Winter tyre test 225/45 R18 - Sportscars 2015

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 96%	96%	Upper-middle	£146 95 V
2	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£168 95 H +3 More
3	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£130 95 H +2 More
6	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£177 95 V
7	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£135 95 V
8	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£140 95 V
9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£143 91 H +10 More
10	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£98 95 V
11	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£111 91 H +4 More
12	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£110 91 V +14 More
13	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£112 95 V
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
15	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£222 95 T +3 More
16	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£116 95 V
17	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
18	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£119 0 V +1 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£116 95 V +1 More
20	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
21	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£167 95 H +4 More
22	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
23	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
24	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£119 95 H +7 More
25	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£99 95 V +1 More
26	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget
27	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	£158 95 H
28	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£135 95 V
30	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
32	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle
33	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
34	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
35	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
36	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
37	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
38	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
39	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget