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Pilot Alpin 5

'25#1

'25#1

'25#2

10.0

Price from

£399

Price from£399

Expert summary

This is currently the best rated tyre we have and there is a reason for it - it combines sportiness on snow and dry and very good safety margins on the wet. It’s designed to maintain the joy of driving, even on winter tyres, but still manages to be safe at all times. 100% recommended.

Recommended

#1

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#1 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow braking

100%

Dry braking

99%

Snow traction

95%

+7

Aquaplaning - longitudal

66%

Aquaplaning - cross

55%

Interior noise

47%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#1(Exemplary)

2025275/35 R19#1(Outstanding)

2025245/45 R19#2(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#2(Good)

2025225/40 R18#2(-)

2024235/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2024245/45 R18#1(Exemplary)

2024235/35 R19#1(Test winner)

2023225/45 R18#1(Test winner)

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Price variants (2)

275/35 R21 103 V XL

C C 71dB

£454

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£454

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275/35 R21 103 V

B C 71dB

£399

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£399

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£423

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UltraGrip Performance 3

'25#1

9.5

Price from

£343

Price from£343

Expert summary

The UltraGrip Performance 3 is one of the best tyres we have seen in the tests and on top of that it's top discipline is snow performance while maintaining great properties on wet, which makes it a great candidate for snowy climates.

Recommended

#3

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#3 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow braking

100%

Wet handling

89%

Wet circle cornering

87%

+7

Aquaplaning - longitudal

74%

Comfort

69%

Interior noise

63%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#1(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#1(Highly recommended)

2025215/55 R17#2(Good)

2025225/45 R17#2(-)

2025275/35 R19#3(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#3(-)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#5(Good)

2024215/55 R17#1(Good)

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Price variants (2)

275/35 R21 103 V

C C 70dB

£343

mytyres.co.uk

£343

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£376

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3

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UltraGrip Performance+

'25#2

'23#3

9.0

Price from

£340

Price from£340

Expert summary

A typical premium tyre - very well balanced, great on all surfaces with low rolling resistance. Proven by many tests.

Recommended

#9

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#9 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow traction

91%

Aquaplaning - cross

90%

Snow handling

81%

+6

Wet braking

62%

Exterior noise

58%

Dry handling

52%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#2(Outstanding)

2023225/45 R17#3(Good)

2023205/60 R16#3(Good)

2022215/60 R16#3(Good)

2022215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2022215/55 R17#4(-)

2021235/55 R18#1(Exemplary)

2021225/50 R17#3(Good)

2021225/45 R17#3(-)

2021225/40 R18#5(-)

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Price variants (3)

275/35 R21 103 V XL

C C 73dB

£340

mytyres.co.uk

£340

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£381

In stock · Free shipping

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275/35 R21 103 V

B D 72dB

£343

mytyres.co.uk

£343

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Premium

P Zero Winter 2

'25#3

'24#1

9.4

Price from

£476

Price from£476

Recommended

#4

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#4 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wet braking

100%

Wet handling

100%

Wet circle cornering

100%

+4

Dry braking

58%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

11%

Aquaplaning - cross

11%

Test results

2025245/45 R19#3(Highly recommended)

2024235/35 R19#1(Test winner)

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Price variants (2)

275/35 R21 103 W

A C 70dB

£476

mytyres.co.uk

£476

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275/35 R21 103 W P

A C 70dB

£534

mytyres.co.uk

£534

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Premium

WinterContact 8 S

'25#5

5.7

Price from

£358

Price from£358

Performance

Dry handling

100%

Wet circle cornering

80%

Comfort

80%

+5

Aquaplaning - longitudal

20%

Aquaplaning - cross

20%

Wet handling

0%

Test results

2025275/35 R19#5(Good)

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Price variants (1)

275/35 R21 103 W XL EVc

B C 73dB

£358

mytyres.co.uk

£358

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£374

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Premium

Wintrac Pro+

'25#4

6.7

Price from

£252

Price from£252

Performance

Wet circle cornering

89%

Wet handling

83%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

79%

+6

Interior noise

43%

Snow handling

37%

Dry braking

34%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#4(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#4(Good)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025215/55 R17#5(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#6(-)

2025245/45 R19#6(-)

2025275/35 R19#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#17(-)

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Price variants (1)

275/35 R21 103 Y £252

mytyres.co.uk

£252

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Upper-middle

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

'25#4

'25#5

'25#6

8.6

Price from

£263

Price from£263

Expert summary

Hankook sneaked in between the traditional premium tyres again with its Icept Evo3. It excels in aquaplaning resistance, which is crucial for european winters.

Recommended

#12

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#12 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

96%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

81%

Snow handling

76%

+6

Comfort

63%

Snow braking

50%

Exterior noise

14%

Test results

2025275/35 R19#4(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#5(Good)

2025225/40 R18#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(-)

2024235/35 R19#4(Recommended)

2024245/45 R18#5(Exemplary)

2024235/35 R19#6(Good)

2023225/40 R18#4(Exemplary)

2023225/45 R18#4(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#6(Good)

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Price variants (1)

275/35 R21 103 W

B C 73dB

£263

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£263

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mytyres.co.uk

£265

In stock · Free shipping

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Upper-middle

Snowproof 2 SUV

'25#8

'24#9

'23#5

6.1

Price from

£248

Price from£248

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

93%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

85%

Interior noise

75%

+6

Snow traction

20%

Wet braking

19%

Comfort

0%

Test results

2025235/50 R19#8(Sufficient)

2024235/55 R18#9(Good)

2023235/60 R18#5(Recommended)

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Price variants (1)

275/35 R21 103 V

B C 73dB

£248

mytyres.co.uk

£248

In stock · Free shipping

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275/35 R21 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are tyre models available, which can be compared to 325/30 R21, 155/60 R15, 155/65 R13. Let's break down the sizing - 35 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 35% of the tyre width (275mm), which means the sidewall height has 96.25 mm. The wheel diameter is R21, which means it fits to a 21 inch/533.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is mm, which is very similar to 205/55 R16(1985.17 mm), 275/30 R21(2194.09 mm), 205/75 R16(2242.78 mm), 275/40 R22(2446.67 mm), 215/45 R18(2044.23 mm), 275/65 R17(2479.66 mm), 215/65 R15(2075.02 mm).