Charts 2021 Auto Bild Winter Tire Test - Tire Reviews And Ratings

Below are all the data points for the 2021 Auto Bild 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.

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Michelin Alpin 6

Kleber Krisalp HP3

Vredestein Wintrac

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

Hankook Winter i cept RS2

Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Semperit Speed Grip 3

Firestone Winterhawk 4

BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2

Uniroyal MS Plus 77

Falken Eurowinter HS01

Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906

Barum Polaris 5

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Sava Eskimo HP2

Nokian WR Snowproof

Nexen Winguard Snow G3

Laufenn I Fit Plus

Reference Summer

Reference Winter Budget

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 37.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 23.6%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 141.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.2%.

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 50.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 22.5%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 73.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 12.8%.

Wet Circle (s)

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 12.58 s. The difference between best and worst was 8.5%.

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 84.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 18.8%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 with a result of 3.38 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 31.4%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Dunlop Winter Sport 5 with a result of 27.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 40.9%.

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 2899 N. The difference between best and worst was 74.7%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept RS2 with a result of 57.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.9%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen Winguard Snow G3 with a result of 69.7 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.4%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 with a result of 45400 KM. The difference between best and worst was 37.2%.

Value (Price/1000)

Euros/1000km based on cost/wear (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Barum Polaris 5 with a result of 6.89 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 40.4%.

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen Winguard Snow G3. The difference between best and worst was 33.8%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Barum Polaris 5 with a result of 7.21 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 24.2%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
1	Continental WinterContact TS 870	0%
2	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	0%
3	Kleber Krisalp HP3	0%
4	Vredestein Wintrac	0%
5	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	0%
6	Hankook Winter i cept RS2	0%
7	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus	0%
8	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	0%
9	Semperit Speed Grip 3	0%
10	Firestone Winterhawk 4	0%
11	Michelin Alpin 6	0%
12	Falken Eurowinter HS01	0%
13	Uniroyal MS Plus 77	0%
14	Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	0%
15	Barum Polaris 5	0%
16	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	0%
17	Sava Eskimo HP2	0%
18	Nokian WR Snowproof	0%
19	Nexen Winguard Snow G3	0%
20	Laufenn I Fit Plus	0%
21	Reference Summer	0%
22	Reference Winter Budget	0%

2021 Auto Bild Winter Tire Test