Data Explorer / Auto Bild Sportscars
2019 19 Inch Performance Winter Tire Test
- Tested size
- 255/35 R19
- Tires tested
- 11
- Disciplines
- 9
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| ft ↓ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | mph ↑ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | mph ↑ | dB ↓ | kg/t ↓ | |||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 98.71 | 132 | 74.2 | 99.0 | 150 | 59.2 | 45.8 | 100.0 | 91 | 30.4 | 99.5 | 74.1 | 95.4 | 8.66 | 93.1 | |
StrengthsExemplary driving characteristics in all weather conditions, sporty wet handling, very good grip in the snow, low rolling resistance. ConsiderationsExpensive. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.98 × 20% = 19.8 Wet100 × 35% = 35 Snow99.45 × 30% = 29.84 Comfort95.41 × 5% = 4.77 Rolling Resistance93.07 × 10% = 9.31 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 95.40 | 137 | 74.7 | 97.4 | 158 | 59.0 | 45.5 | 97.5 | 95 | 30.5 | 97.3 | 73.7 | 95.9 | 10.32 | 78.1 | |
StrengthsExcellent performance in the snow, and on wet roads, good aquaplaning resistance, sporty steering feel, short wet braking, stable dry handling. ConsiderationsHigh rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.39 × 20% = 19.48 Wet97.49 × 35% = 34.12 Snow97.3 × 30% = 29.19 Comfort95.93 × 5% = 4.8 Rolling Resistance78.1 × 10% = 7.81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 95.42 | 143 | 74.4 | 95.1 | 165 | 57.2 | 44.6 | 94.0 | 92 | 30.4 | 98.9 | 72.2 | 97.9 | 9.02 | 89.4 | |
StrengthsExcellent in the snow, high aquaplaning resistance, safe dry handling balance. ConsiderationsLong wet and dry braking, average comfort. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.1 × 20% = 19.02 Wet94 × 35% = 32.9 Snow98.9 × 30% = 29.67 Comfort97.92 × 5% = 4.9 Rolling Resistance89.36 × 10% = 8.94 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 96.43 | 135 | 75.0 | 98.3 | 164 | 57.7 | 41.1 | 93.8 | 95 | 30.1 | 96.8 | 72.5 | 97.5 | 8.06 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsSporty dry handling, precise steering, good feedback, low rolling resistance. ConsiderationsSlightly long wet braking, average comfort, expensive. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.3 × 20% = 19.66 Wet93.84 × 35% = 32.85 Snow96.84 × 30% = 29.05 Comfort97.52 × 5% = 4.88 Rolling Resistance100 × 10% = 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 94.44 | 144 | 74.3 | 94.7 | 156 | 57.9 | 42.6 | 96.5 | 94 | 30.3 | 97.6 | 75.7 | 93.4 | 10.35 | 77.9 | |
StrengthsA well balanced winter tire with safe wet and dry handling, short wet braking distances. ConsiderationsSlightly long dry braking, high rolling resistance, average comfort. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.7 × 20% = 18.94 Wet96.46 × 35% = 33.76 Snow97.62 × 30% = 29.29 Comfort93.39 × 5% = 4.67 Rolling Resistance77.87 × 10% = 7.79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 95.36 | 138 | 74.9 | 97.2 | 155 | 57.7 | 42.6 | 96.7 | 94 | 29.5 | 95.9 | 74.9 | 94.4 | 9.39 | 85.8 | |
StrengthsStable safe handling on wet and dry roads, precise steering, good feedback, short snow braking. ConsiderationsUndersteer in the snow, average comfort, expensive. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.17 × 20% = 19.43 Wet96.73 × 35% = 33.86 Snow95.89 × 30% = 28.77 Comfort94.39 × 5% = 4.72 Rolling Resistance85.84 × 10% = 8.58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 95.24 | 134 | 73.6 | 98.0 | 170 | 56.3 | 44.9 | 92.3 | 92 | 30.7 | 99.3 | 72.0 | 98.2 | 9.35 | 86.2 | |
StrengthsSporty driving qualities in the snow, short dry braking distances, low noise. ConsiderationsUndersteer in the dry and wet, long wet braking. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.99 × 20% = 19.6 Wet92.31 × 35% = 32.31 Snow99.34 × 30% = 29.8 Comfort98.19 × 5% = 4.91 Rolling Resistance86.2 × 10% = 8.62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 94.12 | 135 | 75.7 | 98.8 | 163 | 56.9 | 45.1 | 94.6 | 100 | 28.9 | 92.5 | 73.5 | 96.2 | 9.25 | 87.1 | |
StrengthsHigh aquaplaning resistance, stable wet handling, good steering in the dry. ConsiderationsAverage grip on snow, long wet braking distances. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.79 × 20% = 19.76 Wet94.59 × 35% = 33.11 Snow92.46 × 30% = 27.74 Comfort96.19 × 5% = 4.81 Rolling Resistance87.14 × 10% = 8.71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | 92.81 | 139 | 74.3 | 96.6 | 175 | 56.9 | 42.9 | 91.1 | 96 | 29.6 | 95.2 | 71.1 | 99.4 | 9.99 | 80.7 | |
StrengthsShort snow braking, stable dry handling, good comfort, low price. ConsiderationsAverage grip with understeer on snow, very long wet braking, high rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.58 × 20% = 19.32 Wet91.12 × 35% = 31.89 Snow95.22 × 30% = 28.57 Comfort99.44 × 5% = 4.97 Rolling Resistance80.68 × 10% = 8.07 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | 93.75 | 137 | 74.1 | 96.9 | 180 | 56.0 | 37.2 | 88.1 | 94 | 30.3 | 97.8 | 75.0 | 94.3 | 8.50 | 94.8 | |
StrengthsBalance snow performance. ConsiderationsLow wet grip, low aquaplaning resistance, long wet braking, understeer in the dry and wet. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.91 × 20% = 19.38 Wet88.11 × 35% = 30.84 Snow97.78 × 30% = 29.33 Comfort94.27 × 5% = 4.71 Rolling Resistance94.82 × 10% = 9.48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | 92.33 | 141 | 73.8 | 95.5 | 177 | 55.9 | 44.3 | 90.4 | 101 | 28.0 | 90.4 | 70.7 | 100.0 | 8.50 | 94.8 | |
StrengthsLow rolling resistance, low price. ConsiderationsVery low wet grip, long wet braking, slow steering response with understeer in the dry and wet. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.48 × 20% = 19.1 Wet90.37 × 35% = 31.63 Snow90.41 × 30% = 27.12 Comfort100 × 5% = 5 Rolling Resistance94.82 × 10% = 9.48 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ref |
Reference Summer
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— | — | 121 | 77.4 | 105.7 | 154 | 59.0 | 45.6 | 98.6 | 256 | — | — | 72.6 | 97.4 | 8.80 | 91.6 |
Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry105.69 × 20% = 21.14 Wet98.62 × 35% = 34.52 Snow— Comfort97.38 × 5% = 4.87 Rolling Resistance91.59 × 10% = 9.16 | |||||||||||||||||
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Leading with these priorities
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+
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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 9%
- Wet Weighting 35% Real impact 42%
- Snow Weighting 30% Real impact 21%
- Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 4%
- Rolling Resistance Weighting 10% Real impact 24%
- Wet Braking counts for 15.8% of the score but creates 31% 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 7% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 9
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 10% | 7% |
| Dry Handling | 10% | 2% |
| Wet Braking | 15.8% | 31% |
| Wet Handling | 15.4% | 7% |
| Straight Aqua | 3.9% | 5% |
| Snow Braking | 13.8% | 10% |
| Snow Handling | 16.2% | 11% |
| Noise | 5% | 4% |
| Rolling Resistance | 10% | 24% |
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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