2019 19 Inch Performance Winter Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2019 19 Inch Performance 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.

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Uniroyal MS Plus 77
Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
Hankook Winter i cept evo2
Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
Kumho WinterCraft WP71
Toyo Snowprox S954
Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
Nokian WR A4
Nankang SV2
Reference Summer

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 36.8 M. The difference between best and worst was 16.4%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 124.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.8%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus with a result of 45.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 16.6%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus with a result of 95.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus with a result of 73.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 18.7%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus with a result of 27.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 64.6%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho WinterCraft WP71 with a result of 49.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8.9%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang SV2 with a result of 70.7 dB. The difference between best and worst was 6.6%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang SV2. The difference between best and worst was 46.4%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 S with a result of 8.06 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 22.1%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus 0%
2 Vredestein Wintrac Pro 0%
3 Uniroyal MS Plus 77 0%
4 Continental WinterContact TS 860 S 0%
5 Hankook Winter i cept evo2 0%
6 Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 0%
7 Kumho WinterCraft WP71 0%
8 Toyo Snowprox S954 0%
9 Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 0%
10 Nokian WR A4 0%
11 Nankang SV2 0%
12 Reference Summer 0%
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