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Comparison: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs. Dunlop Winter vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%	Michelin ALPIN 7 /83%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Hankook Ventus Prime 4 /72%	Dunlop Winter /93%	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 /95%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%

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Segment

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 Premium

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Premium

6. Dunlop Winter Premium

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Premium

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

9. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 530

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 265

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

8. Dunlop Winter 65

9. Michelin ALPIN 7 62

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 24x

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 12x

7. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

8. Michelin ALPIN 7 6x

9. Dunlop Winter 2x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 1.

4. Dunlop Winter 1.

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 1.

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2.

8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

9. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

Worst position in test

1. Dunlop Winter 2.

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 6.

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 9.

4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 9.

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

8. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

9. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

Average position in tests

1. Dunlop Winter 1.5

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 2.67

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 3.67

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 5.75

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

9. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Dunlop Winter 2025

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 2025

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2025

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 2025

8. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

Best rating in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Exemplary

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Test winner

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 Very good

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

9. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 Good

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Recommended

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Recommended

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

8. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

9. Dunlop Winter ?

Wet

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

93%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

90%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

87%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

86.3%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

75%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

73.7%

Dunlop
Winter

72.9%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

56%

Wet handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 97%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 95%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 92%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 51%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

9. Dunlop Winter 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 95%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 91%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 89%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 57%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

9. Dunlop Winter 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 97%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 94%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 88%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 69%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 63%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

9. Dunlop Winter 0%

Wet braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 93%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 89%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 63%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 55%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

9. Dunlop Winter 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 99%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 95%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 55%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 55%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

9. Dunlop Winter 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 A

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 B

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 B

8. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

9. Dunlop Winter C

Snow

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

95%

Dunlop
Winter

87.3%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

87.8%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

86%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

86%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

86%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

85%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

83%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

Snow braking

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 98%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 95%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 88%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 76%

7. Dunlop Winter 0%

8. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

9. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow traction

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 99%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 96%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 87%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

7. Dunlop Winter 0%

8. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

9. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

93%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

90%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

87%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

81.2%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

80.1%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

70%

Dunlop
Winter

68.5%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

51%

Dry handling

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 97%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 96%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 51%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

8. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

9. Dunlop Winter 0%

Dry braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 91%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 88%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 81%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 74%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert 50%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

8. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

9. Dunlop Winter 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

93%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

93.4%

Dunlop
Winter

87%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

85%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

80%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

77%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

76.9%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

71%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

67%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 ?

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 ?

4. Dunlop Winter ?

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 ?

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 ?

9. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

94.8%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance 3

85%

Dunlop
Winter

83.1%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

77.5%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

73%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

72%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

64%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

64%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

62%

Rolling resistance

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 96%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 88%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 85%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 72%

7. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

8. Dunlop Winter 0%

9. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 C

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 C

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

6. Michelin ALPIN 7 C

7. Dunlop Winter C

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 C

9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

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Autozeitung Winter tyre test 2024 215/55 R17

Name	Points total
Best values in test	392
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Recommended*	369
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Test winner	392
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 Rating: Recommended	372
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R17

Name
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Recommended
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 Rating: Recommended
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2.8	2.2
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	3.1	2.1
DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3	2.1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	3.3
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R17

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	1,8	2,0
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Satisfactory*	2,4	2,7
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	3,1	3,2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	1,8	2,6
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Tyre Reviews Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R17

Name
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Highly recommended*
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Test winner
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	35,3	26,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R19

Name	Points total
Best values in test	100
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	98.9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	99.7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	2+	2+
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2+	2	2	3+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	1-	2+	2	3+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2-	2+	2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2-	2	1-	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	1-	2-
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Comparison: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs. Dunlop Winter vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert

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