See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre KRISALP HP3
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Wet braking, Rolling resistance
Worse at: Snow braking, Comfort
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Upper-middle WinterExpert
Better at: Mileage, Rolling resistance
Worse at: Snow braking, Snow handling
Upper-middle Snowproof 2
Better at: Mileage, Wet handling
Worse at: Snow braking
Upper-middle EuroWinter HS02
Better at: Mileage
Worse at: Snow braking, Comfort
Upper-middle Winter i*cept evo3 W330
Better at: Dry handling, Dry braking
Worse at: Exterior noise, Snow braking
Upper-middle EuroWinter HS02 Pro
Better at: Dry braking, Wet handling
Worse at: Snow handling, Snow braking
Upper-middle WinterCraft WP52+
Better at: Wet braking, Dry braking
Worse at: Snow braking
Upper-middle BluEarth-Winter V906
Better at: Dry handling
Worse at: Mileage, Snow handling
Upper-middle W462 Winter i*cept RS3
Better at: Dry handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Snow braking, Comfort
Upper-middle Observe S944
Better at: Mileage, Dry handling
Worse at: Snow handling, Wet handling
Upper-middle WR Snowproof
Better at: Rolling resistance, Dry handling
Worse at: Wet handling, Snow handling
Upper-middle WR Snowproof P
Better at: Dry handling, Mileage
Worse at: Snow handling, Snow braking
Premium Winter Sport 5
Better at: Rolling resistance, Comfort
Worse at: Ice lateral guidance, Exterior noise
Budget Kristall Control HP2
Better at: Rolling resistance, Dry handling
Worse at: Snow handling, Wet handling
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 225/50 R17 235/50 R19 205/55 R16
R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20
Width: All 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm
Width: All 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm
2 Variants
81 77 T
Best £82 Compare prices
2 Variants
84 88 T
Best £68 Compare prices
4 Variants
92 88 T XL
Best £70 Compare prices
4 Variants
91 95 H T XL
Best £68 Compare prices
Width: All 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm
3 Variants
87 91 H T
Best £94 Compare prices
4 Variants
94 91 V H T
Best £73 Compare prices
3 Variants
96 92 H T XL
Best £91 Compare prices
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
1 Variants
84 V XL
Best £92 Compare prices
3 Variants
95 91 V H XL
Best £118 Compare prices
4 Variants
94 91 V H XL
Best £102 Compare prices
3 Variants
98 94 V H XL
Best £111 Compare prices
4 Variants
101 97 V H XL
Best £119 Compare prices
2 Variants
97 94 V H XL
Best £120 Compare prices
Width: All 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
Width: All 205 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm
18× By professional organizations
● Exemplary 5× (28%)
● Good 13× (72%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R15 9.5 xxx/xx R16 8.8 xxx/xx R17 8.5 xxx/xx R18 9.1 185/xx Rxx 10.0 195/xx Rxx 9.3 205/xx Rxx 8.9 215/xx Rxx 8.5 225/xx Rxx 8.5 235/xx Rxx 8.5 245/xx Rxx 10.0
Frequently asked questions 
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