Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2020

Winter

2020

Year

12

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Test Vehicle

VW Golf

Tested tyres

12

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Exemplary

£126

92 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92V · £150

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow1-

Wet

Wet Braking#1/12

Wet Circle Cornering#1/12

Wet Handling#1/12

Aquaplaning Cross#4/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/12

Dry

Dry Handling#4/12

Dry Braking#7/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/12

Ride Comfort#7/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/12

Snow

Snow Braking#1/12

Snow Circle Cornering#3/12

Snow Handling#3/12

Snow Traction#3/12

Summary

2

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Rating: Exemplary

£107

92 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92V · £114

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Wet Braking#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#3/12

Wet Handling#4/12

Dry

Dry Braking#3/12

Dry Handling#4/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#7/12

Noise Exterior#10/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/12

Snow

Snow Braking#1/12

Snow Handling#3/12

Snow Traction#4/12

Snow Circle Cornering#5/12

Summary

3

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: Exemplary

£129

92 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92W · £144

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Wet Handling#6/12

Wet Braking#9/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/12

Dry

Dry Braking#1/12

Dry Handling#1/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/12

Ride Comfort#7/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/12

Snow

Snow Braking#1/12

Snow Circle Cornering#1/12

Snow Traction#1/12

Snow Handling#3/12

Summary

4

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Exemplary

£146

92 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92V 92W · £163

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Wet Handling#4/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/12

Wet Braking#8/12

Dry

Dry Handling#4/12

Dry Braking#7/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/12

Noise Exterior#2/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/12

Snow

Snow Braking#1/12

Snow Traction#4/12

Snow Circle Cornering#5/12

Snow Handling#6/12

Summary

5

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Wet Braking#1/12

Wet Circle Cornering#2/12

Wet Handling#2/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/12

Aquaplaning Cross#8/12

Dry

Dry Handling#1/12

Dry Braking#3/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/12

Ride Comfort#11/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/12

Snow

Snow Traction#4/12

Snow Circle Cornering#5/12

Snow Braking#7/12

Snow Handling#8/12

Summary

6

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Good

£108

92 V

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

92V 92W 92W · £108

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow1-

Wet

Wet Braking#3/12

Aquaplaning Cross#4/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/12

Wet Handling#6/12

Wet Circle Cornering#8/12

Dry

Dry Braking#3/12

Dry Handling#10/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/12

Ride Comfort#2/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/12

Snow

Snow Braking#1/12

Snow Circle Cornering#1/12

Snow Handling#1/12

Snow Traction#4/12

Summary

7

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Wet Handling#2/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Wet Braking#6/12

Aquaplaning Cross#11/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/12

Dry

Dry Handling#4/12

Dry Braking#7/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/12

Ride Comfort#2/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/12

Snow

Snow Traction#4/12

Snow Circle Cornering#5/12

Snow Handling#6/12

Snow Braking#7/12

Summary

8

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£102

92 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92W · £112

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Aquaplaning Cross#8/12

Wet Handling#8/12

Wet Circle Cornering#9/12

Wet Braking#10/12

Dry

Dry Braking#7/12

Dry Handling#10/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/12

Ride Comfort#2/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/12

Snow

Snow Braking#1/12

Snow Handling#1/12

Snow Traction#1/12

Snow Circle Cornering#3/12

Summary

9

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Satisfactory

£71

0 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Aquaplaning Cross#8/12

Wet Handling#8/12

Wet Circle Cornering#9/12

Wet Braking#10/12

Dry

Dry Braking#7/12

Dry Handling#8/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/12

Ride Comfort#2/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/12

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#5/12

Snow Braking#7/12

Snow Handling#8/12

Snow Traction#10/12

Summary

10

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/12

Wet Braking#6/12

Wet Circle Cornering#9/12

Aquaplaning Cross#11/12

Wet Handling#11/12

Dry

Dry Braking#3/12

Dry Handling#10/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#7/12

Noise Exterior#11/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/12

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#5/12

Snow Braking#7/12

Snow Handling#10/12

Snow Traction#11/12

Summary

11

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: Satisfactory

£127

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92W

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/12

Wet Circle Cornering#9/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/12

Wet Braking#10/12

Wet Handling#11/12

Dry

Dry Handling#1/12

Dry Braking#7/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/12

Ride Comfort#2/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/12

Snow

Snow Traction#4/12

Snow Braking#7/12

Snow Handling#10/12

Snow Circle Cornering#11/12

Summary

12

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Wet Braking#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Wet Handling#8/12

Dry

Dry Braking#1/12

Dry Handling#8/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#11/12

Noise Exterior#12/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/12

Snow

Snow Braking#12/12

Snow Circle Cornering#12/12

Snow Handling#12/12

Snow Traction#12/12

Summary

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	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
2	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£127 92 V +1 More
3	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£112 92 V
4	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£115 92 V +1 More
5	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	£140 92 V +3 More
6	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£139 92 H +6 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
8	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£90 92 V

9	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
10	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£153 92 V +2 More
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£99 92 V
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
13	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£93 92 V
14	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£126 92 V
15	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
16	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget

17	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£155 92 V +1 More
18	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£96 92 V
19	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
20	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
21	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£98 92 V +1 More
22	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
23	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£95 92 V
24	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget

25	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
26	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£162 92 Q +2 More
27	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
28	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
29	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
30	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%
31	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
32	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget

33	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
34	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
35	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
36	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget