Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ADAC 2019
- Winner: Dunlop SP Winter Response 2
- Best value: Kleber KRISALP HP3
- Testing vehicle: Volkswagen Polo
- Tested tyres: 16
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 | Highly recommended |
1,9
|
2,3
|
1,9
|
2,5
|
2,7
|
2,5
|
1,6
| £62 88 T + 2 | |
| 2. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | Highly recommended |
2,3
|
2,1
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,6
|
2,0
|
2,2
| £76 88 T + 2 | |
| 3. | Pirelli Cinturato Winter | Highly recommended |
2,0
|
2,4
|
2,4
|
2,4
|
2,6
|
2,5
|
2,4
| £99 88 T + 3 | |
| 4. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | Recommended |
1,8
|
2,5
|
2,2
|
2,6
|
2,6
|
2,5
|
1,9
| ||
| 5. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | Recommended |
2,1
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,6
|
2,9
|
2,0
|
2,6
| £94 88 T + 4 | |
| 6. | Michelin Alpin A4 | Recommended |
2,1
|
2,2
|
2,8
|
2,3
|
3,0
|
1,5
|
2,7
| ||
| 7. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | Recommended |
2,5
|
2,7
|
2,9
|
2,9
|
2,9
|
2,5
|
2,0
| £120 88 T + 3 | |
| 8. | Vredestein Snowtrac 5 | Recommended |
2,8
|
3,0
|
2,7
|
2,4
|
3,1
|
2,5
|
1,8
| ||
| 9. | Goodyear UltraGrip 9 | Recommended |
1,9
|
2,5
|
3,1
|
2,5
|
2,7
|
2,5
|
2,2
| ||
| 10. | Nokian WR D4 | Recommended |
2,9
|
3,1
|
2,0
|
2,3
|
2,9
|
3,0
|
1,7
| ||
| 11. | Gislaved euro Frost 6 | Recommended |
3,2
|
2,8
|
2,7
|
2,3
|
2,6
|
2,5
|
1,9
| ||
| 12. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51 | Recommended |
2,8
|
2,7
|
3,2
|
2,4
|
3,2
|
3,0
|
2,3
| ||
| 13. | Viking WinTech | Recommended |
3,2
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,3
|
2,7
|
2,5
|
2,1
| £72 88 T + 1 | |
| 14. | Sava Eskimo S3+ | Conditionally recommended |
2,8
|
3,6
|
1,9
|
2,3
|
2,7
|
2,0
|
2,0
| £47 88 T | |
| 15. | Toyo Snowprox S943 | Not recommended |
2,6
|
3,0
|
5,1
|
2,5
|
2,6
|
2,0
|
2,1
| ||
| 16. | Davanti Wintoura | Not recommended |
5,5
|
3,4
|
3,8
|
2,2
|
2,8
|
2,0
|
1,6
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2019 185/65 R15 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Polo in 2019. This test was performed in 185/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (185). Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Kleber KRISALP HP3, Pirelli Cinturato Winter, Continental WinterContact TS 860; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001, Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320, Firestone Winterhawk 4.
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