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2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tire Test

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tire, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 245/40 R19
Tires tested: 9
Disciplines: 13

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefReference Summer	123 ft	-16 ft	0 mph
1Minerva IcePlus S210	139 ft	Best	0 mph
2Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	140 ft	+1 ft	5 mph
3Falken Eurowinter HS01	141 ft	+2 ft	9 mph
4Vredestein Wintrac Pro	143 ft	+4 ft	13 mph
5Hankook Winter i cept evo3	143 ft	+4 ft	14 mph
5Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	143 ft	+4 ft	14 mph
7Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	144 ft	+5 ft	15 mph
8Cooper Discoverer Winter	146 ft	+7 ft	17 mph
9Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	146 ft	+7 ft	17 mph

The difference between best and worst was 18.7% (23 ft ≈ 1.6 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 would still be travelling at 17 mph when the Minerva IcePlus S210 had stopped.

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

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
RefReference Summer	67.2 mph	+0.7 mph
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	66.5 mph	Best
2Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	66.4 mph	-0.1 mph
2Hankook Winter i cept evo3	66.4 mph	-0.1 mph
4Minerva IcePlus S210	66.1 mph	-0.4 mph
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro	65.9 mph	-0.6 mph
6Falken Eurowinter HS01	65.7 mph	-0.8 mph
7Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	65.5 mph	-1.0 mph
8Cooper Discoverer Winter	65.4 mph	-1.1 mph
9Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	65.3 mph	-1.2 mph

All the tires in the Dry Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefReference Summer	135 ft	-11 ft	0 mph
1Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	146 ft	Best	0 mph
2Falken Eurowinter HS01	147 ft	+1 ft	8 mph
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	148 ft	+2 ft	11 mph
4Vredestein Wintrac Pro	151 ft	+5 ft	14 mph
5Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	152 ft	+6 ft	17 mph
6Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	158 ft	+12 ft	23 mph
7Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	159 ft	+13 ft	23 mph
8Cooper Discoverer Winter	160 ft	+14 ft	24 mph
9Minerva IcePlus S210	187 ft	+41 ft	38 mph

The difference between best and worst was 38.3% (52 ft ≈ 3.5 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Minerva IcePlus S210 would still be travelling at 38 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.

Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Vredestein Wintrac Pro	54.0 mph	Best
2Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	53.9 mph	-0.1 mph
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	53.7 mph	-0.3 mph
RefReference Summer	53.4 mph	-0.6 mph
4Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	53.3 mph	-0.7 mph
5Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	53.3 mph	-0.7 mph
6Falken Eurowinter HS01	52.8 mph	-1.2 mph
7Cooper Discoverer Winter	52.7 mph	-1.3 mph
8Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	52.6 mph	-1.4 mph
9Minerva IcePlus S210	49.2 mph	-4.8 mph

The difference between best and worst was 9% (4.8 mph).

Wet Circle
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Vredestein Wintrac Pro	15.45 s	Best
RefReference Summer	15.59 s	+0.14 s
2Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	15.6 s	+0.15 s
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	15.62 s	+0.17 s
4Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	15.72 s	+0.27 s
5Cooper Discoverer Winter	15.81 s	+0.36 s
6Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	16 s	+0.55 s
7Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	16.02 s	+0.57 s
8Falken Eurowinter HS01	16.1 s	+0.65 s
9Minerva IcePlus S210	16.84 s	+1.39 s

The difference between best and worst was 9% (1.39 s).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
RefReference Summer	53.5 mph	+0.7 mph
1Falken Eurowinter HS01	52.8 mph	Best
2Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	52.7 mph	-0.1 mph
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	50.8 mph	-2.0 mph
4Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	50.1 mph	-2.7 mph
5Cooper Discoverer Winter	50.0 mph	-2.8 mph
6Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	49.9 mph	-2.9 mph
7Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	49.5 mph	-3.3 mph
8Vredestein Wintrac Pro	49.4 mph	-3.4 mph
9Minerva IcePlus S210	46.9 mph	-5.9 mph

The difference between best and worst was 12.4% (6.6 mph).

Curved Aquaplaning
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
RefReference Summer	12.5 ft/s²	+1.5 ft/s²
1Hankook Winter i cept evo3	11.0 ft/s²	Best
2Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	11.0 ft/s²	0.0 ft/s²
3Cooper Discoverer Winter	10.3 ft/s²	-0.7 ft/s²
4Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	10.2 ft/s²	-0.8 ft/s²
5Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	9.9 ft/s²	-1.1 ft/s²
6Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	9.6 ft/s²	-1.4 ft/s²
7Vredestein Wintrac Pro	9.5 ft/s²	-1.5 ft/s²
8Falken Eurowinter HS01	9.4 ft/s²	-1.6 ft/s²
9Minerva IcePlus S210	8.2 ft/s²	-2.8 ft/s²

The difference between best and worst was 34.1% (4.3 ft/s²).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	80 ft	Best	0 mph
2Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	81 ft	+1 ft	7 mph
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	81 ft	+1 ft	9 mph
4Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	82 ft	+2 ft	11 mph
5Cooper Discoverer Winter	82 ft	+2 ft	13 mph
6Falken Eurowinter HS01	84 ft	+4 ft	17 mph
7Vredestein Wintrac Pro	84 ft	+4 ft	17 mph
7Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	84 ft	+4 ft	17 mph
9Minerva IcePlus S210	106 ft	+26 ft	40 mph
RefReference Summer	196 ft	+116 ft	62 mph

The difference between best and worst was 145.1% (116 ft ≈ 7.9 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Minerva IcePlus S210 would still be travelling at 40 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.

Snow Traction
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	655 lbf	Best
2Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	642 lbf	-13 lbf
3Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	641 lbf	-14 lbf
4Cooper Discoverer Winter	640 lbf	-15 lbf
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro	638 lbf	-17 lbf
6Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	632 lbf	-23 lbf
7Hankook Winter i cept evo3	629 lbf	-26 lbf
8Falken Eurowinter HS01	609 lbf	-46 lbf
9Minerva IcePlus S210	476 lbf	-179 lbf
RefReference Summer	160 lbf	-495 lbf

The difference between best and worst was 75.6% (495 lbf).

Snow Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	30.4 mph	Best
2Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	29.8 mph	-0.6 mph
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	29.6 mph	-0.8 mph
4Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	29.5 mph	-0.9 mph
5Falken Eurowinter HS01	29.2 mph	-1.2 mph
6Cooper Discoverer Winter	29.1 mph	-1.3 mph
7Vredestein Wintrac Pro	29.0 mph	-1.4 mph
8Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	28.9 mph	-1.5 mph
9Minerva IcePlus S210	26.2 mph	-4.2 mph

The difference between best and worst was 13.7% (4.2 mph).

Snow Slalom
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	13.9 ft/s²	Best
2Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	13.4 ft/s²	-0.5 ft/s²
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	13.0 ft/s²	-0.9 ft/s²
4Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	13.0 ft/s²	-0.9 ft/s²
5Cooper Discoverer Winter	12.9 ft/s²	-1.0 ft/s²
6Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	12.8 ft/s²	-1.1 ft/s²
7Falken Eurowinter HS01	12.8 ft/s²	-1.1 ft/s²
8Vredestein Wintrac Pro	12.4 ft/s²	-1.5 ft/s²
9Minerva IcePlus S210	10.5 ft/s²	-3.4 ft/s²
RefReference Summer	4.1 ft/s²	-9.8 ft/s²

The difference between best and worst was 70.2% (9.8 ft/s²).

Comfort

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Cooper Discoverer Winter	72 dB	Best
2Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	72.2 dB	+0.20 dB
3Minerva IcePlus S210	72.3 dB	+0.30 dB
4Falken Eurowinter HS01	72.6 dB	+0.60 dB
5Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	72.7 dB	+0.70 dB
RefReference Summer	73.5 dB	+1.50 dB
6Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	73.5 dB	+1.50 dB
7Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	74 dB	+2.00 dB
8Hankook Winter i cept evo3	74.2 dB	+2.20 dB
9Vredestein Wintrac Pro	74.5 dB	+2.50 dB

The difference between best and worst was 3.5% (2.5 dB).

Value

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	7.31 kg/t	Best	$0
2Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	7.61 kg/t	+0.30 kg/t	$12
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	8.19 kg/t	+0.88 kg/t	$35
4Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	8.23 kg/t	+0.92 kg/t	$37
RefReference Summer	8.6 kg/t	+1.29 kg/t	$52
5Minerva IcePlus S210	8.8 kg/t	+1.49 kg/t	$60
6Cooper Discoverer Winter	8.9 kg/t	+1.59 kg/t	$64
7Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	9.13 kg/t	+1.82 kg/t	$73
8Vredestein Wintrac Pro	9.21 kg/t	+1.90 kg/t	$76
9Falken Eurowinter HS01	9.33 kg/t	+2.02 kg/t	$81

The difference between best and worst was 27.6% (2.02 kg / t). Over 12,000 miles a year at $3.60/gal, the Falken Eurowinter HS01 uses about 23 gal ($81) more fuel than the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P.

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Gas/Diesel Electric

Annual Mileage

12,000 mi

km (L)

miles (US gal)

Fuel Price

$3.60/gal

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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.