Charts 2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2020 Auto Zeitung Winter 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.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus

Hankook Winter i cept RS2

Michelin Alpin 6

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Falken Eurowinter HS01

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Nexen Winguard Snow G3

Toyo Snowprox S954

Goodride SW608

King-Meiler Winter Tact WT81

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept RS2 with a result of 45.8 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.6%.

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Toyo Snowprox S954 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 70%.

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 50.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 24.4%.

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 90%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept RS2 with a result of 85.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 21.2%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Fulda Kristall Control HP2 with a result of 25.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 5.9%.

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus with a result of 2193 N. The difference between best and worst was 7%.

Subj. Snow Handling ( Points)

Subjective Snow Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 90%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Alpin 6 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 90%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was King-Meiler Winter Tact WT81. The difference between best and worst was 55.3%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Fulda Kristall Control HP2 with a result of 8.06 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 14.4%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
1	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	0%
2	Continental WinterContact TS 860	0%
3	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus	0%
4	Hankook Winter i cept RS2	0%
5	Michelin Alpin 6	0%
6	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	0%
7	Pirelli Cinturato Winter	0%
8	Falken Eurowinter HS01	0%
9	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	0%
10	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	0%
11	Nexen Winguard Snow G3	0%
12	Toyo Snowprox S954	0%
13	Goodride SW608	0%
14	King-Meiler Winter Tact WT81	0%

2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tire Test

Performance Overview

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow Traction (N)

Subj. Snow Handling ( Points)

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Value Performance Overview

Price

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Overall Findings

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