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Comparison: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 870 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 /95%	Continental WinterContact TS 870 /99%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ /87%	Semperit Speed-Grip 5 /78%

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Segment

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Premium

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 Premium

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Upper-middle

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 265

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 97

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 93

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

7. Continental WinterContact TS 870 80

8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 24x

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 17x

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 12x

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 3x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 1.

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 1.

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 3.

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.

8. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

Worst position in test

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 5.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 8.

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 19.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 1.71

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 2.67

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.33

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 9.33

8. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 2025

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 2025

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 2025

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

8. Continental WinterContact TS 870 2024

Best rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Exemplary

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Test winner

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 Very good

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

8. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Good

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 Good

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Recommended

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

8. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

96%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

96%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

89%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

86%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

85%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

83%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

81%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

80.6%

Snow braking

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 98%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 96%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 95%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 88%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 86%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 76%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Snow traction

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 99%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 90%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 87%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 73%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Snow handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 98%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 92%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 87%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 84%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Snow cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 100%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 100%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 82%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 82%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

97%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

93%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

90%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

87%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

77.8%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

70%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

70%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

51%

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 95%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 91%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 88%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 81%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 65%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 50%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Dry handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 100%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 97%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 96%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 75%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 51%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

98%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

93%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

90%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

87%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

79.2%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

74%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

56%

Wet braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 93%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 90%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 89%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 63%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 63%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 55%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 100%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 97%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 96%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 94%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 88%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 63%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 100%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 97%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 95%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 92%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 59%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 51%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 99%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 96%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 95%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 91%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 89%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 57%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 100%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 99%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 95%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 55%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 55%

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 55%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 B

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 B

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ B

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

8. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

99%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

93%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

85%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

80%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

77%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

76%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

72%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

71%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 ?

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 ?

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 ?

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ?

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ ?

8. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

92%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

85%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

72%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

70.9%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

64%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

64%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

62%

Rolling resistance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 100%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 96%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 88%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 88%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 85%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 72%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 C

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 C

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 C

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 C

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ C

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

84.5%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

80.5%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

80.7%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 5

27.5%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

0%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

0%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 8 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

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Autozeitung Winter tyre test 2024 215/55 R17

Name	Points total
Best values in test	392
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Test winner	392
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Recommended*	369
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 Rating: Recommended	372
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R17

Name
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Recommended
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Rating: Recommended
Continental WinterContact TS 870 Rating: Test winner
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	3.1	2.1
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2.8	2.2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	3.3
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R17

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	1,8	2,0
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	3,1	3,2
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Satisfactory*	2,4	2,7
Continental WinterContact TS 870 Rating: Good	2,0	2,0
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2,1	2,8
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Tyre Reviews Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R17

Name
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Test winner
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Highly recommended*
Continental WinterContact TS 870 Rating: Highly recommended
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	35,3	26,6
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R19

Name	Points total
Best values in test	100
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	99.7
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	98.9
Continental WinterContact TS 870	100
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	2+	2+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	1-	2+	2	3+
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2+	2	2	3+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2-	2	1-	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	1-	2-
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Rating: Good	2	2-	2+	2
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Comparison: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 870 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

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