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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental WinterContact TS 860 /0%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 /0%	Michelin Alpin 5 /0%	Nokian WR D4 /0%	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Uniroyal MS plus 77 /0%

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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Premium

3. Michelin Alpin 5 Premium

4. Nokian WR D4 Upper-middle

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Upper-middle

6. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 132

2. Michelin Alpin 5 91

3. Nokian WR D4 82

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76

6. Barum Polaris 3 66

Number of tests

1. Nokian WR D4 26x

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 23x

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 19x

4. Michelin Alpin 5 17x

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 15x

6. Barum Polaris 3 10x

Best position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

2. Nokian WR D4 2.

3. Michelin Alpin 5 2.

4. Barum Polaris 3 3.

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 3.

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 4.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

2. Nokian WR D4 14.

3. Barum Polaris 3 16.

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 17.

5. Michelin Alpin 5 17.

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 18.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2.35

2. Michelin Alpin 5 5.88

3. Nokian WR D4 6.04

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 7.87

5. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 11.21

Year of the last test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2021

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 2020

3. Barum Polaris 3 2018

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 2018

5. Michelin Alpin 5 2018

6. Nokian WR D4 2018

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Nokian WR D4 Highly recommended

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good

4. Michelin Alpin 5 Very good

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

3. Nokian WR D4 Recommended

4. Michelin Alpin 5 Recommended

5. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

84%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

84%

Michelin
Alpin 5

84.3%

Nokian
WR D4

81%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

74.4%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

91%

Nokian
WR D4

81%

Michelin
Alpin 5

79.2%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

77.2%

Barum
Polaris 3

73.6%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 B

2. Nokian WR D4 B

3. Michelin Alpin 5 B

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 B

5. Barum Polaris 3 C

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

89%

Nokian
WR D4

87%

Barum
Polaris 3

87.3%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

81.3%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78%

Michelin
Alpin 5

72.1%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

80%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

73.1%

Nokian
WR D4

70%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

70%

Michelin
Alpin 5

65.6%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 71 dB

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?

3. Barum Polaris 3 ?

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

5. Nokian WR D4 ?

6. Michelin Alpin 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

84%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Michelin
Alpin 5

79.4%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

76.7%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

74%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

72%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Nokian WR D4 C

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 C

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

4. Michelin Alpin 5 E

5. Barum Polaris 3 F

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

83.3%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

80%

Michelin
Alpin 5

79.3%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

79.5%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

75.2%

Barum
Polaris 3

0%

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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
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Recommended	195	65	58	40	19	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+
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2+
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2-	2	3+
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	1-	2+
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2-	2	2+
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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
Michelin Alpin 5	33,3	28,7
Nokian WR D4	35	27,7
Barum Polaris 3	35,8	27,6
Uniroyal MS plus 77	36	28,1
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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
Michelin Alpin 5	97,5
Nokian WR D4	98
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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
Michelin Alpin 5	98,5	88,2	97	98,8	88,7	98,4
Nokian WR D4	99,7	96,9	99,5	99	85,1	97,9
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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
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Very good	100	100	100	100
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Good	99,3	97,4	100,5	99,9
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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-
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: -	2+	2	1-	2
Nokian WR D4 Rating: -	2	2-	2+	2-
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	2+
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: -	2-	3	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
Michelin Alpin 5	35,6	25,8
Nokian WR D4	37,3	26,0
Barum Polaris 3	37,2	26,1
Uniroyal MS plus 77	39,1	25,7
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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
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Highly recommended	376	128	108	140	18	8
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Highly recommended	387	124	121	142	21	8
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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77

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