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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-
£202
100 V
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
Exemplary
2+
2
2+
£162
96 V + 3
3. Kleber KRISALP HP3
Exemplary
2
2-
1
£154
100 V
4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Good
2
2
1
£197
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
£130
100 V + 2
9. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
Satisfactory
3+
2
2
£104
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, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Nokian WR D4.

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 £154 100 V
2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
94% Premium £206 100 V
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium £180 100 H+ 2
4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £163 100 V
5. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
88% Premium £192 100 V+ 3
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6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle
7. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £171 96 V+ 4
8. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
9. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £144 100 V
10. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
11. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost
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12. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
13. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £142 100 V
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 £162 100 V+ 1
17. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle £139 100 V
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18. Barum Polaris 3
77% Lowcost
19. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £130 100 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 £106 0
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24. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £139 100 V
25. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £138 100 V
26. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
27. Nokian WR A4
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. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
32. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
33. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
34. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
35. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
6
36. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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