| Test Summary | |
| Wet Braking |
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 |
| Dry Braking |
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 |
| Wet Handling |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 |
| Wear |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Michelin Alpin 6 |
| Rolling Resistance |
ESA Tecar Supergrip Pro |
| Straight Aqua |
Toyo Observe S 944 Nokian Snowproof P Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 Firestone Winterhawk 4 |
| Snow Braking |
Michelin Alpin 6 |
| Snow Handling |
Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 |
Surprisingly the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 tied for the lead with the Michelin Alpin 6. The Dunlop is now quite an old tire, but he had some of the best grip in the snow, and very low rolling resistance.
The Michelin Alpin 6 was stronger in the dry and wet than the Dunlop, but couldn't match it in the snow and ice, and as usual the Michelin had the lowest wear on test.
The Dunlops sister tire, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ finished third with a slight weakness in the dry compared to the leading two tires, and Kleber finished an impressive fourth considering its price point, with only a slight weakness in the wet.
Sadly, ADAC don't share any actual data with the public, but their scoring and testing notes can be found below.
Results
The overall results were weighted 15% dry, 30% wet, 20% snow, 10% ice, 5% noise, 10% fuel consumption and 10% rolling resistance.
- 3PMSF: no
Balanced tire, good performance on dry and wet roads, best on snow, low fuel consumption.
None mentioned.
Total: 58.4
Dry
7.2
Wet
7
Snow
9
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8.6
Noise
5.2
Wear
7
Overall
7.4
- 3PMSF: no
Balanced tire, good in the dry, wet, snow and ice, best mileage in wear test.
None mentioned.
Total: 59.8
Dry
7.8
Wet
7.4
Snow
7.2
Ice
7.6
Rolling Resistance
7.6
Noise
5.8
Wear
9
Overall
7.4
- 3PMSF: no
Short braking distances in the dry, good driving behavior on wet roads, good drivability on snow and ice.
Slight weaknesses in driving behavior on dry roads.
Total: 56
Dry
7
Wet
7
Snow
7.6
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
7.4
Noise
6
Wear
7
Overall
7
- 3PMSF: no
Good results in the dry, good snow properties, good properties on ice, low rolling noise.
Slight weaknesses in drivability on wet roads.
Total: 58
Dry
7.2
Wet
6.6
Snow
8.6
Ice
7.6
Rolling Resistance
8
Noise
6.4
Wear
7
Overall
6.6
- 3PMSF: no
Good driving behavior on dry roads, best on wet roads.
Weaknesses in the drivability on snow, devaluation due to high wear.
Total: 55.6
Dry
8.2
Wet
8.4
Snow
6.4
Ice
7.2
Rolling Resistance
8
Noise
5.4
Wear
6
Overall
6
- 3PMSF: no
Good in the wet, snow and ice.
Weakness on dry roads leading to devaluation.
Total: 56.8
Dry
6
Wet
8.2
Snow
7.8
Ice
7.6
Rolling Resistance
8.2
Noise
6
Wear
7
Overall
6
- 3PMSF: no
Good dry braking, good on ice.
Weakness in drivability in the dry, weakness in the wet, slight weakness in the snow, devaluation due to high wear.
Total: 53.2
Dry
6.4
Wet
6.4
Snow
6.8
Ice
7.8
Rolling Resistance
7.2
Noise
6.6
Wear
6
Overall
6
- 3PMSF: no
Good dry properties, good properties in the wet and snow.
Devaluation due to high wear.
Total: 54.6
Dry
7.4
Wet
7.4
Snow
7.6
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8
Noise
5.2
Wear
6
Overall
6
- 3PMSF: no
Best fuel consumption, good performance in snow and ice.
Weaknesses in driving behavior on dry and wet roads.
Total: 55.2
Dry
5.8
Wet
6.4
Snow
7.8
Ice
7.4
Rolling Resistance
9.2
Noise
5.8
Wear
7
Overall
5.8
- 3PMSF: no
Good on ice and snow, low fuel consumption.
Weakness in the dry and wet, loudest tire on test.
Total: 51.6
Dry
6
Wet
5.8
Snow
7.6
Ice
7.2
Rolling Resistance
8.2
Noise
4
Wear
7
Overall
5.8
- 3PMSF: no
Good braking and traction on snow, low fuel consumption.
Weakness in the dry with long braking distances, weakness in the wet.
Total: 51.4
Dry
5.6
Wet
6
Snow
7.2
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8.4
Noise
4.6
Wear
7
Overall
5.6
- 3PMSF: no
Good in the wet, snow and ice.
Weak on dry roads.
Total: 55.4
Dry
5.4
Wet
7.8
Snow
8.2
Ice
7.8
Rolling Resistance
7.6
Noise
6.2
Wear
7
Overall
5.4
- 3PMSF: no
Good driving characteristics in the dry, shortest dry braking, best lateral force on ice.
Weakness on wet roads, weakness in the snow.
Total: 54.4
Dry
7.6
Wet
5.4
Snow
6.6
Ice
7.8
Rolling Resistance
8.2
Noise
6.4
Wear
7
Overall
5.4
- 3PMSF: no
Good dry braking, best drivability in the snow.
Low drivability in the dry, weak in the wet.
Total: 51
Dry
5.4
Wet
6.2
Snow
8.8
Ice
6
Rolling Resistance
7.4
Noise
4.8
Wear
7
Overall
5.4
- 3PMSF: no
Good in the dry and on ice.
Weak in the wet and on snow. Devaluation due to high wear.
Total: 50.2
Dry
7
Wet
5.4
Snow
6.2
Ice
7.8
Rolling Resistance
7.2
Noise
5.2
Wear
6
Overall
5.4
- 3PMSF: no
Good results in the dry and wet.
Very weak on snow and ice, high wear.
Total: 50.8
Dry
7.8
Wet
7.4
Snow
5.2
Ice
6.4
Rolling Resistance
7.6
Noise
5.2
Wear
6
Overall
5.2
- 3PMSF: no
Good dry braking.
Poor drivability in the dry, weak in the wet, very weak on snow, worst wear in the test.
Total: 34.8
Dry
4.4
Wet
5.4
Snow
1
Ice
5.8
Rolling Resistance
7.8
Noise
4.4
Wear
5
Overall
1
- 3PMSF: no
Good on snow covered roads and ice.
Weak in the dry, very weak in the wet.
Total: 41.6
Dry
5
Wet
1
Snow
7.6
Ice
7.2
Rolling Resistance
7.4
Noise
5.4
Wear
7
Overall
1