Winter tyre test 225/45 R18 - Autobild 2021

Winter

2021

Year

13

Tyres

Winner

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Best Value

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Test Vehicle

Mercedes-Benz C

Tested tyres

13

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

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Rating: Test winner

£146

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Wet Braking#1/12

Wet Handling#2/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Dry

Dry Handling#4/12

Dry Braking#7/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/12

Noise Exterior#9/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow Handling#1/12

Snow Braking#2/12

Snow Traction#2/12

Snow Circle Cornering#5/12

2

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: Test winner

£168

95 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

95H · £186 95V · £179 95V · £168

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Wet Braking#1/12

Wet Handling#2/12

Aquaplaning Cross#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#3/12

Dry

Dry Braking#1/12

Dry Handling#1/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/12

Ride Comfort#4/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/12

Snow Handling#3/12

Snow Braking#5/12

Snow Traction#5/12

3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Aquaplaning Cross#2/12

Wet Braking#4/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Wet Handling#5/12

Dry

Dry Braking#2/12

Dry Handling#4/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/12

Ride Comfort#9/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/12

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/12

Snow Handling#4/12

Snow Braking#5/12

Snow Traction#5/12

4

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Good

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/12

Wet Circle Cornering#1/12

Wet Handling#1/12

Aquaplaning Cross#7/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/12

Dry

Dry Braking#2/12

Dry Handling#2/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/12

Ride Comfort#4/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/12

Snow

Snow Braking#5/12

Snow Circle Cornering#5/12

Snow Traction#5/12

Snow Handling#8/12

5

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Wet Handling#6/12

Wet Braking#8/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/12

Dry

Dry Braking#2/12

Dry Handling#11/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/12

Noise Exterior#9/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/12

Snow

Snow Braking#2/12

Snow Traction#2/12

Snow Handling#4/12

Snow Circle Cornering#5/12

6

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/12

Wet Braking#8/12

Wet Handling#8/12

Dry

Dry Braking#2/12

Dry Handling#11/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/12

Noise Exterior#9/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/12

Snow

Snow Traction#2/12

Snow Handling#4/12

Snow Braking#5/12

Snow Circle Cornering#8/12

7

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: Good

£179

95 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95V

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow1-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/12

Wet Handling#2/12

Wet Braking#4/12

Aquaplaning Cross#7/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/12

Dry

Dry Handling#4/12

Dry Braking#12/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/12

Ride Comfort#9/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/12

Snow

Snow Braking#5/12

Snow Traction#5/12

Snow Handling#8/12

Snow Circle Cornering#9/12

8

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£140

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Aquaplaning Cross#7/12

Wet Braking#10/12

Wet Circle Cornering#10/12

Wet Handling#10/12

Dry

Dry Braking#7/12

Dry Handling#8/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/12

Ride Comfort#4/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow Braking#1/12

Snow Circle Cornering#1/12

Snow Handling#1/12

Snow Traction#1/12

9

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Satisfactory

£222

95 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

95V 95V 95W

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Wet Braking#4/12

Aquaplaning Cross#7/12

Wet Circle Cornering#11/12

Wet Handling#11/12

Dry

Dry Braking#7/12

Dry Handling#8/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/12

Noise Exterior#7/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#12/12

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/12

Snow Braking#2/12

Snow Traction#5/12

Snow Handling#7/12

10

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: Satisfactory

£99

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95V · £99

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2-

Wet

Wet Handling#6/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/12

Wet Circle Cornering#8/12

Wet Braking#11/12

Aquaplaning Cross#12/12

Dry

Dry Handling#4/12

Dry Braking#7/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/12

Ride Comfort#11/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow Braking#10/12

Snow Circle Cornering#10/12

Snow Handling#10/12

Snow Traction#10/12

11

Toyo Snowprox S954

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet2

Dry2

Snow3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Wet Braking#4/12

Aquaplaning Cross#7/12

Wet Circle Cornering#8/12

Wet Handling#8/12

Dry

Dry Braking#2/12

Dry Handling#2/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/12

Ride Comfort#11/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/12

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#10/12

Snow Braking#11/12

Snow Handling#11/12

Snow Traction#11/12

12

Nankang Winter Activa SV-2

Rating: Not recommended

Wet4

Dry2

Snow3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Aquaplaning Cross#3/12

Wet Braking#12/12

Wet Circle Cornering#12/12

Wet Handling#12/12

Dry

Dry Braking#7/12

Dry Handling#8/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/12

Ride Comfort#4/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#10/12

Snow Handling#11/12

Snow Traction#11/12

Snow Braking#12/12

99

Vredestein Quatrac Pro (Allround)

Rating: Recommended

£125

95 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95Y

Wet2-

Dry2+

Snow3+

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 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£177 95 V
2	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£135 95 V
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£130 95 H +2 More
4	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	£183 95 V +2 More
5	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
6	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£143 91 H +10 More
7	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£98 95 V
8	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£111 91 H +4 More

9	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£135 91 H +1 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£110 91 V +14 More
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£112 95 V
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
13	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£116 95 V
14	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
15	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£116 95 V +1 More
16	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£119 0 V +1 More

17	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£167 95 H +4 More
18	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
19	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
20	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£119 95 H +7 More
21	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget
22	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	£158 95 H
23	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£135 95 V

25	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
26	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
27	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle
28	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
29	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
30	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
31	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
32	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

33	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
34	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget