Ceat WinterDrive vs Semperit Speed Grip 5
Semperit consistently leads on wet braking, wet handling and aquaplaning resistance, translating to higher overall rankings in Autobild 2025 and the big 55-tire 2024 braking test. Ceat counters with shorter dry stops, stronger snow traction and ice braking, lower noise, and notably longer tread life at a lower purchase price, delivering standout cost-per-kilometre.
Test Results
Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been four tests which compare both tires directly!
| Tire | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Ceat WinterDrive | one | |
| Semperit Speed Grip 5 | three |
While it might look like the Semperit Speed Grip 5 is better than the Ceat WinterDrive purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.
Key Strengths
- Superior snow and ice capability (better snow traction and ice braking)
- Shorter dry braking across multiple tests
- Outstanding mileage and lower abrasion (significantly longer tread life)
- Quieter and better comfort with the best cost-per-kilometre
- Class-leading wet performance (braking, handling, aquaplaning)
- Sharper handling feel and higher dry handling speed
- Lower rolling resistance in testing
- Consistently higher overall rankings in multi-tire comparisons
Dry Braking
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during two dry braking tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive stopped the vehicle in 5.21% less distance than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Dry Braking: Ceat WinterDrive
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was 0.95% faster around a lap than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Semperit Speed Grip 5
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during four wet braking tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 stopped the vehicle in 5.12% less distance than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Wet Braking: Semperit Speed Grip 5
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Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 stopped the vehicle in 5.29% less distance than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Semperit Speed Grip 5
See how the Wet Braking - Concrete winner was calculated >>
Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was 2.8% faster around a wet lap than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Semperit Speed Grip 5
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was 1.34% faster around a wet circle than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Wet Circle: Semperit Speed Grip 5
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 floated at a 4.72% higher speed than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Straight Aqua: Semperit Speed Grip 5
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during one curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 slipped out at a 16.94% higher speed than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Semperit Speed Grip 5
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Snow Braking
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during two snow braking tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive stopped the vehicle in 0.41% less distance than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Snow Braking: Ceat WinterDrive
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during two snow traction tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive had 4.33% better snow traction than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Snow Traction: Ceat WinterDrive
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during one snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive was 1.38% faster around a lap than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Ceat WinterDrive
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Snow Slalom
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during one snow slalom tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive was 1.41% faster through a slalom than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Snow Slalom: Ceat WinterDrive
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Ice Braking
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive stopped the vehicle 8.82% shorter than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Ice Braking: Ceat WinterDrive
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Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive scored 8.22% more points than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Ceat WinterDrive
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Noise
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during two noise tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive measured 3.31% quieter than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Noise: Ceat WinterDrive
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Wear
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during two wear tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive is predicted to cover 21.15% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Wear: Ceat WinterDrive
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Value
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during one value tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive proved to have a 34.29% better value based on price/1000km than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Value: Ceat WinterDrive
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Semperit Speed Grip 5 was better during one rolling resistance tests. On average the Semperit Speed Grip 5 had a 10.14% lower rolling resistance than the Ceat WinterDrive.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Semperit Speed Grip 5
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive and Semperit Speed Grip 5 performed equally well in fuel consumption tests.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Both tires performed equally well
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Ceat WinterDrive was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Ceat WinterDrive emitted 3.03% less particle wear matter than the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
Best In Abrasion: Ceat WinterDrive
See how the Abrasion winner was calculated >>
Real World Driver Reviews
Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Ceat WinterDrive and Semperit Speed Grip 5.
In total the Ceat WinterDrive has been reviewed 0 times and drivers have given the tire 0% overall.
The Semperit Speed Grip 5 has been reviewed 2 times and drivers have given the tire 89% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Semperit Speed Grip 5.
View all Ceat WinterDrive driver reviews >>
Conclusion
For regular snow/ice exposure, long-mileage driving or tight budgets, the Ceat WinterDrive makes a compelling case. It repeatedly stops shorter on dry, grips and pulls better on snow, excels on ice braking (up to ~9% shorter), rides quieter, and delivers far greater projected mileage-producing a class-leading value score. The practical takeaway: pick Semperit for wet-road security and higher-speed composure, pick Ceat for winter traction, low running costs and everyday comfort.
Key Differences
- Wet safety: Semperit brakes ~3-6% shorter and handles better in the wet; stronger aquaplaning resistance.
- Snow/ice: Ceat delivers better snow traction and clearly shorter ice braking; snow braking often equal or Ceat-favored.
- Dry: Ceat posts shorter dry stops; Semperit edges dry handling speed.
- Noise/comfort: Ceat runs quieter (e.g., 65.5 dB vs 67.6 dB) and scores higher subjectively.
- Longevity and value: Ceat shows much longer projected mileage (e.g., +18-35%) and lower purchase price, leading value.
- Efficiency: Semperit posts lower rolling resistance; fuel use otherwise similar in ADAC.
Overall Winner: Ceat WinterDrive
Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Ceat WinterDrive has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tire has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tire buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.
Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.