Winter tyre test 195/65 R15 - ADAC 2021
- Winner: Dunlop SP Winter Response 2
- Best value: Vredestein Wintrac
- Testing vehicle: VW Golf
- Tested tyres: 16
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 | Good |
2,1
|
2,0
|
2,0
|
2,4
|
3,0
|
2,5
| £79 91 T + 1 | |
| 2. | Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ | Good |
1,8
|
2,3
|
2,0
|
2,0
|
2,8
|
2,5
| £79 91 T + 3 | |
| 3. | Michelin Alpin 6 | Good |
2,5
|
1,9
|
2,2
|
2,0
|
3,1
|
2,0
| £92 91 T + 2 | |
| 4. | Vredestein Wintrac | Good |
2,3
|
2,5
|
2,2
|
2,0
|
2,8
|
2,0
| £80 0 + 2 | |
| 5. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Satisfactory |
2,6
|
2,2
|
1,9
|
2,5
|
3,3
|
2,0
| ||
| 6. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | Satisfactory |
1,6
|
2,7
|
1,9
|
2,5
|
2,9
|
2,5
| ||
| 7. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Satisfactory |
1,7
|
2,5
|
2,8
|
2,3
|
3,3
|
3,0
| £78 91 T + 2 | |
| 8. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | Satisfactory |
2,7
|
2,3
|
2,4
|
2,4
|
2,9
|
3,0
| ||
| 9. | Laufenn I Fit LW31 | Satisfactory |
2,2
|
2,6
|
1,9
|
2,0
|
2,9
|
3,0
| ||
| 10. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | Satisfactory |
2,3
|
2,2
|
2,6
|
2,4
|
2,6
|
3,0
| ||
| 11. | Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 | Satisfactory |
3,1
|
2,1
|
2,2
|
2,4
|
3,1
|
2,0
| £73 91 T | |
| 12. | Barum Polaris 5 | Satisfactory |
3,2
|
3,0
|
2,0
|
2,0
|
2,8
|
3,0
| £68 91 T + 2 | |
| 13. | Nokian WR Snowproof | Satisfactory |
3,3
|
2,5
|
2,3
|
2,2
|
2,9
|
2,5
| £68 91 T + 2 | |
| 14. | General Altimax Winter 3 | Satisfactory |
3,5
|
3,4
|
1,9
|
2,1
|
2,7
|
2,0
| ||
| 15. | GT Radial Champiro WinterPro 2 | Satisfactory |
3,5
|
3,5
|
2,4
|
2,4
|
2,7
|
3,0
| £79 91 T + 2 | |
| 16. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51 | Sufficient |
3,0
|
3,6
|
2,5
|
2,4
|
2,7
|
3,0
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2021 195/65 R15 test performed by ADAC on a VW Golf in 2021. This test was performed in 195/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (195). Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Goodyear UltraGrip 9+, Michelin Alpin 6, Vredestein Wintrac; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian WR D4, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452, Firestone Winterhawk 4.
Same size tyres not featured in the test
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