Charts 2023 ADAC 17 Inch Winter Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2023 ADAC 17 inch 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

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Semperit Speed Grip 5

Hankook Winter I cept RS3

Giti GitiWinterW2

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Nokian WR Snowproof

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906

Sava Eskimo HP2

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Winter Craft WP52 with a result of 42.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.2%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter I cept RS3 with a result of 34.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 19.9%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 with a result of 81.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 12.3%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 with a result of 3.3 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 18.2%.

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 9.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.5%.

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Dunlop Winter Sport 5 with a result of 258.2 N. The difference between best and worst was 11.1%.

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 with a result of 19.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 11.8%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Winter Craft WP52 with a result of 70.9 dB. The difference between best and worst was 6.2%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Winter Craft WP52 with a result of 64000 KM. The difference between best and worst was 43.6%.

Value (Price/1000)

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

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Winter Craft WP52 with a result of 1.72 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 60.5%.

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Winter Craft WP52. The difference between best and worst was 35.3%.

Fuel Consumption (l/100km)

Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Sava Eskimo HP2 with a result of 5.5 l/100km. The difference between best and worst was 5.2%.

Abrasion (mg/km/t)

Weight of Tire Wear Particles Lost (mg/km/t) (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Alpin 6 with a result of 56 mg/km/t. The difference between best and worst was 43.1%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
1	Kumho Winter Craft WP52	94.3%
2	Continental WinterContact TS 870	93.9%
3	Michelin Alpin 6	93.2%
4	Hankook Winter I cept RS3	93%
5	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	92.6%
6	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	90.8%
7	Semperit Speed Grip 5	90.7%
8	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus	90.1%
9	Apollo Aspire XP Winter	89.8%
10	Vredestein Wintrac Pro	89.2%
11	Sava Eskimo HP2	89%
12	Giti GitiWinterW2	88.2%
13	Nokian WR Snowproof	86.1%
14	Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	85.7%
15	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	85.3%

Test Winner

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

94.3%

2023 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tire Test

Performance Overview

Quick Navigation

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow Traction (N)

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Value (Price/1000)

Price

Fuel Consumption (l/100km)

Abrasion (mg/km/t)

Overall Findings

Test Winner

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

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