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225/60 R18 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

/90%

£177
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Firestone Winterhawk 4

/84%

£163
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Today's discount (04.05):
Toyo Snowprox S954 225/60 R18 104 H 78%
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Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV

/99%
Tested 3x in 2024, 6x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Low drive-by noise levels
  • Great handling on snow
  • Exceptional traction on snow
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Short braking distance on snow
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

/97%
Tested 10x in 2024, 15x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Low drive-by noise levels
  • Exceptional traction on snow
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

/69%
Tested 3x in 2024, 5x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on snow
  • Short braking distance on dry roads
  • Exceptional traction on snow
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Great handling on snow
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

225/60 R18 tyre test

Best tyres in your size
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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …
1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 97%
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 91%
3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 88%
4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 86%
5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%
6. Cooper Discoverer Winter 80%
7. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 80%
8. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 78%
9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 77%
10. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 76%
11. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 75%
12. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 73%
13. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%
14. Toyo Observe S944 69%
15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 56%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …
1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%
2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 86%
3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 86%
4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 84%
5. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%
6. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%
7. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 79%
8. Firestone Winterhawk 4 78%
9. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 78%
10. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 76%
11. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 74%
12. Cooper Discoverer Winter 73%
13. Toyo Observe S944 73%
14. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 72%
15. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 65%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …
1. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%
2. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 92%
3. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 90%
4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 86%
5. Toyo Observe S944 85%
6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%
7. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%
8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 81%
9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%
10. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 78%
11. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 75%
12. Firestone Winterhawk 4 74%
13. Cooper Discoverer Winter 74%
14. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 74%
15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 69%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise
1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 99%
2. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 88%
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 88%
4. Cooper Discoverer Winter 87%
5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 86%
6. Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%
7. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%
8. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%
9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%
10. Toyo Observe S944 77%
11. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 75%
12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 74%
13. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 74%
14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 72%
15. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 63%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …
1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 88%
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%
3. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 80%
4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 77%
5. Toyo Observe S944 76%
6. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 74%
7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 72%
8. Cooper Discoverer Winter 71%
9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 70%
10. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 69%
11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 66%
12. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 66%
13. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 65%
14. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%
15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 49%

Price

225/60 R18
1. Toyo Snowprox S954 £145
2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 £147
3. UNIROYAL WinterExpert £147
4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A £149
5. Toyo Observe S944 £154
6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 £157
7. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro £158
8. Firestone Winterhawk 4 £163
9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 £177
10. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P £183
11. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ £218
12. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV £239
13. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P ?%
14. Cooper Discoverer Winter ?%
15. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?%

225/60 R18 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.
#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1
89.9%
82.5%
86.4%
91.5%
 Premium £292
104 V
2. Dunlop WINTER SPORT 5 SUV
95%
81.4%
90%
88%
 Premium £158
104 V
3. Continental WinterContact TS 850P
Premium
4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.1%
90.9%
80.6%
85.5%
ADAC 2023
Premium £218
104 V
5. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV
86.3%
97%
90%
97%
Autobild 2023
Premium £239
104 H + 1
6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90.4%
80.1%
83%
85.4%
Autobild 2023
ADAC 2023
Premium £177
104 V
7. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
78.7%
79.7%
92.1%
86.1%
Autobild 2023
Autobild 2023
Premium £183
104 V
8. Nokian WR SUV 4
69.5%
85.9%
88.6%
72.8%
 Upper-middle £171
104 H + 1
9. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £244
100 H + 2
10. Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2
93.5%
96.7%
88%
 Premium
11. Firestone Winterhawk 4
78.1%
86.1%
74.3%
81.3%
Autobild 2023
Autobild 2023
Upper-middle £163
104 V
12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.5%
77.4%
82.4%
Autoexpress 2017
Premium £188
104 H + 3
13. Nokian WR SUV 3
87.9%
90.2%
94.9%
 Upper-middle
14. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
76.3%
74.8%
77.8%
ADAC 2023
Lowcost £157
104 V
15. Toyo Observe S944
72.7%
69%
84.7%
76.2%
Autobild 2023
Upper-middle £154
0 V
16. Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV
82.5%
81.4%
77.9%
 Upper-middle
17. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Autobild 2021
Upper-middle £145
104 H
18. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
58.7%
77%
87.7%
 Premium £225
104 H
19. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A
Upper-middle £175
104 H
20. Kumho WinterCraft WS71
Upper-middle
21. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO
66.3%
92%
85%
 Premium
22. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320
Upper-middle £145
104 V
23. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
Autobild 2017
Upper-middle
24. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
78.5%
70.5%
85.1%
Autobild 2019
Upper-middle £125
100 H + 1
25. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Autobild 2023
Lowcost £132
104 V
26. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
27. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
71.9%
84.2%
84.2%
Tyre Reviews 2021
Lowcost
28. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV
68.4%
90.5%
 Lowcost £112
104 V + 1

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225/60 R18 is found on 12 vehicles:
BMW
X3
X4
Ford
Kuga
Honda
CR-V
Chrysler
300C
Lexus
NX
UX
Nissan
X-Trail
Renault
Koleos
Subaru
Outback
Suzuki
Grand Vitara
Toyota
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