235/45 R18 - Best lowcost winter tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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235/45 R18 lowcost tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 95%

2. Kleber Krisalp HP3 89%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 3 83%

5. Sava Eskimo HP2 80%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%

7. Barum Polaris 5 78%

8. Giti GitiWinter W1 77%

9. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 77%

10. Giti GitiWinter W2 75%

11. Uniroyal WinterExpert 75%

12. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

13. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 74%

14. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%

15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 50%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%

2. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

3. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 78%

4. Kleber Krisalp HP3 77%

5. Giti GitiWinter W2 76%

6. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 74%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 72%

9. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 70%

10. Nokian WR Snowproof P 66%

11. Giti GitiWinter W1 66%

12. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

13. Sava Eskimo HP2 65%

14. Barum Polaris 5 64%

15. Firestone Winterhawk 3 ?%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

2. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 77%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 76%

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

6. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

9. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 74%

10. Giti GitiWinter W1 72%

11. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

12. Sava Eskimo HP2 72%

13. Barum Polaris 5 72%

14. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 71%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2 71%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

3. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%

4. Kleber Krisalp HP3 79%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 78%

6. Giti GitiWinter W2 77%

7. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%

8. Barum Polaris 5 76%

9. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 76%

10. Giti GitiWinter W1 73%

11. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

12. Firestone Winterhawk 3 72%

13. Sava Eskimo HP2 71%

14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

15. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 62%

Costs

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 86%

2. Sava Eskimo HP2 85%

3. Firestone Winterhawk 3 82%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 82%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 82%

6. Barum Polaris 5 81%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 80%

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

10. Giti GitiWinter W1 73%

11. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 71%

12. Falken Eurowinter HS01 63%

13. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%

14. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 60%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2 53%

Price

235/45 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.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5		78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%			Lowcost
2.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		70% 85.9% 74% 72.3%			Lowcost	£151 98 V
3.	Sava Eskimo HP2		65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%			Lowcost	£139 98 V
4.	Giti GitiWinter W1		65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%			Lowcost
5.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7					Lowcost	£120 98 V + 1
6.	Nexen WinGuard Sport					Lowcost
7.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6		63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%			Lowcost	£121 98 V
8.	Matador MP93 Nordicca					Lowcost
9.	Kormoran SNOW					Lowcost
10.	Fortune Fsr901					Lowcost
11.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2					Lowcost
12.	Imperial SnowDragon 3					Lowcost

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