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175/60 R15 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Continental WinterContact TS 860

/90%

£98

Recommended: Price/value

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

/68%

£56

Today's discount (03.05):
GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 175/60 R15 81 T 86%
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Table of contents:

Best winter tyres in tests
175/60 R15 tyre test
175/60 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

/78%

Tested 3x in 2024, 7x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/60 R16
Recommended by ADAC 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Great handling on dry roads
Great handling on snow
Short braking distance on wet roads

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

2. Falken EuroWinter HS02

/62%

Tested 1x in 2024, 1x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/60 R16

Pluses:

-

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Falken EuroWinter HS02

3. Imperial Snowdragon 3

/9%

Tested 1x in 2024, 3x in total.

Test results:

Pluses:

-

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Imperial Snowdragon 3

175/60 R15 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 91%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 91%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 85%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 83%

5. Semperit Master-Grip 2 80%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 80%

7. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 79%

8. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 78%

9. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 78%

10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 75%

11. Nankang Winter Activa SV-2 59%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 94%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 83%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 82%

5. Semperit Master-Grip 2 82%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 82%

7. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 77%

9. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 77%

10. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 71%

11. Nankang Winter Activa SV-2 61%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 84%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 84%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 82%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 78%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 77%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 76%

8. Falken Eurowinter HS01 75%

9. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 75%

10. Nankang Winter Activa SV-2 71%

11. Semperit Master-Grip 2 ?%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Nankang Winter Activa SV-2 89%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

4. Semperit Master-Grip 2 85%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 83%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 83%

7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 82%

8. Falken Eurowinter HS01 81%

9. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 79%

10. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 75%

11. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Nankang Winter Activa SV-2 83%

2. Semperit Master-Grip 2 82%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 76%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 76%

5. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 76%

6. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 75%

7. Continental WinterContact TS 860 75%

8. Falken Eurowinter HS01 70%

9. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 67%

10. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 67%

11. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?%

Price

175/60 R15

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 £56

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 £64

3. Semperit Master-Grip 2 £79

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 £82

5. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ £91

6. Continental WinterContact TS 860 £98

7. Falken Eurowinter HS01 £153

8. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 ?%

9. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 ?%

10. Nankang Winter Activa SV-2 ?%

11. Pirelli Cinturato Winter ?%

175/60 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

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	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870		83.3% 84.8% 84.2% 78.9%		ADAC 2018	Premium	£98 81 T
2.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9		82.3% 79.1% 81.8% 77.6%		ADAC 2018	Premium
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9+		81.5% 78.4% 77.9% 75.3%			Premium	£91 81 T
4.	Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3		85.5% 90.7% 83.7% 83.7%			Upper-middle
5.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		77.2% 83.1% 77.2% 78.9%		ADAC 2018	Premium
6.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02		78.1% 74.6% 75.2% 80.9%			Upper-middle	£153 81 T + 1
7.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52		77% 79.7% 75.6% 82.5%			Upper-middle	£56 81 T
8.	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21		71% 78.3% 74.9%			Lowcost	£64 81 H
9.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32					Premium
10.	Semperit Master-Grip 2		81.8% 80.4% 84.6%		ADAC 2018	Lowcost	£79 81 T
11.	Imperial SnowDragon 3					Lowcost

Did you know ...?

175/60 R15 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 11 tyre models available, which can be compared to 170/80 R15, 165/70 R13, 325/30 R21. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (175mm), which means the sidewall height has 105 mm. The wheel diameter is R15, which means it fits to a 15 inch/381mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1856.68 mm, which is very similar to 205/45 R16(1856.37 mm), 185/50 R16(1857.94 mm), 195/60 R14(1852.28 mm), 165/80 R13(1866.73 mm), 195/40 R17(1846.63 mm), 165/70 R14(1842.86 mm), 195/55 R15(1870.82 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 175/60 R15: H(210km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 81.

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