Winter tyre test 245/45 R18 - AUTOBILD 2024

Winter

2024

Year

12

Tyres

Winner

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Best Value

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Test Vehicle

CUPRA Formentor

Tested tyres

12

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Autobild Winter Tyre Test 2024 for SUVs: Why All-Wheel Drive Isn’t Enough

The Autobild Winter Tyre Test 2024 for SUVs has once again highlighted a critical safety message: owning an SUV with all-wheel drive (AWD) does not guarantee safety in winter conditions. Many SUV owners assume that their vehicles are fully equipped to handle snow and ice due to AWD capabilities. However, this confidence can be misplaced.

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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

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: Exemplary

£203

100 V

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100V

Wet2+

Dry1-

Snow1

Wet

Wet Handling#2/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Wet Braking#3/12

Aquaplaning Cross#4/12

Wet Circle Cornering#5/12

Dry

Dry Braking#1/12

Dry Handling#1/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/12

Ride Comfort#1/12

Offroad

Offroad Gravel#1/12

Offroad Mud#1/12

Offroad Sand#1/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/12

Snow

Snow Traction#1/12

2

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Exemplary

£161

100 V

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Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/12

Wet Circle Cornering#1/12

Wet Handling#2/12

Aquaplaning Cross#3/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Dry

Dry Braking#3/12

Dry Handling#3/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/12

Noise Exterior#7/12

Offroad

Offroad Mud#2/12

Offroad Gravel#7/12

Offroad Sand#7/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/12

Snow

Snow Traction#4/12

2

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Exemplary

£159

100 V

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Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow2+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/12

Wet Handling#1/12

Wet Braking#2/12

Aquaplaning Cross#4/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/12

Dry

Dry Braking#1/12

Dry Handling#2/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/12

Noise Exterior#7/12

Offroad

Offroad Gravel#2/12

Offroad Mud#2/12

Offroad Sand#3/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/12

Snow

Snow Traction#2/12

4

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: Exemplary

£153

100 V

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Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/12

Wet Handling#2/12

Wet Braking#3/12

Aquaplaning Cross#4/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/12

Dry

Dry Handling#7/12

Dry Braking#8/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/12

Noise Exterior#10/12

Offroad

Offroad Gravel#2/12

Offroad Mud#4/12

Offroad Sand#4/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/12

Snow

Snow Traction#3/12

5

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Rating: Exemplary

£143

100 V

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Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Wet Braking#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Wet Handling#6/12

Dry

Dry Braking#3/12

Dry Handling#3/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/12

Noise Exterior#10/12

Offroad

Offroad Gravel#2/12

Offroad Sand#4/12

Offroad Mud#5/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/12

Snow

Snow Traction#4/12

6

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#5/12

Aquaplaning Cross#8/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/12

Wet Braking#9/12

Wet Handling#9/12

Dry

Dry Handling#7/12

Dry Braking#8/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/12

Ride Comfort#4/12

Offroad

Offroad Gravel#2/12

Offroad Sand#2/12

Offroad Mud#5/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/12

Snow

Snow Traction#4/12

7

Kumho WinterCraft WP52

Rating: Good

£179

100 V

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100V

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Wet Braking#3/12

Wet Handling#6/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/12

Wet Circle Cornering#10/12

Aquaplaning Cross#12/12

Dry

Dry Braking#3/12

Dry Handling#3/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/12

Noise Exterior#10/12

Offroad

Offroad Sand#4/12

Offroad Mud#5/12

Offroad Gravel#7/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/12

Snow

Snow Traction#4/12

8

Giti GitiWinter W2

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Aquaplaning Cross#4/12

Wet Circle Cornering#5/12

Wet Braking#7/12

Wet Handling#9/12

Dry

Dry Braking#8/12

Dry Handling#10/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/12

Ride Comfort#11/12

Offroad

Offroad Gravel#2/12

Offroad Mud#5/12

Offroad Sand#9/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/12

Snow

Snow Traction#4/12

9

Pirelli P Zero Winter

Rating: Satisfactory

£184

100 V

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100V · £184

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2-

Wet

Wet Handling#2/12

Wet Circle Cornering#5/12

Wet Braking#7/12

Aquaplaning Cross#8/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/12

Dry

Dry Handling#10/12

Dry Braking#11/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/12

Ride Comfort#4/12

Offroad

Offroad Sand#7/12

Offroad Mud#9/12

Offroad Gravel#10/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/12

Snow

Snow Traction#9/12

10

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

Rating: Satisfactory

£123

100 V

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Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#5/12

Wet Handling#6/12

Aquaplaning Cross#8/12

Wet Braking#9/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/12

Dry

Dry Braking#3/12

Dry Handling#3/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/12

Ride Comfort#4/12

Offroad

Offroad Sand#9/12

Offroad Gravel#10/12

Offroad Mud#10/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/12

Snow

Snow Traction#9/12

11

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Satisfactory

£127

0 V

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Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Wet Circle Cornering#10/12

Wet Braking#11/12

Wet Handling#11/12

Dry

Dry Handling#10/12

Dry Braking#11/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/12

Ride Comfort#11/12

Offroad

Offroad Gravel#7/12

Offroad Sand#9/12

Offroad Mud#10/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/12

Snow

Snow Traction#9/12

12

Imperial ICE-Plus S210

Rating: Not recommended

Wet4-

Dry2

Snow4+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#11/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/12

Wet Braking#12/12

Wet Circle Cornering#12/12

Wet Handling#12/12

Dry

Dry Braking#3/12

Dry Handling#7/12

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/12

Noise Exterior#3/12

Offroad

Offroad Gravel#12/12

Offroad Mud#12/12

Offroad Sand#12/12

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/12

Snow

Snow Traction#12/12

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 Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£179 96 V +3 More
2	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£209 100 V
3	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£159 100 H +2 More
4	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£157 96 V +3 More
6	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£145 100 V
7	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	£217 100 V +3 More
8	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£147 100 V

9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£180 96 V +4 More
10	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
11	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
12	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium
13	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£105 100 V
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£123 100 V
15	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
16	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£122 100 V +3 More

17	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£115 100 V +2 More
18	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£134 100 V +1 More
20	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£141 100 V +2 More
21	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
22	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£108 100 V
23	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle

25	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
26	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£114 100 V
27	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£110 100 V +1 More
28	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£140 100 V
29	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
30	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
31	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
32	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£177 100 H +1 More

33	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
34	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
35	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
36	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
37	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
38	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
39	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
40	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget

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