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Comparison: Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P /0%	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Kumho WinterCraft WP71 /0%	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ /90%	Semperit Speed-Grip 3 /0%	Vredestein Wintrac Pro /54%

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Segment

1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Premium

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Premium

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Premium

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Premium

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Upper-middle

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 176

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 123

4. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 112

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 57

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 51

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 25

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 37x

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 27x

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 23x

6. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 16x

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 11x

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 11x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 1.

3. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 1.

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 1.

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2.

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 3.

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 6.

Worst position in test

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 8.

2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 12.

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 15.

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 19.

6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 20.

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 28.

Average position in tests

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.26

2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 3.56

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 6.41

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 7.64

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 8.07

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 12.55

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 2024

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 2023

5. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 2021

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2021

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 2021

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 2020

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Exemplary

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Exemplary

5. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Exemplary

6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Exemplary

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Very good

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Recommended

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Recommended

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Recommended

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Still recommended

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Conditionally recommended

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

84%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

82%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP71

80%

Continental
ContiWinterContact TS 850P

77%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

73%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

73%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

66%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

63%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 92%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 91%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 76%

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 73%

6. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 67%

7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 67%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 59%

Wet braking

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 96%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 87%

3. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 82%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 82%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 71%

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 64%

7. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 55%

8. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

Wet circle cornering

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 90%

2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 73%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 71%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 69%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 56%

8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 56%

Wet handling

1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 88%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 89%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 83%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 71%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 60%

7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 59%

8. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 92%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 91%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 92%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 70%

6. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 64%

7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 60%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 51%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ B

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 B

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 C

6. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P C

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 C

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

89%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

79%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

77%

Continental
ContiWinterContact TS 850P

75%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

73%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

68%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

67%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP71

49%

Snow traction

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 89%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 76%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 73%

6. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 73%

7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 58%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 51%

Snow braking

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 76%

5. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 72%

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 66%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 61%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 57%

Snow cornering

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 75%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 73%

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 69%

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 69%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 64%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 42%

Snow handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 92%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 91%

3. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 85%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 84%

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 76%

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 73%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 67%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 42%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

88%

Continental
ContiWinterContact TS 850P

83%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

80%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP71

78%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

75%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

73%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

56%

Dry braking

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 86%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 83%

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 80%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 73%

6. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 67%

7. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 64%

8. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 56%

Dry handling

1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 86%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 87%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 83%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 73%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 71%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 69%

8. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 56%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

83%

Continental
ContiWinterContact TS 850P

79%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

77%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

75%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

73%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

64%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

63%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP71

51%

Rolling resistance

1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 88%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 84%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 78%

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 74%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 67%

7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 54%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 51%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ C

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 C

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 D

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 D

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
ContiWinterContact TS 850P

80%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

80%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

76%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

76%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

72%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

71%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

70%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP71

56%

Exterior noise

1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 71%

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 70%

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 70%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 61%

7. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 61%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 51%

Comfort

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 79%

5. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 73%

7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 70%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 60%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 72 dB

4. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 72 dB

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 ?

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 ?

7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 ?

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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2	1-
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Good	2	2	2+
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2-	2-
Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Rating: Conditionally recommended	2+	2-	3
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2+
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Exemplary	1-	2	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	1-	2+	1-
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Good	1-	2	2	2+
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2-	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	2+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	2+
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Exemplary	2	2+	1-	2
Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Rating: Good	2+	2	2-	2+
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Good	2	2	2	2-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	30,3	24,3
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P	31,8	25,2
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	35,2	25,8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,2	25
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,3	24,5
Kumho WinterCraft WP71	35,7	28
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	34,4	24,8
Semperit Speed-Grip 3	30,8	26
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	33,2	24,9
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2020 235/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,5	1,9	1,8	2,3	2,6	0,8	1,8
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Satisfactory	1,9	3,4	2,7	2,5	3,1	1,5	2,1
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Satisfactory	2,3	3,0	2,6	2,7	3,4	2,5	2,3
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Satisfactory	2,2	2,7	2,3	2,4	2,9	1,5	1,8
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Satisfactory	2,3	2,2	2,8	2,4	3,2	2,0	2,1
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Automotorsport Winter tyre test 2019 215/55 R17

Name	Points total
Best values in test	8,9
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Very good	8,1
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Good	7,0
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Very good	8,9
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Very good	8,3
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Sportscars Winter tyre test 2018 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	2+	2+	1
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2+
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Good	2-	2+	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2	1
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	1-
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Sportscars Winter tyre test 2017 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2+	1-
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Exemplary	1-	2+	2
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Good	2	2-	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2+	1-
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	1-
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2	2
Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2-	2
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GTÜ Winter tyre test 2017 235/55 R17

Name	Points total	Winter	Wet	Dry	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	203	69	65	44	18	8
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Recommended	191	68	58	39	17	5
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Recommended	190	63	56	42	17	7
Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Rating: Recommended	186	59	54	42	15	7
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2017 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Enviromental impact
Best values in test	9,6	9,2	9,9	10
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Test winner - highly recommended	9,6	9,1	8,7	8,0
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Still recommended	7,9	8,2	7,8	6,6
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Recommended	8,9	8,5	8,9	7,3
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Recommended	6,8	7,3	9,5	7,9
Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Rating: Still recommended	7,1	7,8	7,8	6,5
Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Rating: Recommended	7,2	7,6	9,9	8,6
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2016 235/40 R18

Name
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Highly recommended
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Recommended
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Recommended
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Sportscars Winter tyre test 2016 245/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	2	2	1-
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2-	2-	1-
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Sportscars Winter tyre test 2015 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2	1-
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2+
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2-	1-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2	1-
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SportAuto Winter tyre test 2015 235/35 R19

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Enviromental impact
Best values in test	9,2	9,2	9,7	9,3	9,1
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P Rating: -	9,2	9,2	9,7	8,6	9,1
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: -	8,6	8,3	8,7	9,3	7,7
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Automotorsport Winter tyre test 2015 235/55 R19

Name	Points total
Best values in test	9,2
Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P	9,2
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	8,6
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Comparison: Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

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