Charts 2019 Premium VS Budget Winter Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the Premium VS Budget Winter Tires, 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

Tristar SnowPower 2

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry braking test finished less than 3% apart.

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WR Snowproof with a result of 31.76 M. The difference between best and worst was 10%.

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the wet handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WR Snowproof with a result of 36 M. The difference between best and worst was 18%.

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WR Snowproof with a result of 97.2 s. The difference between best and worst was 7%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
1	Nokian WR Snowproof	0%
2	Tristar SnowPower 2	0%

Premium VS Budget Winter Tires

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry Handling (s)

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet Handling (s)

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow Handling (s)

Overall Findings

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