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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental WinterContact TS 860 /0%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Semperit Speed-Grip 3 /0%	Michelin Alpin 5 /0%	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 /0%

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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Premium

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

4. Michelin Alpin 5 Premium

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Premium

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 132

3. Michelin Alpin 5 91

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 51

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 25

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 27x

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 23x

4. Michelin Alpin 5 17x

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 15x

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 11x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2.

4. Michelin Alpin 5 2.

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 3.

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 4.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 15.

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

4. Michelin Alpin 5 17.

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 18.

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 19.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2.35

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

3. Michelin Alpin 5 5.88

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 7.64

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 7.87

6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 8.07

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2021

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2021

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 2021

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 2018

6. Michelin Alpin 5 2018

Best rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Exemplary

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good

5. Michelin Alpin 5 Very good

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Michelin Alpin 5 Recommended

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Still recommended

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Sufficient

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

84%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

84%

Michelin
Alpin 5

84.3%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

79.8%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77.4%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

69.8%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

91%

Michelin
Alpin 5

79.2%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

76.1%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

72.7%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 B

2. Michelin Alpin 5 B

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 B

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 B

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

89%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

87.5%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

77.6%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

75.2%

Michelin
Alpin 5

72.1%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

80%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

78.2%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

72.3%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

70%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

69.1%

Michelin
Alpin 5

65.6%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 71 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 ?

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 ?

6. Michelin Alpin 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin 5

79.4%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77.1%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

77.7%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

74%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

73.4%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

72%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 C

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 C

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 D

6. Michelin Alpin 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

83.3%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

80%

Michelin
Alpin 5

79.3%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

79.5%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

73.8%

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These tyres were tested together in 9 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

ACE Winter tyre test 2018 185/65 R15

Name	Points total	Winter	Wet	Dry	Rolling resistance	Noise	Running costs
Best values in test	206	67	68	43	19	8	10
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Test winner	206	66	68	43	16	7	6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Recommended	182	58	53	43	15	6	7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2+	2+	2-
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Good	1-	2-	2	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2-
Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	2-
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2+
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Satisfactory	1-	2	3+	3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,2	25,9
Continental WinterContact TS 860	33,5	27,5
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	32,5	28,7
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,6
Semperit Speed-Grip 3	34,4	27,4
Michelin Alpin 5	33,3	28,7
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	32,2	29,8
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2017 225/45 R17

Name	Points total
Best values in test	100
Continental WinterContact TS 860	100
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	96,9
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	99,3
Michelin Alpin 5	97,5
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	97,9
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	100	96,9	99,8	99	100	100
Continental WinterContact TS 860	100	94,6	99,8	96,2	100	100
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	98,4	95,6	96	94,9	85,6	99,8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	97,7	93	99,8	93,4	97,6	97,9
Michelin Alpin 5	98,5	88,2	97	98,8	88,7	98,4
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Autoklub ČR Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	101	100	103,3	100,3
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Very good	101	99,5	103,3	100,3
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Good	98,6	98,3	98,9	98,6
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Very good	99,8	98,1	101,6	99,8
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Very good	100	100	100	100
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Satisfactory	95,2	89,8	100,2	95,6
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2	2+	1
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: -	1-	2	2+	1
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	1-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	2+	2-	1-	2
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: -	2+	2	1-	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,2	25
Continental WinterContact TS 860	34,2	25,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	38,5	25,9
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	25,5
Michelin Alpin 5	35,6	25,8
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GTÜ Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	412	142	127	143	25	10
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Highly recommended	412	142	127	143	25	9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Recommended	341	100	114	127	19	8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Highly recommended	367	112	119	136	22	8
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Highly recommended	376	128	108	140	18	8
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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

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