Winter tyre test 235/60 R18 - Al Volante 2026

Winter

2026

Year

6

Tyres

Winner

Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3

Test Vehicle

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q4

Tested tyres

6

article

Al Volante tyre test 2026: 235/60 R18 — winter tyres

Al Volante compared 6 tyres in size 235/60 R18.

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Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Positions follow the original publisher classification.

1

Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3

Rating: -

£175

107 V

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

Stopping distance on dry40.1

Stopping distance on wet27.9

Stopping distance on snow13.4

Wet

Wet Braking#1/6

Wet Handling Measured#1/6

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/6

Dry

Dry Braking#4/6

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/6

Snow

Snow Braking#2/6

Snow Handling Measured#2/6

Snow Traction#2/6

Summary

Published overall result: — · 1/6
Best discipline position: Wet braking (1/6)
Lowest discipline position: Rolling resistance (5/6)

2

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: -

£154

107 H

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on dry39.6

Stopping distance on wet28.8

Stopping distance on snow13.27

Wet

Wet Braking#3/6

Wet Handling Measured#3/6

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/6

Dry

Dry Braking#3/6

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/6

Snow

Snow Braking#1/6

Snow Handling Measured#1/6

Snow Traction#1/6

Summary

Published overall result: — · 2/6
Best discipline position: Snow braking (1/6)
Lowest discipline position: Longitudinal aquaplaning (6/6)

Unavailable source values are shown as — and are not estimated.

3

Nokian Snowproof 3P

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39.3

Stopping distance on wet28.3

Stopping distance on snow13.78

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#1/6

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/6

Wet Braking#2/6

Dry

Dry Braking#2/6

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/6

Snow

Snow Braking#4/6

Snow Handling Measured#4/6

Snow Traction#6/6

Summary

Published overall result: — · 3/6
Best discipline position: Wet handling - objective (1/6)
Lowest discipline position: Snow traction (6/6)

Unverified unit; excluded

4

Michelin ALPIN 7

Rating: -

£178

107 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

Stopping distance on dry40.5

Stopping distance on wet29.7

Stopping distance on snow13.65

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/6

Wet Braking#5/6

Wet Handling Measured#5/6

Dry

Dry Braking#5/6

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/6

Snow

Snow Braking#3/6

Snow Handling Measured#3/6

Snow Traction#4/6

Summary

Published overall result: — · 4/6
Best discipline position: Exterior noise (1/6)
Lowest discipline position: Wet handling - objective (5/6)

5

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: -

£151

107 H

mytyres.co.uk

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107V · £151

Stopping distance on dry40.6

Stopping distance on wet29.2

Stopping distance on snow14.07

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/6

Wet Braking#4/6

Wet Handling Measured#4/6

Dry

Dry Braking#6/6

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/6

Snow

Snow Handling Measured#5/6

Snow Traction#5/6

Snow Braking#6/6

Summary

Published overall result: — · 5/6
Best discipline position: Rolling resistance (2/6)
Lowest discipline position: Snow braking (6/6)

Cornering aquaplaning: Unverified unit; excluded

6

Dynamo Winter Sport

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39.2

Stopping distance on wet30.2

Stopping distance on snow13.81

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/6

Wet Braking#6/6

Wet Handling Measured#6/6

Dry

Dry Braking#1/6

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/6

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/6

Snow

Snow Traction#3/6

Snow Braking#5/6

Snow Handling Measured#6/6

Summary

Published overall result: — · 6/6
Best discipline position: Longitudinal aquaplaning (1/6)
Lowest discipline position: Wet handling - objective (6/6)

Detailed results

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.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1 95%	95%	Premium
2	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV 91%	91%	Premium	£138 107 H +3 More
3	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£137 103 T +3 More
4	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£169 103 T +2 More
5	Premium Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 90%	90%	Premium	£168 103 H +8 More
6	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 90%	90%	Premium
7	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium
8	Goodyear Ultragrip Performance+ Suv 90%	90%

9	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£129 107 H +2 More
11	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£137 107 H +1 More
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£123 107 H +1 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle
14	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
15	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£175 107 V
16	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£141 107 H +1 More

17	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
18	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320 75%	75%	Upper-middle
19	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium	£130 103 H +2 More
20	Premium Hankook Winter i*cept iON SUV IW01A 74%	74%	Premium	£191 103 H
21	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
22	Budget Fulda Kristall Control SUV 71%	71%	Budget
23	Upper-middle Firestone Destination Winter 71%	71%	Upper-middle
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£131 107 H +1 More

25	Budget Barum Polaris 3 4x4 65%	65%	Budget
26	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
27	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£123 103 H +4 More
28	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
29	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%
30	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
31	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
32	Torque TQ 023 5%	5%

33	Budget Imperial All Season Driver 1%	1%	Budget	£103 107 W
34	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV 1%	1%	Budget	£108 103 H +3 More