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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental WinterContact TS 860 /0%	Nokian WR D4 /0%	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Uniroyal MS plus 77 /0%	Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 /0%

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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Premium

3. Nokian WR D4 Upper-middle

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Upper-middle

5. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 88

2. Nokian WR D4 82

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76

5. Barum Polaris 3 66

Number of tests

1. Nokian WR D4 26x

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 23x

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 21x

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 19x

5. Barum Polaris 3 10x

Best position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

2. Nokian WR D4 2.

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2.

4. Barum Polaris 3 3.

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 3.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

2. Nokian WR D4 14.

3. Barum Polaris 3 16.

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 17.

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 20.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2.35

2. Nokian WR D4 6.04

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 7.1

4. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 11.21

Year of the last test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2021

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 2020

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 2020

4. Barum Polaris 3 2018

5. Nokian WR D4 2018

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Nokian WR D4 Highly recommended

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Highly recommended

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

2. Nokian WR D4 Recommended

3. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Satisfactory

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

82%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

81%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Nokian
WR D4

78%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

74%

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 84%

2. Nokian WR D4 80%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 77%

4. Barum Polaris 3 71%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 71%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 3 87%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

4. Nokian WR D4 78%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76%

Dry driving behavior

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 79%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76%

3. Nokian WR D4 71%

4. Barum Polaris 3 0%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 0%

Dry performance

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 80%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 80%

3. Nokian WR D4 75%

4. Barum Polaris 3 0%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

90%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

86%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

82%

Barum
Polaris 3

74%

Nokian
WR D4

71%

Wet braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 89%

3. Barum Polaris 3 84%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 82%

5. Nokian WR D4 69%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 87%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 81%

4. Nokian WR D4 74%

5. Barum Polaris 3 71%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 90%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 87%

4. Nokian WR D4 76%

5. Barum Polaris 3 65%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 84%

3. Barum Polaris 3 79%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 73%

5. Nokian WR D4 71%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 94%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 87%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 83%

4. Barum Polaris 3 71%

5. Nokian WR D4 69%

Wet performance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 91%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 79%

3. Nokian WR D4 69%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 0%

5. Barum Polaris 3 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 B

2. Nokian WR D4 B

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 C

4. Barum Polaris 3 C

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

92%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

88%

Barum
Polaris 3

88%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

85%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

85%

Snow traction

1. Nokian WR D4 92%

2. Barum Polaris 3 89%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 87%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 84%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 84%

Snow braking

1. Nokian WR D4 93%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 89%

3. Barum Polaris 3 87%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 87%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 82%

Snow handling

1. Nokian WR D4 93%

2. Barum Polaris 3 87%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 81%

Snow cornering

1. Nokian WR D4 94%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 89%

3. Barum Polaris 3 87%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 87%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 84%

Snow performance

1. Nokian WR D4 90%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 74%

4. Barum Polaris 3 0%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

83%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

82%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

75%

Barum
Polaris 3

75%

Nokian
WR D4

71%

Exterior noise

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

2. Barum Polaris 3 79%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 72%

5. Nokian WR D4 71%

Interior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 74%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 70%

3. Nokian WR D4 66%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 0%

5. Barum Polaris 3 0%

Comfort

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 96%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 87%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 83%

4. Barum Polaris 3 71%

5. Nokian WR D4 71%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 ?

4. Barum Polaris 3 ?

5. Nokian WR D4 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

83%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

78%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

78%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

78%

Barum
Polaris 3

78%

Mileage

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 80%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 75%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 73%

4. Barum Polaris 3 68%

5. Nokian WR D4 68%

Rolling resistance

1. Nokian WR D4 99%

2. Barum Polaris 3 84%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 82%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 73%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 59%

Fuel efficiency

1. Nokian WR D4 88%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 87%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 76%

4. Barum Polaris 3 0%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 0%

Price/value

1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 97%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 87%

3. Barum Polaris 3 81%

4. Nokian WR D4 79%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 68%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Nokian WR D4 C

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 E

4. Barum Polaris 3 F

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

84%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

80%

Hankook
Winter i*cept RS2 W452

78%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

75.2%

Barum
Polaris 3

0%

Ice lateral guidance

1. Nokian WR D4 82%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 76%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 0%

5. Barum Polaris 3 0%

Ice braking

1. Nokian WR D4 85%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 84%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 80%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 0%

5. Barum Polaris 3 0%

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Mutual tests

ADAC Winter tyre test 2019 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	2,1	1,9	2,2	2,6	1,5	1,6
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Recommended	1,8	2,5	2,2	2,6	2,6	2,5	1,9
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Recommended	2,9	3,1	2,0	2,3	2,9	3,0	1,7
Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452 Rating: Recommended*	2,1	2,5	2,5	2,6	2,9	2,0	2,6
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16

Name	Points total
Best values in test	9,1
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Highly recommended	9,1
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Recommended	8,1
Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452 Rating: Recommended*	8,0
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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
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	3	2-	1	2
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2+	2-
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3	2	2
Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452 Rating: Good*	2	2	1-	1-
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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
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Recommended	195	65	58	40	19	6	7
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2018 175/65 R14

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,7	2,0	1,8	2,4	3,2	1,5	1,6
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Good	1,7	2,3	1,8	2,5	3,5	2,0	2,2
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	2,4	2,6	2,7	2,4	3,8	2,0	2,2
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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
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
Nokian WR D4	37,3	27,6
Barum Polaris 3	36,7	27,8
Uniroyal MS plus 77	36,1	27,9
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	34,9	27,7
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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-
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2-	2	3+
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	1-	2+
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: Satisfactory	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
Nokian WR D4	35	27,7
Barum Polaris 3	35,8	27,6
Uniroyal MS plus 77	36	28,1
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	35,9	28,6
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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
Nokian WR D4	98
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	99,8
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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
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	3,1	2,3	1,7	2,4	3,6	3,0	1,9
Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452 Rating: Satisfactory*	2,6	2,2	2,7	2,5	3,7	2,5	2,2
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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
Nokian WR D4	99,7	96,9	99,5	99	85,1	97,9
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	97,6	92,1	99,6	95,9	86,1	99,1
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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
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Good	99,3	97,4	100,5	99,9
Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452 Rating: Satisfactory*	96,2	90,3	99,4	98,9
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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
Nokian WR D4 Rating: -	2	2-	2+	2-
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	2+
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: -	2-	3	1-	2+
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 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
Nokian WR D4	37,3	26,0
Barum Polaris 3	37,2	26,1
Uniroyal MS plus 77	39,1	25,7
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	39,1	26,2
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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
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Highly recommended	387	124	121	142	21	8
Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452 Rating: Highly recommended*	363	104	118	141	16	10
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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77 vs. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

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