Charts 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2021 Nordic Studded 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.

Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

Michelin X Ice North 4

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

Nokian Nordman 8

Continental IceContact 3

Gislaved Nord Frost 200

BFGoodrich G Force Stud

Sava Eskimo Stud

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich G Force Stud with a result of 30.77 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.6%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 with a result of 35.86 M. The difference between best and worst was 7.6%.

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the wet handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich G Force Stud with a result of 14.89 M. The difference between best and worst was 4.9%.

Snow Traction (s)

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 with a result of 4.65 s. The difference between best and worst was 8.5%.

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 with a result of 84.6 s. The difference between best and worst was 3.2%.

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 with a result of 12.22 M. The difference between best and worst was 33.5%.

Ice Traction (s)

Ice acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 with a result of 4.17 s. The difference between best and worst was 45.1%.

Ice Handling (s)

Ice handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 with a result of 61.54 s. The difference between best and worst was 14.3%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich G Force Stud with a result of 67.5 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
1	Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	0%
2	Michelin X Ice North 4	0%
3	Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	0%
4	Nokian Nordman 8	0%
5	Continental IceContact 3	0%
6	Gislaved Nord Frost 200	0%
7	BFGoodrich G Force Stud	0%
8	Sava Eskimo Stud	0%

2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tire Test

Performance Overview

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet Handling (s)

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow Traction (s)

Snow Handling (s)

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Ice Traction (s)

Ice Handling (s)

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Overall Findings

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