Looking suspiciously like its sister magazine EVOs winter tire test, and in a surprisingly large size, the tire test puts a rather odd selection of winter tires to test.
Odd selection or not, Auto Express do an excellent job in testing all their tires at Continentals test facility in Sweden and Hannover. On test are five and a half winter tires, three all season tires and a single summer tire for comparison in the wet and dry tests.
As always, to respect Auto Express we won't publish our full write up until the magazine is off sale next week. For now here's an overview of the results along with a few choice comments. Get this weeks Auto Express, on sale between 12th and 18th October for the full article!
The Results
- 3PMSF: no
Great all round performance with no real weakness
Total: 1074.8
Dry
196.6
Wet
387.4
Snow
391.8
Rolling Resistance
99
- 3PMSF: no
Excellent on snow, just misses out on the top spot thanks to trailing the Conti in other areas
Total: 1066.5
Dry
195
Wet
377.4
Snow
398.1
Rolling Resistance
96
- 3PMSF: no
Pre production version tested, but if the production version is anything like the tire tested this will be a very good all round option.
Total: 1057.7
Dry
196.6
Wet
374
Snow
387.6
Rolling Resistance
99.5
- 3PMSF: no
Good value winter tire with good rolling resistance. Well suited to cold wet winters
Total: 1066.8
Dry
194.6
Wet
395.3
Snow
376.9
Rolling Resistance
100
- 3PMSF: no
Good in the snow and the wet, the dry performance lacks a little
Total: 1053.4
Dry
194.4
Wet
381.4
Snow
382.8
Rolling Resistance
94.8
- 3PMSF: no
The best all season tire in the test, relatively small compromises in winter and summer when compared to dedicated tires
Total: 1020.2
Dry
197.5
Wet
369.1
Snow
368.3
Rolling Resistance
85.3
- 3PMSF: no
Another good year round choice, better in the dry than the Hankook but not as strong in the wet or snow
Total: 1014.7
Dry
200
Wet
359.8
Snow
368.2
Rolling Resistance
86.7
- 3PMSF: no
Cheap for a reason. While better than a summer tire in the snow, the gains do not out weigh the draw backs in the wet and dry
Total: 976.5
Dry
196
Wet
342.8
Snow
341.1
Rolling Resistance
96.6
- 3PMSF: no
The all season tire that fails to shine in any conditions!
Total: 944.1
Dry
195.3
Wet
362
Snow
296.5
Rolling Resistance
90.3