Charts 2019 Auto Bild Winter Tire Test - Tire Reviews And Ratings

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.

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus

Michelin Alpin 6

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2

Semperit Speed Grip 3

Hankook Winter i cept RS2

Uniroyal MS Plus 77

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Nokian WR Snowproof

Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905

Kleber Krisalp HP3

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Sava Eskimo HP2

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Debica Frigo HP2

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Reference Summer

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 38.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 18.8%.

Dry Handling (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%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (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%.

Wet Handling (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%.

Straight Aqua (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%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (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%.

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 78.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (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%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (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%.

Value (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%.

Price

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%.

Rolling Resistance (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%.

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 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%

2019 Auto Bild Winter 17 inch 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

Wear (KM)

Value (Price/1000)

Price

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Overall Findings

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