Test setup & methodology

The test setting, the conditions recorded and how the results contribute to the score.

Recorded test conditions

Dry Braking: 62.1 → 0.0 mph
Wet Braking: 62.1 → 0.0 mph
Snow Braking: 31.1 → 0.0 mph

The 2021 Auto Bild Sportscars winter tire test has tested twelve of the best winter tires in 245/40 R18 size using a Mercedes C Class, AND have included a summer and all season tire as reference.

This is exceptionally useful for those of us wondering whether to fit winter or all season tires for the bigger while size, and for a change Auto Bild named the all season tire used, it's the Vredestein Quatrac Pro.

There are however some drawbacks to the single reference tire. The Quatrac Pro is an older patter now, and certainly not the best all season tire on the market anymore. This means while it was good in the dry, it didn't beat all the winter tires as you'd expect (the Michelin CrossClimate 2 certainly would have), it struggled in the wet, and if you'd expected it to come last in a group of winter tires in the snow tests, you're also in for a surprise.

Sadly Auto Bild didn't name the summer reference tire, but this was unusually good in aquaplaning, and one of the best in the dry and wet.

There were also some nice synergies between this test and the Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test, with the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 and Hankook Winter Icept Evo 3 performing amongst the best in both tests, and the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 being the wet specialist of the group.

Dry

As in the Tire Reviews test, the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 was the best in both dry tests, beating even the all season tire, but still significantly weaker than the summer reference which was nearly four meters ahead.

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefReference Summer	120 ft	-16 ft	0 mph
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	136 ft	Best	0 mph
2Vredestein Quatrac Pro	137 ft	+1 ft	9 mph
3Toyo Snowprox S954	141 ft	+5 ft	15 mph
4Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	141 ft	+5 ft	16 mph
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro	142 ft	+6 ft	16 mph
6Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	143 ft	+7 ft	18 mph
7Dunlop Winter Sport 5	143 ft	+7 ft	18 mph
8Falken Eurowinter HS01	144 ft	+8 ft	19 mph
8Hankook Winter i cept evo3	144 ft	+8 ft	19 mph
10Nankang SV2	144 ft	+8 ft	19 mph
10BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	144 ft	+8 ft	19 mph
12Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	145 ft	+9 ft	20 mph
13Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	146 ft	+10 ft	21 mph

The difference between best and worst was 22.2% (26 ft ≈ 1.8 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Continental WinterContact TS 850 P would still be travelling at 21 mph when the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

The order of results was also the same in dry handling, with the reference summer tire leading Michelin and the all season Vredestein Quatrac Pro, with the Toyo SnowProx S954 in fourth.

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
RefReference Summer	65.2 mph	+1.3 mph
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	63.9 mph	Best
2Vredestein Quatrac Pro	63.7 mph	-0.2 mph
3Toyo Snowprox S954	63.2 mph	-0.7 mph
4Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	63.1 mph	-0.8 mph
5Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	63.0 mph	-0.9 mph
6Hankook Winter i cept evo3	62.8 mph	-1.1 mph
7Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	62.7 mph	-1.2 mph
8Vredestein Wintrac Pro	62.6 mph	-1.3 mph
9Nankang SV2	62.2 mph	-1.7 mph
9Falken Eurowinter HS01	62.2 mph	-1.7 mph
11BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	62.0 mph	-1.9 mph
12Dunlop Winter Sport 5	61.7 mph	-2.2 mph
13Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	61.5 mph	-2.4 mph

The difference between best and worst was 5.7% (3.7 mph).

Wet

Wet braking retained the summer tires advantage, but this time the gap was closer at two meters shorter stopping distance. The difference between the best and worst winter tire was fifteen meters from 62mph which is a vast difference.

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefReference Summer	155 ft	-6 ft	0 mph
1Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	161 ft	Best	0 mph
2Hankook Winter i cept evo3	163 ft	+2 ft	9 mph
3Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	163 ft	+2 ft	10 mph
4Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	165 ft	+4 ft	12 mph
5Toyo Snowprox S954	166 ft	+5 ft	14 mph
6Vredestein Wintrac Pro	167 ft	+6 ft	16 mph
7Falken Eurowinter HS01	169 ft	+8 ft	17 mph
8Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	171 ft	+10 ft	20 mph
9Dunlop Winter Sport 5	172 ft	+11 ft	20 mph
10Vredestein Quatrac Pro	173 ft	+12 ft	21 mph
11BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	182 ft	+21 ft	27 mph
12Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	186 ft	+25 ft	29 mph
13Nankang SV2	215 ft	+54 ft	40 mph

The difference between best and worst was 38.9% (60 ft ≈ 4.1 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Nankang SV2 would still be travelling at 40 mph when the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

The Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 managed to edge out the summer tire around the wet handling lap.

Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	45.3 mph	Best
RefReference Summer	45.0 mph	-0.3 mph
2Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	44.7 mph	-0.6 mph
3Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	44.7 mph	-0.6 mph
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	44.7 mph	-0.6 mph
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro	44.6 mph	-0.7 mph
6Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	43.8 mph	-1.5 mph
7Dunlop Winter Sport 5	43.7 mph	-1.6 mph
7Vredestein Quatrac Pro	43.7 mph	-1.6 mph
9Toyo Snowprox S954	43.6 mph	-1.7 mph
10Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	43.4 mph	-1.9 mph
11BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	43.0 mph	-2.3 mph
12Falken Eurowinter HS01	42.4 mph	-2.9 mph
13Nankang SV2	39.0 mph	-6.3 mph

The difference between best and worst was 14% (6.3 mph).

The summer tire regained its lead to be the best in straight aquaplaning, leading the best winter tire by quite a margin.

Straight Aqua
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
RefReference Summer	63.1 mph	+2.5 mph
1BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	60.6 mph	Best
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	60.6 mph	Best
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	60.5 mph	-0.1 mph
4Vredestein Wintrac Pro	60.4 mph	-0.2 mph
5Nankang SV2	60.1 mph	-0.5 mph
6Falken Eurowinter HS01	60.0 mph	-0.6 mph
7Toyo Snowprox S954	59.7 mph	-0.9 mph
8Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	58.8 mph	-1.8 mph
9Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	58.5 mph	-2.1 mph
10Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	58.2 mph	-2.4 mph
11	57.5 mph	-3.1 mph
11Vredestein Quatrac Pro	57.5 mph	-3.1 mph
13Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	56.4 mph	-4.2 mph
14Dunlop Winter Sport 5	56.2 mph	-4.4 mph

The difference between best and worst was 10.9% (6.9 mph).

Snow

Snow braking once again had the BF Goodrich gForce Winter being the best winter tire on snow, leading the consistent Hankook Winter Icept evo 3 and Dunlop WinterSport 5.

Snow Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	101 ft	Best	0 mph
2Hankook Winter i cept evo3	104 ft	+3 ft	14 mph
3Dunlop Winter Sport 5	104 ft	+3 ft	15 mph
4Falken Eurowinter HS01	105 ft	+4 ft	16 mph
5Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	105 ft	+4 ft	16 mph
6Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	105 ft	+4 ft	17 mph
7Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	106 ft	+5 ft	17 mph
8Vredestein Wintrac Pro	106 ft	+5 ft	18 mph
9Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	107 ft	+6 ft	20 mph
10Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	110 ft	+9 ft	23 mph
11Vredestein Quatrac Pro	114 ft	+13 ft	27 mph
12Toyo Snowprox S954	116 ft	+15 ft	29 mph
13Nankang SV2	121 ft	+20 ft	33 mph
RefReference Summer	188 ft	+87 ft	54 mph

The difference between best and worst was 86.3% (87 ft ≈ 5.9 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Nankang SV2 would still be travelling at 33 mph when the BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

BFGoodrich continued its advantage during the snow traction test.

Snow Traction
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	669 lbf	Best
2Dunlop Winter Sport 5	635 lbf	-34 lbf
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	629 lbf	-40 lbf
4Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	627 lbf	-42 lbf
5Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	613 lbf	-56 lbf
6Vredestein Wintrac Pro	608 lbf	-61 lbf
7Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	604 lbf	-65 lbf
8Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	604 lbf	-65 lbf
9Falken Eurowinter HS01	603 lbf	-66 lbf
10Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	579 lbf	-90 lbf
11Vredestein Quatrac Pro	544 lbf	-125 lbf
12Nankang SV2	531 lbf	-138 lbf
13Toyo Snowprox S954	529 lbf	-140 lbf
RefReference Summer	160 lbf	-509 lbf

The difference between best and worst was 76.1% (509 lbf).

Snow handling rounded out the trio of wins for BFGoodrich, while the Nankang SV2 and Toyo Snowprox S954 continued to perform poorly in all snow tests.

Snow Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	27.8 mph	Best
2Hankook Winter i cept evo3	27.7 mph	-0.1 mph
3Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	27.5 mph	-0.3 mph
4Dunlop Winter Sport 5	27.4 mph	-0.4 mph
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro	27.3 mph	-0.5 mph
5Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	27.3 mph	-0.5 mph
7Falken Eurowinter HS01	27.2 mph	-0.6 mph
8Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	26.7 mph	-1.1 mph
9Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	26.5 mph	-1.3 mph
10Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	25.7 mph	-2.1 mph
11Vredestein Quatrac Pro	25.3 mph	-2.5 mph
12Nankang SV2	24.8 mph	-3.0 mph
13Toyo Snowprox S954	24.4 mph	-3.4 mph

The difference between best and worst was 12.1% (3.4 mph).

Environment

The BFGoodrich was also the quietest tire on test, with the Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 following closely. In this test, every winter and all season tire were quieter than the summer tire.

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	72.4 dB	Best
2Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	72.5 dB	+0.10 dB
3Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	72.8 dB	+0.40 dB
4Nankang SV2	72.9 dB	+0.50 dB
5Vredestein Quatrac Pro	73.3 dB	+0.90 dB
6Toyo Snowprox S954	73.4 dB	+1.00 dB
6Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	73.4 dB	+1.00 dB
8Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	73.9 dB	+1.50 dB
9Falken Eurowinter HS01	74.3 dB	+1.90 dB
10Vredestein Wintrac Pro	74.6 dB	+2.20 dB
11Hankook Winter i cept evo3	74.7 dB	+2.30 dB
12Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	75.1 dB	+2.70 dB
13Dunlop Winter Sport 5	75.4 dB	+3.00 dB
RefReference Summer	75.5 dB	+3.10 dB

The difference between best and worst was 4.3% (3.1 dB).

The Bridgestone had the lowest rolling resistance on test, beating the summer tire. The all season tire finished midpack.

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	7.91 kg/t	Best	$0
RefReference Summer	8.03 kg/t	+0.12 kg/t	$4
2Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	8.43 kg/t	+0.52 kg/t	$19
3Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	8.46 kg/t	+0.55 kg/t	$20
4Dunlop Winter Sport 5	8.51 kg/t	+0.60 kg/t	$22
5BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	8.58 kg/t	+0.67 kg/t	$25
6Vredestein Quatrac Pro	8.73 kg/t	+0.82 kg/t	$30
7Hankook Winter i cept evo3	8.74 kg/t	+0.83 kg/t	$31
8Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	8.84 kg/t	+0.93 kg/t	$35
9Nankang SV2	8.91 kg/t	+1.00 kg/t	$37
9Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	8.91 kg/t	+1.00 kg/t	$37
11Toyo Snowprox S954	9.18 kg/t	+1.27 kg/t	$47
12Vredestein Wintrac Pro	9.38 kg/t	+1.47 kg/t	$55
13Falken Eurowinter HS01	10.22 kg/t	+2.31 kg/t	$86

The difference between best and worst was 29.2% (2.31 kg / t). Over 12,000 miles a year at $3.60/gal, the Falken Eurowinter HS01 uses about 24 gal ($86) more fuel than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.

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Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tire age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

There was a difference of 270 euros between the cheapest and most expensive tires, and as always, the cheapest were amongst the worst performing on test.

Results

Dry96.2%

Wet98.7%

Snow96.7%

Comfort96.9%

Rolling Resistance90.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	8^th / 13	144 ft	+8 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 13	62.8 mph	-1.1 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 13	163 ft	+2 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 13	44.7 mph	-0.6 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	5^th / 13	12.65 s	+0.24 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	3^rd / 13	60.5 mph	-0.1 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	1^st / 13	13.8 ft/s²	Best in this discipline
Snow BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 13	104 ft	+3 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	3^rd / 13	629 lbf	-40 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 13	27.7 mph	-0.1 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	5^th / 13	12.2 ft/s²	-0.6 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	11^th / 13	74.7 dB	+2.30 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	7^th / 13	8.74 kg/t	+0.83 kg/t

EU Label: C/B/72
Price: 495.00

Dry100%

Wet98.2%

Snow96.2%

Comfort99.5%

Rolling Resistance93.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	1^st / 13	136 ft	Best in this discipline
Dry HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 13	63.9 mph	Best in this discipline
Wet BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 13	163 ft	+2 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 13	44.7 mph	-0.6 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	4^th / 13	12.57 s	+0.16 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	1^st / 13	60.6 mph	Best in this discipline
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	5^th / 13	12.5 ft/s²	-1.3 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	5^th / 13	105 ft	+4 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	8^th / 13	604 lbf	-65 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 13	27.5 mph	-0.3 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	1^st / 13	12.8 ft/s²	Best in this discipline
NoiseLower is better	3^rd / 13	72.8 dB	+0.40 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	2^nd / 13	8.43 kg/t	+0.52 kg/t

EU Label: D/B/70
Price: 700.00

Dry96.9%

Wet97.5%

Snow95.5%

Comfort97.1%

Rolling Resistance84.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	5^th / 13	142 ft	+6 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	8^th / 13	62.6 mph	-1.3 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	6^th / 13	167 ft	+6 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 13	44.6 mph	-0.7 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	6^th / 13	12.67 s	+0.26 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	4^th / 13	60.4 mph	-0.2 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	2^nd / 13	13.3 ft/s²	-0.5 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	8^th / 13	106 ft	+5 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	6^th / 13	608 lbf	-61 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 13	27.3 mph	-0.5 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	3^rd / 13	12.5 ft/s²	-0.3 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	10^th / 13	74.6 dB	+2.20 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	12^th / 13	9.38 kg/t	+1.47 kg/t

EU Label: D/B/72
Price: 535.00

Dry97.4%

Wet98.7%

Snow94.3%

Comfort98.6%

Rolling Resistance100%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	4^th / 13	141 ft	+5 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	4^th / 13	63.1 mph	-0.8 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	1^st / 13	161 ft	Best in this discipline
Wet HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 13	45.3 mph	Best in this discipline
Wet CircleLower is better	1^st / 13	12.41 s	Best in this discipline
Straight AquaHigher is better	12^th / 13	56.4 mph	-4.2 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	8^th / 13	12.2 ft/s²	-1.6 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	7^th / 13	106 ft	+5 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	7^th / 13	604 lbf	-65 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	8^th / 13	26.7 mph	-1.1 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	6^th / 13	12.2 ft/s²	-0.6 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	6^th / 13	73.4 dB	+1.00 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	1^st / 13	7.91 kg/t	Best in this discipline

EU Label: C/A/72
Price: 615.00

Dry95.7%

Wet95.2%

Snow96.4%

Comfort96%

Rolling Resistance93%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	7^th / 13	143 ft	+7 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	12^th / 13	61.7 mph	-2.2 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	9^th / 13	172 ft	+11 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 13	43.7 mph	-1.6 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	8^th / 13	12.73 s	+0.32 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	13^th / 13	56.2 mph	-4.4 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	4^th / 13	12.6 ft/s²	-1.2 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 13	104 ft	+3 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	2^nd / 13	635 lbf	-34 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	4^th / 13	27.4 mph	-0.4 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	7^th / 13	12.2 ft/s²	-0.6 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	13^th / 13	75.4 dB	+3.00 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	4^th / 13	8.51 kg/t	+0.60 kg/t

EU Label: C/B/72
Price: 590.00

Dry95.7%

Wet95.7%

Snow95.5%

Comfort96.4%

Rolling Resistance93.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	6^th / 13	143 ft	+7 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	13^th / 13	61.5 mph	-2.4 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	8^th / 13	171 ft	+10 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	10^th / 13	43.4 mph	-1.9 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	7^th / 13	12.7 s	+0.29 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	9^th / 13	58.5 mph	-2.1 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	3^rd / 13	12.9 ft/s²	-0.9 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	6^th / 13	105 ft	+4 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	4^th / 13	627 lbf	-42 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 13	27.3 mph	-0.5 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	8^th / 13	12.0 ft/s²	-0.8 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	12^th / 13	75.1 dB	+2.70 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	3^rd / 13	8.46 kg/t	+0.55 kg/t

EU Label: D/C/72
Price: 590.00

Dry95.4%

Wet97.6%

Snow92.6%

Comfort98%

Rolling Resistance88.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	13^th / 13	146 ft	+10 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 13	62.7 mph	-1.2 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	4^th / 13	165 ft	+4 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 13	44.7 mph	-0.6 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	2^nd / 13	12.44 s	+0.03 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	10^th / 13	58.2 mph	-2.4 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	11^th / 13	11.9 ft/s²	-1.9 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	9^th / 13	107 ft	+6 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	5^th / 13	613 lbf	-56 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 13	26.5 mph	-1.3 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	9^th / 13	11.4 ft/s²	-1.4 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	8^th / 13	73.9 dB	+1.50 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	9^th / 13	8.91 kg/t	+1.00 kg/t

EU Label: C/A/72
Price: 700.00

Dry95.5%

Wet92.9%

Snow99.8%

Comfort100%

Rolling Resistance92.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	10^th / 13	144 ft	+8 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	11^th / 13	62.0 mph	-1.9 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	11^th / 13	182 ft	+21 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	11^th / 13	43.0 mph	-2.3 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	11^th / 13	13.05 s	+0.64 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	1^st / 13	60.6 mph	Best in this discipline
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	9^th / 13	12.1 ft/s²	-1.7 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	1^st / 13	101 ft	Best in this discipline
Snow TractionHigher is better	1^st / 13	669 lbf	Best in this discipline
Snow HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 13	27.8 mph	Best in this discipline
Snow SlalomHigher is better	2^nd / 13	12.6 ft/s²	-0.2 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	1^st / 13	72.4 dB	Best in this discipline
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	5^th / 13	8.58 kg/t	+0.67 kg/t

EU Label: C/B/69
Price: 560.00

Dry95.8%

Wet94%

Snow95.3%

Comfort97.4%

Rolling Resistance77.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	8^th / 13	144 ft	+8 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 13	62.2 mph	-1.7 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	7^th / 13	169 ft	+8 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	12^th / 13	42.4 mph	-2.9 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	12^th / 13	13.23 s	+0.82 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	6^th / 13	60.0 mph	-0.6 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	10^th / 13	11.9 ft/s²	-1.9 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	4^th / 13	105 ft	+4 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	9^th / 13	603 lbf	-66 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 13	27.2 mph	-0.6 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	4^th / 13	12.4 ft/s²	-0.4 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	9^th / 13	74.3 dB	+1.90 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	13^th / 13	10.22 kg/t	+2.31 kg/t

EU Label: E/B/72
Price: 475.00

Dry96.1%

Wet92.6%

Snow88.7%

Comfort99.9%

Rolling Resistance89.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	12^th / 13	145 ft	+9 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 13	63.0 mph	-0.9 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	12^th / 13	186 ft	+25 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 13	43.8 mph	-1.5 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	10^th / 13	12.87 s	+0.46 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	8^th / 13	58.8 mph	-1.8 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	12^th / 13	11.3 ft/s²	-2.5 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	10^th / 13	110 ft	+9 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	10^th / 13	579 lbf	-90 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	10^th / 13	25.7 mph	-2.1 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	11^th / 13	10.7 ft/s²	-2.1 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	2^nd / 13	72.5 dB	+0.10 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	8^th / 13	8.84 kg/t	+0.93 kg/t

EU Label: D/B/71
Price: 430.00

Dry97.6%

Wet96.3%

Snow84.5%

Comfort98.6%

Rolling Resistance86.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 13	141 ft	+5 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 13	63.2 mph	-0.7 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	5^th / 13	166 ft	+5 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 13	43.6 mph	-1.7 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	9^th / 13	12.81 s	+0.40 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	7^th / 13	59.7 mph	-0.9 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	7^th / 13	12.3 ft/s²	-1.5 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	12^th / 13	116 ft	+15 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	13^th / 13	529 lbf	-140 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	13^th / 13	24.4 mph	-3.4 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	10^th / 13	10.8 ft/s²	-2.0 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	6^th / 13	73.4 dB	+1.00 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	11^th / 13	9.18 kg/t	+1.27 kg/t

EU Label: D/B/71
Price: 525.00

Dry95.7%

Wet85.6%

Snow84%

Comfort99.3%

Rolling Resistance88.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	10^th / 13	144 ft	+8 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 13	62.2 mph	-1.7 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	13^th / 13	215 ft	+54 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	13^th / 13	39.0 mph	-6.3 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	13^th / 13	13.53 s	+1.12 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	5^th / 13	60.1 mph	-0.5 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	6^th / 13	12.4 ft/s²	-1.4 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	13^th / 13	121 ft	+20 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	12^th / 13	531 lbf	-138 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	12^th / 13	24.8 mph	-3.0 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	11^th / 13	10.7 ft/s²	-2.1 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	4^th / 13	72.9 dB	+0.50 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	9^th / 13	8.91 kg/t	+1.00 kg/t

EU Label: E/C/71
Price: 450.00

Dry99.2%

Wet94.6%

Snow86.2%

Comfort98.8%

Rolling Resistance90.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

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
Dry BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 13	137 ft	+1 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 13	63.7 mph	-0.2 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	10^th / 13	173 ft	+12 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 13	43.7 mph	-1.6 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	3^rd / 13	12.51 s	+0.10 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	11^th / 13	57.5 mph	-3.1 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	13^th / 13	10.3 ft/s²	-3.5 ft/s²
Snow BrakingLower is better	11^th / 13	114 ft	+13 ft
Snow TractionHigher is better	11^th / 13	544 lbf	-125 lbf
Snow HandlingHigher is better	11^th / 13	25.3 mph	-2.5 mph
Snow SlalomHigher is better	13^th / 13	10.7 ft/s²	-2.1 ft/s²
NoiseLower is better	5^th / 13	73.3 dB	+0.90 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	6^th / 13	8.73 kg/t	+0.82 kg/t

EU Label: D/B/71
Price: 535.00

Discussion

8 comments

Vasilis Machairas Jan 24, 2022 archived

it is the second winter i am having gForce Winter 2 and i am really amazed by his snow performance. It lacks performance at the dry, but what a snow tire!

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Marc Valme Dec 14, 2021 archived

Coincidentally, I came here to ask a very similar question, to the question below. I'm really trying to compare the CC2 to the Wintrac Pro for my winter setup. Particularly for wet performance, I assumed that all weather would do better. While there is no direct test, I noticed the Quatrac Pro did better than the CC2 in the wet in autobild all season test. And the Quatrac Pro did worse the the Wintrac pro in the wet in this test. Can I then assume that the Wintrac Pro will do better than the CC2 in the wet?
However if you saying below that quiet updates happen all the time, my assumptions are vulnerable.
Even more so, the older model performance winters tires we get in North America ( Sotto3, Wintrac Pro, PA4 ). I was using the test data from older European tests to make my decisions. Can I no longer assume that the pilot Alpine PA4 or the wintrac Pro, in the American marketplace are the same as what was available in Europe 5 years ago? Tires are complicated man.

#7714
1. TireReviews Marc Valme Dec 14, 2021 archived
  
  Tires are complicated, even more so when you start getting to tires vs tires as the same names can be different tires (North American CC2 is different from European CC2).
  It's a headache for me.
  
  #7715
  1. Marc Valme TireReviews Dec 14, 2021 archived
    
    Indeed, but in the end, selecting a good tire is not difficult, trying to figure out what the best is for your situation is what's difficult so it's not really much of a problem is it.
    "Tire vs Tire" subtle, clever.
    
    #7716
Roel Dec 13, 2021 archived

These are some interesting results! In wet braking and wet handling the reference Vredestein Quatrac Pro all-season tire scores worse than almost every winter tire. In the all-season test Autobild did earlier, the exact same tire (Vredestein Quatrac Pro) achieved the best score in wet braking and wet handling beating other all-season tires and interestingly also beating the (anonymous) reference winter tire in that test. What would cause that difference? Why is the same tire in this test worse in wet than the winter tires and better than a reference winter tire (and every other all-season tire) in another test? Would this be because of the size (in this test 18 inch, in the all-season test 17 inch)? Maybe the reference winter tire in the all-season test was just a shitty tire? Or the temperatures (22 degrees in the all-season test, unknown in this test)?

#7708
1. TireReviews Roel Dec 13, 2021 archived
  
  That's a good bunch of questions :D
  My guess would be that the 17" in the all season test would have received an update, where as the 18" here hasn't yet. But I'll pass on the question to Vred and see what they say.
  Of course, only auto bild really know the answer.
  
  #7709
  1. Roel TireReviews Dec 13, 2021 archived
    
    That's another possibility I didn't think of! But if the Vredestein tire received such an update that has a significant impact, would Vredestein not called it Quatrac Pro 2, Quatrac Pro S or Quatrac Pro Evo or something? If I had to guess, I'd put my money on difference in temperature. The all-seasons were tested at too high temperatures (22c) and maybe the winter tires were tested at or below freezing? Maybe I should ask AutoBild.
    Would love to see a test similar to the test you did a few years ago with tires at different temperatures but then with more tires. Four of the best tires in categories of summer, winter and all-season at different temperatures in wet and dry to see when what tires performance best.
    
    #7712
    1. TireReviews Roel Dec 13, 2021 archived
      
      If you do ask Auto Bild let me know if you get a reply!
      I'm not sure why names don't change with updates, but it's not uncommon for tires to get silently updated a number of times in their life, sometimes they're significant updates too. The only way to tell is that the EAN changes, but that's not usually easy to find data.
      
      #7713

Tire	Hankook Winter i cept evo3	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	Vredestein Wintrac Pro	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	Falken Eurowinter HS01	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	Toyo Snowprox S954	Nankang SV2	Vredestein Quatrac Pro
Position	Joint 1^st	Joint 1^st	3^rd	4^th	Joint 5^th	Joint 5^th	7^th	8^th	9^th	10^th	11^th	12^th	13^th
Category scores (% of best)
Dry	96.2%	100%	96.9%	97.4%	95.7%	95.7%	95.4%	95.5%	95.8%	96.1%	97.6%	95.7%	99.2%
Wet	98.7%	98.2%	97.5%	98.7%	95.2%	95.7%	97.6%	92.9%	94%	92.6%	96.3%	85.6%	94.6%
Snow	96.7%	96.2%	95.5%	94.3%	96.4%	95.5%	92.6%	99.8%	95.3%	88.7%	84.5%	84%	86.2%
Comfort	96.9%	99.5%	97.1%	98.6%	96%	96.4%	98%	100%	97.4%	99.9%	98.6%	99.3%	98.8%
Rolling Resistance	90.5%	93.8%	84.3%	100%	93%	93.5%	88.8%	92.2%	77.4%	89.5%	86.2%	88.8%	90.6%
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