Charts 2023 Sport Auto Winter Tire Test - Tire Reviews And Ratings

Below are all the data points for the 2023 Sport Auto 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.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Hankook Winter i cept evo3

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Giti GitiWinterW2

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 2.10 M (4.8%) | Avg: 44.29 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 43.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 4.6%.

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

43.6 M
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

43.7 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

44 M
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

44 M
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

44 M
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

44.1 M
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

44.4 M
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

45.1 M
Giti GitiWinterW2

45.7 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.80 Km/H (2.3%) | Avg: 122.19 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

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

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

123.7 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

123 Km/H
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

122.6 Km/H
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

122.2 Km/H
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

122.1 Km/H
Giti GitiWinterW2

122 Km/H
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

121.8 Km/H
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

121.4 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

120.9 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 2.00 M (6.2%) | Avg: 33.42 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 32.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 5.8%.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

32.3 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

32.7 M
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

33.2 M
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

33.2 M
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

33.2 M
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

33.6 M
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

34.1 M
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

34.2 M
Giti GitiWinterW2

34.3 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.00 Km/H (2.5%) | Avg: 79.53 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

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

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

80.1 Km/H
Giti GitiWinterW2

80 Km/H
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

80 Km/H
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

80 Km/H
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

79.6 Km/H
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

79.4 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

79.4 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

79.2 Km/H
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

78.1 Km/H

Wet Circle (m/s)

Spread: 0.16 m/s (2.2%) | Avg: 7.34 m/s

Lateral wet grip in m/s squared (Higher is better)

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

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

7.41 m/s
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

7.41 m/s
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

7.38 m/s
Giti GitiWinterW2

7.36 m/s
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

7.36 m/s
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

7.35 m/s
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

7.3 m/s
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

7.28 m/s
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

7.25 m/s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 6.20 Km/H (8.1%) | Avg: 72.52 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Giti GitiWinterW2 with a result of 76.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8.1%.

Giti GitiWinterW2

76.3 Km/H
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

74.1 Km/H
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

73.5 Km/H
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

73.4 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

72.2 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

71.6 Km/H
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

71 Km/H
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

70.5 Km/H
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

70.1 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Spread: 0.83 m/sec2 (25.5%) | Avg: 2.70 m/sec2

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept evo3 with a result of 3.25 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 25.5%.

Hankook Winter i cept evo3

3.25 m/sec2
Giti GitiWinterW2

2.92 m/sec2
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

2.88 m/sec2
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

2.77 m/sec2
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

2.64 m/sec2
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

2.54 m/sec2
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

2.46 m/sec2
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

2.46 m/sec2
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

2.42 m/sec2

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 1.40 M (4.7%) | Avg: 30.32 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 29.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 4.5%.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

29.6 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

29.7 M
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

29.7 M
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

29.8 M
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

30.5 M
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

30.7 M
Giti GitiWinterW2

30.9 M
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

31 M
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

31 M

Snow Traction (N)

Spread: 0.12 N (7.8%) | Avg: 1.46 N

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 with a result of 1.53 N. The difference between best and worst was 7.8%.

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

1.53 N
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

1.52 N
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

1.49 N
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

1.46 N
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

1.45 N
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

1.45 N
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

1.44 N
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

1.42 N
Giti GitiWinterW2

1.41 N

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.70 Km/H (5%) | Avg: 53.72 Km/H

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 54.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5%.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

54.4 Km/H
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

54.3 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

54.2 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

54.2 Km/H
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

54.1 Km/H
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

54.1 Km/H
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

54 Km/H
Giti GitiWinterW2

52.5 Km/H
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

51.7 Km/H

Snow Slalom (m/sec2)

Spread: 0.36 m/sec2 (8%) | Avg: 4.33 m/sec2

Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 with a result of 4.48 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 8%.

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

4.48 m/sec2
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

4.43 m/sec2
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

4.4 m/sec2
Giti GitiWinterW2

4.39 m/sec2
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

4.36 m/sec2
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

4.34 m/sec2
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

4.27 m/sec2
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

4.15 m/sec2
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

4.12 m/sec2

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 2.70 dB (3.8%) | Avg: 72.30 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 with a result of 71.5 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%.

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

71.5 dB
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

71.5 dB
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

71.7 dB
Giti GitiWinterW2

71.8 dB
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

71.8 dB
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

72.5 dB
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

72.7 dB
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

73 dB
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

74.2 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 46.00 (38%) | Avg: 140.11

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Giti GitiWinterW2. The difference between best and worst was 27.5%.

Giti GitiWinterW2

121
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

121
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

134
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

135
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

139
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

143
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

145
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

156
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

167

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.60 kg / t (19.3%) | Avg: 9.10 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 P with a result of 8.3 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 16.2%.

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

8.3 kg / t
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

8.4 kg / t
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

8.9 kg / t
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

8.9 kg / t
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

9 kg / t
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

9 kg / t
Vredestein Wintrac Pro

9.7 kg / t
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

9.8 kg / t
Giti GitiWinterW2

9.9 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	0%
2	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	0%
3	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	0%
4	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	0%
5	Vredestein Wintrac Pro	0%
6	Hankook Winter i cept evo3	0%
7	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	0%
8	Giti GitiWinterW2	0%
9	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro	0%

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2023 Sport Auto Winter Tire Test