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2017 AC Winter Tire Test - 185/65 R15
- Tested size
- 185/65 R15
- Tires tested
- 8
- Disciplines
- 10
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| ft ↓ | ft ↓ | s ↓ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | s ↓ | ft ↓ | s ↓ | s ↓ | kg/t ↓ | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 97.08 | 91 | 100.0 | 103 | 14.0 | 52.8 | 96.8 | 54 | 5.04 | 96.1 | 70 | 7.03 | 29.8 | 90.3 | 8.12 | 98.4 | |
StrengthsVery strong in the dry with a balanced performance across the other tests. ConsiderationsAverage ice grip. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry100 × 20% = 20 Wet96.82 × 35% = 33.89 Snow96.12 × 30% = 28.84 Ice90.28 × 5% = 4.51 Rolling Resistance98.4 × 10% = 9.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 98.02 | 96 | 95.3 | 99 | 13.8 | 55.2 | 99.5 | 52 | 4.82 | 100.0 | 71 | 7.12 | 29.8 | 89.4 | 8.26 | 96.7 | |
Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.3 × 20% = 19.06 Wet99.5 × 35% = 34.82 Snow100 × 30% = 30 Ice89.36 × 5% = 4.47 Rolling Resistance96.73 × 10% = 9.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 96.29 | 93 | 98.1 | 98 | 14.0 | 52.9 | 98.9 | 53 | 5.06 | 96.4 | 75 | 7.32 | 30.0 | 86.7 | 9.07 | 88.1 | |
StrengthsBalanced winter performance, but also excellent in the dry and wet. ConsiderationsHigher rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.06 × 20% = 19.61 Wet98.91 × 35% = 34.62 Snow96.39 × 30% = 28.92 Ice86.67 × 5% = 4.33 Rolling Resistance88.09 × 10% = 8.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 94.00 | 99 | 92.2 | 107 | 14.1 | 52.6 | 94.7 | 54 | 5.18 | 94.7 | 74 | 7.33 | 30.1 | 87.0 | 8.29 | 96.4 | |
StrengthsGood resistance to aquaplaning. ConsiderationsPoor ice handling, long dry braking. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry92.2 × 20% = 18.44 Wet94.74 × 35% = 33.16 Snow94.7 × 30% = 28.41 Ice87.02 × 5% = 4.35 Rolling Resistance96.38 × 10% = 9.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 92.97 | 100 | 90.8 | 121 | 15.1 | 49.6 | 86.5 | 53 | 4.86 | 98.8 | 64 | 6.49 | 27.4 | 98.1 | 7.99 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsExcellent on snow and ice, lowest rolling resistance. ConsiderationsPoor dry and wet braking and handling. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry90.84 × 20% = 18.17 Wet86.46 × 35% = 30.26 Snow98.78 × 30% = 29.64 Ice98.07 × 5% = 4.9 Rolling Resistance100 × 10% = 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 93.07 | 99 | 91.8 | 108 | 14.0 | 48.0 | 93.9 | 55 | 4.96 | 95.7 | 78 | 8.23 | 28.2 | 84.1 | 8.95 | 89.3 | |
StrengthsGood wet handling. ConsiderationsPoor snow handling, low grip on ice. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry91.83 × 20% = 18.37 Wet93.91 × 35% = 32.87 Snow95.69 × 30% = 28.71 Ice84.13 × 5% = 4.21 Rolling Resistance89.27 × 10% = 8.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 92.46 | 97 | 93.8 | 107 | 14.2 | 51.7 | 94.3 | 56 | 5.43 | 90.7 | 72 | 7.02 | 30.2 | 89.1 | 8.87 | 90.1 | |
StrengthsGood ice traction. ConsiderationsPoor grip in the snow, wet and dry. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry93.82 × 20% = 18.76 Wet94.31 × 35% = 33.01 Snow90.74 × 30% = 27.22 Ice89.11 × 5% = 4.46 Rolling Resistance90.08 × 10% = 9.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 90.23 | 103 | 88.7 | 130 | 14.8 | 46.7 | 84.3 | 53 | 4.95 | 97.3 | 74 | 6.57 | 25.8 | 95.2 | 8.81 | 90.7 | |
StrengthsExcellent performance in snow and ice. ConsiderationsVery low grip in the wet and dry. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry88.66 × 20% = 17.73 Wet84.26 × 35% = 29.49 Snow97.28 × 30% = 29.18 Ice95.16 × 5% = 4.76 Rolling Resistance90.69 × 10% = 9.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tire Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.
- Dry Weighting 20% Real impact 20%
- Wet Weighting 35% Real impact 41%
- Snow Weighting 30% Real impact 17%
- Ice Weighting 5% Real impact 6%
- Rolling Resistance Weighting 10% Real impact 16%
- Wet Braking counts for 15.8% of the score but creates 27% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Snow Braking counts for 13.8% of the score but creates only 6% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 10
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 20% | 20% |
| Wet Braking | 15.8% | 27% |
| Wet Handling | 15.4% | 8% |
| Straight Aqua | 3.9% | 6% |
| Snow Braking | 13.8% | 6% |
| Snow Traction | 16.2% | 11% |
| Ice Braking | 1.7% | 2% |
| Ice Traction | 1.7% | 2% |
| Ice Handling | 1.7% | 2% |
| Rolling Resistance | 10% | 16% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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