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Winter tyre test 245/45 R18 - Sportscars 2018

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Snow
Price
1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Exemplary
2+
2
1-
£200
100 V
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
Exemplary
2+
2
2+
£161
96 V + 3
3. Kleber KRISALP HP3
Exemplary
2
2-
1
£151
100 V
4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Good
2
2
1
£198
100 V + 2
5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
Good
2+
2-
2+
6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
Good
2
2-
2+
7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Good
2-
2+
2
8. Falken EuroWinter HS01
Good
2
2-
2
£129
100 V + 2
9. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
Satisfactory
3+
2
2
£103
100 V + 1
10. Sunny SN 3830 Snowmaster
Not recommended
5+
2-
3
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Price
Above you can see the results of the Sportscars 2018 245/45 R18 test performed by Sportscars on a in 2018. This test was performed in 245/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (245). Vredestein Wintrac Pro is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P, Kleber KRISALP HP3, Dunlop Winter Sport 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Nokian WR D4, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III.

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 £152 100 V
2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
94% Premium £203 100 V
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium £176 100 H+ 2
4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £161 100 V
5. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
88% Premium £190 100 V+ 3
30
6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £188 100 V
7. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
8. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £169 96 V+ 4
9. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
10. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £128 100 V
11. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost
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12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £141 100 V
13. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £163 100 V+ 2
15. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
16. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £177 100 V+ 1
17. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle £143 100 V
4
18. Barum Polaris 3
77% Lowcost
19. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £128 100 V
20. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
21. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
22. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
23. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £105 0
5
24. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £134 100 V
25. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £140 100 V
26. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
27. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
28. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle
29. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
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30. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
31. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
32. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
33. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
34. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
35. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
17
36. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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