| Test Summary | |
| Wet Braking |
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 |
| Dry Braking |
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 |
| Wet Handling |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 |
| Wear |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 |
| Rolling Resistance |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 |
| Snow Handling |
Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S |
There's not much we can say about the excellent 2015 Auto Express Winter Tire Test, other than head over to the Auto Express site and check out the full review!
We've summarised the braking and handling data from each discipline below, but full details of all 13 tests can be found on the Auto Express website here.
Results
- 3PMSF: no
Impressive debut, with a solid all round performance
Total: 885.2
Dry
195.1
Wet
193.3
Snow
199.6
Rolling Resistance
98.4
Noise
98.8
Overall
100
- 3PMSF: no
Good price and low rolling resistance, generally impressive on all services
Total: 884.1
Dry
194
Wet
195
Snow
196.4
Rolling Resistance
100
Noise
99
Overall
99.7
- 3PMSF: no
Good on snow, not as good as the best in the wet and dry
Total: 872.2
Dry
193.7
Wet
188.6
Snow
197.6
Rolling Resistance
94.1
Noise
98.8
Overall
99.4
- 3PMSF: no
Impressive wet grip combined with low rolling resistance
Total: 881.5
Dry
195.9
Wet
197.5
Snow
192.3
Rolling Resistance
97
Noise
99.6
Overall
99.2
- 3PMSF: no
Great in the wet and dry, but the leaders are better in the snow
Total: 868.2
Dry
196.3
Wet
195.7
Snow
193
Rolling Resistance
84.9
Noise
99.1
Overall
99.2
- 3PMSF: no
Poor snow performance, good in the wet and dry
Total: 870.4
Dry
199
Wet
199.6
Snow
182
Rolling Resistance
92.6
Noise
99.1
Overall
98.1
- 3PMSF: no
Quiet, but struggles in the wet
Total: 860.5
Dry
193.3
Wet
187.7
Snow
191.9
Rolling Resistance
89.9
Noise
100
Overall
97.7
- 3PMSF: no
Not leading in any category, and highest rolling resistance
Total: 850
Dry
193.8
Wet
184.3
Snow
190.7
Rolling Resistance
84.3
Noise
99.3
Overall
97.6