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Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autoexpress 2017

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Points total
Price
1. Continental WinterContact TS 860
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100
2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
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99,8
3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
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99,3
£131
91 H + 7
4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
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98,6
£165
91 H + 3
5. Nokian WR D4
-
98
6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
-
97,9
£123
94 H
7. Michelin Alpin 5
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97,5
£171
91 H + 3
8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
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96,9
£151
91 H + 1
#Name - Rating Points total Price
Above you can see the results of the Autoexpress 2017 225/45 R17 test performed by Autoexpress on a Volkswagen Golf in 2017. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 8 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, ). Other featured tyres include Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452, Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN 6, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
91% Premium £142 91 H + 2
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium £146 91 H + 2
3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £134 91 H + 2
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle
5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £145 91 H + 1
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6. Michelin ALPIN 6
89% Premium £178 91 H + 2
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle
8. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £159 91 H + 6
9. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
10. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £108 91 H + 1
11. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £120 0 V
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12. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
13. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £99 91 H + 1
14. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £129 91 H + 2
15. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £114 91 H + 1
16. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle
17. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £124 91 H + 1
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18. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle £155 91 H + 1
19. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
20. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £158 91 H
21. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £85 91 H + 1
22. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle £124 91 H + 2
23. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
6
24. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
25. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
26. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £97 91 H
27. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £96 94 H + 2
28. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium £128 91 H + 1
29. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £85 91 H + 1
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30. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
31. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £105 91 H + 1
32. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £94 91 H + 1
33. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
34. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
35. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £107 91 H + 2
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36. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
37. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
38. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
39. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost £102 91 H + 2
40. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
41. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
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42. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
43. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
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