Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autobild 2019
- Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 860
- Best value: Apollo Aspire XP Winter
- Testing vehicle: BMW 1 series
- Tested tyres: 20
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | Exemplary |
2+
|
2+
|
1-
|
2+
| ||
| 2. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ | Exemplary |
1-
|
2
|
1-
|
2
| £177 91 H + 2 | |
| 3. | Michelin Alpin 6 | Exemplary |
2+
|
2
|
2+
|
1-
| £202 91 H + 2 | |
| 4. | Apollo Aspire XP Winter | Exemplary |
2+
|
2
|
2
|
1-
| ||
| 5. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Exemplary |
1-
|
2
|
2
|
2
| £144 91 H + 2 | |
| 6. | Vredestein Wintrac Pro | Exemplary |
2+
|
2
|
2
|
2-
| £146 91 H + 2 | |
| 7. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Good |
2+
|
2-
|
1-
|
2
| £145 94 H + 1 | |
| 8. | Semperit Speed-Grip 3 | Good |
2
|
2-
|
1-
|
2+
| ||
| 9. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | Good |
2-
|
2-
|
1
|
2
| ||
| 10. | Uniroyal MS plus 77 | Good |
2
|
2-
|
2+
|
2-
| ||
| 11. | Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 | Good |
2
|
2-
|
2
|
2
| £109 94 H + 2 | |
| 12. | Fulda Kristall Control HP2 | Good |
2-
|
2-
|
2+
|
2-
| £96 91 H + 1 | |
| 13. | Nokian WR Snowproof | Good |
2-
|
2-
|
2+
|
2-
| £128 91 H + 1 | |
| 14. | Yokohama W.drive V905 | Good |
2-
|
2-
|
2-
|
2
| ||
| 15. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | Satisfactory |
2+
|
3+
|
1-
|
2-
| £123 91 H + 3 | |
| 16. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Satisfactory |
2
|
3+
|
1-
|
2-
| £142 91 H + 7 | |
| 17. | Sava Eskimo HP2 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
3
|
1-
|
2
| £74 91 H + 1 | |
| 18. | Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 | Satisfactory |
2
|
2-
|
3+
|
3+
| £159 94 H | |
| 19. | Debica Frigo HP2 | Conditionally recommended |
3
|
3
|
1
|
2+
| £73 91 H + 1 | |
| 20. | Kumho WinterCraft WP71 | Conditionally recommended |
2+
|
3+
|
2
|
3
| £107 91 H + 2 | |
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | Price |
Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2019 225/45 R17 test performed by Autobild on a BMW 1 series in 2019. 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 860 is the best of 20 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Running costs, ). Other featured tyres include GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Michelin Alpin 6, Apollo Aspire XP Winter; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Firestone Winterhawk 4, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001.
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