Below are all the data points for the 2020 Vi Bilagare Nordic Friction 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.

Michelin X Ice Snow

Pirelli Ice Zero FR

Nereus NS805 Plus

Continental VikingContact 7

Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 3.59 M (12.5%) | Avg: 30.35 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak Ice with a result of 28.69 M. The difference between best and worst was 11.1%.

Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

28.69 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

29.38 M
Continental VikingContact 7

29.64 M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

30.22 M
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

30.3 M
Nereus NS805 Plus

30.78 M
Michelin X Ice Snow

31.49 M
Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

32.28 M

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Spread: 4.00 Points (80%) | Avg: 3.25 Points

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 with a result of 5 Points. The difference between best and worst was 80%.

Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

5 Points
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

5 Points
Michelin X Ice Snow

4 Points
Continental VikingContact 7

4 Points
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

3 Points
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

2 Points
Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

2 Points
Nereus NS805 Plus

1 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 8.71 M (25.3%) | Avg: 38.58 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 with a result of 34.41 M. The difference between best and worst was 20.2%.

Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

34.41 M
Nereus NS805 Plus

37.29 M
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

37.84 M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

38.15 M
Continental VikingContact 7

38.39 M
Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

39.2 M
Michelin X Ice Snow

40.23 M
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

43.12 M

Wet Handling (s)

Spread: 4.03 s (9.3%) | Avg: 45.07 s

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 with a result of 43.11 s. The difference between best and worst was 8.5%.

Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

43.11 s
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

44.13 s
Michelin X Ice Snow

44.71 s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

44.78 s
Continental VikingContact 7

44.99 s
Nereus NS805 Plus

45.31 s
Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

46.35 s
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

47.14 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 11.90 Km/H (16.2%) | Avg: 64.81 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 with a result of 73.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 16.2%.

Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

73.3 Km/H
Michelin X Ice Snow

65.3 Km/H
Nereus NS805 Plus

65.2 Km/H
Continental VikingContact 7

64.1 Km/H
Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

63.4 Km/H
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

63.3 Km/H
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

62.5 Km/H
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

61.4 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 0.40 M (3.5%) | Avg: 11.54 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43 with a result of 11.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 3.4%.

Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

11.3 M
Continental VikingContact 7

11.46 M
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

11.5 M
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

11.54 M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

11.58 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

11.61 M
Michelin X Ice Snow

11.61 M
Nereus NS805 Plus

11.7 M

Snow Handling (s)

Spread: 2.99 s (4.1%) | Avg: 73.36 s

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental VikingContact 7 with a result of 72.25 s. The difference between best and worst was 4%.

Continental VikingContact 7

72.25 s
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

72.73 s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

72.86 s
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

73.09 s
Michelin X Ice Snow

73.44 s
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

73.6 s
Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

73.63 s
Nereus NS805 Plus

75.24 s

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Spread: 1.08 M (42.5%) | Avg: 3.28 M

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43 with a result of 2.54 M. The difference between best and worst was 29.8%.

Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

2.54 M
Continental VikingContact 7

3.06 M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

3.34 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

3.35 M
Michelin X Ice Snow

3.39 M
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

3.43 M
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

3.54 M
Nereus NS805 Plus

3.62 M

Ice Handling (s)

Spread: 4.64 s (9.5%) | Avg: 50.75 s

Ice handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental VikingContact 7 with a result of 48.82 s. The difference between best and worst was 8.7%.

Continental VikingContact 7

48.82 s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

49.09 s
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

49.43 s
Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

49.83 s
Nereus NS805 Plus

50.63 s
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

52.2 s
Michelin X Ice Snow

52.54 s
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

53.46 s

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Noise ( Points)

Spread: 3.00 Points (60%) | Avg: 3.38 Points

Subjective in car noise levels (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental VikingContact 7 with a result of 5 Points. The difference between best and worst was 60%.

Continental VikingContact 7

5 Points
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

4 Points
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

4 Points
Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

4 Points
Michelin X Ice Snow

3 Points
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

3 Points
Nereus NS805 Plus

2 Points
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

2 Points

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 939.00 (137.7%) | Avg: 1312.63

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nereus NS805 Plus. The difference between best and worst was 57.9%.

Nereus NS805 Plus

682
Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

982
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

1311
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

1312
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

1465
Michelin X Ice Snow

1542
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

1586
Continental VikingContact 7

1621

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 0.31 kg / t (5.3%) | Avg: 6.07 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin X Ice Snow with a result of 5.89 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 5%.

Michelin X Ice Snow

5.89 kg / t
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

5.94 kg / t
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

6.03 kg / t
Continental VikingContact 7

6.05 kg / t
Pirelli Ice Zero FR

6.11 kg / t
Nereus NS805 Plus

6.14 kg / t
Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43

6.18 kg / t
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice

6.2 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
	Continental VikingContact 7	0%
2	Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3	0%
3	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2	0%
4	Pirelli Ice Zero FR	0%
5	Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43	0%
6	Michelin X Ice Snow	0%
7	Bridgestone Blizzak Ice	0%
8	Nereus NS805 Plus	0%

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2020 Vi Bilagare Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test