Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - ADAC 2024
- Winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
- Best value: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
- Testing vehicle: VW T-Roc
- 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. | Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 | Good |
2.0
|
2.1
|
2.2
|
1.7
|
2.9
|
1.6
|
1.3
| £166 94 H + 3 | |
| 2. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Good |
1.7
|
2.1
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
3.2
|
1.8
|
1.7
| £155 98 V + 1 | |
| 3. | Vredestein Wintrac Pro | Good |
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.2
|
2.3
|
2.9
|
2.0
|
2.1
| ||
| 4. | Semperit Speed-Grip 5 | Satisfactory |
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.9
|
2.3
|
2.7
|
2.3
|
1.9
| £116 98 V | |
| 5. | Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Satisfactory |
2.1
|
2.4
|
2.8
|
2.6
|
3.2
|
2.6
|
1.7
| £117 98 V | |
| 6. | Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | Satisfactory |
2.0
|
2.4
|
2.9
|
2.6
|
3.5
|
2.1
|
1.6
| £143 94 H + 3 | |
| 7. | Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 | Satisfactory |
2.8
|
3.0
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
3.4
|
3.0
|
1.9
| £157 98 H + 1 | |
| 8. | Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 | Satisfactory |
2.9
|
2.4
|
2.9
|
3.1
|
3.8
|
3.1
|
1.7
| £98 98 V | |
| 9. | Giti GitiWinter W2 | Satisfactory |
2.5
|
2.5
|
3.2
|
2.9
|
4.0
|
2.6
|
1.6
| ||
| 10. | Firestone WinterHawk 4 | Satisfactory |
3.1
|
3.1
|
3.5
|
2.9
|
4.3
|
3.0
|
2.2
| £106 98 V | |
| 11. | Viking WinTech | Satisfactory |
2.8
|
2.8
|
3.6
|
3.1
|
4.3
|
3.0
|
2.2
| ||
| 12. | Kumho WinterCraft WP52 | Sufficient |
2.3
|
2.6
|
3.6
|
2.6
|
3.9
|
1.8
|
1.5
| £97 98 V + 1 | |
| 13. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | Sufficient |
2.3
|
2.9
|
3.7
|
2.6
|
4.3
|
2.6
|
2.6
| £110 98 V | |
| 14. | Triangle Winter X TW401 | Sufficient |
4.9
|
4.8
|
4.8
|
4.9
|
4.3
|
4.9
|
2.4
| ||
| 15. | Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 | Poor |
4.4
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
4.4
|
4.3
|
4.1
|
2.5
| ||
| 16. | Davanti Wintoura+ | Poor |
5.3
|
5.3
|
5.3
|
5.3
|
4.3
|
5.2
|
3.4
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Winter | Wet | Dry | Enviromental impact | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2024 215/55 R17 test performed by ADAC on a VW T-Roc in 2024. This test was performed in 215/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Winter, Wet, Dry, Enviromental impact, ). Other featured tyres include Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Vredestein Wintrac Pro, Semperit Speed-Grip 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN 5, Michelin ALPIN 6, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2.
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