See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre MS plus 77
Premium Winter Sport 5
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Wet circle cornering, Wet braking
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Exterior noise
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Wet braking, Wet circle cornering, Wet handling
Worse at: Snow handling, Interior noise
Upper-middle KRISALP HP3
Better at: Snow traction, Dry braking, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry handling, Comfort, Wet handling
Budget Kristall Control HP2
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Snow traction
Worse at: Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, Exterior noise
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Better at: Exterior noise, Snow traction, Snow handling
Worse at: Dry handling, Wet circle cornering, Wet handling
Upper-middle Winter i*cept RS2 W452
Better at: Dry braking, Wet braking, Snow handling
Worse at: Interior noise
Premium Alpin 6
Better at: Dry braking, Wet braking, Wet handling
Worse at: Interior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling
Budget Speed-Grip 3
Better at: Wet braking, Exterior noise, Dry braking
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling
Budget Polaris 5
Better at: Dry handling, Interior noise
Worse at: Comfort, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet handling
Budget I FIT Plus
Better at: Dry braking, Exterior noise, Snow handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet circle cornering
Upper-middle WR Snowproof
Better at: Dry braking
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet handling, Snow traction
Budget Eskimo HP2
Better at: Comfort, Interior noise
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet circle cornering, Exterior noise
Upper-middle EuroWinter HS01
Better at: Dry braking, Wet braking, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Snow traction, Snow handling, Wet circle cornering
Premium WinterContact TS 870
Better at: Wet circle cornering, Dry handling, Dry braking
Premium Wintrac
Better at: Dry braking, Wet braking, Exterior noise
Worse at: Comfort, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling
Price vs Quality
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 225/50 R17 235/50 R19 205/55 R16
Sizes (54)R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19
Width: All 145 mm 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm
Width: All 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm
Width: All 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm
Width: All 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm
Ratings Tested 12× By professional organizations
● Good 11× (92%)
● Sufficient 1× (8%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R15 8.5 xxx/xx R16 7.8 xxx/xx R17 8.5 xxx/xx R18 8.5 xxx/xx R19 8.5 185/xx Rxx 8.5 195/xx Rxx 8.5 205/xx Rxx 7.5 215/xx Rxx 8.5 225/xx Rxx 8.5 245/xx Rxx 8.5 255/xx Rxx 8.5