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2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
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Discussion

10 comments
  1. Scour archived

    I´m a bit confused to see the non-tested Goodride SW608 in the tabs ;) . Isn´t it the Trazano?

    Again a victory of the LM005. But after some bad experiences with the last Bridgestone summer and winter tires prevent me from recommending Bridgestone-tires since years. And the predecessor LM001 Evo shows the worst performance by far in the TÜV-test (commissioned by Michelin) with 2mm tread. After my experience with the Yokohama V905 which was extreme dangerous with over 5mm tread I take care with buying winter tires.

    And Autozeitung.com don´t exist if I´m not wrong.

    #6270
    1. TireReviews Scour archived

      Sorry, I should have noted I swapped the SW608 to Goodride as we don't list Trazano. As you well know, it's the same tire ;)

      I'd love to see some wear data on the LM005 (and other winter tires) but as it stands, with the information we have from tests, the LM005 is exceptional

      #6271
      1. Scour TireReviews archived

        ADAC and AutoBild lists wear data, maybe I get you wrong?

        The problem with the LM001 Evo was not the overall wear but the big lost of snow-performance with less tread. Reminds me of my Yokohama V905 which was good in the beginning but had an awful snow-performance with over 5mm tread. It was so bad that I decided to buy new winter tires in mid of december.

        And the LM32 was on wet in the 3rd season also awful, experiences like that keep me away from Bridgestone winter tires.

        Hope next year some new tires like Conti TS870 and Pirelli P Zero Winter will show up in the tests.

        #6272
        1. TireReviews Scour archived

          You're right they do, but they don't test them once worn. I'm trying to arrange this.

          #6275
          1. Scour TireReviews archived

            I´m not sure whether it is worth the effort. It´s not only the low tread, there are some other factors which happen, like sunbeam, kind of storage which affects the grip on tires

            #6283
            1. TireReviews Scour archived

              You are correct, which is why it's so expensive and difficult to test, as you need to factor in tire wear and aging

              #6285
    2. Kolemjdouci Scour archived

      With 2 mm tread left should each tire be dumped and recycled, no need to test.

      #6278
      1. Scour Kolemjdouci archived

        Yep, that´t what I do ealier. But after my V905 I know there´s a big difference on snowgrip long before the tread is down to 2mm

        #6282
  2. Engineer_Andy archived

    Good to see that Bridgestone (loved my RE720s on my old 90s Micra but absolutely hated the OEM ER30s fitted to my Mazda3 that replaced in back in 2006) now seemingly consistently back on form. A good result for Hankook too, especially with the lower price in their favour.

    If both keep doing well, I'll certainly give them consideration when changing my A/S CC+s next time (admitedly that won't be for a good few years yet unless I change cars again)

    #6263
    1. TireReviews Engineer_Andy archived

      Bridgestone are storming it this winter, they'll be my number one recommendation in the "top winter tires for 2020" video (if I ever make it)

      #6264