Charts 2018 AMS Winter Tire Test - Tire Reviews And Ratings

Below are all the data points for the 2018 AMS 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 860

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Nokian WR D4

Hankook Winter i cept RS2

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2

Giti GitiWinterW1

Toyo Snowprox S953

Kumho Winter Craft WP51

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 41.8 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.9%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO with a result of 117.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 31.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 19.5%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 74.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 10.3%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept RS2 with a result of 83.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 17.4%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Giti GitiWinterW1 with a result of 25.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 11.8%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept RS2 with a result of 57.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 9.4%.

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

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Giti GitiWinterW1. The difference between best and worst was 40%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WR D4 with a result of 7.8 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 21.9%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
1	Continental WinterContact TS 860	0%
2	Goodyear UltraGrip 9	0%
3	Nokian WR D4	0%
4	Hankook Winter i cept RS2	0%
5	Pirelli Cinturato Winter	0%
6	Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO	0%
7	Vredestein Snowtrac 5	0%
8	Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2	0%
9	Giti GitiWinterW1	0%
10	Toyo Snowprox S953	0%
11	Kumho Winter Craft WP51	0%

2018 AMS 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

Price

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Overall Findings

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