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Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - ADAC 2016

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Noise
Wear
Fuel consumption
Price
1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
-
2,4
2,4
1,9
2,2
2,8
2,0
1,6
£126
91 H + 7
2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
-
2,7
2,9
2,7
2,6
3,1
2,5
2,2
3. Firestone Winterhawk 3
-
3,0
2,9
2,4
2,0
2,8
2,0
2,2
4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
-
2,7
3,0
1,7
2,0
3,2
2,0
1,5
£165
91 H + 3
5. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
-
3,0
2,2
2,5
2,4
3,5
2,5
2,3
6. Nokian WR D4
-
2,6
2,4
2,2
2,1
3,1
3,0
2,0
7. Uniroyal MS plus 77
-
2,3
3,2
2,5
2,6
3,1
2,5
1,9
8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
-
2,5
2,1
3,3
2,4
3,7
2,0
2,1
£152
91 H + 1
9. Viking Snow Tech II
-
3,4
3,2
2,4
2,7
4,1
2,0
2,4
10. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S
-
2,4
2,4
3,4
2,5
3,0
3,0
2,4
11. Yokohama W.drive V905
-
3,3
2,5
2,1
2,9
4,0
3,5
2,4
12. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
-
3,7
2,6
2,2
2,5
3,2
2,0
1,9
13. BF Goodrich g-force Winter
-
3,9
2,6
2,2
2,2
3,6
1,5
1,8
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Ice Noise Wear Fuel consumption Price
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2016 225/45 R17 test performed by ADAC on a in 2016. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is the best of 13 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3, Firestone Winterhawk 3, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, Michelin ALPIN 5, Michelin ALPIN 6.

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. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium £130 91 H + 2
4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £117 91 H + 2
5. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £114 91 H + 3
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6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £121 91 H + 1
7. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium £182 91 H + 3
8. Michelin ALPIN 6
89% Premium £144 91 H + 2
9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £160 91 H + 6
11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle
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12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £103 91 H + 1
13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £80 0 V
14. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £101 91 H + 1
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
16. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £111 91 H + 2
17. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £90 91 H + 1
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18. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle
19. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £121 91 H + 1
20. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle £106 91 H + 1
21. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
22. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £158 91 H
23. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £85 91 H + 1
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24. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle £124 91 H + 2
25. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
26. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
27. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £96 91 H
28. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £85 94 H + 2
29. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium £121 91 H + 1
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30. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £83 91 H + 1
31. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
32. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £115 91 H + 1
33. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £85 91 H + 1
34. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
35. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
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36. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle
37. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost £108 94 V
38. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
39. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
40. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
41. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
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42. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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