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255/35 R20 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

/90%

£290

Recommended: Price/value

Toyo Snowprox S954

/78%

£207

Today's discount (06.05):
Toyo Snowprox S954 255/35 R20 97 W 78%
£207mytyres.co.uk

Table of contents:

Best winter tyres in tests
255/35 R20 tyre test
255/35 R20 tyre ranking based on test results

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

/100%

Tested 3x in 2024, 13x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18

Pluses:

Exceptional traction on snow
Great handling on snow
Exceptional handling on the wet
Low drive-by noise levels
Great handling on dry roads

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

/99%

Tested 5x in 2024, 7x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOEXPRESS 2023 225/45 R17
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/45 R18

Pluses:

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

Minuses:

-

check the prices for GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

3. DUNLOP Winter Sport 5

/83%

Tested 1x in 2024, 42x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - ADAC 2023 205/60 R16

Pluses:

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

Minuses:

-

check the prices for DUNLOP Winter Sport 5

255/35 R20 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 92%

2. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 91%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 91%

4. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 90%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 83%

6. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 80%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

8. Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%

9. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 78%

10. Nokian WR A4 77%

11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 76%

12. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

13. Imperial SnowDragon UHP 71%

14. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%

15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 56%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 88%

3. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 87%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 86%

5. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

7. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%

8. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

9. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 77%

10. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 76%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 76%

12. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 72%

13. Nokian WR A4 66%

14. Nokian WR Snowproof P 66%

15. Imperial SnowDragon UHP 62%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

2. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%

3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 90%

4. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 89%

5. Imperial SnowDragon UHP 89%

6. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 86%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

8. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

10. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 82%

11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 81%

12. Nokian WR A4 81%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 74%

15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 69%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 93%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

3. Imperial SnowDragon UHP 90%

4. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 87%

5. Nokian WR A4 84%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

7. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%

8. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%

9. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 80%

10. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 77%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%

12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

13. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 75%

14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 70%

15. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 66%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 88%

2. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 81%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

4. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 80%

6. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 78%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 77%

8. Nokian WR A4 76%

9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 71%

10. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 71%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 69%

12. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 69%

13. Imperial SnowDragon UHP 68%

14. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%

15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 49%

Price

255/35 R20

1. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro £184

2. Toyo Snowprox S954 £207

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro £239

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 £282

5. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 £282

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 £290

7. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 £327

8. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P ?%

9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 ?%

10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 ?%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 ?%

12. Imperial SnowDragon UHP ?%

13. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 ?%

14. Nokian WR A4 ?%

15. Nokian WR Snowproof P ?%

255/35 R20 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.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330		76.8% 80.4% 73.5% 72.7%			Upper-middle	£282 97 W
2.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5		76.4% 89.7% 89.5% 78.2%			Premium	£327 97 W
3.	Continental WinterContact TS 850P					Premium
4.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005		92.2% 79.8% 84.4% 83.1%		Automotorsport 2023	Premium	£290 97 W
5.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		82.7% 92% 82.4% 79.3%			Premium
6.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4		87.4% 91.3% 89.3%		Autobild 2019	Premium
7.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III					Premium	£343 97 V + 2
8.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330		75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%		Autobild 2019	Upper-middle
9.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02		78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%			Upper-middle
10.	Nokian WR Snowproof P		66.1% 79.2% 92.3%			Upper-middle
11.	Toyo Snowprox S954		78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%		Autobild 2019	Upper-middle	£207 97 W
12.	Nokian WR A4		66.1% 77.4% 80.7%		Autobild 2019	Upper-middle
13.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP		62% 70.7% 88.8%			Lowcost

Did you know ...?

255/35 R20 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 19 tyre models available, which can be compared to 235/45 R19, 175/80 R14, 185/75 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 35 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 35% of the tyre width (255mm), which means the sidewall height has 89.25 mm. The wheel diameter is R20, which means it fits to a 20 inch/508mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2156.7 mm, which is very similar to 255/40 R19(2157.02 mm), 255/45 R18(2157.33 mm), 215/65 R16(2154.82 mm), 225/45 R19(2152.31 mm), 295/30 R20(2151.99 mm), 235/60 R16(2162.67 mm), 185/75 R16(2148.54 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 255/35 R20: T(190km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 97, 110. You can find 255/35 R20 on 17 car models - mainly Jaguar, ALPINA, Aston Martin, Audi, Ferrari.

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255/35 R20 is found on 17 vehicles:

B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5er-Reihe)
B6 (6er-Reihe)
Roadster Z8

Vanquish
Vanquish Zagato

Q3
A6

F12 berlinetta
SF90 Stradale

XF
F-Type
XJ
XK

GT

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