Winter tyre test 235/55 R18 - Autobild 2021

Winter

2021

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Best Value

. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

Test Vehicle

VW Tiguan

Tested tyres

10

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2

Noise1-

Wet

Wet Handling#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#3/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Circle Cornering#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Handling#4/10

2

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2

Dry2

Snow1

Rolling resistance2

Noise1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

3

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance1-

Noise2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#4/10

4

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Good

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow1-

Rolling resistance2-

Noise2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Ride Comfort#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Handling#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

5

Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance1

Noise2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Braking#6/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#3/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Braking#7/10

6

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

Rating: Good

£145

100 H

mytyres.co.uk

104V · £145

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance3+

Noise2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#4/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/10

Noise Exterior#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#7/10

7

Toyo Snowprox S954

Rating: Satisfactory

£147

104 H

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow2-

Rolling resistance3+

Noise2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#6/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Snow

Snow Traction#8/10

Snow Braking#9/10

Snow Circle Cornering#9/10

Snow Handling#9/10

8

Nokian WR SUV 4

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2-

Noise2

Wet

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#5/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#7/10

Snow Circle Cornering#7/10

Snow Handling#8/10

Snow Traction#8/10

9

Falken EuroWinter HS01 SUV

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry3-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2-

Noise2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#5/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Traction#5/10

10

Tristar Snowpower UHP

Rating: Not recommended

Wet4

Dry2

Snow3+

Rolling resistance2

Noise2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Wet Circle Cornering#10/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#1/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Ride Comfort#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/10

Snow

Snow Braking#10/10

Snow Circle Cornering#10/10

Snow Handling#10/10

Snow Traction#10/10

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 GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1 95%	95%	Premium
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£204 100 H +2 More
3	Premium Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 90%	90%	Premium	£239 104 H +1 More
4	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£189 104 H +1 More
5	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
6	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£236 100 H
7	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£206 104 H
8	Premium Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2 86%	86%	Premium

9	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£128 104 H +1 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£194 100 H
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£174 104 V
13	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
14	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A 75%	75%	Upper-middle
15	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£178 100 H +1 More
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium

17	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 71%	71%	Premium	£136 41 IKAIO +3 More
18	Upper-middle Firestone Destination Winter 71%	71%	Upper-middle
19	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£216 100 Q +1 More
21	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
22	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 SUV 45%	45%	Budget
23	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
24	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget

25	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV 1%	1%	Budget	£118 104 H +1 More

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