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2019 AMS Winter SUV Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
7 min read Updated
Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Dry
  3. Wet
  4. Snow
  5. Environment
  6. Results
  7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+
  8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
  9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
  10. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
  11. Michelin Alpin 6
  12. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
  13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
  14. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
  15. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
  16. Giti GitiWinterW1
  17. Nokian WR Snowproof

Test Publication:
215/55 R17 11 tires 5 categories
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Images courtesy of Auto Motor Und Sport
Test Publication:
Auto Motor Und Sport
https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/verkehr/reifen/
Images courtesy of Auto Motor Und Sport
Test Size: 215/55 R17
Tires Tested: 11 tires
Test Categories:
5 categories (14 tests)
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Warning, lots of data ahead! For the 2019 winter, Auto Motor und Sport have tested eleven of the best winter tires in the 215/55 R17 crossover SUV size.

The biggest plus of this test is the sheer amount of data they've produced, as they've rated the tires both objectively and subjectively in a lot of categories.

It's also good news for Goodyear, as the new Goodyear UltraGrip Performance + wins on its first outing, proving to have an excellent balance of wet and snow performance, along with short dry braking distances.

Stepping up on the promise of 2018, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 once again proves itself as a strong contender, and maybe the tire of choice for the snowier climates.

The Vredestein Wintrac Pro rounds out the top three places. This tire might be the best choice for the drier, warmer climates, as it excelled in the dry and wet handling tests, but was a little weaker than the best on test during snow testing.

The other result worth mentioning was the new Nokian SnowProof. It's not very often we see Nokian performing badly in a winter test, let alone finishing last. In this test, the Nokian performed extremely well in the dry, with the best dry braking result and had a good result in the snow, but really struggled in the wet. As this is the first test of the SnowProof we've seen, we'll await more test data to see whether the new Nokian really is this bad in the wet, or it was something related to this test.

The overall results were incredibly close, with all the tires down to eighth place being recommended, but if you want the best for your SUV in 215/55 R17, pick from the top five.

Dry

Interestingly, the top two spots during dry braking were taken by the bottom two tires overall, with the Nokian and Giti proving to be the best at stopping the VW T-Roc.

Dry Braking

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)
  1. Nokian WR Snowproof
    44.10 M
  2. Giti GitiWinterW1
    44.30 M
  3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    44.50 M
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    44.60 M
  5. Michelin Alpin 6
    44.60 M
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    44.60 M
  7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    44.80 M
  8. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    45.70 M
  9. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    45.70 M
  10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    45.90 M
  11. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    46.80 M

Dry handling was extremely close between the eleven tires, with a difference of just 2 km/h between the best and worst tires.

Dry Handling

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
  1. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    116.10 Km/H
  2. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    115.90 Km/H
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    115.60 Km/H
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    115.40 Km/H
  5. Giti GitiWinterW1
    115.20 Km/H
  6. Nokian WR Snowproof
    115.20 Km/H
  7. Michelin Alpin 6
    114.90 Km/H
  8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    114.90 Km/H
  9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    114.40 Km/H
  10. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    114.20 Km/H
  11. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    114.10 Km/H

The sporty Vredestein was the only tire to receive ten points during subjective dry handling scoring.

Subj. Dry Handling

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)
  1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    10.00 Points
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    9.00 Points
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    9.00 Points
  4. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    9.00 Points
  5. Michelin Alpin 6
    9.00 Points
  6. Nokian WR Snowproof
    8.00 Points
  7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    8.00 Points
  8. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    8.00 Points
  9. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    8.00 Points
  10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    7.00 Points
  11. Giti GitiWinterW1
    7.00 Points

Wet

The Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 had a significant advantage during wet braking.

Wet Braking

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    31.20 M
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    32.30 M
  3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    32.50 M
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    32.60 M
  5. Giti GitiWinterW1
    33.50 M
  6. Michelin Alpin 6
    33.50 M
  7. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    33.50 M
  8. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    34.00 M
  9. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    34.40 M
  10. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    34.80 M
  11. Nokian WR Snowproof
    36.10 M

The top three tires overall dominated wet handling, both in average speed and subjectively.

Wet Handling

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    73.30 Km/H
  2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    73.20 Km/H
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    72.90 Km/H
  4. Michelin Alpin 6
    72.60 Km/H
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    72.50 Km/H
  6. Giti GitiWinterW1
    70.80 Km/H
  7. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    70.70 Km/H
  8. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    70.50 Km/H
  9. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    70.30 Km/H
  10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    69.80 Km/H
  11. Nokian WR Snowproof
    68.90 Km/H

Subj. Wet Handling

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    10.00 Points
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    10.00 Points
  3. Michelin Alpin 6
    10.00 Points
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    10.00 Points
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    9.00 Points
  6. Giti GitiWinterW1
    7.00 Points
  7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    7.00 Points
  8. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    6.00 Points
  9. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    6.00 Points
  10. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    6.00 Points
  11. Nokian WR Snowproof
    6.00 Points

The Falken had an advantage during the aquaplaning testing, with the rest of the tires closely matched.

Straight Aqua

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
  1. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    83.10 Km/H
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    76.50 Km/H
  3. Giti GitiWinterW1
    76.50 Km/H
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    76.00 Km/H
  5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    75.80 Km/H
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    75.50 Km/H
  7. Michelin Alpin 6
    75.40 Km/H
  8. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    74.10 Km/H
  9. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    72.30 Km/H
  10. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    71.70 Km/H
  11. Nokian WR Snowproof
    70.30 Km/H

Snow

Bridgestone once again stopped the VW T-Roc in the shortest distance, this time during snow braking.

Snow Braking

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    25.60 M
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    26.00 M
  3. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    26.10 M
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    26.50 M
  5. Nokian WR Snowproof
    26.60 M
  6. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    27.20 M
  7. Michelin Alpin 6
    27.20 M
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    27.30 M
  9. Giti GitiWinterW1
    27.70 M
  10. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    27.90 M
  11. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    28.10 M

As in the wet testing, the new Goodyear proved to be excellent during snow handling.

Snow Handling

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    49.40 Km/H
  2. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    49.20 Km/H
  3. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    48.70 Km/H
  4. Nokian WR Snowproof
    48.40 Km/H
  5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    48.40 Km/H
  6. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    48.30 Km/H
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    48.00 Km/H
  8. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    47.90 Km/H
  9. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    47.90 Km/H
  10. Michelin Alpin 6
    47.70 Km/H
  11. Giti GitiWinterW1
    46.00 Km/H

Subj. Snow Handling

Subjective Snow Handling Score (Higher is better)
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    10.00 Points
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    9.00 Points
  3. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    9.00 Points
  4. Nokian WR Snowproof
    9.00 Points
  5. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    9.00 Points
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    9.00 Points
  7. Michelin Alpin 6
    9.00 Points
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    8.00 Points
  9. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    8.00 Points
  10. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    7.00 Points
  11. Giti GitiWinterW1
    7.00 Points

Environment

All the tires were relatively close in both external noise and subjective internal noise, but the Falken proved to have the best balance of the two.

Noise

External noise in dB (Lower is better)
  1. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    69.30 dB
  2. Nokian WR Snowproof
    69.70 dB
  3. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    69.80 dB
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    70.00 dB
  5. Giti GitiWinterW1
    70.10 dB
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    70.20 dB
  7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    70.20 dB
  8. Michelin Alpin 6
    70.50 dB
  9. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    70.70 dB
  10. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    71.00 dB
  11. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    71.10 dB

Subj. Comfort

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)
  1. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    10.00 Points
  2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    9.00 Points
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    9.00 Points
  4. Michelin Alpin 6
    9.00 Points
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    9.00 Points
  6. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    9.00 Points
  7. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    9.00 Points
  8. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    8.00 Points
  9. Nokian WR Snowproof
    8.00 Points
  10. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    8.00 Points
  11. Giti GitiWinterW1
    7.00 Points

The Continental WinterContact TS850P had the lowest rolling resistance, but was one of the most expensive to buy.

Rolling Resistance

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)
  1. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    7.40 kg / t
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    7.60 kg / t
  3. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    7.90 kg / t
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    8.00 kg / t
  5. Michelin Alpin 6
    8.00 kg / t
  6. Nokian WR Snowproof
    8.40 kg / t
  7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    8.60 kg / t
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    8.70 kg / t
  9. Giti GitiWinterW1
    8.80 kg / t
  10. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    9.00 kg / t
  11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    9.30 kg / t

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)
  1. Giti GitiWinterW1
    73.00
  2. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    106.00
  3. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    111.00
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    115.00
  5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    118.00
  6. Nokian WR Snowproof
    125.00
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    128.00
  8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    134.00
  9. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu
    145.00
  10. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    147.00
  11. Michelin Alpin 6
    160.00

Results

1st

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+

215/55 R17
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 3rd 44.5 M 44.1 M +0.4 M 99.1%
Dry Handling 11th 114.1 Km/H 116.1 Km/H -2 Km/H 98.28%
Subj. Dry Handling 6th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 3rd 32.5 M 31.2 M +1.3 M 96%
Wet Handling 1st 73.3 Km/H 100%
Subj. Wet Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Straight Aqua 2nd 76.5 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -6.6 Km/H 92.06%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 2nd 26 M 25.6 M +0.4 M 98.46%
Snow Handling 1st 49.4 Km/H 100%
Subj. Snow Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Noise 6th 70.2 dB 69.3 dB +0.9 dB 98.72%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 9th 145 73 +72 50.34%
Rolling Resistance 4th 8 kg / t 7.4 kg / t +0.6 kg / t 92.5%
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2nd

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

215/55 R17
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 4th 44.6 M 44.1 M +0.5 M 98.88%
Dry Handling 7th 114.9 Km/H 116.1 Km/H -1.2 Km/H 98.97%
Subj. Dry Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 1st 31.2 M 100%
Wet Handling 3rd 72.9 Km/H 73.3 Km/H -0.4 Km/H 99.45%
Subj. Wet Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Straight Aqua 6th 75.5 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -7.6 Km/H 90.85%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 1st 25.6 M 100%
Snow Handling 7th 48 Km/H 49.4 Km/H -1.4 Km/H 97.17%
Subj. Snow Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Noise 6th 70.2 dB 69.3 dB +0.9 dB 98.72%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 7th 128 73 +55 57.03%
Rolling Resistance 2nd 7.6 kg / t 7.4 kg / t +0.2 kg / t 97.37%
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Vredestein Wintrac Pro

215/55 R17
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 4th 44.6 M 44.1 M +0.5 M 98.88%
Dry Handling 4th 115.4 Km/H 116.1 Km/H -0.7 Km/H 99.4%
Subj. Dry Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 4th 32.6 M 31.2 M +1.4 M 95.71%
Wet Handling 2nd 73.2 Km/H 73.3 Km/H -0.1 Km/H 99.86%
Subj. Wet Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Straight Aqua 5th 75.8 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -7.3 Km/H 91.22%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 8th 27.3 M 25.6 M +1.7 M 93.77%
Snow Handling 4th 48.4 Km/H 49.4 Km/H -1 Km/H 97.98%
Subj. Snow Handling 8th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 8th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Noise 4th 70 dB 69.3 dB +0.7 dB 99%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 5th 118 73 +45 61.86%
Rolling Resistance 8th 8.7 kg / t 7.4 kg / t +1.3 kg / t 85.06%
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Continental WinterContact TS 850 P

215/55 R17
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 8th 45.7 M 44.1 M +1.6 M 96.5%
Dry Handling 3rd 115.6 Km/H 116.1 Km/H -0.5 Km/H 99.57%
Subj. Dry Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 2nd 32.3 M 31.2 M +1.1 M 96.59%
Wet Handling 5th 72.5 Km/H 73.3 Km/H -0.8 Km/H 98.91%
Subj. Wet Handling 5th 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Straight Aqua 4th 76 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -7.1 Km/H 91.46%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 6th 27.2 M 25.6 M +1.6 M 94.12%
Snow Handling 6th 48.3 Km/H 49.4 Km/H -1.1 Km/H 97.77%
Subj. Snow Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Noise 9th 70.7 dB 69.3 dB +1.4 dB 98.02%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 10th 147 73 +74 49.66%
Rolling Resistance 1st 7.4 kg / t 100%
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Michelin Alpin 6

215/55 R17
Michelin Alpin 6
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 4th 44.6 M 44.1 M +0.5 M 98.88%
Dry Handling 7th 114.9 Km/H 116.1 Km/H -1.2 Km/H 98.97%
Subj. Dry Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 5th 33.5 M 31.2 M +2.3 M 93.13%
Wet Handling 4th 72.6 Km/H 73.3 Km/H -0.7 Km/H 99.05%
Subj. Wet Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Straight Aqua 7th 75.4 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -7.7 Km/H 90.73%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 6th 27.2 M 25.6 M +1.6 M 94.12%
Snow Handling 10th 47.7 Km/H 49.4 Km/H -1.7 Km/H 96.56%
Subj. Snow Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Noise 8th 70.5 dB 69.3 dB +1.2 dB 98.3%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 11th 160 73 +87 45.63%
Rolling Resistance 4th 8 kg / t 7.4 kg / t +0.6 kg / t 92.5%
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Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV

215/55 R17
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 11th 46.8 M 44.1 M +2.7 M 94.23%
Dry Handling 2nd 115.9 Km/H 116.1 Km/H -0.2 Km/H 99.83%
Subj. Dry Handling 6th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 5th 33.5 M 31.2 M +2.3 M 93.13%
Wet Handling 7th 70.7 Km/H 73.3 Km/H -2.6 Km/H 96.45%
Subj. Wet Handling 8th 6 Points 10 Points -4 Points 60%
Straight Aqua 9th 72.3 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -10.8 Km/H 87%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 4th 26.5 M 25.6 M +0.9 M 96.6%
Snow Handling 2nd 49.2 Km/H 49.4 Km/H -0.2 Km/H 99.6%
Subj. Snow Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Noise 1st 69.3 dB 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 4th 115 73 +42 63.48%
Rolling Resistance 10th 9 kg / t 7.4 kg / t +1.6 kg / t 82.22%
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Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV

215/55 R17
Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 10th 45.9 M 44.1 M +1.8 M 96.08%
Dry Handling 9th 114.4 Km/H 116.1 Km/H -1.7 Km/H 98.54%
Subj. Dry Handling 10th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 8th 34 M 31.2 M +2.8 M 91.76%
Wet Handling 10th 69.8 Km/H 73.3 Km/H -3.5 Km/H 95.23%
Subj. Wet Handling 8th 6 Points 10 Points -4 Points 60%
Straight Aqua 1st 83.1 Km/H 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 3rd 26.1 M 25.6 M +0.5 M 98.08%
Snow Handling 3rd 48.7 Km/H 49.4 Km/H -0.7 Km/H 98.58%
Subj. Snow Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 1st 10 Points 100%
Noise 3rd 69.8 dB 69.3 dB +0.5 dB 99.28%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 2nd 106 73 +33 68.87%
Rolling Resistance 11th 9.3 kg / t 7.4 kg / t +1.9 kg / t 79.57%
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Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV

215/55 R17
Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 8th 45.7 M 44.1 M +1.6 M 96.5%
Dry Handling 1st 116.1 Km/H 100%
Subj. Dry Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 10th 34.8 M 31.2 M +3.6 M 89.66%
Wet Handling 8th 70.5 Km/H 73.3 Km/H -2.8 Km/H 96.18%
Subj. Wet Handling 8th 6 Points 10 Points -4 Points 60%
Straight Aqua 8th 74.1 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -9 Km/H 89.17%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 11th 28.1 M 25.6 M +2.5 M 91.1%
Snow Handling 8th 47.9 Km/H 49.4 Km/H -1.5 Km/H 96.96%
Subj. Snow Handling 10th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 8th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Noise 10th 71 dB 69.3 dB +1.7 dB 97.61%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 3rd 111 73 +38 65.77%
Rolling Resistance 3rd 7.9 kg / t 7.4 kg / t +0.5 kg / t 93.67%
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Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

215/55 R17
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 7th 44.8 M 44.1 M +0.7 M 98.44%
Dry Handling 10th 114.2 Km/H 116.1 Km/H -1.9 Km/H 98.36%
Subj. Dry Handling 6th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 9th 34.4 M 31.2 M +3.2 M 90.7%
Wet Handling 9th 70.3 Km/H 73.3 Km/H -3 Km/H 95.91%
Subj. Wet Handling 6th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Straight Aqua 10th 71.7 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -11.4 Km/H 86.28%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 10th 27.9 M 25.6 M +2.3 M 91.76%
Snow Handling 8th 47.9 Km/H 49.4 Km/H -1.5 Km/H 96.96%
Subj. Snow Handling 8th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Noise 11th 71.1 dB 69.3 dB +1.8 dB 97.47%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 8th 134 73 +61 54.48%
Rolling Resistance 7th 8.6 kg / t 7.4 kg / t +1.2 kg / t 86.05%
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Giti GitiWinterW1

215/55 R17
Giti GitiWinterW1
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 2nd 44.3 M 44.1 M +0.2 M 99.55%
Dry Handling 5th 115.2 Km/H 116.1 Km/H -0.9 Km/H 99.22%
Subj. Dry Handling 10th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 5th 33.5 M 31.2 M +2.3 M 93.13%
Wet Handling 6th 70.8 Km/H 73.3 Km/H -2.5 Km/H 96.59%
Subj. Wet Handling 6th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Straight Aqua 2nd 76.5 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -6.6 Km/H 92.06%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 9th 27.7 M 25.6 M +2.1 M 92.42%
Snow Handling 11th 46 Km/H 49.4 Km/H -3.4 Km/H 93.12%
Subj. Snow Handling 10th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 11th 7 Points 10 Points -3 Points 70%
Noise 5th 70.1 dB 69.3 dB +0.8 dB 98.86%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 1st 73 100%
Rolling Resistance 9th 8.8 kg / t 7.4 kg / t +1.4 kg / t 84.09%
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11th

Nokian WR Snowproof

215/55 R17
Nokian WR Snowproof
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 1st 44.1 M 100%
Dry Handling 5th 115.2 Km/H 116.1 Km/H -0.9 Km/H 99.22%
Subj. Dry Handling 6th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 11th 36.1 M 31.2 M +4.9 M 86.43%
Wet Handling 11th 68.9 Km/H 73.3 Km/H -4.4 Km/H 94%
Subj. Wet Handling 8th 6 Points 10 Points -4 Points 60%
Straight Aqua 11th 70.3 Km/H 83.1 Km/H -12.8 Km/H 84.6%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 5th 26.6 M 25.6 M +1 M 96.24%
Snow Handling 4th 48.4 Km/H 49.4 Km/H -1 Km/H 97.98%
Subj. Snow Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 8th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Noise 2nd 69.7 dB 69.3 dB +0.4 dB 99.43%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Price 6th 125 73 +52 58.4%
Rolling Resistance 6th 8.4 kg / t 7.4 kg / t +1 kg / t 88.1%
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