Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - ADAC 2023
- Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 870
- Best value: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
- Testing vehicle: VW Golf
- Tested tyres: 16
ADAC has published its annual winter tyre test, which has changed its methodology since last year and focuses much more on the environment and sustainability, which makes up 30% of the overall score now, which is a lot. Due to the different criteria, the results tend to be different compared to other tests and this year is no different in the 225/45 R17 size.
read more about this test: ADAC published it’s winter tyre test for 2023, Continental won, Michelin was secondResults
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental WinterContact TS 870 | Good |
2,0
|
2,0
| £116 91 H + 2 | |
| 2. | Michelin ALPIN 6 | Good |
1,8
|
2,3
| £187 91 H + 2 | |
| 3. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ | Good |
2,1
|
2,3
| £143 91 H + 2 | |
| 4. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Good |
1,8
|
2,6
| £114 91 H + 7 | |
| 5. | Vredestein Wintrac Pro | Satisfactory |
2,3
|
2,7
| £146 91 H + 2 | |
| 6. | Semperit Speed-Grip 5 | Satisfactory |
2,1
|
2,8
| £88 91 H + 1 | |
| 7. | Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Satisfactory |
2,4
|
2,7
| £108 91 H + 2 | |
| 8. | Giti Gitiwinter W2 | Satisfactory |
2,9
|
2,6
| ||
| 9. | Kumho WinterCraft WP52 | Satisfactory |
2,8
|
2,7
| £107 91 H + 1 | |
| 10. | Apollo Aspire XP Winter | Satisfactory |
2,6
|
2,9
| ||
| 11. | Nokian WR Snowproof | Satisfactory |
2,4
|
3,2
| £145 91 H + 1 | |
| 12. | Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 | Satisfactory |
2,2
|
3,3
| £139 91 H + 1 | |
| 13. | Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 | Satisfactory |
2,9
|
3,0
| £83 91 H | |
| 14. | Sava Eskimo HP2 | Satisfactory |
2,2
|
3,4
| £89 91 H + 1 | |
| 15. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Satisfactory |
3,1
|
3,2
| £135 91 H + 2 | |
| 16. | Kormoran SNOW | Poor |
5,4
|
5,4
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Enviromental impact | Driving safety | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2023 225/45 R17 test performed by ADAC on a VW Golf in 2023. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental WinterContact TS 870 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Enviromental impact, Driving safety, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin ALPIN 6, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Dunlop Winter Sport 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian WR D4, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452.
Same size tyres not featured in the test
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