Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - ADAC 2020
- Winner: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
- Best value: Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
- Testing vehicle: VW Golf
- Tested tyres: 15
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Good |
1,3
|
2,1
|
2,1
|
2,4
|
2,9
|
2,5
|
2,0
| £107 91 T + 3 | |
| 2. | Michelin Alpin 6 | Good |
2,0
|
2,5
|
2,1
|
2,2
|
2,6
|
1,5
|
2,1
| £117 91 T + 3 | |
| 3. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Good |
2,3
|
2,5
|
2,0
|
2,3
|
3,0
|
1,5
|
1,8
| £92 91 T + 6 | |
| 4. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | Good |
2,0
|
2,5
|
2,1
|
2,4
|
3,2
|
2,0
|
1,9
| £100 91 T + 7 | |
| 5. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | Good |
2,3
|
2,0
|
2,5
|
2,3
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,2
| ||
| 6. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | Satisfactory |
2,3
|
2,9
|
2,7
|
2,4
|
3,0
|
2,0
|
2,4
| £112 91 T + 3 | |
| 7. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | Satisfactory |
1,8
|
3,0
|
2,0
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,2
| £171 91 T + 5 | |
| 8. | Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ | Satisfactory |
2,0
|
3,0
|
1,8
|
2,5
|
2,8
|
2,5
|
1,9
| £91 91 T + 2 | |
| 9. | Sava Eskimo HP2 | Satisfactory |
3,1
|
3,1
|
2,5
|
2,3
|
3,0
|
2,0
|
1,9
| £70 91 H + 1 | |
| 10. | Toyo Observe S944 | Satisfactory |
2,5
|
2,3
|
2,3
|
2,1
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
1,9
| £81 91 H + 1 | |
| 11. | Pirelli Cinturato Winter | Satisfactory |
2,2
|
3,3
|
1,8
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,2
| £98 91 T + 3 | |
| 12. | Giti GitiWinter W1 | Satisfactory |
3,3
|
3,4
|
2,0
|
2,3
|
3,0
|
2,0
|
2,1
| ||
| 13. | Semperit Speed-Grip 3 | Sufficient |
2,1
|
3,7
|
1,9
|
2,4
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,0
| ||
| 14. | King Meiler Winter Tact WT81 | Poor |
5,4
|
3,7
|
2,9
|
2,5
|
3,4
|
1,0
|
2,1
| ||
| 15. | Tristar Snowpower HP | Poor |
5,5
|
2,2
|
4,3
|
2,5
|
2,9
|
2,5
|
2,0
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2020 205/55 R16 test performed by ADAC on a VW Golf in 2020. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 15 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Alpin 6, Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN 5, Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2.
Same size tyres not featured in the test
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