Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - AutoMotorSport 2020

Winter

2020

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Test Vehicle

BMW 3

Tested tyres

10

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: Very good

£129

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

98H · £129 98V · £133

Wet9,5

Dry8,5

Snow9,2

Rolling resistance10

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#2/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Summary

2

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Very good

£119

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £122

Wet7,0

Dry7,3

Snow9,9

Rolling resistance10

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#7/10

Wet Handling Measured#8/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

Summary

3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Very good

Wet8,3

Dry8,6

Snow7,9

Rolling resistance6

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Lane Change#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Steering Reaction#9/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Handling Measured#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Summary

4

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Very good

Wet8,2

Dry8,7

Snow6,9

Rolling resistance9

Noise9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Handling Measured#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Summary

5

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Good

£151

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

98H 98H 98V +1

Wet7,6

Dry7,8

Snow8,4

Rolling resistance8

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Lane Change#4/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Snow

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Summary

6

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Good

Wet6,4

Dry8,1

Snow6,3

Rolling resistance10

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Handling Measured#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

Snow Traction#9/10

Summary

7

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: Satisfactory

£118

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

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98V · £118 98V

Wet6,1

Dry7,8

Snow6,9

Rolling resistance7

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Handling Measured#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/10

Ride Comfort#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Snow

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#7/10

Summary

8

Giti GitiWinter W1

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet7,1

Dry7,7

Snow6,2

Rolling resistance6

Noise7

Wet

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

Snow Handling#9/10

Snow Handling Measured#9/10

Summary

9

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Satisfactory

£80

0 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet7,2

Dry7,1

Snow6,2

Rolling resistance6

Noise9

Wet

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Handling Measured#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Steering Reaction#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

Snow Handling#9/10

Snow Handling Measured#9/10

Summary

10

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Satisfactory

£200

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

98T · £200 98V 98V

Wet7,1

Dry6,9

Snow6,7

Rolling resistance5

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Lane Change#10/10

Dry Steering Reaction#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Ride Comfort#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Traction#9/10

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 Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£176 98 H +1 More
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£125 94 H +5 More
3	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium
4	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£110 94 H +2 More
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£125 94 H +2 More
6	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£124 94 H +7 More
7	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium
8	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£130 94 H +4 More

9	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£180 94 H +4 More
10	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£102 94 H +4 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
12	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£149 94 H +6 More
13	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium	£142 94 H +2 More
14	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£118 94 H +4 More
15	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£145 94 H +8 More
16	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£90 98 H +1 More

17	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		£99 98 H +3 More
18	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
19	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£90 98 H +1 More
20	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£98 94 H +2 More
21	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
22	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
23	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
24	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium

25	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
26	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£96 98 V
27	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
28	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£86 98 V +1 More
29	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget
30	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
31	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£95 98 V
32	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium

33	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£106 98 H +1 More
34	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
35	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
36	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
37	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£140 94 H +7 More
38	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
39	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
40	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget

41	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget	£108 98 V
42	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
43	Upper-middle BF Goodrich g-Force Winter 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£124 94 H +1 More
44	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
45	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
46	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
47	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
48	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 1%	1%	Budget

49	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
50	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

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