£177 100 V +3 More
6	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£151 100 V
7	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£175 96 V +4 More
8	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
9	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
10	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£109 100 V
11	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£112 0 V
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
13	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£123 100 V
14	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£119 100 V +2 More
15	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£138 100 V +1 More
17	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£157 100 V +2 More
18	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
19	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
20	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£107 100 V
21	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
22	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
23	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£123 100 V
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£145 100 V
25	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
26	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
27	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
28	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£190 100 H +1 More
29	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
30	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
31	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
32	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
33	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
34	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
35	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
36	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
37	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
38	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
39	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget