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Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autoexpress 2016

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Snow
Rolling resistance
Noise
Price
1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
-
98,4
99,4
100
98,4
98,8
£165
91 H + 3
2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
-
98,7
98,7
98,1
100
99
£131
91 H + 7
3. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850
-
100
99,6
94,9
97
99,6
4. Michelin Alpin 5
-
99,9
100
94,2
84,9
99,1
£171
91 H + 3
5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
-
99,6
99
94,8
93
99,1
£123
94 H
6. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S
-
97,8
99,6
95
90
100
7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
-
95,8
99,1
95
84
99,3
£128
91 H + 1
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Rolling resistance Noise Price
Above you can see the results of the Autoexpress 2016 225/45 R17 test performed by Autoexpress on a Seat Leon in 2016. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 is the best of 7 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Rolling resistance, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850, Michelin Alpin 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Kleber KRISALP HP3, Michelin ALPIN 6, 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 £142 91 H + 2
2. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £134 91 H + 2
4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium £146 91 H + 2
5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £145 91 H + 1
37
6. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle
7. Michelin ALPIN 6
89% Premium £178 91 H + 2
8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle
9. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £159 91 H + 6
11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle
34
12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £108 91 H + 1
13. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £151 91 H + 1
14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
15. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £120 0 V
16. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
17. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £99 91 H + 1
40
18. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £114 91 H + 1
19. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £129 91 H + 2
20. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £124 91 H + 1
21. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle £155 91 H + 1
22. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle
23. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
43
24. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £158 91 H
25. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £85 91 H + 1
26. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
27. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle £124 91 H + 2
28. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
29. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
24
30. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £97 91 H
31. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £96 94 H + 2
32. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £85 91 H + 1
33. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
34. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £105 91 H + 1
35. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £94 91 H + 1
12
36. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
37. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
38. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £107 91 H + 2
39. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
40. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
41. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
22
42. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost £102 91 H + 2
43. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
44. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
45. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
46. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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