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2017 Sport Auto Winter Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
6 min read Updated
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.

Nokian WR A4
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
Toyo Snowprox S954
Nankang SV2
Yokohama W drive V905
Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Hankook Winter i cept evo2

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 3.30 M (7.5%) | Avg: 45.66 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%.
  1. Nankang SV2
    43.8 M
  2. Nokian WR A4
    44.5 M
  3. Toyo Snowprox S954
    45.4 M
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    45.4 M
  5. Yokohama W drive V905
    45.9 M
  6. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    45.9 M
  7. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    46 M
  8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    46 M
  9. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    46.6 M
  10. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    47.1 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 3.30 Km/H (2.8%) | Avg: 118.35 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    119.5 Km/H
  2. Toyo Snowprox S954
    119.1 Km/H
  3. Nokian WR A4
    119.1 Km/H
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    119 Km/H
  5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    118.9 Km/H
  6. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    118.6 Km/H
  7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    118.1 Km/H
  8. Yokohama W drive V905
    117.6 Km/H
  9. Nankang SV2
    117.4 Km/H
  10. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    116.2 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 5.00 M (14%) | Avg: 37.56 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%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    35.7 M
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    35.8 M
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    35.9 M
  4. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    36.4 M
  5. Yokohama W drive V905
    36.7 M
  6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    36.7 M
  7. Nokian WR A4
    38.6 M
  8. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    39.5 M
  9. Nankang SV2
    39.6 M
  10. Toyo Snowprox S954
    40.7 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 4.90 Km/H (6.6%) | Avg: 72.13 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 with a result of 73.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.6%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    73.8 Km/H
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    73.8 Km/H
  3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    73.7 Km/H
  4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    73.5 Km/H
  5. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    73.3 Km/H
  6. Yokohama W drive V905
    73.1 Km/H
  7. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    70.8 Km/H
  8. Nokian WR A4
    70.3 Km/H
  9. Nankang SV2
    70.1 Km/H
  10. Toyo Snowprox S954
    68.9 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 4.20 M (14.1%) | Avg: 31.32 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%.
  1. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    29.7 M
  2. Yokohama W drive V905
    30.1 M
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    30.3 M
  4. Nokian WR A4
    30.5 M
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    30.6 M
  6. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    30.8 M
  7. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    31.5 M
  8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    32 M
  9. Toyo Snowprox S954
    33.8 M
  10. Nankang SV2
    33.9 M

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 5.30 Km/H (9.4%) | Avg: 54.39 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%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    56.5 Km/H
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    56 Km/H
  3. Yokohama W drive V905
    55.8 Km/H
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    55.7 Km/H
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    55.6 Km/H
  6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    55.4 Km/H
  7. Toyo Snowprox S954
    53.5 Km/H
  8. Nokian WR A4
    52.2 Km/H
  9. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    52 Km/H
  10. Nankang SV2
    51.2 Km/H

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
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%

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