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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental WinterContact TS 860 /0%	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 /0%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 /0%

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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Premium

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Premium

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Premium

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 132

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 100

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

5. 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. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 15x

5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 15x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 1.

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2.

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 4.

Worst position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 5.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 18.

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 19.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2.35

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 2.67

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 7.87

5. 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. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 2018

5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 2018

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Exemplary

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Highly recommended

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Recommended

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Still recommended

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

84.2%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

81.3%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

81.7%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

79.8%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77.4%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

91.6%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

80.9%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78.6%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

72.7%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 B

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 B

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 B

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 B

Snow

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

90.2%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

90.5%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

87.5%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

77.4%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

77.6%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

79.2%

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

74.3%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

72.3%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

69.1%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

49.6%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 70 dB

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 71 dB

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

83.4%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

79.4%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

77.1%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

76.6%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

73.4%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 C

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 C

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 C

Ice

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

85%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

80%

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 4 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

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-
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 Rating: Good	2+	2	2+	3+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Good	1-	2-	2	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 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
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	33,4	27,7
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	32,5	28,7
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,6
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
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	98,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	96,9
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	99,3
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
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	99	96	98,5	95,8	94,6	99,4
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
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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

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