Winter tyre test 235/55 R18 - Autozeitung 2021

235/55 R18 - 2021

Winner

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

vredestein

Vredestein Wintrac

Test Vehicle

vw VW Tiguan

Tested tyres

10

1

1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Highly recommended

Points total386

Wet143

Dry136

Snow107

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Safety#4/10

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Safety#2/10

Dry Braking#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Side Guide#6/10

2

2

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV

Rating: Highly recommended

Points total384

Wet130

Dry136

Snow118

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Safety#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#7/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Safety#4/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Side Guide#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Braking#9/10

3

3

Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV

Rating: Highly recommended

Points total382

Wet132

Dry138

Snow112

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Safety#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Safety#3/10

Dry Braking#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Handling#2/10

Snow Side Guide#3/10

Snow Traction#9/10

4

4

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Highly recommended

Points total380

Wet142

Dry126

Snow112

5

5

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: Highly recommended

£132
104 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

104V · £132

Points total363

Wet125

Dry123

Snow115

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Wet Safety#6/10

Dry

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Steering Reaction#7/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Dry Safety#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Snow

Snow Handling#2/10

Snow Side Guide#2/10

Snow Traction#3/10

Snow Braking#5/10

6

6

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1

Rating: Highly recommended

Points total352

Wet122

Dry129

Snow101

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Wet Safety#5/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Safety#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Snow

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Traction#6/10

Snow Side Guide#8/10

Snow Braking#10/10

7

7

Nokian WR SUV 4

Rating: -

Points total347

Wet107

Dry133

Snow107

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Wet Handling#7/10

Wet Safety#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#10/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Safety#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Traction#6/10

Snow Side Guide#9/10

8

8

Pirelli Scorpion Winter

Rating: -

£229
104 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

104H

Points total330

Wet100

Dry133

Snow97

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Safety#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Safety#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Snow

Snow Braking#8/10

Snow Handling#8/10

Snow Traction#8/10

Snow Side Guide#10/10

9

9

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

Rating: -

£161
100 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

104V · £170

Points total327

Wet83

Dry128

Snow116

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Wet Safety#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#7/10

Dry Safety#7/10

Dry Steering Reaction#7/10

Dry Handling#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

Snow

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Braking#4/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Side Guide#4/10

10

10

Falken EuroWinter HS01 SUV

Rating: -

Points total309

Wet99

Dry110

Snow100

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Wet Safety#9/10

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#7/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Dry Handling#9/10

Dry Safety#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Side Guide#5/10

Snow Handling#8/10

Snow Traction#10/10

Above you can see the results of the Autozeitung 2021 235/55 R18 test performed by Autozeitung on a VW Tiguan in 2021. This test was performed in 235/55 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (235). 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 Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV, Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV, Vredestein Wintrac Pro; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001, Semperit Speed-Grip 5.

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