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Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autoexpress 2016

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Points total
Wet
Dry
Snow
Rolling resistance
Noise
Price
1. Continental WinterContact TS 860
-
100
94,6
99,8
96,2
100
100
2. Nokian WR D4
-
99,7
96,9
99,5
99
85,1
97,9
3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter
-
99,3
93,4
98,35
97,9
85,5
98,7
£91
91 T + 3
4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
-
99
96
98,5
95,8
94,6
99,4
£103
91 H + 1
5. Michelin Alpin 5
-
98,5
88,2
97
98,8
88,7
98,4
6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
-
98,4
95,6
96
94,9
85,6
99,8
£121
91 H + 5
7. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
-
97,7
93
99,8
93,4
97,6
97,9
£110
91 T + 6
8. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
-
97,6
92,1
99,6
95,9
86,1
99,1
#Name - Rating Points total Wet Dry Snow Rolling resistance Noise Price
Above you can see the results of the Autoexpress 2016 205/55 R16 test performed by Autoexpress on a Volkswagen Golf in 2016. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 8 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Wet, Dry, Snow, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Nokian WR D4, Pirelli Cinturato Winter, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Kleber KRISALP HP3, Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
91% Premium £102 91 T + 3
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium
3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £100 91 T + 3
4. Michelin ALPIN 6
89% Premium £119 91 T + 3
5. GoodYear UltraGrip 9
89% Premium
5
6. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £102 91 T + 3
7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £119 91 T + 2
8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle
9. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium
10. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
86% Premium £127 91 T + 2
11. Michelin ALPIN A4
86% Premium
52
12. Semperit Speed-Grip 2
86% Lowcost
13. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £83 91 T + 3
14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
15. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £101 0 H + 1
16. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £81 91 T + 3
17. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
48
18. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £87 91 H + 1
19. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £103 91 T + 3
20. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
21. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £90 91 H + 1
22. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
23. Vredestein Snowtrac 5
77% Premium
30
24. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £129 91 H
25. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
26. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost
27. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
28. Debica Frigo 2
75% Lowcost £76 91 T
29. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
35
30. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
31. Sava ESKIMO S3+
73% Lowcost £64 91 T
32. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £107 91 T + 1
33. Kumho WinterCraft WP51
68% Upper-middle £96 91 T + 4
34. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
67% Lowcost £73 91 T + 2
35. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
15
36. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
37. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
38. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £65 91 H + 1
39. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £88 91 T + 3
40. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £70 91 T + 3
41. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
18
42. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
43. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle
44. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
62% Lowcost £107 91 T + 1
45. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
46. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
47. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost £95 91 T + 4
46
48. Toyo SnowProx S943
38% Upper-middle
49. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
50. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
51. Imperial SnowDragon HP
10% Lowcost
52. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
53. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
29
54. Syron Everest 1 plus
1% Lowcost
55. Dunlop Wintersport 5
1% Premium £86 91 H
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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