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Winter tyre test 245/45 R18 - Sportscars 2018

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Snow
Price
1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Exemplary
2+
2
1-
£196
100 V
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
Exemplary
2+
2
2+
£182
96 V + 3
3. Kleber KRISALP HP3
Exemplary
2
2-
1
£171
100 V
4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Good
2
2
1
£224
100 V + 2
5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
Good
2+
2-
2+
6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
Good
2
2-
2+
7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Good
2-
2+
2
8. Falken EuroWinter HS01
Good
2
2-
2
£143
100 V + 2
9. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
Satisfactory
3+
2
2
£130
100 V + 1
10. Sunny SN 3830 Snowmaster
Not recommended
5+
2-
3
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Price
Above you can see the results of the Sportscars 2018 245/45 R18 test performed by Sportscars on a in 2018. This test was performed in 245/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (245). Vredestein Wintrac Pro is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P, Kleber KRISALP HP3, Dunlop Winter Sport 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Nokian WR D4, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III.

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. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
96% Upper-middle £134 100 V
2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
94% Premium £192 100 V
3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £144 100 V
4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium £157 100 H+ 2
5. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
88% Premium £206 100 V+ 3
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6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £190 100 V
7. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
8. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £188 96 V+ 4
9. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £162 100 V
10. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
11. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost
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12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £124 100 V
13. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £175 100 V+ 2
15. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
16. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £172 100 V+ 1
17. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle £183 100 V
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18. Barum Polaris 3
77% Lowcost
19. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £101 100 V
20. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
21. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
22. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
23. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £128 100 V
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24. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £159 100 V
25. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
26. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
27. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle
28. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
29. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost £132 100 V
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30. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
31. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
32. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
33. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
34. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
35. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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