See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre WR A4
Upper-middle MS plus 77
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling
Worse at: Dry braking
Upper-middle WeatherMaster SA2+
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet handling
Worse at: Snow traction, Dry braking, Dry handling
Premium ContiWinterContact TS 850P
Better at: Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, Wet braking
Worse at: Dry braking
Premium Pilot Alpin PA4
Better at: Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, Wet braking
Premium Winter Sport 5
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Comfort, Snow handling
Worse at: Dry braking, Exterior noise
Premium Winter Sottozero 3
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Comfort
Worse at: Exterior noise, Snow traction
Premium UltraGrip Performance+
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling
Worse at: Dry braking
Budget Kristall Control HP2
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow traction
Worse at: Dry braking, Exterior noise, Wet circle cornering
Premium Wintrac Pro
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet handling
Worse at: Dry braking, Exterior noise
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet handling
Worse at: Dry braking
Upper-middle Winter i*cept evo3 W330
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling
Worse at: Exterior noise, Dry braking
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling
Upper-middle KRISALP HP3
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling
Budget Polaris 5
Better at: Snow handling, Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Dry braking, Comfort, Wet braking
Budget I FIT Plus
Better at: Snow handling, Exterior noise, Comfort
Worse at: Dry handling
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 225/50 R17 235/50 R19 205/55 R16
R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
Width: All 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm
Width: All 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm 255 mm 275 mm 285 mm
Width: All 245 mm 255 mm 275 mm
5× By professional organizations
● Satisfactory 3× (60%)
● Still recommended 1× (20%)
● Not recommended 1× (20%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R17 8.5 xxx/xx R18 8.2 xxx/xx R19 0.0 225/xx Rxx 8.0 235/xx Rxx 8.5 245/xx Rxx 8.5 255/xx Rxx 0.0
Frequently asked questions Yes, this tyre is also made in SUV sizes.
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