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205/60 R15 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Michelin ALPIN 6

/89%

£170

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Recommended: Price/value

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

/85%

£103

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Recommended: Lowcost

Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

/67%

£84

Buy

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Table of contents:

Best winter tyres in tests
205/60 R15 tyre test
205/60 R15 tyre ranking based on test results
Tyre price comparison

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

/98%

Tested 2x in 2024, 13x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - ADAC 2023 225/45 R17
Test winner - AUTOEXPRESS 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Short braking distance on dry roads

Minuses:

check the prices for Continental WinterContact TS 870

2. Michelin ALPIN 6

/72%

Tested 1x in 2024, 27x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Exceptional traction on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Great handling on snow

Minuses:

check the prices for Michelin ALPIN 6

3. Kleber Krisalp HP3

/85%

Tested 1x in 2024, 23x in total.

Test results:

Pluses:

Exceptional traction on snow
Short braking distance on snow
Low drive-by noise levels
Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance

Minuses:

check the prices for Kleber Krisalp HP3

205/60 R15 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 91%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 91%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3 83%

6. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

7. Uniroyal MS plus 77 81%

8. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

9. Semperit Master-Grip 2 80%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 80%

11. Firestone Winterhawk 3 79%

12. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 78%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 75%

14. Barum Polaris 5 74%

15. Michelin Alpin 5 ?%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 89%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

3. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 83%

5. Semperit Master-Grip 2 82%

6. Kleber Krisalp HP3 79%

7. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 77%

9. Uniroyal MS plus 77 77%

10. Michelin Alpin 5 77%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 76%

12. Barum Polaris 5 74%

13. Nokian WR Snowproof 72%

14. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 71%

15. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 85%

3. Michelin Alpin 6 85%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 84%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 84%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof 82%

7. Michelin Alpin 5 79%

8. Firestone Winterhawk 3 77%

9. Barum Polaris 5 76%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 76%

11. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

12. Falken Eurowinter HS01 75%

13. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 75%

14. Kleber Krisalp HP3 74%

15. Semperit Master-Grip 2 ?%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 96%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 91%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 87%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof 86%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

6. Semperit Master-Grip 2 85%

7. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

8. Continental WinterContact TS 860 83%

9. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 83%

10. Firestone Winterhawk 3 82%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 81%

12. Kleber Krisalp HP3 81%

13. Uniroyal MS plus 77 80%

14. Barum Polaris 5 75%

15. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 86%

2. Semperit Master-Grip 2 82%

3. Barum Polaris 5 82%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 80%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 79%

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 78%

7. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 77%

8. Michelin Alpin 6 77%

9. Nokian WR Snowproof 77%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 76%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 75%

12. Continental WinterContact TS 860 75%

13. Kleber Krisalp HP3 74%

14. Falken Eurowinter HS01 70%

15. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?%

Price

205/60 R15

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 £76

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 £83

3. Barum Polaris 5 £84

4. Falken Eurowinter HS01 £93

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 £94

6. Semperit Master-Grip 2 £102

7. Continental WinterContact TS 870 £127

8. Michelin Alpin 6 £170

9. Continental WinterContact TS 860 ?%

10. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 ?%

12. Kleber Krisalp HP3 ?%

13. Michelin Alpin 5 ?%

14. Nokian WR Snowproof ?%

15. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?%

205/60 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870	83.3% 84.8% 84.2% 78.9%	Használtautó.hu 2020	Premium
2.	Michelin ALPIN 6	84% 82.6% 85% 80.8%	ADAC 2023	Premium	£170 91 H
3.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	76.8% 73.4% 79.2% 86.2%	ADAC 2018	Premium
4.	Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3	85.5% 90.7% 83.7% 83.7%	Használtautó.hu 2020	Upper-middle	£94 91 T + 1
5.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.6% 85.1% 92%		Upper-middle
6.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.1% 74.6% 75.2% 80.9%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£93 91 H
7.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	72.1% 80.6% 81.9% 82.5%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle
8.	Barum Polaris 3! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 5	73.6% 87.3%	Autobild 2016	Lowcost
9.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	76.9% 80.9% 75.4% 80.1%	Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
10.	Sava ESKIMO S3+	84.5% 64.6% 80.2%		Lowcost	£80 91 H
11.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52	77% 79.7% 75.6% 82.5%	ADAC 2018	Upper-middle	£76 91 H
12.	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	71% 78.3% 74.9%	Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£83 91 T + 1
13.	Nokian WR D3		ADAC 2015	Upper-middle
14.	Barum Polaris 5	73.7% 74.3% 75.7% 73.9%	ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£84 91 H
15.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	78.5% 70.5% 85.1%	ADAC 2018	Upper-middle	£122 91 H
16.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	77.2% 79.3% 76.8% 82.5%	Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
17.	Semperit Master-Grip 2	81.8% 80.4% 84.6%		Lowcost	£102 91 H
18.	Matador MP93 Nordicca			Lowcost
19.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER			Upper-middle	£149 95 H
20.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca	72.1% 76.1% 77.4%	Autobild 2016	Lowcost
21.	Kleber KRISALP HP2		Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
22.	Imperial SnowDragon HP		Autobild 2021	Lowcost

Did you know ...?

205/60 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 25 tyre models available, which can be compared to 200/55 R17, 165/70 R14, 235/65 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 123 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1969.78 mm, which is very similar to 245/40 R17(1972.29 mm), 185/60 R16(1974.18 mm), 195/70 R14(1974.81 mm), 245/35 R18(1975.12 mm), 215/45 R17(1964.44 mm), 215/40 R18(1976.69 mm), 180/55 R17(1978.58 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 205/60 R15: H(210km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 91, 95. You can find 205/60 R15 on 32 car models - mainly Audi, Alfa Romeo, Saab, Renault, Peugeot.

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205/60 R15 is found on 32 vehicles:

156
GT

A3
A4
80
A6

Z3

Xantia
XM

Leganza

Galaxy
Scorpio

Sonata

Magentis
Carens

Kappa

C-Klasse
SLK-Klasse

Eclipse
Galant

Roadster
Plus 8

406
605

Safrane
Laguna

9000
9-3

Alhambra

Octavia

Passat
Sharan

205/60 R15 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Michelin ALPIN 6

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

2. Michelin ALPIN 6

3. Kleber Krisalp HP3

205/60 R15 tyre test

Snow

Wet

Dry

Noise

Costs

Price

205/60 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

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205/60 R15 - Tyre price comparison

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205/60 R15 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Michelin ALPIN 6

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

2. Michelin ALPIN 6

3. Kleber Krisalp HP3

205/60 R15 tyre test

205/60 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

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205/60 R15 - Tyre price comparison

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