Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Automotorsport 2019

Results

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test

#	Name		Rating	points total	Positive features	Neagative features	Price
1.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+		very good	8,9			£ 117 98 V
2.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005		very good	8,8			£ 121 98 H + 1
3.	Vredestein Wintrac Pro		very good	8,3			£ 106 98 V
4.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P		very good	8,1
5.	Michelin Alpin 6		good +	7,9			£ 137 94 H + 2
6.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320		good +	7,6			£ 89 98 V + 2
7.	Falken EuroWinter HS01		good +	7,4			£ 94 98 V
8.	Toyo Snowprox S954		good +	7,3
9.	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3		good +	7,0
10.	Giti GitiWinter W1		satisfactory	6,9
11.	Nokian WR Snowproof		satisfactory	6,2			£ 95 98 H
#	Name	-	Rating	points total	Positive features	Neagative features	Price

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	97%	premium	£ 130 94 H + 3
2.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	88%	premium
3.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	85%	premium	£ 105 98 V + 1
4.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	81%	upper-middle	£ 91 98 H + 1
5.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	76%	upper-middle
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6.	Michelin ALPIN 5	73%	premium	£ 127 94 H + 4
7.	Nokian WR D4	72%	upper-middle
8.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER	71%	premium
9.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	70%	lowcost	£ 86 98 V
10.	Nokian WR A4	70%	upper-middle	£ 90 98 V
11.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7	69%	lowcost	£ 72 98 V + 1
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12.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III	69%	premium	£ 114 94 H + 3
13.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	65%	premium	£ 121 94 V + 2
14.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3	64%	lowcost
15.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	60%	upper-middle	£ 74 98 V
16.	Sava Eskimo HP2	56%	lowcost	£ 85 98 V
17.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77	55%	upper-middle
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18.	Debica Frigo HP2	50%	lowcost
19.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	47%	upper-middle	£ 77 98 V
20.	Firestone Winterhawk 3	36%	upper-middle
21.	Nexen WinGuard Sport	24%	lowcost
22.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2	14%	lowcost
23.	Barum Polaris 5	1%	lowcost
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24.	Imperial SnowDragon 3	1%	lowcost
#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price