Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
# | Name | Rating | Price | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | Test winner |
206
|
66
|
68
|
43
|
16
|
7
|
6
| ||
2. | Nokian WR D4 | Recommended |
195
|
65
|
58
|
40
|
19
|
6
|
7
| ||
3. | Goodyear UltraGrip 9 | Recommended |
191
|
57
|
68
|
40
|
17
|
3
|
6
| ||
4. | Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 | Recommended |
186
|
62
|
57
|
39
|
16
|
6
|
6
| £70 88 T + 2 | |
5. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51 | Recommended |
183
|
60
|
56
|
40
|
13
|
5
|
9
| £64 88 T + 1 | |
6. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | Recommended |
182
|
58
|
53
|
43
|
15
|
6
|
7
| ||
7. | Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 | Recommended |
181
|
60
|
51
|
42
|
14
|
5
|
9
| ||
8. | Pirelli Cinturato Winter | Conditionally recommended |
177
|
56
|
59
|
36
|
14
|
2
|
6
| £81 88 T + 3 | |
9. | Kenda Wintergen 2 | Conditionally recommended |
173
|
67
|
36
|
39
|
13
|
8
|
10
| ||
# | Name | - | Rating | Points total | Winter | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | Running costs | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ACE 2018 185/65 R15 test performed by ACE on a Opel Corsa in 2018. This test was performed in 185/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (185). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 9 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Winter, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Nokian WR D4, Goodyear UltraGrip 9, Dunlop SP Winter Response 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Michelin ALPIN A4, GoodYear UltraGrip 9+.
Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
# | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Continental WinterContact TS 870 | 91% | Premium | £86 88 T + 1 | |
2. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | 90% | Premium | £79 88 T + 1 | |
3. | Michelin ALPIN 5 | 89% | Premium | ||
4. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | 89% | Upper-middle | £79 88 T + 2 | |
5. | Michelin ALPIN 6 | 89% | Premium | £114 88 T + 1 | |
6. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | 87% | Upper-middle | ||
7. | Michelin ALPIN A4 | 86% | Premium | ||
8. | GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ | 86% | Premium | £98 88 T + 1 | |
9. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 85% | Upper-middle | £74 88 T + 4 | |
10. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 84% | Upper-middle | £69 88 T + 1 | |
11. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 | 84% | Upper-middle | £80 92 H | |
12. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | 82% | Lowcost | £68 0 T + 1 | |
13. | Semperit Speed-Grip 5 | 81% | Lowcost | £67 88 T + 1 | |
14. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 80% | Upper-middle | £80 88 T + 3 | |
15. | Nokian WR Snowproof | 79% | Upper-middle | ||
16. | Toyo Observe S944 | 79% | Upper-middle | £73 92 H | |
17. | Vredestein Snowtrac 5 | 77% | Premium | ||
18. | Debica Frigo 2 | 75% | Lowcost | £51 88 T + 1 | |
19. | Uniroyal MS Plus 77 | 74% | Upper-middle | ||
20. | Sava ESKIMO S3+ | 73% | Lowcost | £57 88 T | |
21. | Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 | 67% | Lowcost | £68 88 T + 2 | |
22. | Nokian WR D3 | 66% | Upper-middle | ||
23. | Nexen WinGuard Sport | 66% | Lowcost | ||
24. | Uniroyal WinterExpert | 65% | Upper-middle | £58 88 T + 2 | |
25. | Barum Polaris 5 | 64% | Lowcost | £54 88 T + 1 | |
26. | Falken EUROWINTER HS449 | 63% | Upper-middle | ||
27. | Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 | 62% | Lowcost | £60 88 T | |
28. | Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 61% | Upper-middle | ||
29. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | 59% | Lowcost | ||
30. | Matador MP93 Nordicca | 56% | Lowcost | £67 88 T + 1 | |
31. | Kormoran SNOW | 40% | Lowcost | ||
32. | Toyo SnowProx S943 | 38% | Upper-middle | ||
33. | Matador MP92 Sibir Snow | 36% | Lowcost | ||
34. | Starfire W200 | 20% | Lowcost | ||
35. | Imperial SnowDragon HP | 10% | Lowcost | ||
36. | Syron Everest 1 plus | 1% | Lowcost | ||
37. | Duraturn Mozzo Winter | 1% | Lowcost | ||
38. | Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 | 1% | Lowcost | ||
# | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |