215/40 R18 - Best premium winter tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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215/40 R18 premium tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%

2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 90%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 80%

5. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 79%

6. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 78%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 85%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%

3. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

4. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 79%

6. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 77%

7. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 77%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 91%

2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 90%

3. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

6. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 74%

7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 66%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

3. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

4. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%

5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 79%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 77%

7. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 65%

Costs

1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 85%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 80%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

5. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 79%

6. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 70%

7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 68%

Price

215/40 R18 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 this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5		77.2% 89.9% 89.6% 80.6%			Premium	£177 89 V
2.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%		Automotorsport 2019	Premium
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3		84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%		ADAC 2022	Premium
4.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+		82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%		ADAC 2017	Premium
5.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		78.7% 81.3% 66.3% 81.3%		ADAC 2024	Premium	£165 89 V
6.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III					Premium
7.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32					Premium

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