Winter tyre test 235/40 R18 - AutoMotorSport 2016

Winter

2016

Year

6

Tyres

Winner

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Tested tyres

6

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: Highly recommended

Strengths

Excellent grip on wet roads, agile and direct steering on dry, safe on snow

Weaknesses

Slight deficits in aquaplaning, lower comfort.

Summary

2

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Rating: Recommended

Strengths

Very safe and reliable behavior with large reserves in the snow and dry.

Weaknesses

Slight deficits in traction on snow, quite noisy.

Summary

3

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Recommended

£124

95 V

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95V · £124

Strengths

Stopping distance, balanced sports handling on snow. Safe and easy to handle in the wet, very safe for the sudden change of direction.

Weaknesses

Deficits in traction on snow and higher rolling resistance.

Summary

4

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Recommended

£260

95 V

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95V · £260

Strengths

Best performance on snow - excellent traction and high reserves. Decent performance on both wet and dry.

Weaknesses

Wet and dry conditions worse positioned above, but those lacking performance on snow.

Summary

5

GT Radial Champiro WinterPro HP

Rating: Still recommended

Strengths

Good traction on snow, balanced dynamics on wet and dry surfaces, very quiet

Weaknesses

Worse lateral grip on snow. High rolling resistance.

Summary

6

Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Strengths

Safe braking and good traction on snow, very sporty behavior on dry compared to the competition

Weaknesses

The big difference between traction and lateral guidance on snow. Too long stopping distances, unstable at higher cornering in the wet. Deficiencies in aquaplaning.

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	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 96%	96%	Upper-middle	£161 95 V +1 More
2	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£163 95 V +2 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£194 95 V
5	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£139 95 V
6	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	£194 95 V +3 More
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£126 95 V
8	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£157 95 V

9	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£109 95 V
10	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium
11	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget	£138 95 V
13	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£122 95 V
14	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£446 95 V
15	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£112 95 V
16	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£144 95 V +2 More

17	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
18	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£95 95 V +2 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£118 95 Q +1 More
21	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
22	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
23	Upper-middle BF Goodrich g-Force Winter 48%	48%	Upper-middle
24	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget

25	Budget Fortune FSR901 40%	40%	Budget
26	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
27	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

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