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Winter tyre test 225/45 R18 - Sportscars 2015

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Snow
Price
1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Exemplary
1-
2
1-
£163
95 V + 2
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
Exemplary
2+
2
2+
£173
95 H + 1
3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Exemplary
2+
2-
1-
4. Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4
-
2
2-
1-
£226
95 V + 2
5. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
-
3+
2
2+
£143
91 H + 1
6. Nokian WR D4
-
2-
2
2
7. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S
-
3+
2-
2-
8. Horizon Polar Star 5
-
4+
2-
3-
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Price
Above you can see the results of the Sportscars 2015 225/45 R18 test performed by Sportscars on a in 2015. This test was performed in 225/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is the best of 8 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P, Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3, Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Kleber KRISALP HP3, Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2.

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. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
96% Upper-middle £143 95 V
2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
94% Premium £171 95 H+ 2
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium £161 95 V+ 2
4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £169 95 V
5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium £156 95 H+ 2
2
6. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £132 95 V
7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £195 95 V
8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £151 95 V
9. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £144 91 H+ 10
10. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £119 95 V
11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £165 91 H+ 4
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12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £135 95 V
13. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £141 95 V
15. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle
16. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £138 0 V
17. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
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18. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £157 95 V+ 1
19. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
20. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £241 95 H+ 4
21. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
22. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
23. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £118 95 V+ 1
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24. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £116 95 V
25. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
26. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium £191 95 H
27. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £108 95 V
28. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost
29. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
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30. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £172 95 V
31. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
32. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
33. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
34. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
35. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
20
36. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
37. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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