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2023/24 Best All Terrain Tires In Snow
- Tested size
- 275/65 R18
- Tires tested
- 7
- Disciplines
- 3
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| ft ↓ | s ↓ | s ↓ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 100.00 | 128 | 4.57 | 97.40 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsBest in all three snow tests, with the shortest snow braking by a wide margin. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Snow100 × 100% = 100 | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 91.30 | 149 | 5.07 | 97.73 | 91.3 | |
StrengthsSecond in all three snow tests, close to the winner on the handling lap. ConsiderationsClearly behind the winner for snow braking and traction. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Snow91.3 × 100% = 91.3 | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 81.62 | 169 | 6.07 | 101.77 | 81.6 | |
StrengthsThird fastest snow handling lap. ConsiderationsLongest snow braking of the group and fifth for traction. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Snow81.62 × 100% = 81.62 | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | 83.86 | 166 | 5.61 | 102.45 | 83.9 | |
StrengthsThird for snow traction and fourth on the handling lap. ConsiderationsFifth for snow braking. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Snow83.86 × 100% = 83.86 | |||||||
| 5 | 3 | 85.39 | 157 | 5.66 | 102.56 | 85.4 | |
StrengthsThird for snow braking and fourth for traction despite not being snow rated. ConsiderationsFifth on the snow handling lap. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Snow85.39 × 100% = 85.39 | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | 78.77 | 168 | 6.26 | 111.18 | 78.8 | |
ConsiderationsSecond from last in all three snow tests, and the rear breaks away quickly and is hard to recover. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Snow78.77 × 100% = 78.77 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | 77.34 | 164 | 6.93 | 111.23 | 77.3 | |
StrengthsFourth for snow braking, and progressive and communicative when sliding despite not being snow rated. ConsiderationsSlowest on the snow handling lap and last for traction. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Snow77.34 × 100% = 77.34 | |||||||
| Ref |
Michelin Defender LTX MS
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— | — | 142 | 5.05 | 101.03 | 92.1 |
Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Snow92.1 × 100% = 92.1 | |||||||
| Ref |
Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
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— | — | 108 | 4.28 | 85.89 | 113.5 |
Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Snow113.53 × 100% = 113.53 | |||||||
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Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
- Every discipline’s real impact is close to its weighting, so here the weights are a fair guide to what decides the order.
Every discipline 3
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Snow Braking | 40% | 34% |
| Snow Traction | 30% | 43% |
| Snow Handling | 30% | 23% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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