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Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ACE 2018
- Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 860
- Best value: Nokian WR D4
- Testing vehicle: Opel Corsa
- Tested tyres: 9
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | Test winner | | | | | | | | £52 88 T + 1 | |
| 2. | Nokian WR D4 | Recommended | | | | | | | | £44 88 T + 3 | |
| 3. | Goodyear UltraGrip 9 | Recommended | | | | | | | | £71 88 T + 1 | |
| 4. | Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 | Recommended | | | | | | | | £52 88 T + 2 | |
| 5. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51 | Recommended | | | | | | | | £40 88 T + 1 | |
| 6. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | Recommended | | | | | | | | £50 88 T + 2 | |
| 7. | Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 | Recommended | | | | | | | | ||
| 8. | Pirelli Cinturato Winter | Conditionally recommended | | | | | | | | £50 88 T + 2 | |
| 9. | Kenda Wintergen 2 | Conditionally recommended | | | | | | | | ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Points total | Winter | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | Running costs | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ACE 2018 185/65 R15 test performed by ACE on a Opel Corsa in 2018. This test was performed in 185/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (185). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 9 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Winter, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Nokian WR D4, Goodyear UltraGrip 9, Dunlop SP Winter Response 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN A4, Kleber KRISALP HP3, Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320.
Same size tyres not featured in the test
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. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | 92% | Premium | £51 88 T + 1 | |
| 2. | Michelin ALPIN 6 | 90% | Premium | £71 88 T + 1 | |
| 3. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | 90% | Upper-middle | £48 88 T + 1 | |
| 4. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 90% | Upper-middle | £42 88 T + 1 | |
| 5. | Michelin ALPIN 5 | 89% | Premium | £64 88 T | |
| 6. | Michelin ALPIN A4 | 86% | Premium | £119 88 T + 1 | |
| 7. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | 86% | Upper-middle | £48 88 T + 1 | |
| 8. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 | 84% | Upper-middle | £52 92 H | |
| 9. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 84% | Upper-middle | £41 88 T + 4 | |
| 10. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | 83% | Lowcost | £45 0 T + 1 | |
| 11. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 82% | Upper-middle | £42 88 T + 3 | |
| 12. | Nokian WR Snowproof | 80% | Upper-middle | £46 88 T + 1 | |
| 13. | Vredestein Snowtrac 5 | 77% | Premium | £47 88 T | |
| 14. | GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ | 76% | Premium | £49 88 T + 1 | |
| 15. | Debica Frigo 2 | 75% | Lowcost | £44 88 T + 2 | |
| 16. | Uniroyal MS Plus 77 | 75% | Upper-middle | £43 88 T + 1 | |
| 17. | Sava ESKIMO S3+ | 73% | Lowcost | £44 88 T | |
| 18. | Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 | 67% | Lowcost | £42 88 T | |
| 19. | Nokian WR D3 | 66% | Upper-middle | ||
| 20. | Nexen WinGuard Sport | 66% | Lowcost | ||
| 21. | Falken EUROWINTER HS449 | 63% | Upper-middle | ||
| 22. | Barum Polaris 5 | 61% | Lowcost | £43 88 T + 1 | |
| 23. | Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 61% | Upper-middle | £43 88 T | |
| 24. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | 59% | Lowcost | £43 88 T + 1 | |
| 25. | Imperial SnowDragon HP | 50% | Lowcost | £38 88 T + 1 | |
| 26. | Matador MP92 Sibir Snow | 41% | Lowcost | £43 88 T + 1 | |
| 27. | Toyo SnowProx S943 | 38% | Upper-middle | £43 88 H | |
| 28. | Starfire W200 | 20% | Lowcost | ||
| 29. | Duraturn Mozzo Winter | 1% | Lowcost | £38 88 H | |
| 30. | Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| 31. | Syron Everest 1 plus | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
