Charts 2017 Sport Auto Winter Tire Test 225 40 18

Below are all the data points for the 2017 Sport Auto 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

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1

Michelin Pilot Alpin 4

Hankook Winter i cept evo2

Yokohama W drive V905

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Nokian WR A4

Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus

Nankang SV2

Toyo Snowprox S954

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang SV2 with a result of 43.8 M. The difference between best and worst was 7%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

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

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 with a result of 35.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.3%.

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 73.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.6%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept evo2 with a result of 29.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.4%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 with a result of 56.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 9.4%.

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	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1	0%
3	Michelin Pilot Alpin 4	0%
4	Hankook Winter i cept evo2	0%
5	Yokohama W drive V905	0%
6	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	0%
7	Nokian WR A4	0%
8	Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus	0%
9	Nankang SV2	0%
10	Toyo Snowprox S954	0%

2017 Sport Auto 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)

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Overall Findings

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