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Winter tyre test 195/55 R16 - AutoMotorSport 2021

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Points total
Wet
Dry
Snow
Rolling resistance
Noise
Price
1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
Very good
8,7
9,6
8,6
8,2
8
7
£121
87 H + 1
2. Continental WinterContact TS 870
Very good
8,2
7,9
7,9
8,4
10
10
£113
87 H + 1
3. Vredestein Wintrac
Very good
8,1
7,8
8,5
8,2
7
9
£116
0 + 1
4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
Good
7,8
6,6
7,4
10
5
9
£134
87 T + 2
5. Michelin Alpin 6
Good
7,7
7,2
9,3
7,0
6
9
6. Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
Good
7,5
8,0
6,8
7,8
8
6
7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Good
7,5
6,3
7,6
8,6
7
9
£114
91 H
8. Falken EuroWinter HS01
Good
7,1
7,4
7,0
7,5
4
10
£112
87 H
9. GT Radial Champiro WinterPro 2
Good
7,1
6,9
7,8
6,5
7
8
10. Toyo Observe S944
Satisfactory
6,9
6,9
8,1
5,5
7
9
£102
91 H
#Name - Rating Points total Wet Dry Snow Rolling resistance Noise Price
Above you can see the results of the AutoMotorSport 2021 195/55 R16 test performed by AutoMotorSport on a VW Polo in 2021. This test was performed in 195/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (195). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Continental WinterContact TS 870, Vredestein Wintrac, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3, Nokian WR D4.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
91% Premium £99 87 H+ 13
2. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
3. GoodYear UltraGrip 9
89% Premium
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £106 87 T+ 2
5. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium
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6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89% Premium £97 87 H+ 3
7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle £100 87 H+ 1
8. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
9. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle
10. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £88 87 H+ 1
11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle £123 87 H+ 1
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12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £140 87 T+ 3
13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £82 0 H+ 1
14. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £100 87 H+ 1
16. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £85 87 T+ 2
17. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle £102 87 H+ 1
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18. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
77% Premium £93 87 + 9
19. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £75 87 H
20. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
21. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
22. Kumho WinterCraft WP51
68% Upper-middle £115 87 H+ 1
23. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
67% Lowcost £74 87 T+ 1
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24. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £68 87 H
25. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
26. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
27. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £95 87 H+ 1
28. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £92 91 H
29. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £153 87 Q+ 3
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30. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
31. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
32. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
33. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
34. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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