Winter tyre test 175/65 R14 - ADAC 2018
- Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 860
- Best value: Firestone Winterhawk 3
- Testing vehicle: Ford Fiesta
- Tested tyres: 12
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 | Good + |
1,7
|
2,3
|
1,8
|
2,5
|
3,5
|
2,0
|
2,2
| £115 82 T + 1 | |
| 2. | Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 | Good + |
1,8
|
2,4
|
1,9
|
2,5
|
3,4
|
2,0
|
1,7
| £80 82 T | |
| 3. | Firestone Winterhawk 3 | Satisfactory |
2,6
|
2,0
|
2,3
|
2,5
|
3,3
|
2,0
|
1,8
| £107 82 T + 1 | |
| 4. | Nokian WR D4 | Satisfactory |
2,4
|
2,6
|
2,7
|
2,4
|
3,8
|
2,0
|
2,2
| £62 82 T | |
| 5. | Goodyear UltraGrip 9 | Satisfactory |
2,2
|
2,6
|
2,8
|
2,5
|
3,5
|
1,5
|
1,8
| ||
| 6. | Debica Frigo 2 | Satisfactory |
2,9
|
2,9
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
3,5
|
2,0
|
2,2
| £56 82 T | |
| 7. | Esa-Tecar Super Grip 9 | Satisfactory |
2,4
|
2,5
|
2,9
|
2,5
|
3,3
|
2,0
|
1,6
| ||
| 8. | Sava Eskimo S3+ | Satisfactory |
2,9
|
2,9
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
3,5
|
2,0
|
2,1
| £65 82 T | |
| 9. | Vredestein Snowtrac 5 | Satisfactory |
2,9
|
2,3
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
3,9
|
2,5
|
1,8
| £62 82 T + 1 | |
| 10. | Pirelli Cinturato Winter | Satisfactory |
2,4
|
3,1
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
3,2
|
3,0
|
2,0
| £76 82 T + 1 | |
| 11. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | Sufficient |
2,5
|
3,7
|
2,0
|
2,5
|
3,8
|
2,5
|
2,4
| £62 82 T + 1 | |
| 12. | Nankang Winter Activa SV-3 | Poor |
4,7
|
2,5
|
5,5
|
2,5
|
3,5
|
2,0
|
2,7
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2018 175/65 R14 test performed by ADAC on a Ford Fiesta in 2018. This test was performed in 175/65 R14, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (175). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 12 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Dunlop SP Winter Response 2, Firestone Winterhawk 3, Nokian WR D4; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as GoodYear UltraGrip 9+, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001.
Same size tyres not featured in the test
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