Winter tyre test 195/65 R15 - ADAC 2017

Winter

2017

Year

16

Tyres

Winner

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Tested tyres

16

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: Good

Wet1,8

Dry2,2

Snow1,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,4

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#2/16

Dry

Dry Safety#4/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Mileage#4/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/16

Noise Exterior#10/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

2

Esa-Tecar Super Grip 9

Rating: Good

Wet2,3

Dry2,3

Snow2,3

Ice2,1

Noise3,3

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Wet Handling#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#6/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/16

Mileage#4/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#6/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

3

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Good

£75

91 T

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Wet2,5

Dry2,3

Snow2,1

Ice2,5

Noise3,3

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Dry

Dry Safety#8/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/16

Noise Exterior#7/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

4

Dunlop SP Winter Response 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£64

91 T

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95T · £80

Wet2,0

Dry2,6

Snow2,1

Ice2,4

Noise3,2

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,8

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#2/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Handling#2/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Dry

Dry Safety#13/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#2/16

Mileage#4/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/16

Noise Exterior#5/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

5

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet1,9

Dry2,4

Snow2,7

Ice2,4

Noise3,1

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Handling#2/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#10/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#11/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise Interior#6/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

6

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,6

Dry2,2

Snow2,7

Ice2,5

Noise3,7

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#2/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#6/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Fuel Efficiency#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#11/16

Noise Exterior#14/16

Snow

Snow Traction#13/16

7

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,7

Dry2,0

Snow2,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,8

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Aquaplaning Cross#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#2/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#11/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

8

Yokohama W.drive V905

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,6

Dry1,7

Snow2,2

Ice2,5

Noise3,7

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Dry

Dry Safety#1/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/16

Noise Interior#15/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

9

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,6

Dry2,6

Snow3,1

Ice2,9

Noise3,6

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#2/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Dry

Dry Safety#13/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Fuel Efficiency#14/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/16

Noise Interior#15/16

Snow

Snow Traction#13/16

10

Firestone Winterhawk 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,1

Dry2,1

Snow2,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,4

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Aquaplaning Cross#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#4/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#2/16

Mileage#4/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/16

Noise Exterior#10/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

11

Nokian WR D4

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,1

Dry2,3

Snow1,7

Ice2,4

Noise3,6

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Dry

Dry Safety#8/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

12

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,5

Dry2,1

Snow3,2

Ice2,6

Noise3,5

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Handling#7/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Wet Braking#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#2/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#16/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

Snow

Snow Traction#13/16

13

Aeolus Snowace 2 AW08

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,7

Dry2,4

Snow3,3

Ice2,4

Noise3,4

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#10/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/16

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#11/16

Snow

Snow Traction#16/16

14

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,3

Dry2,4

Snow2,6

Ice2,4

Noise3,6

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Wet Handling#16/16

Dry

Dry Safety#10/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Fuel Efficiency#14/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/16

Noise Interior#11/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

15

Sava Eskimo S3+

Rating: Satisfactory

£51

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

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91T · £51 91T 95T

Wet2,9

Dry3,3

Snow1,9

Ice2,4

Noise3,5

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Handling#12/16

Dry

Dry Safety#15/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Fuel Efficiency#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise Exterior#10/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

16

Semperit Master-Grip 2

Rating: Sufficient

Wet2,5

Dry3,6

Snow2,1

Ice2,7

Noise3,0

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Wet Handling#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Braking#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#16/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/16

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#2/16

Snow

Snow Traction#7/16

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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	Segment	Price
1	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£64 91 T +2 More
2	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£65 91 H +1 More
3	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
4	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£69 91 T +2 More
5	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£52 91 T +3 More
6	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 86%	86%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	£75 91 T +5 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium

9	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£57 91 T +2 More
10	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£60 0 T +2 More
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£52 91 T +2 More
12	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£57 91 H +1 More
13	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£83 91 H +1 More
14	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
15	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium	£92 91 T +1 More

17	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£47 91 T +3 More
18	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
19	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
20	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£65 91 T
21	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%	67%	Budget	£63 91 T +2 More
22	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget
23	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
24	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle

25	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£56 91 T +2 More
26	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
27	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£82 91 T +9 More
28	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget	£53 91 T +3 More
29	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
30	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Sava ESKIMO HP 36%	36%	Budget

33	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
34	Budget Starfire W200 20%	20%	Budget
35	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget
36	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
37	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget