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1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Premium2. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Upper-middle
In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Japan (Falken) against a tyre from a manufacturer from Italy (Pirelli). Generally, Pirelli winter tyres are slightly better rated (71%) than Falken (58%). But when it comes to comparing Falken Eurowinter HS449 and Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3, the rating is the same - 0%. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2017 225/50 R17 test, where both the Eurowinter HS449 and the Winter Sottozero 3 were tested. See more mutual tests below.
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1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Premium2. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Upper-middle
1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Exemplary2. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Conditionally recommended
1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Still recommended2. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Conditionally recommended
These tyres were tested together in 2 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32,2 | 25,9 | |||||
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 | 36,1 | 29,1 | |||||
| Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 | 32,2 | 29,8 | |||||
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| Name | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | Enviromental impact | ||
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| Best values in test | 9,2 | 9,4 | 9,2 | 9,3 | 9,4 | ||
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 Rating: Conditionally recommended | 7,0 | 7,8 | 7,9 | 5,8 | 5,9 | ||
| Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: - | 9,1 | 8,7 | 9,2 | 9,3 | 9,1 | ||
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