Charts 2017 AMS Performance 18 Inch Winter Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2017 AMS Performance 18 inch Winter Tire Test, displaying how each tire performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tire's plot, the better its overall performance.

How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Continental WinterContact TS 850 P

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Semperit Speed Grip 3

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Nokian WR A4

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Hankook Winter i cept evo2

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WR A4 with a result of 44.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 6.5%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WR A4 with a result of 119 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.1%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 850 P with a result of 33.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.8%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 850 P with a result of 76.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8.3%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Fulda Kristall Control HP2 with a result of 87.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8.1%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Dunlop Winter Sport 5 with a result of 27.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 7.7%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Dunlop Winter Sport 5 with a result of 55.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the noise test finished less than 3% apart.

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WR A4 with a result of 7.7 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 21.4%.

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position	Tire	Score
1	Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	0%
2	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	0%
3	Semperit Speed Grip 3	0%
4	Michelin Pilot Alpin 4	0%
5	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	0%
6	Nokian WR A4	0%
7	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	0%
8	Hankook Winter i cept evo2	0%
9	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	0%
10	Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus	0%

2017 AMS Performance 18 inch Winter Tire Test

Performance Overview

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Overall Findings

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