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Comparison: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 860

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Firestone Winterhawk 3 /0%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 /0%	Continental WinterContact TS 860 /0%

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Segment

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Premium

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Premium

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 132

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 76

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 66

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 23x

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 15x

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 14x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 1.

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 3.

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 4.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 7.

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 18.

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 32.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2.35

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 7.87

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 16

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 2021

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 2020

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 2018

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Very good

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 Conditionally recommended

Snow

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

86%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

81%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

77.4%

Snow braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 92%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 84%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Snow traction

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 88%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 80%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Snow handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 87%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 86%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 76%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

82%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

81%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

79%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

69%

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 81%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 74%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 72%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

91%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

83%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

77%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

70%

Wet braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 95%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 86%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 73%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 63%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 89%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 87%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 88%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 81%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 94%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 92%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 76%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 92%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 69%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 55%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 89%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 87%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 67%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 63%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 B

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 B

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 C

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

93%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

82%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

75%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

56%

Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 89%

2. Firestone Winterhawk 3 83%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 79%

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. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

86%

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

81%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

80%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78%

Mileage

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 78%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 76%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 C

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 C

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Firestone
Winterhawk 3

89%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

80%

Continental
WinterContact TS 860

79.5%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 8 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	30,3	24,3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,2	25
Firestone Winterhawk 3	37,9
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	32,9	24,3
Firestone Winterhawk 3	34,3	25,5
Continental WinterContact TS 860	31,5	24,5
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	1-
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Conditionally recommended	3	3+	2+	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 860 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2	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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	34,8	28,1
Firestone Winterhawk 3	38,2	27,8
Continental WinterContact TS 860	34,5	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+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2-
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2	2-
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Good	1-	2-	2	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 860 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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,6
Firestone Winterhawk 3	36,3	27,9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	32,5	28,7
Continental WinterContact TS 860	33,5	27,5
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	25,5
Firestone Winterhawk 3	39,8	27,5
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	38,5	25,9
Continental WinterContact TS 860	34,2	25,6
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2016 225/45 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,3	2,1	1,7	2,0	2,8	1,5	1,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	2,4	2,4	1,9	2,2	2,8	2,0	1,6
Firestone Winterhawk 3 Rating: -	3,0	2,9	2,4	2,0	2,8	2,0	2,2
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2,5	2,1	3,3	2,4	3,7	2,0	2,1
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Comparison: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Firestone Winterhawk 3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 860

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