Winter tyre test 245/40 R19 - Autobild 2022

Winter

2022

Year

9

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Test Vehicle

Cupra Formentor

Tested tyres

9

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

£220

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/9

Wet Handling#1/9

Wet Circle Cornering#2/9

Aquaplaning Cross#3/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Braking#4/9

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/9

Noise Exterior#7/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Traction#2/9

Snow Circle Cornering#3/9

Snow Handling#4/9

Summary

2

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Rating: Exemplary

£189

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £200

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/9

Wet Braking#1/9

Wet Circle Cornering#2/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/9

Wet Handling#3/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Braking#4/9

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/9

Noise Exterior#7/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Handling#2/9

Snow Circle Cornering#3/9

Snow Traction#6/9

Summary

3

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Exemplary

£215

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £274

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Wet Braking#4/9

Wet Circle Cornering#4/9

Wet Handling#4/9

Dry

Dry Braking#4/9

Dry Handling#7/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Circle Cornering#2/9

Snow Handling#2/9

Snow Traction#2/9

Summary

4

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

Rating: Good

£261

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

98V · £261 98V

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Wet Handling#4/9

Wet Braking#6/9

Wet Circle Cornering#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling#1/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Circle Cornering#1/9

Snow Handling#1/9

Snow Traction#1/9

Summary

5

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Good

£563

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

98V 98V

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9

Wet Braking#1/9

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Wet Circle Cornering#8/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling#4/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#1/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/9

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#3/9

Snow Handling#5/9

Snow Braking#6/9

Snow Traction#8/9

Summary

6

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/9

Wet Handling#1/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Wet Braking#4/9

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#4/9

Dry Handling#4/9

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/9

Noise Exterior#9/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/9

Snow

Snow Traction#2/9

Snow Braking#6/9

Snow Handling#7/9

Snow Circle Cornering#8/9

Summary

7

Cooper Discoverer Winter

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Wet Circle Cornering#4/9

Wet Braking#6/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#8/9

Dry Handling#8/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#1/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Traction#2/9

Snow Circle Cornering#3/9

Snow Handling#5/9

Summary

8

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Satisfactory

£112

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Wet Braking#6/9

Wet Circle Cornering#6/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#8/9

Dry Handling#8/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#4/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/9

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#3/9

Snow Braking#6/9

Snow Traction#6/9

Snow Handling#7/9

Summary

9

Minerva Ice-Plus S210

Rating: Not recommended

Wet4-

Dry2

Snow4-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#9/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/9

Wet Braking#9/9

Wet Circle Cornering#9/9

Wet Handling#9/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling#4/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Ride Comfort#9/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/9

Snow

Snow Braking#9/9

Snow Circle Cornering#9/9

Snow Handling#9/9

Snow Traction#9/9

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 Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£217 98 V +3 More
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
4	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£195 98 V +3 More
5	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
6	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£156 94 W +10 More
7	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£215 94 V +3 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium

9	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£143 98 V
10	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£202 98 V +2 More
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£171 98 V
12	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£197 98 W
14	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£238 98 V +2 More
15	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
16	Premium Hankook Winter i*cept iON IW01 74%	74%	Premium	£240 98 V

17	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£184 98 V +1 More
18	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
19	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
21	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£145 98 Q +4 More
22	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
23	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
24	Upper-middle BF Goodrich g-Force Winter 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£170 98 V

25	Budget Fortune FSR901 40%	40%	Budget
26	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
27	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
28	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget	£109 98 V

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