Following on from the All Season tire market overview, Auto Bild have published their winter version of the shootout style braking test.

For the winter test, Auto Bild have tested 53 winter tires in 225/45 R17 in wet and snow braking. The two braking distances are combined, and the top twenty tires go through to a full test covering all aspects of a tires performance.

Notable Performances

Not for the first time this year, a Bridgestone tire tops the wet braking test, and wins the overall combined braking distance to finish in the top spot. We're not yet sure what Bridgestone have changed recently, but they've made a massive step forward in the wet, and it will be interesting to see if they can hold onto this performance in the full test.

The "best of the rest" during wet braking testing went to three of the newest tires on test, the Michelin Alpin 6, Goodyear Ultragrip Performance+ and the Vredestein Wintrac Pro. The Goodyear and Michelin managed to match the performance in the snow, finishing second and third overall.

As always, the tires at the cheaper end of the spectrum could manage either a reasonable result in the wet, or the snow, but not both, with the worst tire during wet braking taking a huge ten meters further to stop than the best.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	96 ft	Best
2Michelin Alpin 6	100 ft	+4 ft
3Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	100 ft	+4 ft
4Vredestein Wintrac Pro	101 ft	+5 ft
5Apollo Aspire XP Winter	102 ft	+6 ft
6Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	103 ft	+7 ft
7Kumho WinterCraft WP71	103 ft	+7 ft
7Continental WinterContact TS 860	103 ft	+7 ft
9Semperit Speed Grip 3	104 ft	+8 ft
10Cooper Weather Master SA2+	105 ft	+9 ft
11BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	105 ft	+9 ft
11Hankook Winter i cept RS2	105 ft	+9 ft
13Nokian WR Snowproof	106 ft	+10 ft
13Kleber Krisalp HP3	106 ft	+10 ft
15Avon WV7	106 ft	+10 ft
16Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905	107 ft	+11 ft
17Uniroyal MS Plus 77	108 ft	+12 ft
18Dunlop Winter Sport 5	108 ft	+12 ft
19Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	108 ft	+12 ft
20Dayton DW 510 Evo	110 ft	+14 ft
21Fulda Kristall Control HP2	110 ft	+14 ft
22Sava Eskimo HP2	110 ft	+14 ft
23Barum Polaris 5	111 ft	+15 ft
23Imperial Snowdragon 3	111 ft	+15 ft
23Falken Eurowinter HS01	111 ft	+15 ft
26Toyo Snowprox S954	112 ft	+16 ft
27Debica Frigo HP2	112 ft	+16 ft
27Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05	112 ft	+16 ft
27Firestone Winterhawk 3	112 ft	+16 ft
30Seiberling Seilberling Winter	113 ft	+17 ft
31Mabor Winter Jet 3	114 ft	+18 ft
32Matador MP 92 Sibir Snow	114 ft	+18 ft
32Tyfoon Eurosnow II	114 ft	+18 ft
34General Altimax Winter 3	115 ft	+19 ft
35Gislaved Euro Frost 6	115 ft	+19 ft
36Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501	116 ft	+20 ft
37Giti GitiWinterW1	117 ft	+21 ft
38Viking Wintech	117 ft	+21 ft
39Blacklion Snow Pioneer BW56	120 ft	+24 ft
40Sailun Iceblazer Alpine Evo	121 ft	+25 ft
41Fortuna Winter Max A1	121 ft	+25 ft
42King Meiler Winter Tact WT84	123 ft	+27 ft
43Duraturn Mozzo Winter	123 ft	+27 ft
44Laufenn I FIT	129 ft	+33 ft

The difference between best and worst was 34.9% (33 ft ≈ 2.3 Car Lengths).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Kleber Krisalp HP3	79 ft	Best
2Debica Frigo HP2	79 ft	0 ft
2Sava Eskimo HP2	79 ft	0 ft
4BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	79 ft	0 ft
5Semperit Speed Grip 3	80 ft	+1 ft
5Dunlop Winter Sport 5	80 ft	+1 ft
5Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	80 ft	+1 ft
5Fulda Kristall Control HP2	80 ft	+1 ft
9Continental WinterContact TS 860	80 ft	+1 ft
10Uniroyal MS Plus 77	81 ft	+2 ft
10Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	81 ft	+2 ft
10Nokian WR Snowproof	81 ft	+2 ft
13Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	81 ft	+2 ft
13Michelin Alpin 6	81 ft	+2 ft
15Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81 ft	+2 ft
15Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05	81 ft	+2 ft
17Hankook Winter i cept RS2	82 ft	+3 ft
18Barum Polaris 5	82 ft	+3 ft
19Apollo Aspire XP Winter	82 ft	+3 ft
20Vredestein Wintrac Pro	83 ft	+4 ft
21Firestone Winterhawk 3	84 ft	+5 ft
22Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905	85 ft	+6 ft
23Falken Eurowinter HS01	86 ft	+7 ft
24Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	87 ft	+8 ft
25Toyo Snowprox S954	88 ft	+9 ft
26Avon WV7	89 ft	+10 ft
27Seiberling Seilberling Winter	90 ft	+11 ft
28Cooper Weather Master SA2+	93 ft	+14 ft
29Dayton DW 510 Evo	94 ft	+15 ft
30Imperial Snowdragon 3	104 ft	+25 ft

The difference between best and worst was 32.1% (25 ft ≈ 1.7 Car Lengths).

Results

Wet100%

Snow97.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	1^st / 45	96 ft	Best in this discipline
Snow BrakingLower is better	10^th / 30	81 ft	+2 ft

Wet95.4%

Snow98.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 45	100 ft	+4 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	5^th / 30	80 ft	+1 ft

Wet96.1%

Snow97.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 45	100 ft	+4 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	13^th / 30	81 ft	+2 ft

Wet92.4%

Snow98.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	9^th / 45	104 ft	+8 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	5^th / 30	80 ft	+1 ft

Wet92.7%

Snow98%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	7^th / 45	103 ft	+7 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	9^th / 30	80 ft	+1 ft

Wet94.8%

Snow95.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	4^th / 45	101 ft	+5 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	20^th / 30	83 ft	+4 ft

Wet91.3%

Snow99.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	11^th / 45	105 ft	+9 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	4^th / 30	79 ft	0 ft

Wet90.7%

Snow100%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	13^th / 45	106 ft	+10 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	1^st / 30	79 ft	Best in this discipline

Wet93.6%

Snow95.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	5^th / 45	102 ft	+6 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	19^th / 30	82 ft	+3 ft

Wet92.7%

Snow96.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	7^th / 45	103 ft	+7 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	15^th / 30	81 ft	+2 ft

Wet90.7%

Snow97.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	13^th / 45	106 ft	+10 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	10^th / 30	81 ft	+2 ft

Wet91.3%

Snow96.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	11^th / 45	105 ft	+9 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	17^th / 30	82 ft	+3 ft

Wet88.8%

Snow98.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	18^th / 45	108 ft	+12 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	5^th / 30	80 ft	+1 ft

Wet89%

Snow97.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	17^th / 45	108 ft	+12 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	10^th / 30	81 ft	+2 ft

Wet88.5%

Snow97.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	19^th / 45	108 ft	+12 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	13^th / 30	81 ft	+2 ft

Wet93.3%

Snow90.9%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	6^th / 45	103 ft	+7 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	24^th / 30	87 ft	+8 ft

Wet86.9%

Snow99.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	22^nd / 45	110 ft	+14 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 30	79 ft	0 ft

Wet87.2%

Snow98.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	21^st / 45	110 ft	+14 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	5^th / 30	80 ft	+1 ft

Wet85.4%

Snow99.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	27^th / 45	112 ft	+16 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 30	79 ft	0 ft

Wet89.9%

Snow92.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	16^th / 45	107 ft	+11 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	22^nd / 30	85 ft	+6 ft

Wet86.1%

Snow96%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 45	111 ft	+15 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	18^th / 30	82 ft	+3 ft

Wet85.4%

Snow96.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	27^th / 45	112 ft	+16 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	15^th / 30	81 ft	+2 ft

Wet90.1%

Snow88.9%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	15^th / 45	106 ft	+10 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	26^th / 30	89 ft	+10 ft

Wet85.4%

Snow94.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	27^th / 45	112 ft	+16 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	21^st / 30	84 ft	+5 ft

Wet86.1%

Snow92%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 45	111 ft	+15 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 30	86 ft	+7 ft

Wet91.5%

Snow84.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	10^th / 45	105 ft	+9 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	28^th / 30	93 ft	+14 ft

Wet85.9%

Snow89.9%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	26^th / 45	112 ft	+16 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	25^th / 30	88 ft	+9 ft

Wet85.1%

Snow87.9%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	30^th / 45	113 ft	+17 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	27^th / 30	90 ft	+11 ft

Wet87.4%

Snow83.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	20^th / 45	110 ft	+14 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	29^th / 30	94 ft	+15 ft

Wet86.1%

Snow75.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 45	111 ft	+15 ft
Snow BrakingLower is better	30^th / 30	104 ft	+25 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	31^st / 45	114 ft	+18 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	32^nd / 45	114 ft	+18 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	32^nd / 45	114 ft	+18 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	34^th / 45	115 ft	+19 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	35^th / 45	115 ft	+19 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	36^th / 45	116 ft	+20 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	37^th / 45	117 ft	+21 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	38^th / 45	117 ft	+21 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	39^th / 45	120 ft	+24 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	41^st / 45	121 ft	+25 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	40^th / 45	121 ft	+25 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	42^nd / 45	123 ft	+27 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	43^rd / 45	123 ft	+27 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	43^rd / 45	123 ft	+27 ft

All discipline results (1)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Wet BrakingLower is better	45^th / 45	129 ft	+33 ft

Discussion

16 comments

Hristijan Curukoski Nov 17, 2019 archived

Hello, thank you very much for your excellent reviews which we all find very helpful. I'm looking at winter tires nowadays within ~100 Euros budget.. Based on your reviews i narrow my choices between: Hankook i*cept evo2 as first choice and Kleber HP3 as second. Im also considering Good year Ultr Grip perf. and Nokian Snowproof but they will be a bit more expensive at around 140 euros per tire (I would be happy to spend more if the differences are huge). I live in south-east Europe (Macedonia) where the winters are not that cold and without much snow. I really like to hear you options on the choices that i've made or maybe i should consider another tyer.
The car is Volvo s80 and dimensions are 225 /55/16

#5358
1. TireReviews Hristijan Curukoski Nov 18, 2019 archived
  
  If you don't get much snow I would use a tire like the Michelin CrossClimate as a winter tire.
  
  #5361
  1. Hristijan Curukoski TireReviews Nov 18, 2019 archived
    
    Thank you very much!
    
    #5362
  2. Hristijan Curukoski TireReviews Nov 18, 2019 archived
    
    The Michelin CrossClimate is really expensive here (200euros).
    At the end, i think I'll get the GoodYear UGP+.
    Thanks again!
    
    #5365
Duncan Nov 17, 2019 archived

Hello, Thanks for all the excellent reviews. I've got a BMW Z4 which now has Michelin PS 4S tires thanks to your advice. They're a massive improvement on the "moderate cost" Hankooks it had before.
Now I'm looking at winter wheels and tires. I live near the South Downs so not much snow but when there is the BMW is appalling as you'd guess with rear wheel drive and a lot of power. It's got 19 inch wheels. From what I've read the Vredstein Wintrack Pros look like a good option for me. I'm just not sure whether to get 18 or 19 inch wheels for them. The standard car has 225/35 and 255/30 front/rear. Some people seem to get 18 inch wheels with the same width all round.
I'd be really grateful for your expert guidance !
Cheers
Duncan

#5355
1. TireReviews Duncan Nov 17, 2019 archived
  
  Good choice of tires, and if you don't mind buying another set of wheels, and 18s fit over the brakes, I'd probably head down that route for extra comfort as the roads fall apart. Just be sure to let your insurance company know.
  
  #5356
  1. Duncan TireReviews Nov 18, 2019 archived
    
    Thanks for the reply. I'd forgotten about the insurance so thanks for that too. Reading forums I've got the impression that the cost of new wheels is evened out with the convenience of being able to swap them yourself and not having to pay for a swap twice a year at a garage.
    One final thought. In the 2019 winter performance tires test, the winter tires seem to not do as well as the summer ones in wet road tests etc. I thought they were supposed to be better. Does this mean they don't test them in the colder temperatures they are designed for?
    
    #5359
    1. TireReviews Duncan Nov 18, 2019 archived
      
      It means braking is hard for siped tires, though summer and a good winter are usually close
      
      #5360
      1. Duncan TireReviews Nov 18, 2019 archived
        
        Sorry to drone on.
        So siping helps traction in snow but doesn't help wet braking or handling according to the 19 inch winter tire review. So I guess the winter tires would be even worse if they weren't a softer compound for lower temperatures? I wonder if this reduced wet performance is actually that noticeable?? If it is would an all season tire be a better bet and still be able to keep me mobile if it snows occasionally?
        Thank you for help.
        
        #5363
        
        TireReviews Duncan Nov 18, 2019 archived
        
        The Michelin CrossClimate is a much better "winter" tire for most of the UK as it has less dry compromise.
        
        #5364
        
        Duncan TireReviews Nov 18, 2019 archived
        
        Ok then I'll get them after all and stick with Michelin too. The CC video was very convincing.
        Thanks for all your help.
        Keep the good work up!
        
        #5366
Kruno Oct 24, 2019 archived

Also I was considering Vredestain Wintrac Pro, would that be smart choice?

#5264
1. Scour Kruno Nov 6, 2019 archived
  
  The Wintrac had some good test results, especially in wet condition. Also one of the better tires in dry.
  In snow it´s somewhere in the middle, Auto Zeitung wrote it was the fastest tire in snow but hard to handle
  
  #5308
Kruno Oct 24, 2019 archived

Hi, I am buying next month new winter tires; 19 inch; for FWD car, do you have any information on Pilot Alpin 5 and Conti 860 S; which one would you recommend?
Will there be any tests in following weeks including those two?

#5263
1. Scour Kruno Nov 6, 2019 archived
  
  Auto Bild Sportcars tested the old Michelin PA4, so no info about the PA5. Size was 255/35R19.
  Best overall tire was the Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance +, followed by Vredestein Wintrac Pro, Uniroyal MS plus 77, Conti TS 860S
  
  #5309
  1. TireReviews Scour Nov 7, 2019 archived
    
    This test will be on the site next week :)
    
    #5311

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