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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental WinterContact TS 860 /0%	Michelin Alpin 5 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Nokian WR D4 /0%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 /0%

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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

2. Michelin Alpin 5 Premium

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Premium

5. Nokian WR D4 Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 132

3. Michelin Alpin 5 91

4. Nokian WR D4 82

5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Nokian WR D4 26x

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 23x

4. Michelin Alpin 5 17x

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 15x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

3. Nokian WR D4 2.

4. Michelin Alpin 5 2.

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 4.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

2. Nokian WR D4 14.

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

4. Michelin Alpin 5 17.

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 18.

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. Nokian WR D4 6.04

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 7.87

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2021

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 2018

4. Michelin Alpin 5 2018

5. Nokian WR D4 2018

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 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

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

3. Nokian WR D4 Recommended

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

5. Michelin Alpin 5 Recommended

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin 5

86%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

83%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

81.7%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

80%

Nokian
WR D4

79%

Dry braking

1. Nokian WR D4 85%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 82%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 79%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Dry driving behavior

1. Michelin Alpin 5 89%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 77%

4. Nokian WR D4 75%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Dry performance

1. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 80%

4. Nokian WR D4 79%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

87%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

86%

Michelin
Alpin 5

79%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78.6%

Nokian
WR D4

70%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

2. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

4. Nokian WR D4 74%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 91%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 73%

4. Nokian WR D4 73%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 93%

2. Michelin Alpin 5 83%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%

4. Nokian WR D4 75%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 87%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 76%

4. Nokian WR D4 69%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 92%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 78%

4. Nokian WR D4 64%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet performance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 79%

4. Nokian WR D4 66%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 B

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

3. Michelin Alpin 5 B

4. Nokian WR D4 B

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 B

Snow

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

94%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

88%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

85%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

77.4%

Michelin
Alpin 5

69%

Snow traction

1. Nokian WR D4 93%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 68%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Snow braking

1. Nokian WR D4 91%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 91%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 85%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 76%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Snow handling

1. Nokian WR D4 97%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 85%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 71%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Snow performance

1. Nokian WR D4 92%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 89%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 59%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

83%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

79%

Michelin
Alpin 5

74%

Nokian
WR D4

72%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

49.6%

Exterior noise

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 74%

3. Nokian WR D4 69%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 64%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Interior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 78%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 71%

3. Nokian WR D4 70%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 70%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

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. Nokian WR D4 ?

5. Michelin Alpin 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

85%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Michelin
Alpin 5

83%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

81%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

76.6%

Mileage

1. Michelin Alpin 5 94%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 73%

4. Nokian WR D4 65%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Fuel efficiency

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%

2. Nokian WR D4 90%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 74%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

2. Nokian WR D4 C

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 C

5. Michelin Alpin 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

83%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

81%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

81%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

80%

Michelin
Alpin 5

78%

Ice braking

1. Nokian WR D4 86%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Ice lateral guidance

1. Nokian WR D4 80%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 76%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2+	1	1
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2	2	2
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2	3	1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	1-
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	3	2-	1	2
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,1	2,0	1,8	2,3	3,0	1,0	1,7
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Good	2,1	2,5	1,9	2,5	3,0	2,0	1,7
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2,4	2,0	2,7	2,5	3,6	1,0	2,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2,3	2,3	1,8	2,5	3,3	2,0	2,1
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	2,9	2,5	1,8	2,5	3,4	3,0	1,7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,3	27
Continental WinterContact TS 860	34,5	27,6
Michelin Alpin 5	37,1	28,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	34,8	28,1
Nokian WR D4	37,3	27,6
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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-
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2-
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2-	2	3+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Good	1-	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
Michelin Alpin 5	33,3	28,7
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,6
Nokian WR D4	35	27,7
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	32,5	28,7
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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
Michelin Alpin 5	97,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	99,3
Nokian WR D4	98
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	96,9
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2017 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	1,7	1,7	2,1	3,0	1,5	1,7
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Good	1,8	2,2	1,9	2,5	3,4	2,5	1,9
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2,5	2,1	3,2	2,6	3,5	1,5	2,6
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	3,1	2,3	1,7	2,4	3,6	3,0	1,9
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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
Michelin Alpin 5	98,5	88,2	97	98,8	88,7	98,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	97,7	93	99,8	93,4	97,6	97,9
Nokian WR D4	99,7	96,9	99,5	99	85,1	97,9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	98,4	95,6	96	94,9	85,6	99,8
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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
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Very good	100	100	100	100
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Very good	99,8	98,1	101,6	99,8
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Good	99,3	97,4	100,5	99,9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Good	98,6	98,3	98,9	98,6
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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
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: -	2+	2	1-	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	2+	2-	1-	2
Nokian WR D4 Rating: -	2	2-	2+	2-
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	1-
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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
Michelin Alpin 5	35,6	25,8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	25,5
Nokian WR D4	37,3	26,0
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	38,5	25,9
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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
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Highly recommended	376	128	108	140	18	8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Highly recommended	367	112	119	136	22	8
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Highly recommended	387	124	121	142	21	8
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Recommended	341	100	114	127	19	8
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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

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