Winter tyre test 245/45 R18 - Autobild 2020
- Winner: Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
- Best value: Kleber KRISALP HP3
- Testing vehicle: BMW 5
- Tested tyres: 20
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 | Exemplary |
2+
|
1-
|
2+
|
1-
| £148 100 V | |
| 2. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Exemplary |
2+
|
2+
|
1-
|
2
| £115 100 V | |
| 3. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ | Exemplary |
2
|
2+
|
1-
|
2
| £114 100 H + 1 | |
| 4. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Exemplary |
2
|
2
|
2+
|
2+
| £130 100 V | |
| 5. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | Exemplary |
2
|
2
|
2+
|
2+
| £104 100 V | |
| 6. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Exemplary |
2+
|
2
|
2
|
2
| £102 100 V | |
| 7. | Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P | Good + |
1-
|
2
|
2
|
2+
| ||
| 8. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Good + |
2
|
2
|
2+
|
2+
| £157 100 V + 2 | |
| 9. | Apollo Aspire XP Winter | Good + |
2
|
2+
|
2
|
2
| ||
| 10. | Semperit Speed-Grip 3 | Good + |
2+
|
2
|
2-
|
2+
| £111 100 V | |
| 11. | Fulda Kristall Control HP2 | Good + |
2-
|
2-
|
2+
|
2+
| £102 100 V | |
| 12. | Vredestein Wintrac Pro | Good + |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2-
| £110 100 V | |
| 13. | Giti GitiWinter W1 | Good + |
2-
|
2-
|
2
|
2+
| ||
| 14. | Uniroyal MS plus 77 | Good + |
2-
|
2
|
2+
|
3+
| £118 100 V | |
| 15. | Barum Polaris 5 | Good + |
2-
|
2
|
2
|
2-
| £86 100 V | |
| 16. | Laufenn I FIT Plus | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2-
|
2
|
2+
| ||
| 17. | Nokian WR A4 | Satisfactory |
2-
|
2
|
2-
|
2
| ||
| 18. | General Altimax Winter 3 | Satisfactory |
3
|
2-
|
2+
|
2
| £85 100 V | |
| 19. | Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2
|
2-
|
2
| ||
| 20. | Cooper WeatherMaster SA2+ | Conditionally recommended |
2
|
3+
|
3+
|
3
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | Price |
Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2020 245/45 R18 test performed by Autobild on a BMW 5 in 2020. This test was performed in 245/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (245). Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 is the best of 20 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Running costs, ). Other featured tyres include Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001, Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320, Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
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. | Continental WinterContact TS 850P | 92% | Premium | £142 96 V + 3 | |
| 2. | Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 | 89% | Premium | £196 100 V | |
| 3. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 | 88% | Premium | £153 100 V + 3 | |
| 4. | Nokian WR D4 | 86% | Upper-middle | £118 100 V + 1 | |
| 5. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | 86% | Premium | £133 96 V + 3 | |
| 6. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | 84% | Premium | £125 100 V | |
| 7. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 | 84% | Upper-middle | ||
| 8. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | 83% | Lowcost | £91 0 V | |
| 9. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 82% | Upper-middle | £98 100 V + 2 | |
| 10. | Toyo Snowprox S954 | 79% | Upper-middle | £93 100 V | |
| 11. | Nokian WR Snowproof | 79% | Upper-middle | £118 100 V | |
| 12. | Barum Polaris 3 | 77% | Lowcost | ||
| 13. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 76% | Upper-middle | £108 100 V | |
| 14. | Kumho WinterCraft WP71 | 75% | Upper-middle | £112 100 V + 1 | |
| 15. | Sava Eskimo HP2 | 74% | Lowcost | £78 100 V | |
| 16. | Nokian WR Snowproof P | 71% | Upper-middle | £114 100 V + 1 | |
| 17. | Falken EUROWINTER HS449 | 63% | Upper-middle | £135 100 V + 1 | |
| 18. | Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 | 63% | Lowcost | £82 100 V + 1 | |
| 19. | Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 | 62% | Upper-middle | £98 100 V | |
| 20. | Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 61% | Upper-middle | £120 100 V | |
| 21. | Matador MP92 Sibir Snow | 36% | Lowcost | £84 100 V | |
| 22. | Kormoran SNOW | 30% | Lowcost | £71 100 V | |
| 23. | Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| 24. | Duraturn Mozzo Winter | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| 25. | Imperial SnowDragon 3 | 1% | Lowcost | £53 100 V | |
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
