Charts 2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test - Tire Reviews And Ratings

Below are all the data points for the 2023 Sports Cars 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.

Reference Tires: Reference tires are highlighted with a yellow background and are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries.

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Hankook Winter i cept evo3

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

Austone SP 901

Goodride SW608

Reference Summer (Reference)

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro with a result of 43.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 7%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 10% better than the best competitive tire.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 103.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.1%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 0.7% better than the best competitive tire.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 with a result of 46.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 22.8%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 0.2% better than the best competitive tire.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 with a result of 83.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 12.4%. The best competitive tire was 1.3% better than Reference Summer [reference tire].

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept evo3 with a result of 102.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 10.1%. The best competitive tire was 1.8% better than Reference Summer [reference tire].

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept evo3 with a result of 3.21 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 45.8%. The best competitive tire was 16.7% better than Reference Summer [reference tire].

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 28.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 24.7%. The best competitive tire was 52.3% better than Reference Summer [reference tire].

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 2218 N. The difference between best and worst was 12.7%. The best competitive tire was 191.8% better than Reference Summer [reference tire].

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Austone SP 901 with a result of 58.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 17.3%.

Snow Slalom (m/sec2)

Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Austone SP 901 with a result of 4.33 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 36%. The best competitive tire was 249.2% better than Reference Summer [reference tire].

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 69.5 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.6%. The best competitive tire was 0.3% better than Reference Summer [reference tire].

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (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 8.29 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 16.6%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 1.3% better than the best competitive tire.

Overall Findings

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

Reference Tires: Reference tires (highlighted with yellow background) are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries. They typically show as 0% in overall scoring as they are not part of the final ranking.

Position	Tire	Score
1	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	0%
2	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	0%
3	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	0%
4	Hankook Winter i cept evo3	0%
5	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	0%
6	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	0%
7	Vredestein Wintrac Pro	0%
8	Kumho Winter Craft WP52	0%
9	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro	0%
10	Austone SP 901	0%
11	Goodride SW608	0%
-	Reference Summer (Reference)	0%

2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test

Performance Overview

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow Traction (N)

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow Slalom (m/sec2)

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Overall Findings

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