205/45 R17 - Best premium winter tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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205/45 R17 premium tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 91%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 86%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

7. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 79%

8. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 78%

9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 77%

10. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

11. Michelin Alpin 5 ?%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 93%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 85%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 83%

6. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

7. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

8. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

9. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 79%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 76%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 91%

2. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 86%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 86%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

6. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 80%

8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 78%

11. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 66%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

4. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

5. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 77%

7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 76%

8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 74%

9. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 70%

10. Michelin Alpin 5 66%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 63%

Costs

1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 85%

2. Michelin Alpin 6 82%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

6. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 79%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 76%

9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 68%

10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 68%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 68%

Price

205/45 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

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	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%			Premium
2.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6		92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£146 88 V
3.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7		83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£193 88 H + 2
4.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%		ADAC 2018	Premium
5.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		78.7% 81.3% 66.3% 81.3%		AUTOBILD 2024	Premium	£157 88 V
6.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III					Premium	£157 88 V + 1
7.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32				ACE 2014	Premium

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