Charts 2021 Studless And Studded Winter Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2021 Studless and 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.

Continental VikingContact 7

Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2

Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

Michelin X Ice North 4

Pirelli Ice Zero 2

Michelin X Ice Snow

Bridgestone Noranza 001

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

Continental IceContact 3

Kumho WinterCraft Ice Wi51

Hankook Winter i pike RS2

CST Medallion Winter WCP1

Kumho WinterCraft Ice

Westlake IceMaster Spike Z 50

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was CST Medallion Winter WCP1 with a result of 29.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.1%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was CST Medallion Winter WCP1 with a result of 28.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 22.5%.

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was CST Medallion Winter WCP1 with a result of 33.5 s. The difference between best and worst was 8.2%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 with a result of 50.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 7.2%.

Snow Traction (s)

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Ice Zero 2 with a result of 5.7 s. The difference between best and worst was 9.5%.

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin X Ice North 4 with a result of 52.3 s. The difference between best and worst was 6.4%.

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 with a result of 36.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 36.4%.

Ice Traction (s)

Ice acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 with a result of 3.6 s. The difference between best and worst was 46.3%.

Ice Handling (s)

Ice handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 with a result of 54.1 s. The difference between best and worst was 27.6%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Noise ( Points)

Subjective in car noise levels (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental VikingContact 7 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 50%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was CST Medallion Winter WCP1. The difference between best and worst was 53.8%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
1	Continental VikingContact 7	0%
2	Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	0%
3	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2	0%
4	Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	0%
5	Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3	0%
6	Michelin X Ice North 4	0%
7	Pirelli Ice Zero 2	0%
8	Michelin X Ice Snow	0%
9	Bridgestone Noranza 001	0%
10	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616	0%
11	Continental IceContact 3	0%
12	Kumho WinterCraft Ice Wi51	0%
13	Hankook Winter i pike RS2	0%
14	CST Medallion Winter WCP1	0%
15	Kumho WinterCraft Ice	0%
16	Westlake IceMaster Spike Z 50	0%

2021 Studless and 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

Subj. Noise ( Points)

Value Performance Overview

Price

Overall Findings

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