Winter tyre test 275/35 R19 - Sportauto 2025

Winter Tests were conducted in Finland under authentic winter conditions, as well as on cold, wet, and dry asphalt at dedicated proving grounds, ensuring a range of low-temperature and mixed-surface scenarios.

2025

Year

6

Tyres

All tests performed with a BMW M4 (rear-wheel drive, high-torque, sports coupé) to replicate the demanding requirements of powerful, rear-driven vehicles in this tyre category.

Winner

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Best Value

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Test Vehicle

BMW M4

Tested tyres

6

article

SportAuto tested winter tyres on rear-wheel drive BMW M4 in real winter: best tyres in 275/35 R19

Some of the owners of the BMW M4 don't drive their cars in winter at all, some of them do, but buy the M4 xDrive version. But what if you want to drive the puristic rwd M4? SportAuto got you covered and tested it with 7 different sets of tyres. The rear axle is light, the traction control is bossy, and every lamella is doing two jobs at once: finding grip and keeping the car honest when the chassis wants to go sideways. In sport auto’s October 2025 test, six proper winter tyres—and one all-season as a reality check—had to prove they can do it all: snow, cold rain, cold dry, plus the sensible bits (rolling resistance and noise). The scoring leans the way winter actually happens in Germany: wet counts the most, then dry, then snow, and a smaller but real nod to efficiency and comfort.

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Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Best dry braking from 100–0 km/h: Michelin (41.1 m), followed closely by Vredestein Allseason (41.6 m) and Goodyear (41.8 m); Bridgestone and Vredestein Winter at the back (43.5 m and 43.6 m respectively).

1

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: Outstanding

£358

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

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100V 100W · £358

Wet8.6

Dry9.3

Snow9.7

Enviromental impact10.0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/6

Wet Braking#2/6

Wet Circle Cornering#2/6

Aquaplaning Cross#3/6

Wet Handling#4/6

Wet Handling Measured#5/6

Dry

Dry Braking#1/6

Dry Handling#1/6

Dry Handling Measured#1/6

Dry Steering Reaction#1/6

Dry Lane Change#4/6

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/6

Ride Comfort#2/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/6

Snow

Snow Braking#1/6

Snow Circle Cornering#1/6

Snow Traction#1/6

Snow Handling#3/6

Snow Handling Measured#3/6

Summary

2

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: Very good

£285

100 W

mytyres.co.uk

Wet9.0

Dry7.8

Snow8.6

Enviromental impact9.1

Wet

Wet Braking#1/6

Wet Handling#1/6

Wet Circle Cornering#2/6

Wet Handling Measured#2/6

Aquaplaning Cross#5/6

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/6

Dry

Dry Lane Change#1/6

Dry Steering Reaction#1/6

Dry Braking#4/6

Dry Handling#4/6

Dry Handling Measured#5/6

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/6

Noise Exterior#3/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/6

Snow

Snow Handling#1/6

Snow Handling Measured#1/6

Snow Traction#2/6

Snow Braking#3/6

Snow Circle Cornering#4/6

Summary

3

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Very good

£269

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet8.5

Dry8.7

Snow7.8

Enviromental impact8.6

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/6

Wet Handling Measured#2/6

Wet Braking#3/6

Aquaplaning Cross#4/6

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/6

Wet Handling#4/6

Dry

Dry Handling#1/6

Dry Handling Measured#1/6

Dry Braking#2/6

Dry Steering Reaction#3/6

Dry Lane Change#4/6

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/6

Ride Comfort#5/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/6

Snow

Snow Handling#3/6

Snow Handling Measured#3/6

Snow Circle Cornering#4/6

Snow Traction#4/6

Snow Braking#6/6

Summary

4

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Rating: Very good

£245

100 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet8.6

Dry7.4

Snow9.1

Enviromental impact7.4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/6

Wet Handling#1/6

Wet Handling Measured#1/6

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/6

Wet Braking#3/6

Wet Circle Cornering#6/6

Dry

Dry Lane Change#2/6

Dry Handling Measured#3/6

Dry Braking#4/6

Dry Handling#5/6

Dry Steering Reaction#5/6

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/6

Noise Exterior#6/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/6

Snow

Snow Handling#1/6

Snow Handling Measured#1/6

Snow Braking#2/6

Snow Circle Cornering#2/6

Snow Traction#2/6

Summary

5

Continental WinterContact 8 S

Rating: Good

Wet7.2

Dry8.2

Snow8.0

Enviromental impact9.1

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/6

Aquaplaning Cross#5/6

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/6

Wet Braking#5/6

Wet Handling#6/6

Wet Handling Measured#6/6

Dry

Dry Handling#1/6

Dry Braking#3/6

Dry Handling Measured#3/6

Dry Lane Change#3/6

Dry Steering Reaction#3/6

Comfort

Ride Comfort#2/6

Noise Exterior#3/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/6

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/6

Snow Braking#3/6

Snow Traction#4/6

Snow Handling#5/6

Snow Handling Measured#5/6

Summary

6

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

Rating: Good

Wet7.8

Dry6.8

Snow7.5

Enviromental impact5.6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/6

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/6

Wet Handling#1/6

Wet Circle Cornering#2/6

Wet Handling Measured#2/6

Wet Braking#6/6

Dry

Dry Braking#4/6

Dry Steering Reaction#5/6

Dry Handling#6/6

Dry Handling Measured#6/6

Dry Lane Change#6/6

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/6

Noise Exterior#3/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/6

Snow

Snow Braking#3/6

Snow Traction#4/6

Snow Handling Measured#5/6

Snow Circle Cornering#6/6

Snow Handling#6/6

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 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£234 100 V
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£298 100 V +1 More
3	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
4	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£348 96 V +2 More
5	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
6	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
7	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£327 100 V +1 More
8	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£1 033 100 V

9	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£141 100 W
10	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1%	1%	Premium	£227 100 V +2 More

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