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2019 Auto Bild Winter 17 inch Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
11 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2019 Auto Bild Winter 17 inch 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 Snowproof
Semperit Speed Grip 3
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Apollo Aspire XP Winter
Debica Frigo HP2
Continental WinterContact TS 860
Fulda Kristall Control HP2
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Kleber Krisalp HP3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
Michelin Alpin 6
Hankook Winter i cept RS2
Reference Summer
Kumho WinterCraft WP71
BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
Uniroyal MS Plus 77
Sava Eskimo HP2

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 8.90 M (23.2%) | Avg: 45.14 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 38.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 18.8%.
  1. Reference Summer
    38.4 M
  2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    44.3 M
  3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    44.4 M
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    44.4 M
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    44.5 M
  6. Michelin Alpin 6
    44.5 M
  7. Nokian WR Snowproof
    44.7 M
  8. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    44.7 M
  9. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    44.7 M
  10. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    45.1 M
  11. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    45.2 M
  12. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    45.5 M
  13. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    45.7 M
  14. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    46 M
  15. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    46 M
  16. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    46.3 M
  17. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    46.4 M
  18. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    46.5 M
  19. Debica Frigo HP2
    46.7 M
  20. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    46.7 M
  21. Sava Eskimo HP2
    47.3 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 4.50 Km/H (5.3%) | Avg: 81.79 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 84.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.3%.
  1. Reference Summer
    84.6 Km/H
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    82.9 Km/H
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    82.6 Km/H
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    82.5 Km/H
  5. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    82.3 Km/H
  6. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    81.9 Km/H
  7. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    81.9 Km/H
  8. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    81.8 Km/H
  9. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    81.8 Km/H
  10. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    81.8 Km/H
  11. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    81.7 Km/H
  12. Michelin Alpin 6
    81.7 Km/H
  13. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    81.7 Km/H
  14. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    81.6 Km/H
  15. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    81.6 Km/H
  16. Nokian WR Snowproof
    81.5 Km/H
  17. Sava Eskimo HP2
    81.3 Km/H
  18. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    81.2 Km/H
  19. Debica Frigo HP2
    80.7 Km/H
  20. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    80.4 Km/H
  21. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    80.1 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 5.00 M (17.1%) | Avg: 31.88 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 29.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 14.6%.
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    29.2 M
  2. Michelin Alpin 6
    30.4 M
  3. Reference Summer
    30.4 M
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    30.6 M
  5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    30.8 M
  6. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    31.2 M
  7. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    31.3 M
  8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    31.5 M
  9. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    31.5 M
  10. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    31.6 M
  11. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    32 M
  12. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    32 M
  13. Nokian WR Snowproof
    32.2 M
  14. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    32.2 M
  15. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    32.5 M
  16. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    32.8 M
  17. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    32.9 M
  18. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    33 M
  19. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    33.5 M
  20. Sava Eskimo HP2
    33.6 M
  21. Debica Frigo HP2
    34.2 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 6.20 Km/H (8.2%) | Avg: 72.38 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 75.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8.2%.
  1. Reference Summer
    75.7 Km/H
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    74.7 Km/H
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    74.3 Km/H
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    74.1 Km/H
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    73.7 Km/H
  6. Michelin Alpin 6
    73.1 Km/H
  7. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    72.8 Km/H
  8. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    72.6 Km/H
  9. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    72.5 Km/H
  10. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    72.5 Km/H
  11. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    72.4 Km/H
  12. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    72.3 Km/H
  13. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    72.1 Km/H
  14. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    72 Km/H
  15. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    71.7 Km/H
  16. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    71.7 Km/H
  17. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    71.3 Km/H
  18. Nokian WR Snowproof
    71.1 Km/H
  19. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    70.2 Km/H
  20. Sava Eskimo HP2
    69.6 Km/H
  21. Debica Frigo HP2
    69.5 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 15.20 Km/H (19.5%) | Avg: 70.90 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 with a result of 78 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 19.5%.
  1. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    78 Km/H
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    76.7 Km/H
  3. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    75.8 Km/H
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    74.6 Km/H
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    74.2 Km/H
  6. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    73.4 Km/H
  7. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    73.3 Km/H
  8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    72.2 Km/H
  9. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    71.7 Km/H
  10. Michelin Alpin 6
    71.7 Km/H
  11. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    70.3 Km/H
  12. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    70.1 Km/H
  13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    69.3 Km/H
  14. Debica Frigo HP2
    68.4 Km/H
  15. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    68.4 Km/H
  16. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    68.1 Km/H
  17. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    66.8 Km/H
  18. Sava Eskimo HP2
    66.6 Km/H
  19. Nokian WR Snowproof
    65.5 Km/H
  20. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    62.8 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 65.10 M (271.3%) | Avg: 27.75 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kleber Krisalp HP3 with a result of 24 M. The difference between best and worst was 73.1%.
  1. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    24 M
  2. Sava Eskimo HP2
    24.1 M
  3. Debica Frigo HP2
    24.1 M
  4. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    24.2 M
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    24.3 M
  6. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    24.3 M
  7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    24.3 M
  8. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    24.3 M
  9. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    24.5 M
  10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    24.6 M
  11. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    24.6 M
  12. Nokian WR Snowproof
    24.6 M
  13. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    24.7 M
  14. Michelin Alpin 6
    24.7 M
  15. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    24.8 M
  16. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    24.9 M
  17. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    25.1 M
  18. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    25.2 M
  19. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    26 M
  20. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    26.4 M
  21. Reference Summer
    89.1 M

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 3.10 Km/H (4%) | Avg: 76.99 Km/H

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kleber Krisalp HP3 with a result of 78.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4%.
  1. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    78.4 Km/H
  2. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    78.4 Km/H
  3. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    78.3 Km/H
  4. Debica Frigo HP2
    77.8 Km/H
  5. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    77.6 Km/H
  6. Sava Eskimo HP2
    77.4 Km/H
  7. Nokian WR Snowproof
    77.3 Km/H
  8. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    77.3 Km/H
  9. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    77.3 Km/H
  10. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    77 Km/H
  11. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    77 Km/H
  12. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    77 Km/H
  13. Michelin Alpin 6
    76.9 Km/H
  14. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    76.6 Km/H
  15. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    76.5 Km/H
  16. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    76.4 Km/H
  17. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    76.3 Km/H
  18. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    75.6 Km/H
  19. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    75.3 Km/H
  20. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    75.3 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 7.40 dB (10.8%) | Avg: 71.33 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 with a result of 68.7 dB. The difference between best and worst was 9.7%.
  1. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    68.7 dB
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    68.9 dB
  3. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    69.3 dB
  4. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    69.6 dB
  5. Reference Summer
    69.7 dB
  6. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    69.8 dB
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    70 dB
  8. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    70.2 dB
  9. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    70.3 dB
  10. Nokian WR Snowproof
    70.6 dB
  11. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    71 dB
  12. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    71.1 dB
  13. Michelin Alpin 6
    71.2 dB
  14. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    71.6 dB
  15. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    71.7 dB
  16. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    72.4 dB
  17. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    73.3 dB
  18. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    73.9 dB
  19. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    74.1 dB
  20. Debica Frigo HP2
    74.5 dB
  21. Sava Eskimo HP2
    76.1 dB

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Spread: 15990.00 KM (31.2%) | Avg: 40961.00 KM

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Alpin 6 with a result of 51250 KM. The difference between best and worst was 31.2%.
  1. Michelin Alpin 6
    51250 KM
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    45920 KM
  3. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    45100 KM
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    42870 KM
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    42230 KM
  6. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    41820 KM
  7. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    41410 KM
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    41410 KM
  9. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    41410 KM
  10. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    40590 KM
  11. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    40180 KM
  12. Nokian WR Snowproof
    39970 KM
  13. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    39970 KM
  14. Debica Frigo HP2
    39770 KM
  15. Sava Eskimo HP2
    39360 KM
  16. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    38950 KM
  17. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    38360 KM
  18. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    37310 KM
  19. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    36080 KM
  20. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    35260 KM

Value (Price/1000)

Spread: 4.07 Price/1000 (53.4%) | Avg: 9.91 Price/1000

Euros/1000km based on cost/wear (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Sava Eskimo HP2 with a result of 7.62 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 34.8%.
  1. Sava Eskimo HP2
    7.62 Price/1000
  2. Debica Frigo HP2
    7.67 Price/1000
  3. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    7.88 Price/1000
  4. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    8.31 Price/1000
  5. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    9.25 Price/1000
  6. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    9.33 Price/1000
  7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    9.5 Price/1000
  8. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    9.66 Price/1000
  9. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    9.66 Price/1000
  10. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    9.93 Price/1000
  11. Michelin Alpin 6
    10.15 Price/1000
  12. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    10.25 Price/1000
  13. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    10.35 Price/1000
  14. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    10.71 Price/1000
  15. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    10.87 Price/1000
  16. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    10.89 Price/1000
  17. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    11.25 Price/1000
  18. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    11.57 Price/1000
  19. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    11.64 Price/1000
  20. Nokian WR Snowproof
    11.69 Price/1000

Price

Spread: 220.00 (73.3%) | Avg: 406.25

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Sava Eskimo HP2. The difference between best and worst was 42.3%.
  1. Sava Eskimo HP2
    300
  2. Debica Frigo HP2
    305
  3. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    320
  4. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    345
  5. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    365
  6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    370
  7. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    375
  8. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    390
  9. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    395
  10. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    395
  11. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    400
  12. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    400
  13. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    420
  14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    450
  15. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    465
  16. Nokian WR Snowproof
    465
  17. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    470
  18. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    475
  19. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    500
  20. Michelin Alpin 6
    520

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 2.56 kg / t (34.5%) | Avg: 8.44 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WR Snowproof with a result of 7.43 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 25.6%.
  1. Nokian WR Snowproof
    7.43 kg / t
  2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    7.77 kg / t
  3. Sava Eskimo HP2
    7.78 kg / t
  4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    7.8 kg / t
  5. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    7.81 kg / t
  6. Debica Frigo HP2
    7.85 kg / t
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    7.95 kg / t
  8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    8.04 kg / t
  9. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
    8.11 kg / t
  10. Continental WinterContact TS 860
    8.11 kg / t
  11. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    8.28 kg / t
  12. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    8.44 kg / t
  13. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    8.56 kg / t
  14. Michelin Alpin 6
    8.57 kg / t
  15. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    8.77 kg / t
  16. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    8.8 kg / t
  17. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    8.97 kg / t
  18. Hankook Winter i cept RS2
    9.29 kg / t
  19. Reference Summer
    9.3 kg / t
  20. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    9.59 kg / t
  21. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    9.99 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
Continental WinterContact TS 860 0%
2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus 0%
3 Michelin Alpin 6 0%
4 Apollo Aspire XP Winter 0%
5 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 0%
6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro 0%
7 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 0%
8 Semperit Speed Grip 3 0%
9 Hankook Winter i cept RS2 0%
10 Uniroyal MS Plus 77 0%
11 Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 0%
12 Fulda Kristall Control HP2 0%
13 Nokian WR Snowproof 0%
14 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 0%
15 Kleber Krisalp HP3 0%
16 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 0%
17 Sava Eskimo HP2 0%
18 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 0%
19 Debica Frigo HP2 0%
20 Kumho WinterCraft WP71 0%
21 Reference Summer 0%

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