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Comparison: Nokian WR A4 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

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Summary
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Buy %

#	Nokian WR A4 /0%	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Kumho WinterCraft WP71 /0%	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ /90%	Semperit Speed-Grip 3 /0%	Vredestein Wintrac Pro /54%

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Segment

1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Premium

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Premium

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Premium

5. Nokian WR A4 Upper-middle

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Upper-middle

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 176

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 123

4. Nokian WR A4 59

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 57

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 51

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 25

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 37x

3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 27x

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 23x

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 11x

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 11x

8. Nokian WR A4 6x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 1.

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 1.

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2.

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 3.

7. Nokian WR A4 5.

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 6.

Worst position in test

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 8.

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 15.

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

4. Nokian WR A4 17.

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 19.

6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 20.

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 28.

Average position in tests

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.26

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 6.41

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 7.64

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 8.07

6. Nokian WR A4 9.83

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 12.55

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 2024

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 2023

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 2021

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 2021

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 2020

8. Nokian WR A4 2020

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Exemplary

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Exemplary

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Exemplary

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Very good

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Satisfactory

8. Nokian WR A4 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Recommended

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Recommended

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Still recommended

6. Nokian WR A4 Still recommended

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Conditionally recommended

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Kumho
WinterCraft WP71

79.9%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

76%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

75%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

73%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

73%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

66%

Nokian
WR A4

62

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

62%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ B

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Nokian WR A4 B

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 B

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 C

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 C

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

83%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

79%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

77%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP71

74.7%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

72%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

68%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

67%

Nokian
WR A4

64

Costs

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

83%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

77%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

75%

Nokian
WR A4

73

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

72%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

70%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP71

64%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

62%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Nokian WR A4 C

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ C

5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 C

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 D

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 D

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

82%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP71

77%

Nokian
WR A4

73

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

73%

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

73%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

73%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

56%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Semperit
Speed-Grip 3

76%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

76%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP71

76.3%

Nokian
WR A4

71

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

71%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

71%

GoodYear
UltraGrip Performance+

66%

Pirelli
Winter Sottozero 3

66%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 72 dB

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 ?

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 ?

6. Nokian WR A4 ?

7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 ?

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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	1-	2+	1-
Nokian WR A4 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2	2-	2
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2-	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	2+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	2+
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Exemplary	2	2+	1-	2
Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Rating: Good	2+	2	2-	2+
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Good	2	2	2	2-
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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
Nokian WR A4	34,6	25,5
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	35,2	25,8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,2	25
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,3	24,5
Kumho WinterCraft WP71	35,7	28
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	34,4	24,8
Semperit Speed-Grip 3	30,8	26
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	33,2	24,9
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Sportscars Winter tyre test 2017 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2+	1-
Nokian WR A4 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2-
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Good	2	2-	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2+
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GTÜ Winter tyre test 2017 235/55 R17

Name	Points total	Winter	Wet	Dry	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	203	69	65	44	18	8
Nokian WR A4 Rating: Recommended	187	64	45	44	18	8
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Recommended	190	63	56	42	17	7
Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Rating: Recommended	186	59	54	42	15	7
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2017 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Enviromental impact
Best values in test	9,6	9,2	9,9	10
Nokian WR A4 Rating: Still recommended	6,3	9,2	7,1	10
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Rating: Still recommended	7,9	8,2	7,8	6,6
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Recommended	8,9	8,5	8,9	7,3
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Recommended	6,8	7,3	9,5	7,9
Kumho WinterCraft WP71 Rating: Still recommended	7,1	7,8	7,8	6,5
Semperit Speed-Grip 3 Rating: Recommended	7,2	7,6	9,9	8,6
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Comparison: Nokian WR A4 vs. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP71 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ vs. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

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