{"id":9234,"date":"2026-10-25T14:13:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/al-volante-tyre-test-2026-235-60-r18-winter-tyres-578dcb14-en\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T14:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:13:39","slug":"al-volante-tyre-test-2026-235-60-r18-winter-tyres-578dcb14-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/al-volante-tyre-test-2026-235-60-r18-winter-tyres-578dcb14-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Volante tyre test 2026: 235\/60 R18 \u2014 winter tyres"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">\u2630<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af78e3a8b4d2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af78e3a8b4d2\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/al-volante-tyre-test-2026-235-60-r18-winter-tyres-578dcb14-en\/#Al_Volante_tyre_test_2026_23560_R18\" title=\"Al Volante tyre test 2026: 235\/60 R18\">Al Volante tyre test 2026: 235\/60 R18<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/al-volante-tyre-test-2026-235-60-r18-winter-tyres-578dcb14-en\/#Pirelli_Scorpion_Winter_3\" title=\"Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3\">Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/al-volante-tyre-test-2026-235-60-r18-winter-tyres-578dcb14-en\/#GoodYear_UltraGrip_Performance_3\" title=\"GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3\">GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/al-volante-tyre-test-2026-235-60-r18-winter-tyres-578dcb14-en\/#Nokian_Snowproof_3P\" title=\"Nokian Snowproof 3P\">Nokian Snowproof 3P<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/al-volante-tyre-test-2026-235-60-r18-winter-tyres-578dcb14-en\/#Michelin_ALPIN_7\" title=\"Michelin ALPIN 7\">Michelin ALPIN 7<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/al-volante-tyre-test-2026-235-60-r18-winter-tyres-578dcb14-en\/#Bridgestone_Blizzak_6\" title=\"Bridgestone Blizzak 6\">Bridgestone Blizzak 6<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/al-volante-tyre-test-2026-235-60-r18-winter-tyres-578dcb14-en\/#Dynamo_Winter_Sport\" title=\"Dynamo Winter Sport\">Dynamo Winter Sport<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Al_Volante_tyre_test_2026_23560_R18\"><\/span>Al Volante tyre test 2026: 235\/60 R18<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Al Volante compared 6 tyres in size 235\/60 R18.<\/p>\n<p>Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q4<\/p>\n<p>Positions follow the original publisher classification.<\/p>\n<p>Discipline positions compare tyres within this test and are separate from the overall finishing order.<\/p>\n<p>Cornering aquaplaning: Unverified unit; excluded<\/p>\n<p>Unavailable source values are shown as \u2014 and are not estimated.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Published overall result<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3<\/th>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3<\/th>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Nokian Snowproof 3P<\/th>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Michelin ALPIN 7<\/th>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5.<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Bridgestone Blizzak 6<\/th>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6.<\/td>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dynamo Winter Sport<\/th>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pirelli_Scorpion_Winter_3\"><\/span>Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3: 1\/6. Al Volante \u00b7 Published overall result: \u2014.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published overall result: \u2014 \u00b7 1\/6<\/li>\n<li>Best discipline position: Wet braking (1\/6)<\/li>\n<li>Lowest discipline position: Rolling resistance (5\/6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry braking (100\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>40.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet braking (80\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>27.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>105.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Longitudinal aquaplaning (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>96.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow braking (35\u21925 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>13.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow traction (s)<\/th>\n<td>4.14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>54.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Exterior noise (dB(A))<\/th>\n<td>71.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rolling resistance (kg\/t)<\/th>\n<td>7.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GoodYear_UltraGrip_Performance_3\"><\/span>GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3: 2\/6. Al Volante \u00b7 Published overall result: \u2014.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published overall result: \u2014 \u00b7 2\/6<\/li>\n<li>Best discipline position: Snow braking (1\/6)<\/li>\n<li>Lowest discipline position: Longitudinal aquaplaning (6\/6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry braking (100\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>39.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet braking (80\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>28.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>107.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Longitudinal aquaplaning (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>90.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow braking (35\u21925 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>13.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow traction (s)<\/th>\n<td>4.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>54.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Exterior noise (dB(A))<\/th>\n<td>72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rolling resistance (kg\/t)<\/th>\n<td>7.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nokian_Snowproof_3P\"><\/span>Nokian Snowproof 3P<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Nokian Snowproof 3P: 3\/6. Al Volante \u00b7 Published overall result: \u2014.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published overall result: \u2014 \u00b7 3\/6<\/li>\n<li>Best discipline position: Wet handling &#8211; objective (1\/6)<\/li>\n<li>Lowest discipline position: Snow traction (6\/6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry braking (100\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>39.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet braking (80\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>28.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>105.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Longitudinal aquaplaning (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>98.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow braking (35\u21925 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>13.78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow traction (s)<\/th>\n<td>4.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>55.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Exterior noise (dB(A))<\/th>\n<td>72.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rolling resistance (kg\/t)<\/th>\n<td>7.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Michelin_ALPIN_7\"><\/span>Michelin ALPIN 7<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Michelin ALPIN 7: 4\/6. Al Volante \u00b7 Published overall result: \u2014.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published overall result: \u2014 \u00b7 4\/6<\/li>\n<li>Best discipline position: Exterior noise (1\/6)<\/li>\n<li>Lowest discipline position: Wet handling &#8211; objective (5\/6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry braking (100\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>40.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet braking (80\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>29.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>110.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Longitudinal aquaplaning (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>91.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow braking (35\u21925 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>13.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow traction (s)<\/th>\n<td>4.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>55.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Exterior noise (dB(A))<\/th>\n<td>71.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rolling resistance (kg\/t)<\/th>\n<td>6.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bridgestone_Blizzak_6\"><\/span>Bridgestone Blizzak 6<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Bridgestone Blizzak 6: 5\/6. Al Volante \u00b7 Published overall result: \u2014.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published overall result: \u2014 \u00b7 5\/6<\/li>\n<li>Best discipline position: Rolling resistance (2\/6)<\/li>\n<li>Lowest discipline position: Snow braking (6\/6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry braking (100\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>40.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet braking (80\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>29.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Longitudinal aquaplaning (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>96.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow braking (35\u21925 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>14.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow traction (s)<\/th>\n<td>4.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>57.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Exterior noise (dB(A))<\/th>\n<td>71.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rolling resistance (kg\/t)<\/th>\n<td>7.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dynamo_Winter_Sport\"><\/span>Dynamo Winter Sport<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Dynamo Winter Sport: 6\/6. Al Volante \u00b7 Published overall result: \u2014.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published overall result: \u2014 \u00b7 6\/6<\/li>\n<li>Best discipline position: Longitudinal aquaplaning (1\/6)<\/li>\n<li>Lowest discipline position: Wet handling &#8211; objective (6\/6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Dry braking (100\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>39.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet braking (80\u219210 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>30.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Wet handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>111.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Longitudinal aquaplaning (km\/h)<\/th>\n<td>99.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow braking (35\u21925 km\/h \u00b7 m)<\/th>\n<td>13.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow traction (s)<\/th>\n<td>4.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Snow handling &#8211; objective (s)<\/th>\n<td>57.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Exterior noise (dB(A))<\/th>\n<td>71.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Rolling resistance (kg\/t)<\/th>\n<td>8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reifenpresse.de\/2026\/09\/18\/kopf-an-kopfrennen-zwischen-pirelli-und-goodyear-beim-al-volante-winterreifentest\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al Volante<\/a> \u00b7 Secondary measurement source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyrereviews.com\/Tyre-Tests\/2026-al-volante-winter-tyre-test.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.tyrereviews.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Volante compared 6 tyres in size 235\/60 R18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}