Winter tyre test 235/50 R19 - Autobild 2025

Winter Snow/ice testing in Vidsel, northern Sweden (true winter conditions, sub-zero), followed by wet and dry testing at Bridgestone’s proving ground in Aprilia, Italy on uniformly watered, wind-shielded tracks; pass-by noise at 80 km/h and repeated high-temp dry braking were included.

2025

Year

11

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Best Value

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

Test Vehicle

Audi Q3

Tested tyres

11

article

Autobild SportsCars winter tyre test 2025 (235/50 R19) for sporty SUVs: what stood out

If your SUV sits on 235/50 R19—think Audi Q3, VW Tiguan R, Lexus NX F Sport and similar crossovers—this new German comparison puts the current crop of winter tyres through a genuinely demanding programme: snow and ice in Vidsel, Sweden, then wet and dry at Bridgestone’s proving ground in Aprilia, Italy. The test team also ran a modern all-season and a summer tyre as benchmarks on an Audi Q3 Sportback 45 TFSI quattro (AWD, 245 hp).

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Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Vehicle/size: Audi Q3 Sportback 45 TFSI quattro (245 PS), tyre size 235/50 R19, LI/SI 103 V; 12 winter tyres tested plus one all-season and one summer (both out of competition).

1

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: Test winner

£207

103 V

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Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11

Wet Braking#2/11

Aquaplaning Cross#3/11

Wet Handling#3/11

Wet Circle Cornering#4/11

Dry

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Braking#5/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#1/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/11

Snow

Snow Braking#1/11

Snow Circle Cornering#1/11

Snow Traction#1/11

Snow Handling#4/11

Summary

1

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Exemplary

£182

99 H

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99H · £217 103H · £235 103V · £182

Wet

Wet Handling#3/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/11

Wet Braking#5/11

Aquaplaning Cross#6/11

Wet Circle Cornering#6/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Handling#1/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/11

Snow

Snow Handling#1/11

Snow Braking#3/11

Snow Circle Cornering#6/11

Snow Traction#6/11

Summary

3

Michelin Alpin 7

Rating: Exemplary

£207

103 V

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Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11

Wet Handling#3/11

Wet Circle Cornering#4/11

Wet Braking#5/11

Aquaplaning Cross#6/11

Dry

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Braking#2/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/11

Snow

Snow Braking#1/11

Snow Circle Cornering#2/11

Snow Traction#3/11

Snow Handling#4/11

Summary

4

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Good

£182

99 T

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99T · £243 103H 103V · £182 +1

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/11

Aquaplaning Cross#3/11

Wet Handling#3/11

Wet Braking#5/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11

Dry

Dry Braking#2/11

Dry Handling#5/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/11

Snow

Snow Handling#1/11

Snow Traction#1/11

Snow Circle Cornering#2/11

Snow Braking#3/11

Summary

4

Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2

Rating: Good

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/11

Wet Handling#1/11

Wet Braking#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/11

Aquaplaning Cross#6/11

Dry

Dry Braking#2/11

Dry Handling#8/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/11

Snow

Snow Handling#1/11

Snow Circle Cornering#2/11

Snow Traction#6/11

Snow Braking#7/11

Summary

4

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

Rating: Good

Wet

Wet Braking#1/11

Wet Circle Cornering#1/11

Wet Handling#1/11

Aquaplaning Cross#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11

Dry

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Braking#6/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#1/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/11

Snow

Snow Braking#6/11

Snow Circle Cornering#6/11

Snow Traction#6/11

Snow Handling#8/11

Summary

7

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

Rating: Good

£180

103 V

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103V

Wet

Wet Braking#2/11

Aquaplaning Cross#3/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/11

Wet Circle Cornering#7/11

Wet Handling#8/11

Dry

Dry Handling#5/11

Dry Braking#6/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/11

Snow

Snow Braking#3/11

Snow Traction#3/11

Snow Circle Cornering#5/11

Snow Handling#6/11

Summary

8

Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV

Rating: Sufficient

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11

Wet Circle Cornering#7/11

Wet Handling#7/11

Wet Braking#9/11

Dry

Dry Handling#8/11

Dry Braking#10/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#11/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/11

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/11

Snow Braking#7/11

Snow Handling#10/11

Snow Traction#11/11

Summary

9

Falken Eurowinter HS02 Pro

Rating: Sufficient

Wet

Wet Braking#9/11

Aquaplaning Cross#10/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/11

Wet Circle Cornering#10/11

Wet Handling#10/11

Dry

Dry Handling#8/11

Dry Braking#10/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/11

Snow

Snow Traction#3/11

Snow Circle Cornering#6/11

Snow Handling#6/11

Snow Braking#7/11

Summary

9

Giti Gitiwinter W2

Rating: Sufficient

Wet

Wet Braking#5/11

Wet Circle Cornering#7/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11

Wet Handling#8/11

Aquaplaning Cross#9/11

Dry

Dry Handling#5/11

Dry Braking#9/11

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/11

Noise Exterior#11/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/11

Snow

Snow Traction#9/11

Snow Braking#10/11

Snow Circle Cornering#11/11

Snow Handling#11/11

Summary

11

Superia Bluewin UHP 3

Rating: Not recommended

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#10/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/11

Wet Braking#11/11

Wet Circle Cornering#11/11

Wet Handling#11/11

Dry

Dry Braking#6/11

Dry Handling#11/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Ride Comfort#4/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/11

Snow

Snow Handling#8/11

Snow Traction#9/11

Snow Braking#10/11

Snow Circle Cornering#10/11

Summary

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 Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£250 103 H +1 More
3	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£230 99 H +4 More
4	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£205 103 V
5	Premium Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 90%	90%	Premium	£251 103 H +2 More
6	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
7	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
8	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium

9	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£122 99 H +6 More
10	Premium Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2 86%	86%	Premium
11	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£241 99 H
12	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		£160 103 H
13	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£202 103 V
14	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£182 99 H
15	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£151 103 V
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle

17	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
18	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
19	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320 75%	75%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
21	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle
22	Premium Hankook Winter i*cept iON IW01 74%	74%	Premium	£259 103 V
23	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£170 103 V
24	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget

25	Budget Apollo Aspire XP Winter 49%	49%	Budget
26	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
27	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
28	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget

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