
Bridgestone Blizzak 6 is a high-performance “European type” winter tire, designed for mild winters. It has a directional tread pattern design and is suitable for Passenger cars and Crossovers.
The tire replaced the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Key performance
Dry Performance
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Dry braking
AverageBased on 9 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 7.8th|2-11th range|Rating: 95.8%Performance Chart
- Good: 2 (22%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
- Average: 3 (33%) A typical result, close to the test average.
- Weak: 4 (44%) The result is noticeably below the average.
Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 ADAC225/40 R18 43.8m 8th / 15 Q2 (Good) +2.4m 0m 2m 94.52% -0.23 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 45.2m 9th / 10 Q4 (Worst 25%) +2.8m +1.6m 1.5m 93.81% -1.08 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 40.8m 2nd / 11 Q1 (Top 25%) +0.8m -2.8m 3.5m 98.04% +1.17 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 43.47m 11th / 12 Q4 (Worst 25%) +2.41m +0.88m 1m 94.46% -1.04 2025 AMS215/55 R17 45m 4th / 10 Q2 (Good) +1.4m -0.35m 1.1m 96.89% +0.37 2025 Auto Bild225/40 R18 44.9m 10th / 20 Q2 (Good) +2.3m -0.3m 1.8m 94.88% +0.15 2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr235/55 R18 44.6m 10th / 10 Q4 (Worst 25%) +1.7m +0.45m 0.6m 96.19% -1.22 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 44.1m 8th / 20 Q2 (Good) +1.1m -0.35m 1.3m 97.51% +0.56 2024 Auto Bild SUV245/45 R18 42.5m 8th / 12 Q3 (Below Avg.) +1.8m +0.65m 1.4m 95.76% -0.66 Show 4 older results... Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 42.1% of competitors per test
- ➖ No first-place finishes
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 1 of 9
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 5 of 9
- ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 3 of 9
- ❌ Last-place finish: 1 of 9
Results in numbers
- Best result:40.8 m (2025 Auto Bild Sportscars)
- Worst result:45.2 m (2025 Auto Zeitung)
- Average result:43.8 m
- Typical gap to leader:+1.25 – +2.41 m
- Max gap to leader:+2.8 m (2025 Auto Zeitung)
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Dry handling
GoodBased on 8 tests|2 wins|Avg. pos. 3.8th|1-7th range|Rating: 99.3%Performance Chart
- Exemplary: 2 (25%) Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
- Good: 2 (25%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
- Average: 4 (50%) A typical result, close to the test average.
Detailed Test Results: 8 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 76.3sec 6th / 10 Q3 (Below Avg.) +1.1sec +0.2sec 0.8sec 98.56% -0.24 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 117.6km/h 4th / 11 Q2 (Good) -0.5km/h +0.3km/h 1.4km/h 99.58% +0.66 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 99.3km/h 1st / 12 Q1 (Top 25%) 🏆 +0.85km/h 0.7km/h 100% +1.41 2025 AMS215/55 R17 109.3km/h 4th / 10 Q2 (Good) -1.2km/h +0.35km/h 0.9km/h 98.91% +0.4 2025 Auto Bild225/40 R18 116.9km/h 1st / 20 Q1 (Top 25%) 🏆 +2.15km/h 1.3km/h 100% +1.83 2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr235/55 R18 114.5km/h 5th / 10 Q2 (Good) -1km/h 0km/h 0.8km/h 99.13% -0.11 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 110.2km/h 2nd / 20 Q1 (Top 25%) -0.4km/h +0.95km/h 0.85km/h 99.64% +1.5 2024 Auto Bild SUV245/45 R18 105km/h 7th / 12 Q3 (Below Avg.) -1.4km/h -0.05km/h 0.65km/h 98.68% -0.31 Show 3 older results... Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 72.1% of competitors per test
- 🏆 Victories (1st place): 2 of 8
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 8
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 8
- ✅ No worst-3 finishes
- ✅ No last-place finishes
Wet Performance
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Wet braking
GoodBased on 9 tests|2 wins|Avg. pos. 5th|1-10th range|Rating: 95.5%Performance Chart
- Exemplary: 2 (22%) Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
- Good: 3 (33%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
- Average: 3 (33%) A typical result, close to the test average.
- Weak: 1 (11%) The result is noticeably below the average.
Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 ADAC225/40 R18 32.3m 3rd / 15 Q1 (Top 25%) +0.6m -1m 2.2m 98.14% +1.04 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 51.3m 4th / 10 Q2 (Good) +2.7m -0.6m 2.7m 94.74% +0.31 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 50m 4th / 11 Q2 (Good) +2.7m -1.3m 4.1m 94.6% +0.52 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 49m 9th / 12 Q3 (Below Avg.) +5.2m +2.25m 3.85m 89.39% -0.56 2025 AMS215/55 R17 33.3m 9th / 10 Q4 (Worst 25%) +2.1m +0.6m 1.3m 93.69% +0.18 2025 Auto Bild225/40 R18 54.7m 10th / 20 Q2 (Good) +3.8m -0.05m 3.3m 93.05% -0.05 2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr235/55 R18 34.7m 1st / 10 Q1 (Top 25%) 🏆 -1.8m 1.6m 100% +1.68 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 54m 1st / 20 Q1 (Top 25%) 🏆 -3.8m 2.15m 100% +2.06 2024 Auto Bild SUV245/45 R18 32.4m 4th / 12 Q2 (Good) +1.4m -0.65m 2.25m 95.68% +0.54 Show 4 older results... Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 65.1% of competitors per test
- 🏆 Victories (1st place): 2 of 9
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 9
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 9
- ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 1 of 9
- ✅ No last-place finishes
Results in numbers
- Best result:32.3 m (2025 ADAC)
- Worst result:54.7 m (2025 Auto Bild)
- Average result:43.5 m
- Typical gap to leader:+1.4 – +3.8 m
- Max gap to leader:+5.2 m (2025 Auto Bild SUV)
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Wet handling
GoodBased on 8 tests|2 wins|Avg. pos. 5.4th|1-11th range|Rating: 98.1%Performance Chart
- Exemplary: 1 (13%) Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
- Good: 2 (25%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
- Average: 5 (63%) A typical result, close to the test average.
Detailed Test Results: 8 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 88.1sec 7th / 10 Q3 (Below Avg.) +3.2sec +1.25sec 2.1sec 96.37% -0.39 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 78km/h 6th / 11 Q2 (Good) -0.9km/h 0km/h 1.6km/h 98.86% +0.32 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 81km/h 7th / 12 Q3 (Below Avg.) -1.6km/h -0.05km/h 3.45km/h 98.06% +0.39 2025 AMS215/55 R17 63.6km/h 8th / 10 Q4 (Worst 25%) -2.3km/h -1.05km/h 2km/h 96.51% +0.07 2025 Auto Bild225/40 R18 81.1km/h 11th / 20 Q3 (Below Avg.) -3.3km/h -0.2km/h 1.65km/h 96.09% -0.36 2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr235/55 R18 65.5km/h 1st / 10 Q1 (Top 25%) 🏆 +0.7km/h 0.8km/h 100% +1.28 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 76.01km/h 1st / 20 Q1 (Top 25%) 🏆 +1.91km/h 1.49km/h 100% +2.03 2024 Auto Bild SUV245/45 R18 84.7km/h 2nd / 12 Q1 (Top 25%) -1km/h +1.65km/h 1.7km/h 98.83% +0.88 Show 3 older results... Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 61.2% of competitors per test
- 🏆 Victories (1st place): 2 of 8
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 8
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 5 of 8
- ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 1 of 8
- ✅ No last-place finishes
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Wet lateral handling
GoodBased on 3 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 6th|5-7th range|Rating: 97.8%Performance Chart
- Average: 3 (100%) A typical result, close to the test average.
Detailed Test Results: 3 tests analyzed (2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 12.67sec 6th / 10 Q3 (Below Avg.) +0.41sec +0.02sec 0.25sec 96.76% -0.26 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 15.5sec 5th / 11 Q2 (Good) +0.3sec -0.1sec 0.6sec 98.06% +0.46 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 16.41sec 7th / 12 Q3 (Below Avg.) +0.25sec +0sec 0.44sec 98.48% +0.28 Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 50% of competitors per test
- ➖ No first-place finishes
- ➖ No TOP-3 finishes
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 3
- ✅ No worst-3 finishes
- ✅ No last-place finishes
Aquaplaning resistance
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Straight aqua
GoodBased on 9 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 5.4th|2-10th range|Rating: 96.4%Performance Chart
- Good: 5 (56%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
- Average: 4 (44%) A typical result, close to the test average.
Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 ADAC225/40 R18 74.9km/h 5th / 15 Q2 (Good) -2.2km/h +0.9km/h 3.1km/h 97.15% +0.6 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 90.3km/h 2nd / 10 Q1 (Top 25%) -0.7km/h +2.25km/h 1.5km/h 99.23% +1.43 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 76.8km/h 4th / 11 Q2 (Good) -2.9km/h +0.7km/h 4.2km/h 96.36% +0.57 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 79km/h 5th / 12 Q2 (Good) -4.3km/h +1km/h 3.95km/h 94.84% +0.25 2025 AMS215/55 R17 75.3km/h 7th / 10 Q3 (Below Avg.) -4.7km/h -1.5km/h 4.7km/h 94.13% -0.02 2025 Auto Bild225/40 R18 76.4km/h 4th / 20 Q1 (Top 25%) -0.9km/h +0.75km/h 3.35km/h 98.84% +0.78 2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr235/55 R18 73.9km/h 4th / 10 Q2 (Good) -1.1km/h +0.95km/h 1.8km/h 98.53% +0.62 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 81km/h 10th / 20 Q2 (Good) -3.5km/h 0km/h 4.3km/h 95.86% +0.18 2024 Auto Bild SUV245/45 R18 75.2km/h 8th / 12 Q3 (Below Avg.) -6km/h -0.9km/h 5.85km/h 92.61% -0.12 Show 4 older results... Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 63% of competitors per test
- ➖ No first-place finishes
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 1 of 9
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 9
- ✅ No worst-3 finishes
- ✅ No last-place finishes
Results in numbers
- Best result:90.3 km/h (2025 Auto Zeitung)
- Worst result:73.9 km/h (2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr)
- Average result:78.1 km/h
- Typical gap to leader:-4.5 – -1 km/h
- Max gap to leader:-6 km/h (2024 Auto Bild SUV)
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Lateral aqua
GoodBased on 4 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 5.8th|3-13th range|Rating: 90.5%Performance Chart
- Good: 2 (50%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
- Average: 2 (50%) A typical result, close to the test average.
Detailed Test Results: 4 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 ADAC225/40 R18 2.9m/s2 3rd / 15 Q1 (Top 25%) -0.1m/s2 +0.3m/s2 0.5m/s2 96.67% +1.01 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 2.75m/s2 3rd / 11 Q2 (Good) -0.25m/s2 +0.19m/s2 0.48m/s2 91.67% +0.78 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 3.3m/s2 4th / 12 Q2 (Good) -0.28m/s2 +0.07m/s2 0.25m/s2 92.18% +0.3 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 3.2m/s2 13th / 20 Q3 (Below Avg.) -0.73m/s2 -0.21m/s2 0.46m/s2 81.42% -0.23 Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 68.8% of competitors per test
- ➖ No first-place finishes
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 2 of 4
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 1 of 4
- ✅ No worst-3 finishes
- ✅ No last-place finishes
Snow Performance
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Snow braking
GoodBased on 9 tests|2 wins|Avg. pos. 4.3th|1-11th range|Rating: 96.9%Performance Chart
- Exemplary: 1 (11%) Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
- Good: 3 (33%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
- Average: 4 (44%) A typical result, close to the test average.
- Weak: 1 (11%) The result is noticeably below the average.
Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 ADAC225/40 R18 9.6m 4th / 15 Q2 (Good) +0.2m -0.1m 0.1m 97.92% +0.45 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 25.7m 1st / 10 Q1 (Top 25%) 🏆 -0.6m 0.4m 100% +1.25 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 27.9m 1st / 11 Q1 (Top 25%) 🏆 -2.8m 1.4m 100% +2.07 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 23.1m 2nd / 12 Q1 (Top 25%) +0.2m -0.5m 1.45m 99.13% +0.9 2025 AMS215/55 R17 28.3m 4th / 10 Q2 (Good) +1.1m -0.25m 1.3m 96.11% +0.44 2025 Auto Bild225/40 R18 28m 5th / 20 Q1 (Top 25%) +0.9m -0.2m 0.7m 96.79% +0.48 2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr235/55 R18 27.7m 9th / 10 Q4 (Worst 25%) +3.4m +1.95m 2.5m 87.73% -1.47 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 29.6m 11th / 20 Q3 (Below Avg.) +0.5m +0.05m 0.95m 98.31% +0.22 2024 Auto Bild SUV245/45 R18 21.3m 2nd / 12 Q1 (Top 25%) +0.8m -0.4m 1.3m 96.24% +0.63 Show 4 older results... Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 73.8% of competitors per test
- 🏆 Victories (1st place): 2 of 9
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 4 of 9
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 9
- ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 1 of 9
- ✅ No last-place finishes
Results in numbers
- Best result:9.6 m (2025 ADAC)
- Worst result:29.6 m (2024 Auto Bild)
- Average result:24.6 m
- Typical gap to leader:+0.2 – +1.1 m
- Max gap to leader:+3.4 m (2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr)
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Snow handling
GoodBased on 8 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 5.5th|2-12th range|Rating: 98%Performance Chart
- Good: 4 (50%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
- Average: 3 (38%) A typical result, close to the test average.
- Poor: 1 (13%) A poor result, significantly worse than the test average.
Detailed Test Results: 8 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 68.1sec 2nd / 10 Q1 (Top 25%) +0.1sec -2.85sec 3.3sec 99.85% +1.37 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 73.5km/h 4th / 11 Q2 (Good) -0.3km/h +0.6km/h 1.3km/h 99.59% +0.71 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 61.3km/h 2nd / 12 Q1 (Top 25%) -0.1km/h +1km/h 2.15km/h 99.84% +0.96 2025 AMS215/55 R17 96.8km/h 2nd / 10 Q1 (Top 25%) -1km/h +1.05km/h 2.9km/h 98.98% +0.89 2025 Auto Bild225/40 R18 58.6km/h 7th / 20 Q2 (Good) -0.7km/h +0.35km/h 1.15km/h 98.82% +0.48 2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr235/55 R18 45km/h 10th / 10 Q4 (Worst 25%) -3.8km/h -2.85km/h 1.2km/h 92.21% -2.44 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 59.2km/h 12th / 20 Q3 (Below Avg.) -1.7km/h -0.25km/h 1.1km/h 97.21% -0.17 2024 Auto Bild SUV245/45 R18 63.5km/h 5th / 12 Q2 (Good) -1.5km/h +0.3km/h 1.6km/h 97.69% +0.36 Show 3 older results... Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 64.1% of competitors per test
- ➖ No first-place finishes
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 8
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 8
- ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 1 of 8
- ❌ Last-place finish: 1 of 8
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Snow lateral handling
EliteBased on 1 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 2th|2-2th range|Rating: 99.6%Performance Chart
- Good: 1 (100%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
Detailed Test Results: 1 tests analyzed (2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 4.58m/s2 2nd / 12 Q1 (Top 25%) -0.02m/s2 +0.26m/s2 0.21m/s2 99.57% +0.88 Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 90.9% of competitors per test
- ➖ No first-place finishes
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 1 of 1
- ✅ No bottom-half finishes
- ✅ No worst-3 finishes
- ✅ No last-place finishes
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Snow traction
ExemplaryBased on 8 tests|1 wins|Avg. pos. 5th|1-12th range|Rating: 97%Performance Chart
- Exemplary: 1 (13%) Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
- Good: 4 (50%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
- Average: 3 (38%) A typical result, close to the test average.
Detailed Test Results: 8 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 ADAC225/40 R18 239 8th / 15 Q2 (Good) -10 0 8 95.98% -0.05 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 3.42N 4th / 10 Q2 (Good) -0.16N +0.12N 0.33N 95.66% +0.7 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 2.99N 1st / 11 Q1 (Top 25%) 🏆 +0.21N 0.15N 100% +1.92 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 2999N 3rd / 12 Q1 (Top 25%) -27N +64.5N 351.5N 99.11% +0.83 2025 Auto Bild225/40 R18 2.483N 12th / 20 Q3 (Below Avg.) -0.14N -0.01N 0.14N 94.81% +0.02 2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr235/55 R18 1.4N 4th / 10 Q2 (Good) -0.08N 0N 0.03N 94.59% +0.18 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 2.512N 5th / 20 Q1 (Top 25%) -0.06N +0.03N 0.06N 97.74% +0.66 2024 Auto Bild SUV245/45 R18 2.819N 3rd / 12 Q1 (Top 25%) -0.06N +0.11N 0.12N 97.88% +0.74 Show 3 older results... Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 71% of competitors per test
- 🏆 Victories (1st place): 1 of 8
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 8
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 2 of 8
- ✅ No worst-3 finishes
- ✅ No last-place finishes
Secondary
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Rolling resistance
GoodBased on 9 tests|1 wins|Avg. pos. 5.2th|1-14th range|Rating: 91.6%Performance Chart
- Exemplary: 1 (11%) Outstanding result, significantly better than the test average.
- Good: 1 (11%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
- Average: 6 (67%) A typical result, close to the test average.
- Weak: 1 (11%) The result is noticeably below the average.
Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 ADAC225/40 R18 5.8kg/t 7th / 15 Q2 (Good) +0.2kg/t 0kg/t 0.1kg/t 96.55% -0.42 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 7.6kg/t 1st / 10 Q1 (Top 25%) 🏆 -0.7kg/t 0.5kg/t 100% +1.51 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 7.5kg/t 4th / 11 Q2 (Good) +0.6kg/t -0.3kg/t 0.7kg/t 92% +0.41 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 8kg/t 5th / 12 Q2 (Good) +0.89kg/t -0.18kg/t 0.5kg/t 88.88% +0.1 2025 AMS215/55 R17 7.7kg/t 4th / 10 Q2 (Good) +1.2kg/t -0.1kg/t 1.1kg/t 84.42% -0.12 2025 Auto Bild225/40 R18 8.54kg/t 6th / 20 Q2 (Good) +0.77kg/t -0.17kg/t 0.53kg/t 90.98% +0.38 2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr235/55 R18 7.9kg/t 3rd / 10 Q2 (Good) +0.6kg/t -0.2kg/t 0.5kg/t 92.41% +0.43 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 8.77kg/t 14th / 20 Q3 (Below Avg.) +1.49kg/t +0.45kg/t 0.94kg/t 83.01% -0.51 2024 Auto Bild SUV245/45 R18 7.49kg/t 3rd / 12 Q1 (Top 25%) +0.28kg/t -0.4kg/t 0.78kg/t 96.26% +0.93 Show 4 older results... Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 69.1% of competitors per test
- 🏆 Victories (1st place): 1 of 9
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 3 of 9
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 1 of 9
- ✅ No worst-3 finishes
- ✅ No last-place finishes
Results in numbers
- Best result:5.8 kg/t (2025 ADAC)
- Worst result:8.77 kg/t (2024 Auto Bild)
- Average result:7.7 kg/t
- Typical gap to leader:+0.44 – +1.05 kg/t
- Max gap to leader:+1.49 kg/t (2024 Auto Bild)
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Noise
PoorBased on 9 tests|0 wins|Avg. pos. 10.4th|6-18th range|Rating: 97.6%Performance Chart
- Average: 4 (44%) A typical result, close to the test average.
- Weak: 5 (56%) The result is noticeably below the average.
Detailed Test Results: 9 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 ADAC225/40 R18 72.4dB 9th / 15 Q3 (Below Avg.) +1.5dB +0.5dB 2.7dB 97.93% +0.08 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 72.7dB 8th / 10 Q4 (Worst 25%) +2.4dB +0.8dB 1.5dB 96.7% -0.31 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars235/50 R19 71.9dB 6th / 11 Q2 (Good) +0.6dB 0dB 0.8dB 99.17% +0.22 2025 Auto Bild SUV215/55 R17 73.9dB 10th / 12 Q4 (Worst 25%) +2.2dB +0.9dB 1.3dB 97.02% -0.94 2025 AMS215/55 R17 72.9dB 7th / 10 Q3 (Below Avg.) +1.8dB +0.85dB 1.5dB 97.53% -0.91 2025 Auto Bild225/40 R18 66.8dB 17th / 20 Q4 (Worst 25%) +1.8dB +0.7dB 1.15dB 97.31% -1 2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr235/55 R18 72.9dB 8th / 10 Q4 (Worst 25%) +1.5dB +0.35dB 0.7dB 97.94% -0.48 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 72.3dB 18th / 20 Q4 (Worst 25%) +2dB +0.7dB 1dB 97.23% -1.14 2024 Auto Bild SUV245/45 R18 74.3dB 11th / 12 Q4 (Worst 25%) +1.5dB +0.6dB 0.9dB 97.98% -1.26 Show 4 older results... Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 24.9% of competitors per test
- ➖ No first-place finishes
- ➖ No TOP-3 finishes
- ⚠️ Bottom-half finishes: 9 of 9
- ⚠️ Worst-3 finishes: 5 of 9
- ✅ No last-place finishes
Results in numbers
- Best result:66.8 dB (2025 Auto Bild)
- Worst result:74.3 dB (2024 Auto Bild SUV)
- Average result:72.2 dB
- Typical gap to leader:+1.5 – +2.1 dB
- Max gap to leader:+2.4 dB (2025 Auto Zeitung)
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Wear resistance
GoodBased on 4 tests|1 wins|Avg. pos. 5.5th|1-9th range|Rating: 87%Performance Chart
- Good: 2 (50%) A solid performance, clearly above the average.
- Average: 2 (50%) A typical result, close to the test average.
Detailed Test Results: 4 tests analyzed (2024-2025)Test / Size Res Place Qrtl Diff. Median IQR Score Z-sc. 2025 ADAC225/40 R18 57700km 7th / 15 Q2 (Good) -18800km +800km 13000km 75.42% -0.04 2025 Auto Zeitung245/45 R19 39750km 5th / 10 Q2 (Good) -7000km +4250km 10250km 85.03% +0.57 2025 Auto Bild225/40 R18 53000km 1st / 20 Q1 (Top 25%) 🏆 +6625km 5565km 100% +1.37 2024 Auto Bild205/55 R16 44300km 9th / 20 Q2 (Good) -6200km +2530km 8635km 87.72% +0.28 Key statistics
- Typically outperforms 67.6% of competitors per test
- 🏆 Victories (1st place): 1 of 4
- ✅ Podium finishes (TOP-3): 1 of 4
- ✅ No bottom-half finishes
- ✅ No worst-3 finishes
- ✅ No last-place finishes
Results in numbers
- Best result:57700km (2025 ADAC)
- Worst result:39750km (2025 Auto Zeitung)
- Average result:48687.5km
- Max gap to leader:-18800km (2025 ADAC)
Bridgestone Blizzak 6 Test History
2025 ADAC (225/40 R18)
Performance Summary
| Discipline | Place | Diff. | Perf. | Z-Sc. | Rat. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry braking |
8th of 15 | +2.4m | 94.5% | -0.23 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Wet braking |
3rd of 15 | +0.6m | 98.1% | 1.04 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Straight aqua |
5th of 15 | -2.2km/h | 97.1% | 0.6 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Lateral aqua |
3rd of 15 | -0.1m/s² | 96.7% | 1.01 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow braking |
4th of 15 | +0.2m | 97.9% | 0.45 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Snow traction |
8th of 15 | -10 | 96% | -0.05 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Ice braking |
3rd of 15 | +0.7m | 95.7% | 0.96 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Rolling resistance |
7th of 15 | +0.2km | 96.6% | -0.42 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Wear resistance |
7th of 15 | -18800km | 75.4% | -0.04 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Noise |
9th of 15 | +1.5dB | 97.9% | 0.08 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Detailed Results
Dry braking
Dry braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 541.4m
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2 Ceat WinterDrive42m
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3 Nokian Snowproof P42.2m
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4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 342.3m
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 870P42.6m
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6 Momo W-20 North Pole43.1m
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7 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33043.7m
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8 Bridgestone Blizzak 643.8m
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9 Uniroyal WinterExpert43.9m
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10 Dunlop Winter Sport 544m
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11 Kleber Krisalp HP344.2m
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12 Semperit Speed Grip 544.3m
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13 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport45m
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14 Matador MP93 Nordicca45.1m
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15 Fulda Kristall Control HP245.3m
8th of 15, +2.4m longer braking distance, 94.5% rating
Wet braking
Wet braking at 80km/h in meters
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1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 331.7m
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2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 532.2m
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3 Bridgestone Blizzak 632.3m
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4 Momo W-20 North Pole32.7m
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5 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33032.9m
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6 Uniroyal WinterExpert32.9m
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7 Continental WinterContact TS 870P33m
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8 Semperit Speed Grip 533.3m
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9 Nokian Snowproof P33.4m
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10 Dunlop Winter Sport 534.4m
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11 Ceat WinterDrive34.5m
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12 Matador MP93 Nordicca34.9m
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13 Kleber Krisalp HP335m
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14 Fulda Kristall Control HP235.9m
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15 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport36.3m
3rd of 15, +0.6m longer braking distance, 98.1% rating
Straight aqua
Float speed in km/h
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1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 377.1km/h
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2 Kleber Krisalp HP376.9km/h
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 870P75.2km/h
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4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 575.2km/h
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5 Bridgestone Blizzak 674.9km/h
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6 Semperit Speed Grip 574.2km/h
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7 Fulda Kristall Control HP274km/h
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8 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33074km/h
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9 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport73.4km/h
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10 Dunlop Winter Sport 573.2km/h
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11 Matador MP93 Nordicca72.3km/h
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12 Uniroyal WinterExpert72.1km/h
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13 Ceat WinterDrive71.5km/h
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14 Momo W-20 North Pole71.1km/h
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15 Nokian Snowproof P67.8km/h
5th of 15, -2.2km/h slower, 97.1% rating
Lateral aqua
Lateral acceleration in m/s2
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1 Dunlop Winter Sport 53m/s²
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 33m/s²
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3 Bridgestone Blizzak 62.9m/s²
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4 Fulda Kristall Control HP22.9m/s²
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5 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W3302.9m/s²
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6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P2.7m/s²
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7 Kleber Krisalp HP32.6m/s²
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8 Semperit Speed Grip 52.6m/s²
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9 Uniroyal WinterExpert2.6m/s²
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10 Ceat WinterDrive2.5m/s²
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11 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport2.5m/s²
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12 Matador MP93 Nordicca2.4m/s²
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13 Michelin Pilot Alpin 52.4m/s²
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14 Momo W-20 North Pole2.3m/s²
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15 Nokian Snowproof P2m/s²
3rd of 15, -0.1m/s² worse, 96.7% rating
Snow braking
Snow braking at 30km/h in meters
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1 Kleber Krisalp HP39.4m
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2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 59.4m
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3 Dunlop Winter Sport 59.5m
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 69.6m
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5 Semperit Speed Grip 59.6m
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6 Ceat WinterDrive9.7m
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7 Fulda Kristall Control HP29.7m
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8 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 39.7m
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9 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport9.7m
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10 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W3309.7m
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11 Matador MP93 Nordicca9.7m
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12 Uniroyal WinterExpert9.7m
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13 Continental WinterContact TS 870P9.8m
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14 Momo W-20 North Pole9.8m
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15 Nokian Snowproof P10m
4th of 15, +0.2m longer braking distance, 97.9% rating
Snow traction
Pulling force in dN
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1 Kleber Krisalp HP3249
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2 Ceat WinterDrive245
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3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5245
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4 Fulda Kristall Control HP2243
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5 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3242
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6 Matador MP93 Nordicca242
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7 Dunlop Winter Sport 5241
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8 Bridgestone Blizzak 6239
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9 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W330238
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10 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport237
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11 Continental WinterContact TS 870P236
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12 Semperit Speed Grip 5235
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13 Uniroyal WinterExpert235
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14 Momo W-20 North Pole234
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15 Nokian Snowproof P228
8th of 15, -10 worse, 96% rating
Ice braking
Ice braking at 20km/h in meters
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1 Ceat WinterDrive15.5m
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2 Nokian Snowproof P16m
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3 Bridgestone Blizzak 616.2m
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4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 516.3m
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5 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 316.7m
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6 Momo W-20 North Pole16.7m
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7 Dunlop Winter Sport 516.8m
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8 Kleber Krisalp HP316.8m
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9 Matador MP93 Nordicca16.8m
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10 Fulda Kristall Control HP217m
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11 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport17m
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12 Semperit Speed Grip 517m
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13 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33017.4m
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14 Uniroyal WinterExpert17.4m
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15 Continental WinterContact TS 870P18.1m
3rd of 15, +0.7m longer braking distance, 95.7% rating
Rolling resistance
Fuel consumption in l/100km
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1 Continental WinterContact TS 870P5.6km
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2 Matador MP93 Nordicca5.6km
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3 Dunlop Winter Sport 55.7km
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4 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W3305.7km
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5 Kleber Krisalp HP35.7km
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6 Nokian Snowproof P5.7km
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7 Bridgestone Blizzak 65.8km
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8 Ceat WinterDrive5.8km
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9 Fulda Kristall Control HP25.8km
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10 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 35.8km
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11 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport5.8km
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12 Michelin Pilot Alpin 55.8km
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13 Semperit Speed Grip 55.8km
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14 Uniroyal WinterExpert5.8km
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15 Momo W-20 North Pole6km
7th of 15, +0.2km worse, 96.6% rating
Wear resistance
Projected mileage in km
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1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 376500km
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2 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33072400km
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3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 567000km
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4 Ceat WinterDrive64600km
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5 Dunlop Winter Sport 561300km
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6 Momo W-20 North Pole61200km
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7 Bridgestone Blizzak 657700km
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8 Fulda Kristall Control HP256900km
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9 Continental WinterContact TS 870P53100km
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10 Uniroyal WinterExpert53000km
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11 Kleber Krisalp HP352700km
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12 Nokian Snowproof P51600km
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13 Matador MP93 Nordicca50100km
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14 Semperit Speed Grip 547900km
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15 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport44600km
7th of 15, +18800km mileage, 75.4% rating
Noise
External noise in dB
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1 Nokian Snowproof P70.9dB
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2 Matador MP93 Nordicca71.1dB
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3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 371.2dB
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4 Momo W-20 North Pole71.4dB
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5 Michelin Pilot Alpin 571.5dB
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6 Ceat WinterDrive71.6dB
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7 Continental WinterContact TS 870P71.8dB
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8 Kleber Krisalp HP371.9dB
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9 Bridgestone Blizzak 672.4dB
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10 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport72.8dB
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11 Uniroyal WinterExpert73.2dB
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12 Dunlop Winter Sport 574.1dB
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13 Semperit Speed Grip 574.2dB
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14 Fulda Kristall Control HP274.3dB
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15 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33075.3dB
9th of 15, +1.5dB louder, 97.9% rating
2025 Auto Zeitung (245/45 R19)
The tyre placed 4th overall.
Performance Summary
| Discipline | Place | Diff. | Perf. | Z-Sc. | Rat. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry braking |
9th of 10 | +2.8m | 93.8% | -1.08 | Weak | Below average, noticeable shortcoming compared to most competitors. |
Dry handling |
6th of 10 | +1.1s | 98.6% | -0.24 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Wet braking |
4th of 10 | +2.7m | 94.7% | 0.31 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Wet handling |
7th of 10 | +3.2s | 96.4% | -0.39 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Wet lateral handling |
6th of 10 | +0.41s | 96.8% | -0.26 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Straight aqua |
2nd of 10 | -0.7km/h | 99.2% | 1.43 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow braking |
🏆 1st of 10 | -0.2m | 100% | 1.25 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow handling |
2nd of 10 | +0.1s | 99.9% | 1.37 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow traction |
4th of 10 | -0.16 | 95.7% | 0.7 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Rolling resistance |
🏆 1st of 10 | -0.3kg/t | 100% | 1.51 | Exemplary | Significant advantage over competitors. |
Wear resistance |
5th of 10 | -7000km | 85% | 0.57 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Noise |
8th of 10 | +2.4dB | 96.7% | -0.31 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Detailed Results
Dry braking
Dry braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 542.4m
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2 Triangle Effexwinter42.8m
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3 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V90643.3m
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4 Linglong Sport Master Winter43.4m
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5 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 343.6m
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6 Pirelli P Zero Winter 243.6m
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7 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus44.6m
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8 Continental WinterContact TS 870P44.8m
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9 Bridgestone Blizzak 645.2m
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10 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP646.2m
9th of 10, +2.8m longer braking distance, 93.8% rating
Dry handling
Dry handling time in seconds
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1 Linglong Sport Master Winter75.2s
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2 Pirelli P Zero Winter 275.6s
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3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 375.8s
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 870P75.9s
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5 Michelin Pilot Alpin 575.9s
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6 Bridgestone Blizzak 676.3s
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7 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V90676.3s
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8 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP676.6s
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9 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus76.7s
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10 Triangle Effexwinter77.3s
6th of 10, +1.1s slower, 98.6% rating
Wet braking
Wet braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 248.6m
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 349.3m
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3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 550.6m
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 651.3m
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5 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V90651.4m
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6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P52.4m
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7 Triangle Effexwinter52.7m
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8 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus53.3m
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9 Linglong Sport Master Winter53.4m
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10 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP656.8m
4th of 10, +2.7m longer braking distance, 94.7% rating
Wet handling
Wet handling time in seconds
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1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 284.9s
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 385.3s
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 870P86.3s
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4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 586.4s
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5 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus86.5s
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6 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V90687.2s
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7 Bridgestone Blizzak 688.1s
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8 Triangle Effexwinter88.4s
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9 Linglong Sport Master Winter89.1s
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10 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP691.5s
7th of 10, +3.2s slower, 96.4% rating
Wet lateral handling
Wet circle time in seconds
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1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 212.26s
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 312.35s
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 870P12.43s
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4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 512.52s
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5 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus12.63s
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6 Bridgestone Blizzak 612.67s
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7 Linglong Sport Master Winter12.67s
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8 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V90612.68s
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9 Triangle Effexwinter12.72s
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10 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP613.16s
6th of 10, +0.41s slower, 96.8% rating
Straight aqua
Float speed in km/h
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1 Continental WinterContact TS 870P91km/h
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2 Bridgestone Blizzak 690.3km/h
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3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 588.2km/h
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4 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus88.2km/h
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5 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 388.1km/h
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6 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP688km/h
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7 Linglong Sport Master Winter87.9km/h
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8 Triangle Effexwinter86.7km/h
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9 Pirelli P Zero Winter 286.4km/h
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10 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V90685.4km/h
2nd of 10, -0.7km/h slower, 99.2% rating
Snow braking
Snow braking at 50km/h in meters
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1 Bridgestone Blizzak 625.7m
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2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 525.9m
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3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 326m
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4 Pirelli P Zero Winter 226.1m
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5 Triangle Effexwinter26.3m
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6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus26.3m
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7 Continental WinterContact TS 870P26.4m
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8 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP626.4m
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9 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V90627.1m
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10 Linglong Sport Master Winter27.6m
1st of 10, -0.2m shorter braking distance, 100% rating
Snow handling
Snow handling time in seconds
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 568s
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2 Bridgestone Blizzak 668.1s
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3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 368.3s
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 870P70.7s
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5 Pirelli P Zero Winter 270.8s
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6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus71.1s
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7 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP671.2s
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8 Linglong Sport Master Winter71.6s
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9 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V90672.4s
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10 Triangle Effexwinter73.7s
2nd of 10, +0.1s slower, 99.9% rating
Snow traction
Pulling force in Newtons
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 53.575
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 33.48
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3 Pirelli P Zero Winter 23.44
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 63.42
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5 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP63.355
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6 Triangle Effexwinter3.255
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7 Continental WinterContact TS 870P3.21
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8 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus3.11
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9 Linglong Sport Master Winter3.09
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10 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V9063.03
4th of 10, -0.16 worse, 95.7% rating
Rolling resistance
Rolling resistance in kg/t
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1 Bridgestone Blizzak 67.6kg/t
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2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 57.9kg/t
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3 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP68.2kg/t
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4 Pirelli P Zero Winter 28.2kg/t
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5 Triangle Effexwinter8.2kg/t
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6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P8.4kg/t
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7 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 38.7kg/t
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8 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus8.7kg/t
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9 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V9069.3kg/t
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10 Linglong Sport Master Winter9.6kg/t
1st of 10, -0.3kg/t lower rolling resistance, 100% rating
Wear resistance
Projected mileage in km
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 546750km
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 343750km
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 870P40750km
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4 Pirelli P Zero Winter 240000km
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5 Bridgestone Blizzak 639750km
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6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus31250km
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7 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V90631000km
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8 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP630500km
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9 Linglong Sport Master Winter28500km
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10 Triangle Effexwinter27500km
5th of 10, +7000km mileage, 85% rating
Noise
External noise in dB
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1 Triangle Effexwinter70.3dB
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2 Pirelli P Zero Winter 270.5dB
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3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 571.2dB
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4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 371.7dB
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 870P71.8dB
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6 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP672dB
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7 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus72.4dB
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8 Bridgestone Blizzak 672.7dB
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9 Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V90673.3dB
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10 Linglong Sport Master Winter76.2dB
8th of 10, +2.4dB louder, 96.7% rating
2025 Auto Bild Sportscars (235/50 R19)
The tyre placed 1st overall.
Performance Summary
| Discipline | Place | Diff. | Perf. | Z-Sc. | Rat. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry braking |
2nd of 11 | +0.8m | 98% | 1.17 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Dry handling |
4th of 11 | -0.5km/h | 99.6% | 0.66 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Wet braking |
4th of 11 | +2.7m | 94.6% | 0.52 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Wet handling |
6th of 11 | -0.9km/h | 98.9% | 0.32 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Wet lateral handling |
5th of 11 | +0.3s | 98.1% | 0.46 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Straight aqua |
4th of 11 | -2.9km/h | 96.4% | 0.57 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Lateral aqua |
3rd of 11 | -0.25 | 91.7% | 0.78 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow braking |
🏆 1st of 11 | -0.6m | 100% | 2.07 | Exemplary | Significant advantage over competitors. |
Snow handling |
4th of 11 | -0.3km/h | 99.6% | 0.71 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow traction |
🏆 1st of 11 | 0.07 | 100% | 1.92 | Exemplary | Significant advantage over competitors. |
Rolling resistance |
4th of 11 | +0.6kg/t | 92% | 0.41 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Noise |
6th of 11 | +0.6dB | 99.2% | 0.22 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Detailed Results
Dry braking
Dry braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Continental WinterContact TS 870P40m
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2 Bridgestone Blizzak 640.8m
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3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 341.2m
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4 Michelin Alpin 741.4m
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5 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 242.2m
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6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus43.6m
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7 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A43.8m
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8 Superia Bluewin UHP 343.8m
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9 Giti GitiWinterW244.7m
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10 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV45.3m
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11 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro45.6m
2nd of 11, +0.8m longer braking distance, 98% rating
Dry handling
Dry handling average speed in km/h
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1 Continental WinterContact TS 870P118.1km/h
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2 Michelin Alpin 7117.8km/h
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3 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus117.7km/h
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 6117.6km/h
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5 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3117.5km/h
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6 Giti GitiWinterW2117.3km/h
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7 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A117.2km/h
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8 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro117km/h
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9 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV116.3km/h
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10 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2116.2km/h
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11 Superia Bluewin UHP 3116km/h
4th of 11, -0.5km/h slower, 99.6% rating
Wet braking
Wet braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus47.3m
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2 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A49.8m
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3 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 249.8m
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 650m
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 870P51.1m
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6 Giti GitiWinterW251.3m
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7 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 351.4m
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8 Michelin Alpin 751.4m
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9 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV53.9m
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10 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro54.2m
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11 Superia Bluewin UHP 364.5m
4th of 11, +2.7m longer braking distance, 94.6% rating
Wet handling
Wet handling average speed in km/h
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1 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 278.9km/h
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 378.7km/h
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3 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus78.7km/h
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 870P78.3km/h
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5 Michelin Alpin 778.3km/h
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6 Bridgestone Blizzak 678km/h
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7 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV77.6km/h
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8 Giti GitiWinterW277.3km/h
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9 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A77.1km/h
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10 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro76.6km/h
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11 Superia Bluewin UHP 372.8km/h
6th of 11, -0.9km/h slower, 98.9% rating
Wet lateral handling
Wet lap time in seconds
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1 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 215.2s
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 315.3s
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3 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus15.3s
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4 Michelin Alpin 715.4s
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5 Bridgestone Blizzak 615.5s
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6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P15.6s
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7 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV15.8s
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8 Giti GitiWinterW215.9s
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9 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A15.9s
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10 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro16s
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11 Superia Bluewin UHP 316.6s
5th of 11, +0.3s slower, 98.1% rating
Straight aqua
Float speed in km/h
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1 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV79.7km/h
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2 Michelin Alpin 777.1km/h
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3 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus77km/h
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 676.8km/h
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5 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A76.1km/h
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6 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 276.1km/h
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7 Continental WinterContact TS 870P75.9km/h
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8 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 373.1km/h
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9 Giti GitiWinterW272.8km/h
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10 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro67.4km/h
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11 Superia Bluewin UHP 361.2km/h
4th of 11, -2.9km/h slower, 96.4% rating
Lateral aqua
Remaining lateral acceleration
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1 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV3
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2 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus2.84
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3 Bridgestone Blizzak 62.75
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4 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A2.67
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5 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 32.65
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6 Michelin Alpin 72.56
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7 Continental WinterContact TS 870P2.49
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8 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 22.41
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9 Giti GitiWinterW22.27
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10 Superia Bluewin UHP 32.11
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11 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro2.04
3rd of 11, -0.25 worse, 91.7% rating
Snow braking
Snow braking at 50km/h in meters
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1 Bridgestone Blizzak 627.9m
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2 Michelin Alpin 728.5m
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3 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A30.1m
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 870P30.2m
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5 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 330.2m
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6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus30.7m
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7 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 231.1m
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8 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro31.5m
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9 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV31.5m
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10 Giti GitiWinterW231.9m
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11 Superia Bluewin UHP 331.9m
1st of 11, -0.6m shorter braking distance, 100% rating
Snow handling
Snow handling average speed in km/h
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1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 373.8km/h
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2 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 273.7km/h
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 870P73.6km/h
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 673.5km/h
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5 Michelin Alpin 773.4km/h
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6 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A72.9km/h
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7 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro72.7km/h
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8 Superia Bluewin UHP 372.3km/h
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9 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus72.3km/h
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10 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV72.1km/h
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11 Giti GitiWinterW270km/h
4th of 11, -0.3km/h slower, 99.6% rating
Snow traction
Pulling force in Newtons
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1 Bridgestone Blizzak 62.99
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 32.919
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3 Michelin Alpin 72.871
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4 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A2.87
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5 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro2.843
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6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P2.785
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7 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus2.785
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8 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 22.769
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9 Giti GitiWinterW22.72
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10 Superia Bluewin UHP 32.706
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11 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV2.665
1st of 11, +0.07 better, 100% rating
Rolling resistance
Rolling resistance in kg/t
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1 Michelin Alpin 76.9kg/t
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2 Continental WinterContact TS 870P7.1kg/t
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3 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV7.2kg/t
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 67.5kg/t
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5 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A7.7kg/t
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6 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro7.8kg/t
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7 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 37.8kg/t
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8 Giti GitiWinterW27.9kg/t
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9 Superia Bluewin UHP 37.9kg/t
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10 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 28.2kg/t
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11 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus8.8kg/t
4th of 11, +0.6kg/t higher rolling resistance, 92% rating
Noise
External noise in dB
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1 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 271.3dB
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2 Michelin Alpin 771.4dB
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3 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV71.4dB
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 870P71.8dB
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5 Superia Bluewin UHP 371.8dB
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6 Bridgestone Blizzak 671.9dB
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7 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro72dB
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8 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 372.2dB
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9 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus72.2dB
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10 Giti GitiWinterW272.9dB
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11 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A73.6dB
6th of 11, +0.6dB louder, 99.2% rating
2025 Auto Bild SUV (215/55 R17)
The tyre placed 7th overall, earning an expert rating of "Good".
Performance Summary
| Discipline | Place | Diff. | Perf. | Z-Sc. | Rat. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry braking |
11th of 12 | +2.41m | 94.5% | -1.04 | Weak | Below average, noticeable shortcoming compared to most competitors. |
Dry handling |
🏆 1st of 12 | 0.3km/h | 100% | 1.41 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Wet braking |
9th of 12 | +5.2m | 89.4% | -0.56 | Weak | Below average, noticeable shortcoming compared to most competitors. |
Wet handling |
7th of 12 | -1.6km/h | 98.1% | 0.39 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Wet lateral handling |
7th of 12 | +0.25s | 98.5% | 0.28 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Straight aqua |
5th of 12 | -4.3km/h | 94.8% | 0.25 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Lateral aqua |
4th of 12 | -0.28 | 92.2% | 0.3 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Snow braking |
2nd of 12 | +0.2m | 99.1% | 0.9 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow handling |
2nd of 12 | -0.1km/h | 99.8% | 0.96 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow traction |
3rd of 12 | -27 | 99.1% | 0.83 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow lateral handling |
2nd of 12 | -0.02m/s² | 99.6% | 0.88 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Rolling resistance |
5th of 12 | +0.89kg/t | 88.9% | 0.1 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Noise |
10th of 12 | +2.2dB | 97% | -0.94 | Weak | Below average, noticeable shortcoming compared to most competitors. |
Detailed Results
Dry braking
Dry braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus41.06m
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2 Falken Eurowinter HS0241.57m
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3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 341.94m
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 870P42.28m
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5 Michelin Alpin 742.28m
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6 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46242.58m
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7 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 242.59m
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8 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus42.83m
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9 Linglong Sport Master Winter42.98m
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10 Leao Winter Defender HP43.24m
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11 Bridgestone Blizzak 643.47m
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12 Tomket Snowroad Pro 344.34m
11th of 12, +2.41m longer braking distance, 94.5% rating
Dry handling
Dry handling average speed in km/h
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1 Bridgestone Blizzak 699.3km/h
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2 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46299.3km/h
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3 Falken Eurowinter HS0299km/h
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 870P98.8km/h
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5 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus98.6km/h
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6 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus98.5km/h
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7 Michelin Alpin 798.4km/h
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8 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 398.3km/h
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9 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 298.3km/h
-
10 Linglong Sport Master Winter98.1km/h
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11 Tomket Snowroad Pro 397.6km/h
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12 Leao Winter Defender HP97.2km/h
1st of 12, +0.3km/h faster, 100% rating
Wet braking
Wet braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46243.8m
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2 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus45.1m
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 870P45.2m
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4 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus45.4m
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5 Falken Eurowinter HS0245.5m
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6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 346m
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7 Michelin Alpin 747.5m
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8 Leao Winter Defender HP48.5m
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9 Bridgestone Blizzak 649m
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10 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 249.3m
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11 Linglong Sport Master Winter50.8m
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12 Tomket Snowroad Pro 353.5m
9th of 12, +5.2m longer braking distance, 89.4% rating
Wet handling
Wet handling average speed in km/h
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1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 382.6km/h
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2 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus82.3km/h
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 870P82.2km/h
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4 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus81.9km/h
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5 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 281.4km/h
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6 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46281.1km/h
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7 Bridgestone Blizzak 681km/h
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8 Michelin Alpin 780.4km/h
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9 Falken Eurowinter HS0279.3km/h
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10 Linglong Sport Master Winter77.9km/h
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11 Leao Winter Defender HP75.5km/h
-
12 Tomket Snowroad Pro 373.5km/h
7th of 12, -1.6km/h slower, 98.1% rating
Wet lateral handling
Wet lap time in seconds
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1 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46216.16s
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2 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus16.17s
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3 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus16.17s
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4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 316.18s
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 870P16.29s
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6 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 216.4s
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7 Bridgestone Blizzak 616.41s
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8 Michelin Alpin 716.53s
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9 Linglong Sport Master Winter16.58s
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10 Falken Eurowinter HS0216.66s
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11 Leao Winter Defender HP17.25s
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12 Tomket Snowroad Pro 317.55s
7th of 12, +0.25s slower, 98.5% rating
Straight aqua
Float speed in km/h
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1 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46283.3km/h
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2 Falken Eurowinter HS0281.9km/h
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3 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus81.3km/h
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4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 379.4km/h
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5 Bridgestone Blizzak 679km/h
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6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P78.2km/h
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7 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus77.8km/h
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8 Michelin Alpin 777.5km/h
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9 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 277.4km/h
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10 Tomket Snowroad Pro 375.4km/h
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11 Linglong Sport Master Winter74.9km/h
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12 Leao Winter Defender HP73.5km/h
5th of 12, -4.3km/h slower, 94.8% rating
Lateral aqua
Remaining lateral acceleration
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1 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W4623.58
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 33.53
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3 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus3.48
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 63.3
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 870P3.26
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6 Tomket Snowroad Pro 33.24
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7 Leao Winter Defender HP3.21
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8 Falken Eurowinter HS023.18
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9 Michelin Alpin 73.15
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10 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 23.13
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11 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus2.94
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12 Linglong Sport Master Winter2.84
4th of 12, -0.28 worse, 92.2% rating
Snow braking
Snow braking at 50km/h in meters
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1 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46222.9m
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2 Bridgestone Blizzak 623.1m
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3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 323.2m
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4 Michelin Alpin 723.3m
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5 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 223.3m
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6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P23.4m
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7 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus23.8m
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8 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus24.1m
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9 Falken Eurowinter HS0224.7m
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10 Linglong Sport Master Winter24.7m
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11 Leao Winter Defender HP25.8m
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12 Tomket Snowroad Pro 326.2m
2nd of 12, +0.2m longer braking distance, 99.1% rating
Snow handling
Snow handling average speed in km/h
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1 Michelin Alpin 761.4km/h
-
2 Bridgestone Blizzak 661.3km/h
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3 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 261km/h
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4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 360.9km/h
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5 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46260.6km/h
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6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P60.5km/h
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7 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus60.1km/h
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8 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus60.1km/h
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9 Linglong Sport Master Winter59.4km/h
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10 Falken Eurowinter HS0258.2km/h
-
11 Leao Winter Defender HP57.2km/h
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12 Tomket Snowroad Pro 356.1km/h
2nd of 12, -0.1km/h slower, 99.8% rating
Snow traction
Pulling force in Newtons
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1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 33026
-
2 Michelin Alpin 73023
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3 Bridgestone Blizzak 62999
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4 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W4622990
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 870P2969
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6 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 22966
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7 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus2903
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8 Linglong Sport Master Winter2721
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9 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus2706
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10 Falken Eurowinter HS022580
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11 Leao Winter Defender HP2398
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12 Tomket Snowroad Pro 32353
3rd of 12, -27 worse, 99.1% rating
Snow lateral handling
Lateral acceleration in m/s2
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1 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 24.6m/s²
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2 Bridgestone Blizzak 64.58m/s²
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3 Michelin Alpin 74.5m/s²
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4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 34.47m/s²
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5 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W4624.41m/s²
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6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus4.33m/s²
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7 Linglong Sport Master Winter4.32m/s²
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8 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus4.31m/s²
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9 Continental WinterContact TS 870P4.3m/s²
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10 Falken Eurowinter HS024.25m/s²
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11 Leao Winter Defender HP4.17m/s²
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12 Tomket Snowroad Pro 33.32m/s²
2nd of 12, -0.02m/s² worse, 99.6% rating
Rolling resistance
Rolling resistance in kg/t
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1 Michelin Alpin 77.11kg/t
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2 Continental WinterContact TS 870P7.22kg/t
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3 Tomket Snowroad Pro 37.81kg/t
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4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 37.87kg/t
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5 Bridgestone Blizzak 68kg/t
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6 Linglong Sport Master Winter8.08kg/t
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7 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W4628.29kg/t
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8 Falken Eurowinter HS028.31kg/t
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9 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus8.33kg/t
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10 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus8.36kg/t
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11 Leao Winter Defender HP8.45kg/t
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12 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 28.75kg/t
5th of 12, +0.89kg/t higher rolling resistance, 88.9% rating
Noise
External noise in dB
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1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 371.7dB
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2 Continental WinterContact TS 870P72dB
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3 Tomket Snowroad Pro 372.3dB
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4 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46272.5dB
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5 Falken Eurowinter HS0272.7dB
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6 Michelin Alpin 772.9dB
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7 Leao Winter Defender HP73.1dB
-
8 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus73.3dB
-
9 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 273.5dB
-
10 Bridgestone Blizzak 673.9dB
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11 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus74.3dB
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12 Linglong Sport Master Winter74.7dB
10th of 12, +2.2dB louder, 97% rating
2025 Auto Bild (225/40 R18)
The tyre placed 3rd overall, earning an expert rating of "Very Good ".
Performance Summary
| Discipline | Place | Diff. | Perf. | Z-Sc. | Rat. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry braking |
10th of 20 | +2.3m | 94.9% | 0.15 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Dry handling |
🏆 1st of 20 | 0.2km/h | 100% | 1.83 | Exemplary | Significant advantage over competitors. |
Wet braking |
10th of 20 | +3.8m | 93.1% | -0.05 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Wet handling |
11th of 20 | -3.3km/h | 96.1% | -0.36 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Straight aqua |
4th of 20 | -0.9km/h | 98.8% | 0.78 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow braking |
5th of 20 | +0.9m | 96.8% | 0.48 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Snow handling |
7th of 20 | -0.7km/h | 98.8% | 0.48 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Snow traction |
12th of 20 | -0.14 | 94.8% | 0.02 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Rolling resistance |
6th of 20 | +0.77kg/t | 91% | 0.38 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Wear resistance |
🏆 1st of 20 | 1060km/h | 100% | 1.37 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Noise |
17th of 20 | +1.8dB | 97.3% | -1 | Weak | Below average, noticeable shortcoming compared to most competitors. |
Detailed Results
Dry braking
Dry braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 542.6m
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2 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 142.9m
-
3 Ceat WinterDrive43.5m
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 870P43.7m
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5 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 244.1m
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6 Linglong Sport Master Winter44.2m
-
7 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33044.3m
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8 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus44.5m
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9 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro44.7m
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10 Bridgestone Blizzak 644.9m
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11 Dunlop Winter45.5m
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12 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 245.6m
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13 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 345.7m
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14 Uniroyal WinterExpert45.8m
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15 Semperit Speed Grip 545.9m
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16 Barum Polaris 646m
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17 Fulda Kristall Control HP246.9m
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18 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus46.9m
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19 Firestone Winterhawk 447.2m
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20 Kleber Krisalp HP347.3m
10th of 20, +2.3m longer braking distance, 94.9% rating
Dry handling
Dry handling average speed in km/h
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1 Bridgestone Blizzak 6116.9km/h
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2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5116.7km/h
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 870P116.5km/h
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4 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro116.4km/h
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5 Semperit Speed Grip 5115.8km/h
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6 Uniroyal WinterExpert115.6km/h
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7 Linglong Sport Master Winter115.2km/h
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8 Barum Polaris 6115.1km/h
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9 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W330114.9km/h
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10 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3114.8km/h
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11 Ceat WinterDrive114.7km/h
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12 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1114.7km/h
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13 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus114.5km/h
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14 Dunlop Winter114.4km/h
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15 Fulda Kristall Control HP2114.4km/h
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16 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus114.4km/h
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17 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2114.3km/h
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18 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2114.1km/h
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19 Kleber Krisalp HP3113.4km/h
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20 Firestone Winterhawk 4112.8km/h
1st of 20, +0.2km/h faster, 100% rating
Wet braking
Wet braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 350.9m
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2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 551.9m
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3 Dunlop Winter52m
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4 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 152m
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5 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus52.3m
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6 Uniroyal WinterExpert53.3m
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7 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 253.9m
-
8 Firestone Winterhawk 454.4m
-
9 Semperit Speed Grip 554.5m
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10 Bridgestone Blizzak 654.7m
-
11 Barum Polaris 654.8m
-
12 Continental WinterContact TS 870P55.6m
-
13 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33055.6m
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14 Linglong Sport Master Winter55.8m
-
15 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro55.9m
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16 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 256.3m
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17 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus56.3m
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18 Kleber Krisalp HP356.6m
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19 Ceat WinterDrive57.7m
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20 Fulda Kristall Control HP257.7m
10th of 20, +3.8m longer braking distance, 93.1% rating
Wet handling
Wet handling average speed in km/h
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1 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 284.4km/h
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 383.9km/h
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3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 583.4km/h
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4 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus82.6km/h
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5 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 182.3km/h
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6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus82.2km/h
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7 Semperit Speed Grip 582.1km/h
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8 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro81.6km/h
-
9 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33081.6km/h
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10 Firestone Winterhawk 481.5km/h
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11 Bridgestone Blizzak 681.1km/h
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12 Uniroyal WinterExpert81km/h
-
13 Kleber Krisalp HP380.9km/h
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14 Barum Polaris 680.8km/h
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15 Continental WinterContact TS 870P80.8km/h
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16 Dunlop Winter80.4km/h
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17 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 280.3km/h
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18 Linglong Sport Master Winter80.2km/h
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19 Fulda Kristall Control HP280.1km/h
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20 Ceat WinterDrive79.8km/h
11th of 20, -3.3km/h slower, 96.1% rating
Straight aqua
Float speed in km/h
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1 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 277.3km/h
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2 Kleber Krisalp HP376.9km/h
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3 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33076.5km/h
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 676.4km/h
-
5 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 376.4km/h
-
6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P76.3km/h
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7 Semperit Speed Grip 576.3km/h
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8 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus76km/h
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9 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 176km/h
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10 Firestone Winterhawk 475.9km/h
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11 Fulda Kristall Control HP275.4km/h
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12 Michelin Pilot Alpin 575.2km/h
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13 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 275km/h
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14 Uniroyal WinterExpert75km/h
-
15 Dunlop Winter74.1km/h
-
16 Ceat WinterDrive71.9km/h
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17 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus71.7km/h
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18 Linglong Sport Master Winter71.6km/h
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19 Barum Polaris 671.4km/h
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20 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro71.1km/h
4th of 20, -0.9km/h slower, 98.8% rating
Snow braking
Snow braking at 50km/h in meters
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1 Kleber Krisalp HP327.1m
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2 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 227.3m
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3 Dunlop Winter27.5m
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4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 527.8m
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5 Bridgestone Blizzak 628m
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6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P28m
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7 Fulda Kristall Control HP228m
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8 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33028.1m
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9 Barum Polaris 628.2m
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10 Ceat WinterDrive28.2m
-
11 Firestone Winterhawk 428.2m
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12 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus28.3m
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13 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 328.5m
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14 Uniroyal WinterExpert28.6m
-
15 Linglong Sport Master Winter28.7m
-
16 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 228.7m
-
17 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus28.7m
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18 Semperit Speed Grip 529m
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19 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro29.5m
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20 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 129.7m
5th of 20, +0.9m longer braking distance, 96.8% rating
Snow handling
Snow handling average speed in km/h
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1 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 259.3km/h
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2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 559.3km/h
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3 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33059.2km/h
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4 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus59.1km/h
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5 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 259km/h
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6 Kleber Krisalp HP358.7km/h
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7 Bridgestone Blizzak 658.6km/h
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8 Dunlop Winter58.6km/h
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9 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 358.5km/h
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10 Continental WinterContact TS 870P58.4km/h
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11 Firestone Winterhawk 458.1km/h
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12 Barum Polaris 658km/h
-
13 Ceat WinterDrive58km/h
-
14 Fulda Kristall Control HP257.9km/h
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15 Uniroyal WinterExpert57.8km/h
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16 Linglong Sport Master Winter57.6km/h
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17 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus57.6km/h
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18 Semperit Speed Grip 557.2km/h
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19 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro55.7km/h
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20 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 155.3km/h
7th of 20, -0.7km/h slower, 98.8% rating
Snow traction
Pulling force in Newtons
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1 Kleber Krisalp HP32.619
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2 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 22.608
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3 Firestone Winterhawk 42.577
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4 Dunlop Winter2.576
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5 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W3302.56
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6 Ceat WinterDrive2.547
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7 Fulda Kristall Control HP22.537
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8 Continental WinterContact TS 870P2.524
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9 Michelin Pilot Alpin 52.501
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10 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus2.492
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11 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus2.487
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12 Bridgestone Blizzak 62.483
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13 Barum Polaris 62.471
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14 Semperit Speed Grip 52.436
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15 Uniroyal WinterExpert2.417
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16 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 32.413
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17 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 22.368
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18 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 12.354
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19 Linglong Sport Master Winter2.341
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20 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro2.314
12th of 20, -0.14 worse, 94.8% rating
Rolling resistance
Rolling resistance in kg/t
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1 Barum Polaris 67.77kg/t
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2 Continental WinterContact TS 870P8.02kg/t
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3 Uniroyal WinterExpert8.09kg/t
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4 Semperit Speed Grip 58.15kg/t
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5 Firestone Winterhawk 48.48kg/t
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6 Bridgestone Blizzak 68.54kg/t
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7 Dunlop Winter8.58kg/t
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8 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 18.65kg/t
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9 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus8.7kg/t
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10 Michelin Pilot Alpin 58.7kg/t
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11 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 28.72kg/t
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12 Kleber Krisalp HP38.72kg/t
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13 Fulda Kristall Control HP28.9kg/t
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14 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W3308.9kg/t
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15 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro9.03kg/t
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16 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 29.05kg/t
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17 Ceat WinterDrive9.07kg/t
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18 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 39.16kg/t
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19 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus9.31kg/t
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20 Linglong Sport Master Winter10.37kg/t
6th of 20, +0.77kg/t higher rolling resistance, 91% rating
Wear resistance
Projected mileage in km/h
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1 Bridgestone Blizzak 653000km/h
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 353000km/h
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3 Ceat WinterDrive51940km/h
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4 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33051940km/h
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5 Dunlop Winter50880km/h
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6 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 149820km/h
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7 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 248230km/h
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8 Uniroyal WinterExpert47700km/h
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9 Michelin Pilot Alpin 547170km/h
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10 Continental WinterContact TS 870P46640km/h
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11 Linglong Sport Master Winter46110km/h
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12 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 245580km/h
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13 Barum Polaris 645050km/h
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14 Firestone Winterhawk 445050km/h
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15 Kleber Krisalp HP345050km/h
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16 Fulda Kristall Control HP244520km/h
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17 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus44520km/h
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18 Semperit Speed Grip 543990km/h
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19 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus37630km/h
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20 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro33920km/h
1st of 20, +1060km/h mileage, 100% rating
Noise
External noise in dB
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1 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro65dB
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2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 565dB
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3 Barum Polaris 665.2dB
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4 Dunlop Winter65.2dB
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5 Ceat WinterDrive65.5dB
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6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 365.6dB
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7 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 265.6dB
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8 Kumho WinterCraft WP52 plus65.7dB
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9 Continental WinterContact TS 870P65.9dB
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10 Linglong Sport Master Winter65.9dB
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11 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 266.3dB
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12 Firestone Winterhawk 466.3dB
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13 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33066.3dB
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14 Kleber Krisalp HP366.5dB
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15 Fulda Kristall Control HP266.7dB
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16 Uniroyal WinterExpert66.7dB
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17 Bridgestone Blizzak 666.8dB
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18 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus66.9dB
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19 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 167dB
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20 Semperit Speed Grip 567.6dB
17th of 20, +1.8dB louder, 97.3% rating
2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr (235/55 R18)
The tyre placed 3rd overall.
Performance Summary
| Discipline | Place | Diff. | Perf. | Z-Sc. | Rat. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry braking |
10th of 10 | +1.7m | 96.2% | -1.22 | Weak | Below average, noticeable shortcoming compared to most competitors. |
Dry handling |
5th of 10 | -1km/h | 99.1% | -0.11 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Wet braking |
🏆 1st of 10 | -0.6m | 100% | 1.68 | Exemplary | Significant advantage over competitors. |
Wet handling |
🏆 1st of 10 | 0.1km/h | 100% | 1.28 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Straight aqua |
4th of 10 | -1.1km/h | 98.5% | 0.62 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow braking |
9th of 10 | +3.4m | 87.7% | -1.47 | Weak | Below average, noticeable shortcoming compared to most competitors. |
Snow handling |
10th of 10 | -3.8km/h | 92.2% | -2.44 | Poor | Significantly worse than competitors, major drawback. |
Snow traction |
4th of 10 | -0.08 | 94.6% | 0.18 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Rolling resistance |
3rd of 10 | +0.6kg/t | 92.4% | 0.43 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Noise |
8th of 10 | +1.5dB | 97.9% | -0.48 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Detailed Results
Dry braking
Dry braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV42.9m
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2 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 243.5m
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3 Vredestein Wintrac Pro43.8m
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4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV43.9m
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5 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro44.1m
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6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P44.2m
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7 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport44.3m
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8 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A44.4m
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9 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV44.4m
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10 Bridgestone Blizzak 644.6m
10th of 10, +1.7m longer braking distance, 96.2% rating
Dry handling
Dry handling average speed in km/h
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1 Continental WinterContact TS 870P115.5km/h
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2 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro115.1km/h
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3 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A115km/h
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4 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport114.8km/h
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5 Bridgestone Blizzak 6114.5km/h
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6 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV114.5km/h
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7 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV114.4km/h
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8 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV114.2km/h
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9 Vredestein Wintrac Pro114km/h
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10 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2113.6km/h
5th of 10, -1km/h slower, 99.1% rating
Wet braking
Wet braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Bridgestone Blizzak 634.7m
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2 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 235.3m
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3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV35.9m
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 870P36.2m
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5 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport36.3m
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6 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro36.7m
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7 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV37.4m
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8 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A37.5m
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9 Vredestein Wintrac Pro38.1m
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10 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV38.6m
1st of 10, -0.6m shorter braking distance, 100% rating
Wet handling
Wet handling average speed in km/h
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1 Bridgestone Blizzak 665.5km/h
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2 Continental WinterContact TS 870P65.5km/h
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3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV65.4km/h
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4 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport65.1km/h
-
5 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 264.9km/h
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6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV64.7km/h
-
7 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A64.7km/h
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8 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV64.6km/h
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9 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro64.5km/h
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10 Vredestein Wintrac Pro63.9km/h
1st of 10, +0.1km/h faster, 100% rating
Straight aqua
Float speed in km/h
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1 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A75km/h
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2 Continental WinterContact TS 870P74.2km/h
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3 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 274.2km/h
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 673.9km/h
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5 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV73.2km/h
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6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro72.7km/h
-
7 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV72.4km/h
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8 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV72.4km/h
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9 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport68.7km/h
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10 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro66.5km/h
4th of 10, -1.1km/h slower, 98.5% rating
Snow braking
Snow braking at 50km/h in meters
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1 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro24.3m
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2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV24.4m
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3 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV24.5m
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4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV25.4m
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5 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A25.4m
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6 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 226.1m
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7 Vredestein Wintrac Pro26.4m
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8 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport27m
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9 Bridgestone Blizzak 627.7m
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10 Continental WinterContact TS 870P27.7m
9th of 10, +3.4m longer braking distance, 87.7% rating
Snow handling
Snow handling average speed in km/h
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV48.8km/h
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2 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A48.5km/h
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3 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 248.1km/h
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4 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro47.9km/h
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5 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport47.9km/h
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6 Continental WinterContact TS 870P47.8km/h
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7 Vredestein Wintrac Pro47.7km/h
-
8 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV46.9km/h
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9 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV46.7km/h
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10 Bridgestone Blizzak 645km/h
10th of 10, -3.8km/h slower, 92.2% rating
Snow traction
Pulling force in Newtons
-
1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV1.48
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2 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 21.45
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3 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro1.41
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 61.4
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 870P1.4
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6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV1.4
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7 Vredestein Wintrac Pro1.39
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8 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A1.38
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9 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV1.31
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10 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport1.28
4th of 10, -0.08 worse, 94.6% rating
Rolling resistance
Rolling resistance in kg/t
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1 Continental WinterContact TS 870P7.3kg/t
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2 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport7.6kg/t
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3 Bridgestone Blizzak 67.9kg/t
-
4 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A7.9kg/t
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5 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro8.1kg/t
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6 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV8.1kg/t
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7 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV8.3kg/t
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8 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV8.4kg/t
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9 Vredestein Wintrac Pro8.4kg/t
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10 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 28.7kg/t
3rd of 10, +0.6kg/t higher rolling resistance, 92.4% rating
Noise
External noise in dB
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV71.4dB
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2 GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport71.8dB
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3 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 272.2dB
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4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ SUV72.3dB
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 870P72.5dB
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6 Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV72.6dB
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7 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro72.8dB
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8 Bridgestone Blizzak 672.9dB
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9 Vredestein Wintrac Pro72.9dB
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10 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X W330A74.2dB
8th of 10, +1.5dB louder, 97.9% rating
2024 Auto Bild (205/55 R16)
The tyre placed 4th overall.
Performance Summary
| Discipline | Place | Diff. | Perf. | Z-Sc. | Rat. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry braking |
8th of 20 | +1.1m | 97.5% | 0.56 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Dry handling |
2nd of 20 | -0.4km/h | 99.6% | 1.5 | Exemplary | Significant advantage over competitors. |
Wet braking |
🏆 1st of 20 | -1.4m | 100% | 2.06 | Exemplary | Significant advantage over competitors. |
Wet handling |
🏆 1st of 20 | 0.87km/h | 100% | 2.03 | Exemplary | Significant advantage over competitors. |
Straight aqua |
10th of 20 | -3.5km/h | 95.9% | 0.18 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Lateral aqua |
13th of 20 | -0.73m/s² | 81.4% | -0.23 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Snow braking |
11th of 20 | +0.5m | 98.3% | 0.22 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Snow handling |
12th of 20 | -1.7km/h | 97.2% | -0.17 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Snow traction |
5th of 20 | -0.06 | 97.7% | 0.66 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Rolling resistance |
14th of 20 | +1.49kg/t | 83% | -0.51 | Weak | Below average, noticeable shortcoming compared to most competitors. |
Wear resistance |
9th of 20 | -6200km | 87.7% | 0.28 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Noise |
18th of 20 | +2dB | 97.2% | -1.14 | Weak | Below average, noticeable shortcoming compared to most competitors. |
Detailed Results
Dry braking
Dry braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Kumho Winter Craft WP5243m
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2 Vredestein Wintrac43.5m
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3 Semperit Speed Grip 543.7m
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 87043.9m
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5 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 343.9m
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6 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus43.9m
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7 Michelin Alpin 644m
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8 Bridgestone Blizzak 644.1m
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9 Uniroyal WinterExpert44.1m
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10 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter44.4m
-
11 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 244.5m
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12 Kleber Krisalp HP344.7m
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13 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 245m
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14 Giti GitiWinterW245.1m
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15 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo45.2m
-
16 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46245.2m
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17 Barum Polaris 545.5m
-
18 Dunlop Winter Sport 546m
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19 Firestone Winterhawk 446.3m
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20 Fulda Kristall Control HP246.4m
8th of 20, +1.1m longer braking distance, 97.5% rating
Dry handling
Dry handling average speed in km/h
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1 Continental WinterContact TS 870110.6km/h
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2 Bridgestone Blizzak 6110.2km/h
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3 Barum Polaris 5109.9km/h
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4 Kumho Winter Craft WP52109.9km/h
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5 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W462109.8km/h
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6 Semperit Speed Grip 5109.8km/h
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7 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3109.6km/h
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8 Vredestein Wintrac109.4km/h
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9 Fulda Kristall Control HP2109.3km/h
-
10 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus109.3km/h
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11 Michelin Alpin 6109.2km/h
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12 Uniroyal WinterExpert109.2km/h
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13 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter109.1km/h
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14 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2109km/h
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15 Kleber Krisalp HP3109km/h
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16 Dunlop Winter Sport 5108.9km/h
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17 Giti GitiWinterW2108.8km/h
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18 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2108.8km/h
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19 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo108.3km/h
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20 Firestone Winterhawk 4108.2km/h
2nd of 20, -0.4km/h slower, 99.6% rating
Wet braking
Wet braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Bridgestone Blizzak 654m
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2 Kumho Winter Craft WP5254m
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3 Firestone Winterhawk 455.4m
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4 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 255.6m
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5 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo56.2m
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6 Michelin Alpin 656.6m
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7 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter56.9m
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8 Uniroyal WinterExpert57.1m
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9 Semperit Speed Grip 557.5m
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10 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 357.7m
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11 Continental WinterContact TS 87057.9m
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12 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus57.9m
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13 Vredestein Wintrac58.3m
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14 Dunlop Winter Sport 558.5m
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15 Giti GitiWinterW258.5m
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16 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 258.6m
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17 Barum Polaris 558.9m
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18 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46259.1m
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19 Kleber Krisalp HP359.1m
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20 Fulda Kristall Control HP260.3m
1st of 20, -1.4m shorter braking distance, 100% rating
Wet handling
Wet handling average speed in km/h
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1 Bridgestone Blizzak 676.01km/h
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2 Continental WinterContact TS 87075.14km/h
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3 Michelin Alpin 675.02km/h
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4 Kumho Winter Craft WP5274.94km/h
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5 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 274.89km/h
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6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 374.81km/h
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7 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46274.3km/h
-
8 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter74.23km/h
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9 Dunlop Winter Sport 574.13km/h
-
10 Uniroyal WinterExpert74.12km/h
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11 Vredestein Wintrac74.08km/h
-
12 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus73.75km/h
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13 Semperit Speed Grip 573.53km/h
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14 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 273.49km/h
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15 Kleber Krisalp HP373.49km/h
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16 Firestone Winterhawk 473.24km/h
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17 Barum Polaris 573.07km/h
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18 Giti GitiWinterW272.94km/h
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19 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo72.77km/h
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20 Fulda Kristall Control HP271.49km/h
1st of 20, +0.87km/h faster, 100% rating
Straight aqua
Float speed in km/h
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1 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46284.5km/h
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2 Continental WinterContact TS 87084.3km/h
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3 Firestone Winterhawk 483.9km/h
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4 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 283.4km/h
-
5 Kleber Krisalp HP383.4km/h
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6 Giti GitiWinterW282.5km/h
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7 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 382.2km/h
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8 Semperit Speed Grip 582km/h
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9 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus81.1km/h
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10 Bridgestone Blizzak 681km/h
-
11 Uniroyal WinterExpert81km/h
-
12 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 280.9km/h
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13 Vredestein Wintrac80.7km/h
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14 Fulda Kristall Control HP279.5km/h
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15 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter78.8km/h
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16 Michelin Alpin 678.5km/h
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17 Dunlop Winter Sport 577.5km/h
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18 Barum Polaris 575.4km/h
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19 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo75.3km/h
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20 Kumho Winter Craft WP5273km/h
10th of 20, -3.5km/h slower, 95.9% rating
Lateral aqua
Remaining lateral acceleration in m/s2
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1 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W4623.93m/s²
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2 Continental WinterContact TS 8703.82m/s²
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3 Dunlop Winter Sport 53.71m/s²
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4 Giti GitiWinterW23.64m/s²
-
5 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 33.61m/s²
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6 Fulda Kristall Control HP23.58m/s²
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7 Kleber Krisalp HP33.58m/s²
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8 Firestone Winterhawk 43.48m/s²
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9 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 23.46m/s²
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10 Semperit Speed Grip 53.42m/s²
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11 Uniroyal WinterExpert3.4m/s²
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12 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus3.28m/s²
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13 Bridgestone Blizzak 63.2m/s²
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14 Michelin Alpin 63.16m/s²
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15 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 23.16m/s²
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16 Vredestein Wintrac3.12m/s²
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17 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter2.93m/s²
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18 Barum Polaris 52.88m/s²
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19 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo2.68m/s²
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20 Kumho Winter Craft WP521.98m/s²
13th of 20, -0.73m/s² worse, 81.4% rating
Snow braking
Snow braking at 50km/h in meters
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1 Continental WinterContact TS 87029.1m
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2 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46229.1m
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3 Semperit Speed Grip 529.1m
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4 Dunlop Winter Sport 529.2m
-
5 Giti GitiWinterW229.2m
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6 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo29.3m
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7 Kleber Krisalp HP329.3m
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8 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 229.4m
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9 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 329.4m
-
10 Uniroyal WinterExpert29.5m
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11 Bridgestone Blizzak 629.6m
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12 Fulda Kristall Control HP229.6m
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13 Michelin Alpin 629.7m
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14 Barum Polaris 530m
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15 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 230.2m
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16 Vredestein Wintrac30.2m
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17 Kumho Winter Craft WP5230.3m
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18 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter30.6m
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19 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus30.8m
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20 Firestone Winterhawk 430.9m
11th of 20, +0.5m longer braking distance, 98.3% rating
Snow handling
Snow handling average speed in km/h
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1 Giti GitiWinterW260.9km/h
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2 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo60.4km/h
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3 Fulda Kristall Control HP260.2km/h
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 87060km/h
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5 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 260km/h
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6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 359.9km/h
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7 Barum Polaris 559.6km/h
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8 Dunlop Winter Sport 559.6km/h
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9 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46259.6km/h
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10 Semperit Speed Grip 559.5km/h
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11 Kumho Winter Craft WP5259.4km/h
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12 Bridgestone Blizzak 659.2km/h
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13 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 259.1km/h
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14 Firestone Winterhawk 459km/h
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15 Kleber Krisalp HP359km/h
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16 Michelin Alpin 658.7km/h
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17 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter58.6km/h
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18 Vredestein Wintrac58.5km/h
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19 Uniroyal WinterExpert58km/h
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20 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus57.5km/h
12th of 20, -1.7km/h slower, 97.2% rating
Snow traction
Pulling force in Newtons
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1 Dunlop Winter Sport 52.57
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2 Barum Polaris 52.526
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 8702.52
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4 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 22.513
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5 Bridgestone Blizzak 62.512
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6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 32.512
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7 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W4622.509
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8 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 22.491
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9 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo2.486
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10 Fulda Kristall Control HP22.483
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11 Michelin Alpin 62.483
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12 Giti GitiWinterW22.477
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13 Semperit Speed Grip 52.457
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14 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter2.452
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15 Uniroyal WinterExpert2.45
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16 Vredestein Wintrac2.449
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17 Kumho Winter Craft WP522.446
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18 Kleber Krisalp HP32.429
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19 Firestone Winterhawk 42.427
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20 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus2.271
5th of 20, -0.06 worse, 97.7% rating
Rolling resistance
Rolling resistance in kg/t
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1 Barum Polaris 57.28kg/t
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2 Uniroyal WinterExpert7.64kg/t
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3 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W4627.72kg/t
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4 Dunlop Winter Sport 57.82kg/t
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 8707.83kg/t
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6 Semperit Speed Grip 57.91kg/t
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7 Vredestein Wintrac8.01kg/t
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8 Firestone Winterhawk 48.02kg/t
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9 Michelin Alpin 68.1kg/t
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10 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 38.2kg/t
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11 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter8.44kg/t
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12 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 28.48kg/t
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13 Kleber Krisalp HP38.61kg/t
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14 Bridgestone Blizzak 68.77kg/t
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15 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo8.79kg/t
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16 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 28.83kg/t
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17 Fulda Kristall Control HP28.92kg/t
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18 Kumho Winter Craft WP529.05kg/t
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19 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus9.75kg/t
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20 Giti GitiWinterW210.15kg/t
14th of 20, +1.49kg/t higher rolling resistance, 83% rating
Wear resistance
Projected mileage in km
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1 Michelin Alpin 650500km
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2 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46250250km
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3 Dunlop Winter Sport 548690km
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4 Semperit Speed Grip 548210km
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 87047970km
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6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 347500km
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7 Uniroyal WinterExpert45540km
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8 Giti GitiWinterW244810km
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9 Bridgestone Blizzak 644300km
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10 Fulda Kristall Control HP241810km
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11 Kleber Krisalp HP341730km
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12 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 241330km
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13 Vredestein Wintrac40400km
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14 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter39840km
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15 Barum Polaris 539500km
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16 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 238700km
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17 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo38335km
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18 Firestone Winterhawk 437400km
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19 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus37360km
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20 Kumho Winter Craft WP5237350km
9th of 20, +6200km mileage, 87.7% rating
Noise
External noise in dB
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1 Giti GitiWinterW270.3dB
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 370.8dB
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3 GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo70.8dB
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4 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter70.9dB
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 87071dB
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6 Firestone Winterhawk 471.2dB
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7 Vredestein Wintrac71.2dB
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8 Michelin Alpin 671.4dB
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9 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 271.4dB
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10 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 W46271.6dB
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11 Semperit Speed Grip 571.6dB
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12 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 271.7dB
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13 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus71.7dB
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14 Uniroyal WinterExpert71.8dB
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15 Barum Polaris 572.1dB
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16 Kumho Winter Craft WP5272.1dB
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17 Kleber Krisalp HP372.2dB
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18 Bridgestone Blizzak 672.3dB
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19 Dunlop Winter Sport 572.5dB
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20 Fulda Kristall Control HP272.9dB
18th of 20, +2dB louder, 97.2% rating
2024 Auto Bild SUV (245/45 R18)
The tyre placed 4th overall.
Performance Summary
| Discipline | Place | Diff. | Perf. | Z-Sc. | Rat. | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry braking |
8th of 12 | +1.8m | 95.8% | -0.66 | Weak | Below average, noticeable shortcoming compared to most competitors. |
Dry handling |
7th of 12 | -1.4km/h | 98.7% | -0.31 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Wet braking |
4th of 12 | +1.4m | 95.7% | 0.54 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Wet handling |
2nd of 12 | -1km/h | 98.8% | 0.88 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Straight aqua |
8th of 12 | -6km/h | 92.6% | -0.12 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Snow braking |
2nd of 12 | +0.8m | 96.2% | 0.63 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Snow handling |
5th of 12 | -1.5km/h | 97.7% | 0.36 | Average | Typical mid-level result, no clear strengths or weaknesses. |
Snow traction |
3rd of 12 | -0.06 | 97.9% | 0.74 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Rolling resistance |
3rd of 12 | +0.28kg/t | 96.3% | 0.93 | Good | Reliable and consistent performance, above average. |
Noise |
11th of 12 | +1.5dB | 98% | -1.26 | Weak | Below average, noticeable shortcoming compared to most competitors. |
Detailed Results
Dry braking
Dry braking at 100km/h in meters
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 540.7m
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 340.8m
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 870P41.2m
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4 Imperial ICE+S21041.3m
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5 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33041.6m
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6 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro41.8m
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7 Kumho Winter Craft WP5241.9m
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8 Bridgestone Blizzak 642.5m
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9 Giti GitiWinterW242.6m
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10 Vredestein Wintrac Pro42.7m
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11 Pirelli P Zero Winter43m
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12 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP643.3m
8th of 12, +1.8m longer braking distance, 95.8% rating
Dry handling
Dry handling average speed in km/h
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5106.4km/h
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3106.3km/h
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3 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro105.6km/h
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 870P105.4km/h
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5 Kumho Winter Craft WP52105.2km/h
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6 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W330105.1km/h
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7 Bridgestone Blizzak 6105km/h
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8 Imperial ICE+S210105km/h
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9 Vredestein Wintrac Pro104.9km/h
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10 Pirelli P Zero Winter104.8km/h
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11 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6104.7km/h
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12 Giti GitiWinterW2104km/h
7th of 12, -1.4km/h slower, 98.7% rating
Wet braking
Wet braking at 80km/h in meters
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1 Continental WinterContact TS 870P31m
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 332m
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3 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33032.3m
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4 Bridgestone Blizzak 632.4m
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5 Michelin Pilot Alpin 532.5m
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6 Kumho Winter Craft WP5232.6m
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7 Giti GitiWinterW233.5m
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8 Pirelli P Zero Winter34.1m
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9 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro34.4m
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10 Vredestein Wintrac Pro34.8m
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11 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP635.6m
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12 Imperial ICE+S21042.9m
4th of 12, +1.4m longer braking distance, 95.7% rating
Wet handling
Wet handling average speed in km/h
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1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 385.7km/h
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2 Bridgestone Blizzak 684.7km/h
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3 Michelin Pilot Alpin 584km/h
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4 Continental WinterContact TS 870P83.9km/h
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5 Pirelli P Zero Winter83.9km/h
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6 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33083.1km/h
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7 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro83km/h
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8 Kumho Winter Craft WP5282.7km/h
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9 Vredestein Wintrac Pro82.5km/h
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10 Giti GitiWinterW282km/h
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11 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP681.3km/h
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12 Imperial ICE+S21076.7km/h
2nd of 12, -1km/h slower, 98.8% rating
Straight aqua
Float speed in km/h
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1 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP681.2km/h
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2 Giti GitiWinterW281km/h
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 870P78.5km/h
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4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 578.3km/h
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5 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33077.9km/h
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6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 376.9km/h
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7 Kumho Winter Craft WP5275.3km/h
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8 Bridgestone Blizzak 675.2km/h
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9 Vredestein Wintrac Pro73.4km/h
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10 Pirelli P Zero Winter71.7km/h
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11 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro69.8km/h
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12 Imperial ICE+S21068.9km/h
8th of 12, -6km/h slower, 92.6% rating
Snow braking
Snow braking at 50km/h in meters
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 520.5m
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2 Bridgestone Blizzak 621.3m
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3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 321.4m
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4 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33021.5m
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5 Giti GitiWinterW221.6m
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6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro21.6m
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7 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP621.8m
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8 Continental WinterContact TS 870P22m
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9 Kumho Winter Craft WP5222.4m
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10 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro23.1m
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11 Pirelli P Zero Winter23.3m
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12 Imperial ICE+S21026.7m
2nd of 12, +0.8m longer braking distance, 96.2% rating
Snow handling
Snow handling average speed in km/h
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 565km/h
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2 Vredestein Wintrac Pro64.7km/h
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3 Continental WinterContact TS 870P64km/h
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4 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 363.7km/h
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5 Bridgestone Blizzak 663.5km/h
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6 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33063.2km/h
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7 Kumho Winter Craft WP5263.2km/h
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8 Pirelli P Zero Winter62.8km/h
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9 Giti GitiWinterW262.5km/h
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10 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro62km/h
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11 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP661.9km/h
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12 Imperial ICE+S21058km/h
5th of 12, -1.5km/h slower, 97.7% rating
Snow traction
Pulling force in Newtons
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 52.88
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2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 32.855
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3 Bridgestone Blizzak 62.819
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4 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W3302.745
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5 Continental WinterContact TS 870P2.723
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6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro2.715
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7 Kumho Winter Craft WP522.701
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8 Giti GitiWinterW22.693
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9 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro2.674
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10 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP62.657
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11 Pirelli P Zero Winter2.619
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12 Imperial ICE+S2102.136
3rd of 12, -0.06 worse, 97.9% rating
Rolling resistance
Rolling resistance in kg/t
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1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 37.21kg/t
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2 Continental WinterContact TS 870P7.27kg/t
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3 Bridgestone Blizzak 67.49kg/t
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4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 57.66kg/t
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5 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W3307.68kg/t
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6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro7.84kg/t
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7 Kumho Winter Craft WP527.95kg/t
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8 Pirelli P Zero Winter7.97kg/t
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9 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP68.25kg/t
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10 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro8.47kg/t
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11 Giti GitiWinterW28.49kg/t
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12 Imperial ICE+S2108.54kg/t
3rd of 12, +0.28kg/t higher rolling resistance, 96.3% rating
Noise
External noise in dB
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1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 572.8dB
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2 Kumho Winter Craft WP5272.9dB
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3 Giti GitiWinterW273dB
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4 Imperial ICE+S21073.2dB
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5 Vredestein Wintrac Pro73.2dB
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6 Pirelli P Zero Winter73.6dB
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7 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 373.8dB
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8 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP673.8dB
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9 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro73.9dB
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10 Continental WinterContact TS 870P74.1dB
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11 Bridgestone Blizzak 674.3dB
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12 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W33074.6dB
11th of 12, +1.5dB louder, 98% rating
Bridgestone Blizzak 6 vs Competitors
Key Statistics
- Dry braking #10 of 11
- Dry handling #3 of 11
- Wet braking #2 of 11
- Wet handling #5 of 11
- Wet lateral handling #6 of 10
- Straight aqua #3 of 11
- Lateral aqua #5 of 10
- Snow braking #3 of 11
- Snow handling #4 of 11
- Snow lateral handling #1 of 10
- Snow traction #4 of 11
- Noise #7 of 11
- Rolling resistance #7 of 11
- Wear resistance #4 of 10








