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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 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%	Michelin Alpin 5 /0%	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 /0%

Dimensions	R13 - R17	R14 - R21	R15 - R21	R16 - R21
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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Premium

3. Michelin Alpin 5 Premium

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Premium

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 132

2. Michelin Alpin 5 91

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 25

Number of tests

1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 27x

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 23x

3. Michelin Alpin 5 17x

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 15x

Best position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2.

3. Michelin Alpin 5 2.

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 4.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

2. Michelin Alpin 5 17.

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 18.

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 19.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2.35

2. Michelin Alpin 5 5.88

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 7.87

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 8.07

Year of the last test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2021

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2021

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 2018

4. Michelin Alpin 5 2018

Best rating in test

1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Exemplary

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good

3. Michelin Alpin 5 Very good

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

3. Michelin Alpin 5 Recommended

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Still recommended

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

84%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

84%

Michelin
Alpin 5

84.3%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

79.8%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

91%

Michelin
Alpin 5

79.2%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78%

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. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 B

Snow

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

89%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

77.6%

Michelin
Alpin 5

72.1%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

80%

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. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 ?

4. Michelin Alpin 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin 5

79.4%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

74%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

73.4%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

72%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 C

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 C

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

4. Michelin Alpin 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

80%

Michelin
Alpin 5

79.3%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

79.5%

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+
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
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
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
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
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-
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
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
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. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

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