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2018 Autobild UHP Winter Tire Test
- Tested size
- 245/45 R18
- Tires tested
- 10
- Disciplines
- 9
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| ft ↓ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | mph ↑ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | mph ↑ | dB ↓ | kg/t ↓ | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 97.34 | 137 | 52.5 | 99.4 | 170 | 45.5 | 51.8 | 97.4 | 86 | 42.9 | 97.8 | 71.5 | 99.0 | 8.87 | 90.8 | |
StrengthsExcellent driving characteristics on wet and snow covered roads. Dynamic balanced handling, precise steering, short braking distances and pleasant quiet ride. Test winner. ConsiderationsHigh price. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.41 × 20% = 19.88 Wet97.38 × 35% = 34.08 Snow97.84 × 30% = 29.35 Comfort99.02 × 5% = 4.95 Rolling Resistance90.76 × 10% = 9.08 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 97.30 | 138 | 52.4 | 98.9 | 162 | 44.6 | 52.0 | 98.7 | 87 | 42.6 | 97.1 | 72.0 | 98.3 | 9.00 | 89.4 | |
StrengthsBalanced winter tire with excellent grip in the snow, and good handling in the wet and dry. Particularly dynamic steering and short braking distances in the wet. ConsiderationsHigh price. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.88 × 20% = 19.78 Wet98.67 × 35% = 34.53 Snow97.12 × 30% = 29.13 Comfort98.33 × 5% = 4.92 Rolling Resistance89.44 × 10% = 8.94 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 96.64 | 137 | 51.9 | 98.6 | 176 | 44.3 | 53.6 | 95.2 | 84 | 43.1 | 99.3 | 71.3 | 99.3 | 9.10 | 88.5 | |
StrengthsBest performance on snow and ice, precise steering, good aquaplaning result, good comfort, low price. ConsiderationsSlightly weak wet handling. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.58 × 20% = 19.72 Wet95.24 × 35% = 33.33 Snow99.28 × 30% = 29.78 Comfort99.3 × 5% = 4.97 Rolling Resistance88.46 × 10% = 8.85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 97.36 | 140 | 52.3 | 98.0 | 176 | 44.4 | 51.5 | 94.9 | 82 | 42.9 | 99.8 | 73.8 | 95.9 | 8.19 | 98.3 | |
StrengthsExcellent in snow and ice, with a balanced performance in the wet and dry too. Good steering speed and feedback, very low fuel use. ConsiderationsSlightly long dry braking, average aquaplaning. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.01 × 20% = 19.6 Wet94.87 × 35% = 33.2 Snow99.77 × 30% = 29.93 Comfort95.93 × 5% = 4.8 Rolling Resistance98.29 × 10% = 9.83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 96.99 | 138 | 51.8 | 98.2 | 171 | 44.5 | 52.9 | 96.4 | 87 | 42.4 | 97.0 | 72.7 | 97.4 | 8.35 | 96.4 | |
StrengthsPremium tires with excellent performance in the snow and wet. ConsiderationsAverage dry grip and dry braking. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.23 × 20% = 19.65 Wet96.41 × 35% = 33.74 Snow96.96 × 30% = 29.09 Comfort97.39 × 5% = 4.87 Rolling Resistance96.41 × 10% = 9.64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7 | 94.74 | 141 | 52.0 | 97.4 | 178 | 44.3 | 54.4 | 94.9 | 90 | 42.3 | 95.4 | 71.9 | 98.5 | 9.45 | 85.2 | |
StrengthsGood in the snow and wet, low noise. ConsiderationsLong dry braking, high rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.44 × 20% = 19.49 Wet94.88 × 35% = 33.21 Snow95.36 × 30% = 28.61 Comfort98.47 × 5% = 4.92 Rolling Resistance85.19 × 10% = 8.52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 95.53 | 136 | 52.5 | 99.8 | 182 | 43.8 | 54.3 | 93.4 | 90 | 40.8 | 93.2 | 71.8 | 98.6 | 8.05 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsGood snow traction and braking, good aquaplaning, good dry handling. ConsiderationsAverage snow cornering, long wet braking. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.77 × 20% = 19.95 Wet93.41 × 35% = 32.7 Snow93.18 × 30% = 27.95 Comfort98.61 × 5% = 4.93 Rolling Resistance100 × 10% = 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 94.37 | 137 | 52.4 | 99.2 | 174 | 43.9 | 52.9 | 95.2 | 87 | 41.1 | 95.0 | 75.6 | 93.7 | 10.05 | 80.1 | |
StrengthsGood snow and wet braking, good comfort, well priced. ConsiderationsSlightly noisy, high rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.23 × 20% = 19.85 Wet95.23 × 35% = 33.33 Snow94.99 × 30% = 28.5 Comfort93.65 × 5% = 4.68 Rolling Resistance80.1 × 10% = 8.01 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | 94.17 | 138 | 52.8 | 99.1 | 182 | 43.1 | 50.8 | 92.0 | 86 | 42.3 | 97.2 | 70.8 | 100.0 | 10.07 | 79.9 | |
StrengthsBalanced handling in the snow with short snow braking, low noise. ConsiderationsAverage aquaplaning, long wet braking, high rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.05 × 20% = 19.81 Wet91.99 × 35% = 32.2 Snow97.22 × 30% = 29.17 Comfort100 × 5% = 5 Rolling Resistance79.94 × 10% = 7.99 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 89.61 | 139 | 52.1 | 98.2 | 218 | 37.9 | 48.5 | 80.1 | 94 | 40.6 | 91.1 | 74.3 | 95.3 | 8.17 | 98.5 | |
StrengthsGood comfort, fuel efficient, low price. ConsiderationsExtremely poor wet grip and long wet braking distances. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.17 × 20% = 19.63 Wet80.06 × 35% = 28.02 Snow91.12 × 30% = 27.33 Comfort95.29 × 5% = 4.76 Rolling Resistance98.53 × 10% = 9.85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ref |
Reference Summer
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— | — | 123 | 55.2 | 107.7 | 162 | 43.9 | 56.5 | 99.0 | 256 | 22.9 | 43.6 | 72.3 | 97.9 | 9.33 | 86.3 |
Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry107.71 × 20% = 21.54 Wet99 × 35% = 34.65 Snow43.58 × 30% = 13.07 Comfort97.93 × 5% = 4.9 Rolling Resistance86.28 × 10% = 8.63 | |||||||||||||||||
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Leading with these priorities
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
These are calculated scenarios, not new test awards. The published verdict may reflect judgement, close results and factors outside this calculation.
Not ranked: a measurement needed for these weights is missing. Missing results are not treated as zero or redistributed.
Reference tires provide context only. They do not set the benchmark and cannot win the personalised ranking.
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 6%
- Wet Weighting 35% Real impact 31%
- Snow Weighting 30% Real impact 28%
- Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 4%
- Rolling Resistance Weighting 10% Real impact 32%
- Rolling Resistance counts for 10% of the score but creates 32% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Wet Handling counts for 15.4% of the score but creates only 6% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 9
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 10% | 3% |
| Dry Handling | 10% | 2% |
| Wet Braking | 15.8% | 21% |
| Wet Handling | 15.4% | 6% |
| Straight Aqua | 3.9% | 4% |
| Snow Braking | 13.8% | 13% |
| Snow Handling | 16.2% | 14% |
| Noise | 5% | 4% |
| Rolling Resistance | 10% | 32% |
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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