Test Summary
Wet Braking	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Dry Braking	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Wet Handling	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Wear	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Rolling Resistance	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
Noise	Fulda Kristall Control SUV
Straight Aqua	Semperit Speed Grip 3 SUV ESA Tecar Supergrip Pro
Snow Braking	Semperit Speed Grip 3 SUV ESA Tecar Supergrip Pro

ADAC tire tests are some of the most influential in the world, and for the 2020 winter season ADAC have chosen to test thirteen 235/55 R17 winter tires for SUV / 4x4 and fifteen 205/55 R16 of the best winter tires for cars.

In this SUV test, only the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 was given the "highly recommended" award, with the last place Semperit Speed Grip 3 SUV not recommended.

The rest of the tires on test were considered to be good enough to be recommended, however they fell into three groups.

The first group, Goodyear, Kleber and Bridgestone were all well rounded tires, with a slight weakness on dry roads.

The second group, Dunlop and Vredestein, were both strong in the dry and wet, but a little limited on snow, while the remaining tires showed a slight weakness in at least two categories.

For this test, ADAC hasn't provided any data, just a scoring per category and a few comments about the tires performance.

Results

The overall results were weighted 15% dry, 30% wet, 20% snow, 10% ice, 5% noise, 10% fuel consumption and 10% rolling resistance.

Very balanced with top marks on dry and snow-covered roads, also good in the wet.

None mentioned.

Total: 61.8

Dry 8.2

Wet 7.4

Snow 8.4

Ice 7.2

Comfort 6

Rolling Resistance 7.8

Wear 9

Overall 7.8

Top marks on ice and wear, good in the snow too.

Slight weakness on dry roads.

Total: 57.4

Dry 6.6

Wet 6.8

Snow 7.6

Ice 7.4

Comfort 5

Rolling Resistance 7.4

Wear 10

Overall 6.6

Good on wet, snow and fuel consumption.

Slight weakness on dry roads.

Total: 59

Dry 6.6

Wet 7.6

Snow 7.4

Ice 7.2

Comfort 6.2

Rolling Resistance 8.4

Wear 9

Overall 6.6

Very good on dry roads, good in the wet.

Slight weakness on snow.

Total: 56.4

Dry 7.6

Wet 7

Snow 6.4

Ice 7

Comfort 5.4

Rolling Resistance 7.6

Wear 9

Overall 6.4

Especially good on dry roads, also good on the wet.

Slight weakness on snow.

Total: 56.4

Dry 7.6

Wet 7.4

Snow 6.4

Ice 7.2

Comfort 5.6

Rolling Resistance 7.8

Wear 8

Overall 6.4

Good in the dry and on snow covered roads.

Relatively weak on wet roads and ice.

Total: 55.4

Dry 7

Wet 6.2

Snow 7

Ice 6.6

Comfort 6.6

Rolling Resistance 7.8

Wear 8

Overall 6.2

Top marks in the wet and fuel consumption, good on snow too.

Weakness on dry roads.

Total: 58.2

Dry 6

Wet 9

Snow 7.6

Ice 7.2

Comfort 6

Rolling Resistance 8.4

Wear 8

Overall 6

Especially good on snow, also good in the wet.

Weakness on dry roads.

Total: 55.6

Dry 6

Wet 7.2

Snow 8

Ice 7.2

Comfort 6.2

Rolling Resistance 8

Wear 7

Overall 6

Good in the wet.

Weakness on dry roads and ice.

Total: 52.4

Dry 6

Wet 7.4

Snow 6.8

Ice 6.6

Comfort 5.2

Rolling Resistance 7.4

Wear 7

Overall 6

Good on snow.

Weakness on dry and wet roads.

Total: 53.4

Dry 5.8

Wet 5.8

Snow 7.6

Ice 7.2

Comfort 6

Rolling Resistance 8.2

Wear 7

Overall 5.8

Quietest tire on test.

Weakness on dry and wet roads.

Total: 54.2

Dry 5.8

Wet 5.8

Snow 6.8

Ice 7.2

Comfort 6.8

Rolling Resistance 8

Wear 8

Overall 5.8

Especially good in the wet.

Relatively weak on dry roads, somewhat weak in snow.

Total: 54.8

Dry 5.2

Wet 8.2

Snow 6.6

Ice 7

Comfort 5.8

Rolling Resistance 7.8

Wear 9

Overall 5.2

Top marks on ice and wear.

Weak on dry roads.

Total: 53.2

Dry 4.2

Wet 6.6

Snow 6.8

Ice 7.4

Comfort 5.8

Rolling Resistance 8.2

Wear 10

Overall 4.2

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2020 ADAC Winter Tire Test - 235/55 R17

Results

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

ESA Tecar Supergrip Pro

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Nokian WR Snowproof

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

Kleber Krisalp HP3

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Cooper Discoverer Winter

Fulda Kristall Control SUV

Continental WinterContact TS 850 P

Semperit Speed Grip 3 SUV

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