Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Barum Polaris 3

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Organization	Season	Year	Dimension	Action
Autobild	Winter	2018	195/65 R15	View

Performance comparison

Wet Performance

91%

Continental

WinterContact TS 860

89%

Goodyear

UltraGrip 9

84%

Michelin

Alpin 5

91%

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

87%

Pirelli

Cinturato Winter

74%

Nokian

WR D4

74%

Barum

Polaris 3

Wet Braking

Continental WinterContact TS 860

95%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

89%

Michelin Alpin 5

79%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

95%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

89%

Nokian WR D4

79%

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Wet Handling

Continental WinterContact TS 860

92%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

87%

Michelin Alpin 5

81%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

87%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

92%

Nokian WR D4

71%

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Wet Circle Cornering

Continental WinterContact TS 860

89%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

89%

Michelin Alpin 5

84%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

95%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

79%

Nokian WR D4

73%

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Aquaplaning Longitudinal

Continental WinterContact TS 860

92%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

87%

Michelin Alpin 5

87%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

81%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

87%

Nokian WR D4

71%

Barum Polaris 3

65%

Best: Falken EuroWinter HS01 (97.0%)

Aquaplaning Cross

Continental WinterContact TS 860

87%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

92%

Michelin Alpin 5

87%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

97%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

87%

Nokian WR D4

76%

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Dry Performance

81%

Continental

WinterContact TS 860

82%

Goodyear

UltraGrip 9

84%

Michelin

Alpin 5

84%

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

79%

Pirelli

Cinturato Winter

82%

Nokian

WR D4

79%

Barum

Polaris 3

Dry Braking

Continental WinterContact TS 860

81%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

76%

Michelin Alpin 5

81%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

81%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

81%

Nokian WR D4

87%

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Best: Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 (92.0%)

Dry Handling

Continental WinterContact TS 860

81%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

87%

Michelin Alpin 5

87%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

87%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

76%

Nokian WR D4

76%

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Best: Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 (92.0%)

Best in category: Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 (89.5%)

Snow Performance

86%

Continental

WinterContact TS 860

95%

Goodyear

UltraGrip 9

72%

Michelin

Alpin 5

82%

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

94%

Pirelli

Cinturato Winter

97%

Nokian

WR D4

88%

Barum

Polaris 3

Snow Braking

Continental WinterContact TS 860

92%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

97%

Michelin Alpin 5

76%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

81%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

92%

Nokian WR D4

92%

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Best: Kleber KRISALP HP3 (97.0%)

Snow Traction

Continental WinterContact TS 860

79%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

100%

Michelin Alpin 5

68%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

89%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

89%

Nokian WR D4

100%

Barum Polaris 3

89%

Snow Handling

Continental WinterContact TS 860

87%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

97%

Michelin Alpin 5

71%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

81%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

97%

Nokian WR D4

97%

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Snow Circle Cornering

Continental WinterContact TS 860

87%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

87%

Michelin Alpin 5

71%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

76%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

97%

Nokian WR D4

97%

Barum Polaris 3

87%

Comfort & Noise

93%

Continental

WinterContact TS 860

83%

Goodyear

UltraGrip 9

83%

Michelin

Alpin 5

88%

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

91%

Pirelli

Cinturato Winter

83%

Nokian

WR D4

75%

Barum

Polaris 3

Noise Exterior

Continental WinterContact TS 860

89%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

84%

Michelin Alpin 5

79%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

89%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

95%

Nokian WR D4

89%

Barum Polaris 3

79%

Best: Kleber KRISALP HP3 (95.0%)

Ride Comfort

Continental WinterContact TS 860

97%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

81%

Michelin Alpin 5

87%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

87%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

87%

Nokian WR D4

76%

Barum Polaris 3

71%

Economy

82%

Continental

WinterContact TS 860

87%

Goodyear

UltraGrip 9

84%

Michelin

Alpin 5

87%

Dunlop

Winter Sport 5

65%

Pirelli

Cinturato Winter

90%

Nokian

WR D4

76%

Barum

Polaris 3

Rolling Resistance

Continental WinterContact TS 860

84%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

89%

Michelin Alpin 5

68%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

84%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

73%

Nokian WR D4

100%

Barum Polaris 3

84%

Mileage

Continental WinterContact TS 860

79%

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

84%

Michelin Alpin 5

100%

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

89%

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

57%

Nokian WR D4

79%

Barum Polaris 3

68%

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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Barum Polaris 3

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Mutual tests overview

WinterContact TS 860

UltraGrip 9

Alpin 5

Winter Sport 5

Cinturato Winter

WR D4

Polaris 3

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