Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - Autobild 2017

Winter

2017

Year

50

Tyres

Winner

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Tested tyres

50

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

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: -

£123

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £128

Stopping distance on wet35,1

Stopping distance on snow25,9

2

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet33,5

Stopping distance on snow27,5

3

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Rating: -

£156

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

98H · £156 98H 98H +1

Stopping distance on wet33,4

Stopping distance on snow27,7

4

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

Rating: -

£138

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94H · £162 98H 98H · £138 +2

Stopping distance on wet32,5

Stopping distance on snow28,7

5

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£212

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94H · £212 98H 98H +2

Stopping distance on wet33,6

Stopping distance on snow27,6

6

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,4

Stopping distance on snow27,4

7

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet33,3

Stopping distance on snow28,7

8

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: -

£131

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet32,2

Stopping distance on snow29,8

9

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: -

£93

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £93

Stopping distance on wet34

Stopping distance on snow28,3

10

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: -

£112

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

98H · £112 98V · £125

Stopping distance on wet35,7

Stopping distance on snow26,7

11

Nokian WR D4

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35

Stopping distance on snow27,7

12

Yokohama W.drive V905

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,7

Stopping distance on snow28,3

13

Barum Polaris 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,8

Stopping distance on snow27,6

14

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£99

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

98H · £100 98V · £99

Stopping distance on wet35,5

Stopping distance on snow28,1

15

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: -

£92

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet36,4

Stopping distance on snow27,2

16

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,8

Stopping distance on snow29,2

17

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36

Stopping distance on snow28,1

18

Firestone Winterhawk 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,3

Stopping distance on snow27,9

19

Gislaved Euro Frost 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,5

Stopping distance on snow28,0

20

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,9

Stopping distance on snow28,6

21

Falken Eurowinter HS449

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow29,1

22

Aeolus snowace 2 HP AW09

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36

Stopping distance on snow29,4

23

General Altimax Winter Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,7

Stopping distance on snow28,8

24

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,7

Stopping distance on snow30,2

25

Platin RP 50

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37

Stopping distance on snow29

26

Avon WV7

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,8

Stopping distance on snow30,6

27

Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet33,7

Stopping distance on snow32,7

28

Toyo Snowprox S954

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,4

Stopping distance on snow29,5

29

Westlake SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37

Stopping distance on snow36,2

30

Goodride SW608 Snowmaster

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,5

Stopping distance on snow38,2

31

Viking Snow Tech II

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,2

Stopping distance on snow-

32

Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,4

Stopping distance on snow-

33

Interstate DURATION 30

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,6

Stopping distance on snow-

34

Ovation W 586

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,9

Stopping distance on snow-

35

Torque TQ022

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39

Stopping distance on snow-

36

Maxxis WP-05 Arctictrekker

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,1

Stopping distance on snow-

37

Sunny Wintermax NW 211

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,3

Stopping distance on snow-

38

Evergreen Winter EW66

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,8

Stopping distance on snow-

39

Duraturn Mozzo Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,5

Stopping distance on snow-

40

Riken Snowtime b2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,1

Stopping distance on snow-

41

Kormoran Snowpro b2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,9

Stopping distance on snow-

42

Sailun Ice Blazer WSL-2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43

Stopping distance on snow-

43

Taurus Winter 601

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,3

Stopping distance on snow-

44

Tigar Winter 1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,4

Stopping distance on snow-

45

Nordexx Nivius Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,8

Stopping distance on snow-

46

Powertrac Snowstar

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44

Stopping distance on snow-

47

Lanvigator Snowpro

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44,2

Stopping distance on snow-

48

Headway HW505

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet45,4

Stopping distance on snow-

49

Windforce Snow Power

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet46,1

Stopping distance on snow-

50

Maxtrek TREK M7

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet50,2

Stopping distance on snow-

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 Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£174 98 H +1 More
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£126 94 H +5 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£134 98 H +2 More
4	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
5	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£133 94 H +2 More
7	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£116 94 H +1 More
8	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£228 94 H +5 More

9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£154 94 H +6 More
10	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
11	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£89 98 H +1 More
12	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£142 94 H +5 More
13	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£106 0 V
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£97 98 H +1 More
15	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£105 94 V +4 More
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle

17	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£102 98 V +2 More
18	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
19	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
20	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
21	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£111 94 H +7 More
22	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%	67%	Budget
23	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
24	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	£108 94 H +1 More

25	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£90 98 V
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£104 98 H +1 More
27	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
28	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
29	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£115 94 H +7 More
30	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
31	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
32	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget

33	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
34	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

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