winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ACE 2018

results

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test

#	name		rating	points total	winter	wet	dry	rolling resistance	noise	running costs	price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 860		test winner	206	66	68	43	16	7	6	£51 88 T + 1
2.	Nokian WR D4		recommended	195	65	58	40	19	6	7	£46 88 T + 2
3.	Goodyear UltraGrip 9		recommended	191	57	68	40	17	3	6	£71 88 T + 1
4.	Dunlop SP Winter Response 2		recommended	186	62	57	39	16	6	6	£59 88 T + 2
5.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51		recommended	183	60	56	40	13	5	9	£38 88 T + 1
6.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		recommended	182	58	53	43	15	6	7	£47 88 T + 2
7.	Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2		recommended	181	60	51	42	14	5	9
8.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter		conditionally recommended	177	56	59	36	14	2	6	£46 88 T + 1
9.	Kenda Wintergen 2		conditionally recommended	173	67	36	39	13	8	10
#	name	-	rating	points total	winter	wet	dry	rolling resistance	noise	running costs	price

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	segment	price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 860	94%	premium	£51 88 T + 1
2.	Michelin ALPIN A4	84%	premium	£52 88 T + 1
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9	83%	premium	£71 88 T + 1
4.	Dunlop SP Winter Response 2	81%	premium	£59 88 T + 2
5.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	81%	upper-middle	£47 92 T
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6.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	76%	upper-middle	£52 92 T
7.	Debica Frigo 2	74%	lowcost	£45 88 T + 2
8.	Michelin ALPIN 5	73%	premium	£55 88 T
9.	Nokian WR D4	72%	upper-middle	£46 88 T + 2
10.	Falken EuroWinter HS01	71%	upper-middle	£43 88 T + 1
11.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER	71%	premium	£46 88 T + 1
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12.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	65%	premium	£47 88 T + 2
13.	Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	64%	upper-middle	£40 88 T + 3
14.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77	55%	upper-middle	£43 88 T + 1
15.	Nokian WR D3	54%	upper-middle	£45 88 T
16.	Sava ESKIMO S3+	52%	lowcost	£43 88 T
17.	Vredestein Snowtrac 5	46%	premium	£47 88 T
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18.	Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3	45%	lowcost	£44 88 T
19.	Semperit Master-Grip 2	44%	lowcost	£44 88 T + 1
20.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51	40%	upper-middle	£38 88 T + 1
21.	Firestone Winterhawk 3	36%	upper-middle	£41 88 T
22.	Nexen WinGuard Sport	24%	lowcost
23.	Imperial SnowDragon HP	24%	lowcost	£35 88 T + 1
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24.	Toyo SnowProx S943	23%	upper-middle	£45 88 H
25.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow	22%	lowcost	£40 88 T + 1
26.	Starfire W200	19%	lowcost
27.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2	14%	lowcost
28.	Barum Polaris 5	1%	lowcost	£42 88 T + 1
#	name	our rating	segment	price