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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental WinterContact TS 860 /0%	Semperit Speed-Grip 3 /0%	Michelin Alpin 5 /0%	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 /0%

Dimensions	R13 - R17	R15 - R20	R15 - R21	R16 - R21
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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

2. Michelin Alpin 5 Premium

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Premium

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Michelin Alpin 5 91

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 51

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 25

Number of tests

1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 27x

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 23x

3. Michelin Alpin 5 17x

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 11x

Best position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2.

3. Michelin Alpin 5 2.

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 3.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 15.

3. Michelin Alpin 5 17.

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 19.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2.35

2. Michelin Alpin 5 5.88

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 7.64

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 8.07

Year of the last test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2021

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2021

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 2021

4. Michelin Alpin 5 2018

Best rating in test

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Exemplary

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Exemplary

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good

4. Michelin Alpin 5 Very good

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

2. Michelin Alpin 5 Recommended

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Still recommended

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Sufficient

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin 5

87%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

86%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

82%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

59%

Dry braking

1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 87%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 77%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 73%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

86%

Michelin
Alpin 5

81%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

80%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

78%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Michelin Alpin 5 89%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 74%

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 71%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 61%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Michelin Alpin 5 89%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 87%

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 73%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 73%

Wet braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 89%

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 87%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 87%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 78%

Wet circle cornering

1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 89%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 87%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 78%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 91%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 86%

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 79%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 73%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 B

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 B

3. Michelin Alpin 5 B

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

90%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

84%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

72%

Michelin
Alpin 5

72.1%

Snow traction

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 87%

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 71%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 0%

Snow braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 91%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 87%

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 76%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 0%

Snow handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 88%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 80%

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 71%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

81%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

80%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

79%

Michelin
Alpin 5

64%

Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 87%

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 84%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 83%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 60%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 ?

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 ?

4. Michelin Alpin 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin 5

89%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

83%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

83%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

71%

Mileage

1. Michelin Alpin 5 100%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 84%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 71%

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 63%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 C

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 D

4. Michelin Alpin 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

83%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

81%

Michelin
Alpin 5

81%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

73.8%

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These tyres were tested together in 6 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

ADAC Winter tyre test 2020 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,3	2,0	1,8	2,1	2,5	1,0	1,8
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Satisfactory	1,8	3,0	2,0	2,2	2,5	2,5	2,2
Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Rating: Sufficient	2,1	3,7	1,9	2,4	2,5	2,5	2,0
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2+	1-	2+
Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Rating: Good	2	2-	1-	2+
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2-	3+	3+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	29,2	24
Continental WinterContact TS 860	31,5	24,5
Semperit Speed-Grip 3	31,6	24,3
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	31,3	26,4
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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
Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Rating: Sufficient	2,3	3,6	2,6	2,3	3,1	2,5	2,1
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2,4	2,0	2,7	2,5	3,6	1,0	2,4
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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-
Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	2-
Michelin Alpin 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
Semperit Speed-Grip 3	34,4	27,4
Michelin Alpin 5	33,3	28,7
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	32,2	29,8
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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 860 vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

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