2015 ACE 17 Inch Winter Tire Test

Our copy of the 2015 ACE winter tire test is a little thin on details, but we thought it was important to publish as it tests many of the new winter tires for 2015, in the popular 225/50 R17 tire size.

Dispite being 3 years old, the Continental WinterContact TS850 narrowly beats the "new for 2015" Goodyear Ultragrip Performance Gen 1, Dunlop Winter Sport 5 and Nokian WR D4 with another impressive all round performance, but the competition is closer than ever, and any of the top 5 tires would be a strong performer.

Please note, the "misc" score below covers rolling resistance, comfort and noise.

Results

1^st

Continental WinterContact TS 850

225/50 R17

All discipline results (4)

Test	Result
Dry	46
Wet	70
Snow	63
Misc	26

Total: 205

2^nd

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1

225/50 R17

All discipline results (4)

Test	Result
Dry	43
Wet	69
Snow	64
Misc	37

Total: 213

3^rd

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

225/50 R17

All discipline results (4)

Test	Result
Dry	44
Wet	68
Snow	62
Misc	23

Total: 197

4^th

Nokian WR D4

225/50 R17

All discipline results (4)

Test	Result
Dry	45
Wet	58
Snow	63
Misc	29

Total: 195

5^th

Michelin Alpin 5

225/50 R17

All discipline results (4)

Test	Result
Dry	41
Wet	67
Snow	61
Misc	24

Total: 193

6^th

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

225/50 R17

All discipline results (4)

Test	Result
Dry	45
Wet	63
Snow	56
Misc	24

Total: 188

7^th

Semperit Speed Grip 2

225/50 R17

All discipline results (4)

Test	Result
Dry	41
Wet	48
Snow	60
Misc	32

Total: 181

8^th

Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S

225/50 R17

All discipline results (4)

Test	Result
Dry	45
Wet	46
Snow	55
Misc	30

Total: 176