2010 European Winter Tire Test Part 2

2010 European Winter Tire Test Part 2

Like the 225/45 r17 test, the 185/65 r15 tires were put through dry, wet, snow and ice grip test and had their wear, fuel consumption and comfort properties rated.

Mirroring the strong result in the larger size, the premium brands Continental and Dunlop scored extremely well, albeit in a different order. The Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D improved it's score from 3rd to 1st in the smaller 15?? tire while the Continental dropped from 2nd to 3rd. The Goodyear Ultra Grip 7+ scored well to take a close second place.

To mix the results up two ??All Season?? tires were included, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons and the Vredestein Quatrac 3. While the Vredestein scored poorly due to poor snow and ice grip, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons had a surprisingly good result, scoring well in the snow and ice grip sections which when coupled with it's excellent dry road performance placed it 8th overall.

Here are the full results. Again the scores were weighted in favor of wet weather and snow performance, with the final results being 15% Dry, 30% wet, 20% snow, 10% ice, 10% fuel, 5% comfort and 10% wear.

1^st

Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	2
Wet	2.9
Snow	2.8
Ice	1.7
Comfort	1.5
Rolling Resistance	2.5
Wear	3.3

Total: 16.7

2^nd

Goodyear UltraGrip 7+

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	2.2
Wet	2.7
Snow	2.9
Ice	2.1
Comfort	1.7
Rolling Resistance	2.7
Wear	2.6

Total: 16.9

3^rd

Continental WinterContact TS830

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	1.9
Wet	2.5
Snow	3.3
Ice	2
Comfort	1.6
Rolling Resistance	2.9
Wear	3.5

Total: 17.7

4^th

Fulda Kristall Montero 3

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	2.1
Wet	2.3
Snow	3.1
Ice	2.1
Comfort	1.7
Rolling Resistance	3
Wear	2.5

Total: 16.8

5^th

Semperit Speed Grip

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	2.3
Wet	2.4
Snow	2.4
Ice	2
Comfort	1.8
Rolling Resistance	2.4
Wear	3.5

Total: 16.8

6^th

Kleber Krisalp HP2

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	2.4
Wet	2.1
Snow	2.4
Ice	1.6
Comfort	0.6
Rolling Resistance	2.9
Wear	4.4

Total: 16.4

7^th

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	2.4
Wet	2.2
Snow	2.2
Ice	1.9
Comfort	1.6
Rolling Resistance	2.5
Wear	3.9

Total: 16.7

8^th

Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	2.1
Wet	2.3
Snow	2.8
Ice	2
Comfort	2.2
Rolling Resistance	2.5
Wear	2.2

Total: 16.1

9^th

Vredestein Snowtrac 3

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	1.8
Wet	2.2
Snow	3
Ice	2
Comfort	1.4
Rolling Resistance	2.5
Wear	2.8

Total: 15.7

10^th

Kumho IZen KW23

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	2.4
Wet	2.3
Snow	2.1
Ice	1.5
Comfort	1.1
Rolling Resistance	2.8
Wear	1.9

Total: 14.1

11^th

Yokohama W Drive

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	2.6
Wet	1.9
Snow	2.6
Ice	1.6
Comfort	1.5
Rolling Resistance	2.6
Wear	2.9

Total: 15.7

12^th

Vredestein Quatrac 3

185/65 r15

All discipline results (7)

Test	Result
Dry	2.4
Wet	2.4
Snow	1.9
Ice	2
Comfort	1.7
Rolling Resistance	2.4
Wear	2.8

Total: 15.6

Other tires on test were the ??ESA Tecar Super Grip 7?? which placed a very respectable 3rd, ??Maloya Davos?? which placed 11th and the ??Winter Star Performer 3?? which was the only tire to get a negative score! One to avoid...