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2019 Auto Center Winter Tire Test
- Tested size
- 205/55 R16
- Tires tested
- 10
- Disciplines
- 12
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Results
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| ft ↓ | Points ↑ | ft ↓ | Points ↑ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | lbf ↑ | Points ↑ | ft ↓ | s ↓ | Points ↑ | kg/t ↓ | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 93.61 | 90 | 8 | 96.6 | 116 | 8 | 49.5 | 91.7 | 50 | 1 | 10 | 92.8 | 38 | 5.14 | 100.0 | 9 | 90.0 | 8.54 | 95.4 | |
StrengthsHigh grip on ice, excellent snow handling, good dry braking. ConsiderationsNone mentioned. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.6 × 19% = 18.35 Wet91.71 × 33% = 30.26 Snow92.78 × 29% = 26.91 Ice100 × 5% = 5 Comfort90 × 5% = 4.5 Rolling Resistance95.38 × 9% = 8.58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 92.39 | 100 | 10 | 91.7 | 111 | 8 | 53.4 | 95.6 | 49 | 1 | 9 | 91.1 | 40 | 6.00 | 89.5 | 8 | 80.0 | 8.62 | 94.6 | |
StrengthsHigh aquaplaning resistance, very well balanced tire, excellent snow braking. ConsiderationsNone mentioned. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry91.74 × 19% = 17.43 Wet95.62 × 33% = 31.56 Snow91.09 × 29% = 26.41 Ice89.49 × 5% = 4.47 Comfort80 × 5% = 4 Rolling Resistance94.55 × 9% = 8.51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 91.35 | 96 | 7 | 89.3 | 109 | 8 | 50.6 | 95.7 | 51 | 1 | 7 | 86.7 | 39 | 5.63 | 93.5 | 10 | 100.0 | 9.18 | 88.7 | |
StrengthsExcellent wet braking, low noise. ConsiderationsAverage ice performance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry89.31 × 19% = 16.97 Wet95.71 × 33% = 31.58 Snow86.69 × 29% = 25.14 Ice93.48 × 5% = 4.67 Comfort100 × 5% = 5 Rolling Resistance88.72 × 9% = 7.98 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4= | 5 | 89.07 | 100 | 5 | 83.1 | 116 | 9 | 50.1 | 93.7 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 85.6 | 41 | 5.77 | 90.2 | 8 | 80.0 | 8.15 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsLow price, good wet handling. ConsiderationsPoor snow handling. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry83.14 × 19% = 15.8 Wet93.75 × 33% = 30.94 Snow85.62 × 29% = 24.83 Ice90.23 × 5% = 4.51 Comfort80 × 5% = 4 Rolling Resistance100 × 9% = 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4= | 7 | 87.49 | 102 | 6 | 83.1 | 120 | 5 | 50.1 | 84.8 | 50 | 1 | 7 | 89.7 | 39 | 5.55 | 94.5 | 9 | 90.0 | 8.64 | 94.4 | |
StrengthsShort ice braking, good ice traction, low noise. ConsiderationsPoor wet handling. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry83.12 × 19% = 15.79 Wet84.76 × 33% = 27.97 Snow89.68 × 29% = 26.01 Ice94.46 × 5% = 4.72 Comfort90 × 5% = 4.5 Rolling Resistance94.36 × 9% = 8.49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4= | 8 | 86.47 | 99 | 10 | 92.1 | 125 | 6 | 47.5 | 83.0 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 88.7 | 39 | 5.39 | 96.0 | 6 | 60.0 | 9.08 | 89.8 | |
StrengthsGood dry handling, short ice braking, good snow and ice traction. ConsiderationsLong wet braking. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry92.09 × 19% = 17.5 Wet82.95 × 33% = 27.37 Snow88.7 × 29% = 25.72 Ice95.99 × 5% = 4.8 Comfort60 × 5% = 3 Rolling Resistance89.78 × 9% = 8.08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4= | 9 | 85.97 | 100 | 5 | 83.3 | 119 | 6 | 51.3 | 87.4 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 88.2 | 39 | 5.43 | 95.2 | 5 | 50.0 | 8.67 | 94.0 | |
StrengthsShort snow and ice braking, good ice traction, high aquaplaning resistance. ConsiderationsPoor dry handling, average wet grip. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry83.32 × 19% = 15.83 Wet87.39 × 33% = 28.84 Snow88.22 × 29% = 25.58 Ice95.2 × 5% = 4.76 Comfort50 × 5% = 2.5 Rolling Resistance93.96 × 9% = 8.46 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 91.56 | 97 | 9 | 92.5 | 111 | 10 | 50.2 | 97.9 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 88.7 | 45 | 6.17 | 83.5 | 8 | 80.0 | 9.43 | 86.4 | |
StrengthsGood wet and dry handling, short wet braking distances. ConsiderationsPoor ice braking and handling, high fuel use. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry92.47 × 19% = 17.57 Wet97.88 × 33% = 32.3 Snow88.74 × 29% = 25.73 Ice83.5 × 5% = 4.18 Comfort80 × 5% = 4 Rolling Resistance86.44 × 9% = 7.78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 6 | 88.59 | 97 | 8 | 90.9 | 114 | 7 | 50.1 | 91.2 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 86.6 | 42 | 5.67 | 90.5 | 7 | 70.0 | 9.06 | 90.0 | |
StrengthsGood in the dry and wet. ConsiderationsLong snow braking, low ice grip. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry90.86 × 19% = 17.26 Wet91.21 × 33% = 30.1 Snow86.56 × 29% = 25.1 Ice90.51 × 5% = 4.53 Comfort70 × 5% = 3.5 Rolling Resistance89.96 × 9% = 8.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 85.09 | 104 | 4 | 78.8 | 119 | 6 | 51.9 | 87.4 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 91.3 | 44 | 6.40 | 82.8 | 5 | 50.0 | 9.01 | 90.4 | |
StrengthsHigh aquaplaning resistance, good ice handling. ConsiderationsLong braking distances on all surfaces, low ice traction, poor handling. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry78.83 × 19% = 14.98 Wet87.39 × 33% = 28.84 Snow91.33 × 29% = 26.49 Ice82.84 × 5% = 4.14 Comfort50 × 5% = 2.5 Rolling Resistance90.44 × 9% = 8.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 19% Real impact 21%
- Wet Weighting 33% Real impact 32%
- Snow Weighting 29% Real impact 20%
- Ice Weighting 5% Real impact 4%
- Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 16%
- Rolling Resistance Weighting 9% Real impact 5%
- Subj. Dry Handling counts for 3.2% of the score but creates 15% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Dry Braking counts for 15.8% of the score but creates only 6% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 12
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 15.8% | 6% |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 3.2% | 15% |
| Wet Braking | 21.8% | 16% |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 5.6% | 15% |
| Straight Aqua | 5.6% | 1% |
| Snow Braking | 11.6% | 3% |
| Snow Traction | 13.6% | 7% |
| Subj. Snow Handling | 3.8% | 10% |
| Ice Braking | 2.5% | 2% |
| Ice Traction | 2.5% | 2% |
| Subj. Comfort | 5% | 16% |
| Rolling Resistance | 9% | 5% |
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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