Charts 2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2021 Auto Bild Sports Car 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 Pilot Alpin 5

Hankook Winter i cept evo3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus

Continental WinterContact TS 850 P

BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2

Falken Eurowinter HS01

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2

Toyo Snowprox S954

Nankang SV2

Reference Summer

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 36.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 18.2%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 105 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 47.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 28%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 72.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 14%.

Wet Circle (s)

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 12.18 s. The difference between best and worst was 10%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 101.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 10.9%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept evo3 with a result of 4.22 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 25.8%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 with a result of 30.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 46.3%.

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 with a result of 2975 N. The difference between best and worst was 76.1%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 with a result of 44.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 12.1%.

Snow Slalom (m/sec2)

Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 3.89 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 43.4%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 with a result of 72.4 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.1%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen WinGuard Sport 2. The difference between best and worst was 38.6%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 7.91 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 22.6%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
1	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	0%
2	Hankook Winter i cept evo3	0%
3	Vredestein Wintrac Pro	0%
4	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	0%
5	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	0%
6	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus	0%
7	Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	0%
8	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	0%
9	Falken Eurowinter HS01	0%
10	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	0%
11	Toyo Snowprox S954	0%
12	Nankang SV2	0%
13	Reference Summer	0%
14	Vredestein Quatrac Pro	0%

2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tire Test