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Winter tyre test 245/40 R18 - Sportscars 2016

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Snow
Price
1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
-
2-
2
1-
£160
97 V + 2
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
Exemplary
2
2
2
3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Exemplary
2-
2-
1-
£133
97 V + 2
4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Exemplary
2
2
2
5. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4
Satisfactory
3+
2-
2+
6. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
Satisfactory
3
2
2
7. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S
Conditionally recommended
3+
2-
3+
8. Accelera X-Grip
Not recommended
4+
3+
3+
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Price
Above you can see the results of the Sportscars 2016 245/40 R18 test performed by Sportscars on a in 2016. This test was performed in 245/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (245). Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 is the best of 8 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P, Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Kleber KRISALP HP3, 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. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
96% Upper-middle £134 97 V
2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
94% Premium £176 97 V + 2
3. Continental WinterContact TS 850P
91% Premium £184 97 V + 2
4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
90% Premium £171 97 V + 1
5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £161 97 V + 1
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6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium £106 97 V + 2
7. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £159 97 V
8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle
9. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £164 97 H + 3
10. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £147 97 V
11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £133 93 V
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12. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £113 0 V
13. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £157 97 V
15. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle
16. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £133 97 V
17. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle £164 97 V
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18. Barum Polaris 3
77% Lowcost
19. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
20. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £108 97 V
21. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
22. Yokohama W.drive V905
72% Upper-middle
23. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £121 97 V + 3
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24. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £118 97 V
25. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
26. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle
27. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
28. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
29. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
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30. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
31. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
32. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
33. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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