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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental WinterContact TS 860 /0%	Michelin Alpin 5 /0%	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Pirelli Cinturato Winter /0%

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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

2. Michelin Alpin 5 Premium

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Premium

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Premium

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Michelin Alpin 5 91

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 57

5. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 41

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 23x

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 17x

4. Michelin Alpin 5 17x

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 16x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 1.

4. Michelin Alpin 5 2.

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 9.

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

4. Michelin Alpin 5 17.

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 27.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2.35

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 3.65

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

4. Michelin Alpin 5 5.88

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 8.44

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2021

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2021

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 2020

5. Michelin Alpin 5 2018

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Highly recommended

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Highly recommended

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good

5. Michelin Alpin 5 Very good

Worst rating in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Good

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Michelin Alpin 5 Recommended

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Conditionally recommended

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin 5

86%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

83%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

80%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

80%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

79%

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 82%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 79%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

5. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 77%

Dry driving behavior

1. Michelin Alpin 5 89%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 77%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 77%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 0%

Dry performance

1. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 80%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 80%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

87%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

86%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

86%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

86%

Michelin
Alpin 5

79%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 86%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

Wet braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 91%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 87%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 81%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 73%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 93%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 88%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 83%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%

Wet circle cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 87%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 85%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 79%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 76%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 92%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 89%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 87%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 78%

Wet performance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 89%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 86%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 79%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 B

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter B

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

4. Michelin Alpin 5 B

5. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

89%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

88%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

88%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

85%

Michelin
Alpin 5

69%

Snow traction

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 89%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 84%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 68%

Snow braking

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 93%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 91%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 91%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 85%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 76%

Snow handling

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 90%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 89%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 85%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 71%

Snow performance

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 89%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 84%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 79%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 59%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

83%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

81%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

79%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

76%

Michelin
Alpin 5

74%

Exterior noise

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 76%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 74%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 64%

Interior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 78%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 71%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 70%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 70%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 67%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 68 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?

4. Michelin Alpin 5 ?

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

85%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Michelin
Alpin 5

83%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

81%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

65%

Mileage

1. Michelin Alpin 5 94%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 78%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 73%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 62%

Fuel efficiency

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 86%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 74%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 E

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter E

5. Michelin Alpin 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

86%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

83%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

81%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

81%

Michelin
Alpin 5

78%

Ice braking

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 86%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 83%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

Ice lateral guidance

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 89%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 80%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 76%

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Mutual tests

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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Good	2	2-	1	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	1-
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Satisfactory	2+	2-	1-	3-
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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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Good	2,1	2,3	2,0	2,5	3,3	2,0	1,8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2,3	2,3	1,8	2,5	3,3	2,0	2,1
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Satisfactory	2,2	3,5	2,1	2,3	3,2	2,5	2,2
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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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	35,5	27
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	34,8	28,1
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	35,9	27,4
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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-
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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
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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
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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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Satisfactory	1,9	2,4	2,7	2,4	3,1	2,0	2,1
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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
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	99,3	93,4	98,35	97,9	85,5	98,7
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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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Good	99,1	97,8	100	99,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Very good	99,8	98,1	101,6	99,8
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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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: -	2+	2	2+	2-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	2+	2-	1-	2
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: -	2+	2	2	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
Michelin Alpin 5	35,6	25,8
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	36,1	25
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	25,5
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	36,2	26,4
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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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Highly recommended	376	127	117	132	22	9
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Highly recommended	367	112	119	136	22	8
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Highly recommended	378	138	101	139	15	9
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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter

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