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Winter tyre test 215/65 R17 - Autozurnal 2025

Winter The test took place in Arvidsjaur, Swedish Lapland, a renowned automotive industry winter testing hub offering stable, optimal conditions for snow, ice, and subzero temperature testing.
2025
Year
7
Tyres
The tyres were tested on compact SUVs analogous to Volkswagen Tiguan, Škoda Karoq, Hyundai Tucson, and Kia Sportage; exact vehicle unspecified, but test context implies a current mainstream compact SUV platform.
Winner
michelin
Michelin Alpin 7
Best Value
barum
Barum Polaris 6
Test Vehicle
vwVW Tiguan
Tested tyres
7
article

Autozurnal’s new winter tire test tested the new budget snow specialist

Test days took place around Arvidsjaur in Swedish Lapland, where the industry migrates each winter for reliable ice, snow and sub-zero conditions. The field mixed budget and premium names, plus two “twins” that share the same tread: Kormoran SUV Snow and Riken SUV Snow (both under Michelin’s umbrella and produced in Serbia). The rest of the lineup: Barum Polaris 6 (new CZ model, belonging to the Continental Group as we wrote eariler), Michelin Alpin 7 (brand-new premium), Tomket Snowroad SUV 3 (marketed as Czech, made in China), Lassa Competus Winter 2+ (TR), and CEAT WinterDrive SUV (IN).

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Results

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

Dry braking results were not detailed in the excerpt, but the test includes assessment across dry, wet, and snowy disciplines.

1
Michelin Alpin 7
Michelin

Michelin Alpin 7

Rating: Very good
£148
99 H
mytyres.co.uk
+1 More sizes →
Wet103.6
Dry102.2
Snow97.6
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/7
Wet Braking#1/7
Wet Circle Cornering#1/7
Wet Handling#1/7
Aquaplaning Cross#2/7
Dry
Dry Braking#1/7
Dry Handling#2/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/7
Snow
Snow Handling#1/7
Snow Braking#4/7
Snow Traction#5/7
Summary
    2
    Barum Polaris 6
    Barum

    Barum Polaris 6

    Rating: Good
    £117
    99 H
    mytyres.co.uk
    +2 More sizes →
    Wet100.0
    Dry100.0
    Snow100.0
    Wet
    Wet Circle Cornering#2/7
    Wet Handling#2/7
    Aquaplaning Cross#4/7
    Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/7
    Wet Braking#4/7
    Dry
    Dry Braking#2/7
    Dry Handling#6/7
    Comfort
    Noise Exterior#1/7
    Economy
    Rolling Resistance#2/7
    Snow
    Snow Braking#1/7
    Snow Traction#1/7
    Snow Handling#2/7
    Summary
      3
      Ceat WinterDrive SUV
      Ceat

      Ceat WinterDrive SUV

      Rating: Good
      Wet100.1
      Dry99.2
      Snow98.0
      Wet
      Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/7
      Aquaplaning Cross#3/7
      Wet Braking#3/7
      Wet Handling#4/7
      Wet Circle Cornering#7/7
      Dry
      Dry Braking#4/7
      Dry Handling#4/7
      Comfort
      Noise Exterior#2/7
      Economy
      Rolling Resistance#4/7
      Snow
      Snow Traction#2/7
      Snow Braking#3/7
      Snow Handling#3/7
      Summary
        4
        Lassa Competus Winter 2+
        Lassa

        Lassa Competus Winter 2+

        Rating: Weak
        Wet100.7
        Dry97.4
        Snow96.1
        Wet
        Aquaplaning Cross#1/7
        Wet Braking#2/7
        Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/7
        Wet Circle Cornering#3/7
        Wet Handling#3/7
        Dry
        Dry Handling#3/7
        Dry Braking#5/7
        Comfort
        Noise Exterior#7/7
        Economy
        Rolling Resistance#7/7
        Snow
        Snow Braking#6/7
        Snow Handling#6/7
        Snow Traction#7/7
        Summary
          5
          Kormoran SUV Snow
          Kormoran

          Kormoran SUV Snow

          Rating: Weak
          Wet94.6
          Dry96.2
          Snow98.8
          Wet
          Wet Circle Cornering#4/7
          Aquaplaning Cross#5/7
          Wet Braking#5/7
          Wet Handling#5/7
          Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/7
          Dry
          Dry Braking#7/7
          Dry Handling#7/7
          Comfort
          Noise Exterior#5/7
          Economy
          Rolling Resistance#6/7
          Snow
          Snow Braking#2/7
          Snow Handling#3/7
          Snow Traction#3/7
          Summary
            6
            Riken SUV Snow
            Riken

            Riken SUV Snow

            Rating: Weak
            Wet94.5
            Dry96.4
            Snow97.0
            Wet
            Wet Circle Cornering#4/7
            Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/7
            Wet Handling#5/7
            Aquaplaning Cross#6/7
            Wet Braking#6/7
            Dry
            Dry Handling#5/7
            Dry Braking#6/7
            Comfort
            Noise Exterior#6/7
            Economy
            Rolling Resistance#5/7
            Snow
            Snow Handling#3/7
            Snow Braking#5/7
            Snow Traction#6/7
            Summary
              7
              Tomket Snowroad SUV 3
              Tomket

              Tomket Snowroad SUV 3

              Rating: Poor
              Wet87.2
              Dry99.9
              Snow94.9
              Wet
              Wet Circle Cornering#6/7
              Aquaplaning Cross#7/7
              Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/7
              Wet Braking#7/7
              Wet Handling#7/7
              Dry
              Dry Handling#1/7
              Dry Braking#3/7
              Comfort
              Noise Exterior#4/7
              Economy
              Rolling Resistance#2/7
              Snow
              Snow Traction#4/7
              Snow Braking#7/7
              Snow Handling#7/7
              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.

                #NamePrice
                1
                goodyearPremium
                GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1
                95%
                2
                michelinPremium
                Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
                94%
                		£157
                99 H
                3
                dunlopPremium
                Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
                91%
                		£114
                99 V
                4
                continentalPremium
                Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV
                90%
                		£144
                99 T
                +5 More
                5
                goodyear
                Goodyear Ultragrip Performance+ Suv
                90%
                		£139
                99 V
                +2 More
                6
                pirelliPremium
                Pirelli SCORPION WINTER
                90%
                		£168
                99 H
                +3 More
                7
                bridgestonePremium
                Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
                90%
                		£152
                103 H
                +1 More
                8
                kleberUpper-middle
                Kleber KRISALP HP3
                89%
                		£127
                99 T
                +1 More
                9
                nokianUpper-middle
                Nokian WR SUV 4
                89%
                		£143
                103 H
                10
                michelinPremium
                Michelin ALPIN 5
                89%
                		£179
                99 H
                +2 More
                11
                bfgoodrichUpper-middle
                BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
                87%
                		£127
                99 T
                +1 More
                12
                pirelliPremium
                Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
                86%
                		£166
                99 H
                13
                firestoneUpper-middle
                Firestone Winterhawk 4
                84%
                		£103
                103 H
                14
                bridgestonePremium
                Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
                84%
                		£140
                99 H
                +4 More
                15
                nokianUpper-middle
                Nokian WR SUV 3
                81%
                16
                semperitBudget
                Semperit Speed-Grip 5
                81%
                		£109
                99 H
                +3 More
                17
                falkenUpper-middle
                Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV
                79%
                18
                toyoUpper-middle
                Toyo Observe S944
                79%
                		£145
                103 V
                19
                toyoUpper-middle
                Toyo Snowprox S954
                78%
                20
                hankookUpper-middle
                Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A
                76%
                		£132
                99 V
                +2 More
                21
                hankookUpper-middle
                Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320
                75%
                		£104
                99 H
                +1 More
                22
                bfgoodrichUpper-middle
                BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV
                75%
                		£126
                99 H
                +1 More
                23
                kumhoUpper-middle
                Kumho WinterCraft WS71
                75%
                		£125
                99 T
                +2 More
                24
                uniroyalUpper-middle
                Uniroyal WinterExpert
                65%
                		£118
                99 V
                25
                yokohamaUpper-middle
                Yokohama Bluearth Winter V905
                62%
                		£153
                99 Q
                +1 More
                26
                matadorBudget
                Matador MP93 Nordicca
                56%
                27
                gt
                GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport
                51%
                28
                apolloBudget
                Apollo Aspire XP Winter
                49%
                		£120
                99 H
                +3 More
                29
                linglongBudget
                Linglong Sport Master Winter
                48%
                30
                fortuneBudget
                Fortune FSR901
                40%
                31
                platinBudget
                Platin RP70 Winter
                34%
                32
                imperialBudget
                Imperial SnowDragon UHP
                25%

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