See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre ALPIN 6
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Wet circle cornering, Interior noise, Wet braking
Worse at: Snow traction
Premium WinterContact TS 870
Better at: Interior noise, Wet circle cornering, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Snow traction
Premium Winter Sport 5
Better at: Interior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling
Worse at: Dry braking, Exterior noise, Dry handling
Premium Wintrac Pro
Better at: Interior noise, Wet circle cornering
Worse at: Comfort, Wet braking, Dry handling
Upper-middle WR Snowproof
Better at: Dry braking, Interior noise, Exterior noise
Worse at: Wet handling, Wet braking, Snow traction
Premium UltraGrip Performance+
Better at: Interior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling
Worse at: Dry handling, Wet braking
Upper-middle W462 Winter i*cept RS3
Better at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Dry handling
Worse at: Dry braking, Wet braking, Snow traction
Premium Cinturato Winter 2
Better at: Exterior noise, Snow handling, Interior noise
Worse at: Dry handling, Aquaplaning - cross, Comfort
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Better at: Interior noise, Snow handling, Exterior noise
Worse at: Wet handling, Dry handling, Wet braking
Budget Speed-Grip 5
Better at: Interior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Wet handling, Snow traction, Wet braking
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Interior noise, Exterior noise, Snow handling
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling, Comfort
Premium Wintrac
Better at: Interior noise, Dry braking, Exterior noise
Worse at: Comfort, Snow traction, Aquaplaning - cross
Premium UltraGrip Performance 3
Better at: Exterior noise, Wet circle cornering, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Comfort
Upper-middle WinterExpert
Better at: Exterior noise
Worse at: Wet handling, Dry braking, Dry handling
Budget Kristall Control HP2
Better at: Interior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow traction
Worse at: Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, Wet braking
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 235/50 R19 225/50 R17 205/55 R16
R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20
Width: All 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm
2 Variants
88 H T
Best £90 Compare prices
Width: All 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm
Width: All 175 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm
3 Variants
88 V H XL RFT .
Best £222 Compare prices
2 Variants
97 93 H XL .
Best £122 Compare prices
Width: All 175 mm 195 mm
1 Variants
85 H .
Best £75 Compare prices
Width: All 155 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm
19× By professional organizations
● Very good 7× (37%)
● Good 11× (58%)
● - 1× (5%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R15 8.5 xxx/xx R16 8.9 xxx/xx R17 8.4 185/xx Rxx 8.5 195/xx Rxx 8.5 205/xx Rxx 9.1 215/xx Rxx 6.8 225/xx Rxx 9.4
Frequently asked questions Michelin ALPIN 6 is made in Spain/Germany.
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