Winter tyre test 245/45 R18 - Autobild 2020

Winter

2020

Year

50

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Test Vehicle

BMW 5

Tested tyres

50

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: -

£188

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet30,3 m

Stopping distance on snow24,5 m

Summary

2

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: -

£165

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

100V

Stopping distance on wet31,9 m

Stopping distance on snow24,3 m

Summary

3

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet30,8 m

Stopping distance on snow26 m

Summary

4

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: -

£165

96 V

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

96V · £180 100V · £165 100V

Stopping distance on wet31,8 m

Stopping distance on snow25,2 m

Summary

5

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Rating: -

£136

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

100V

Stopping distance on wet32,3 m

Stopping distance on snow25 m

Summary

6

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet33,2 m

Stopping distance on snow24,9 m

Summary

7

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: -

£143

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet34,4 m

Stopping distance on snow24,6 m

Summary

8

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: -

£157

100 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

100V 100V · £194

Stopping distance on wet34,4 m

Stopping distance on snow24,8 m

Summary

9

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,2 m

Stopping distance on snow25 m

Summary

10

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,2 m

Stopping distance on snow24,9 m

Summary

11

Nokian WR A4

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,6 m

Stopping distance on snow25,5 m

Summary

12

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£106

96 V

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

100V · £203 100V 100V · £106

Stopping distance on wet35,2 m

Stopping distance on snow25 m

Summary

13

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,1 m

Stopping distance on snow25,3 m

Summary

14

Giti GitiWinter W1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,2 m

Stopping distance on snow25,4 m

Summary

15

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,6 m

Stopping distance on snow26,1 m

Summary

16

General Altimax Winter 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36 m

Stopping distance on snow24,7 m

Summary

17

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£115

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

100V · £115 100V

Stopping distance on wet36,3 m

Stopping distance on snow24,5 m

Summary

18

Laufenn I FIT Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,2 m

Stopping distance on snow24,8 m

Summary

19

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,2 m

Stopping distance on snow25,8 m

Summary

20

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: -

£113

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet36,3 m

Stopping distance on snow25,1 m

Summary

21

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905

Rating: -

£174

100 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

100V

Stopping distance on wet35,4 m

Stopping distance on snow26,1 m

Summary

22

Fortune FSR901

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,3 m

Stopping distance on snow25,3 m

Summary

23

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: -

£97

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

100V · £97

Stopping distance on wet36,5 m

Stopping distance on snow25,1 m

Summary

24

Goodride Z507

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,7 m

Stopping distance on snow27 m

Summary

25

Platin RP 60 Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37 m

Stopping distance on snow25,2 m

Summary

26

Westlake SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,2 m

Stopping distance on snow28 m

Summary

27

Gislaved euro Frost 6

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,9 m

Stopping distance on snow25,8 m

Summary

28

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,7 m

Stopping distance on snow28 m

Summary

29

Toyo Snowprox S954

Rating: -

£150

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

100V 100V

Stopping distance on wet37 m

Stopping distance on snow26,9 m

Summary

30

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: -

£176

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

100V · £176 100W

Stopping distance on wet37 m

Stopping distance on snow27 m

Summary

31

Riken Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,1 m

Summary

32

Firestone Winterhawk 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,9 m

Summary

33

GT Radial Champiro WinterPro HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,3 m

Summary

34

Fortuna Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,4 m

Summary

35

Zeetex WH 1000

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,7 m

Summary

36

Infinity Ecozen

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,9 m

Summary

37

Aeolus snowace 2 HP AW09

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39 m

Summary

38

Tomket Snowroad PRO 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,3 m

Summary

39

Atlas Polarbear 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,6 m

Summary

40

Radar Dimax Alpine

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,5 m

Summary

41

Haida HD617

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,6 m

Summary

42

Mazzini Snow Leopard

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,6 m

Summary

43

Duraturn Mozzo Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,7 m

Summary

44

Nordexx Wintersafe

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41 m

Summary

45

Tracmax S210

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,1 m

Summary

46

Imperial Snowdragon 3

Rating: -

£95

100 V

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet41,4 m

Summary

47

Wanli S 1083 Snow Grip

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,4 m

Summary

48

Momo W2 North Pole

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,7 m

Summary

49

Starmaxx W850

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,3 m

Summary

50

Petlas Snowmaster W651

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,1 m

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 Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	£180 100 V +3 More
3	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£124 100 V
4	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
5	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£158 96 V +4 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium
7	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£99 100 V
8	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle

9	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£98 0 V
10	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£110 100 V
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
12	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£171 100 V +1 More
13	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
14	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£122 100 V
15	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£132 100 V
16	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle

17	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
18	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
19	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
20	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
21	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
22	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
23	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget

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