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2024 ADAC 17 inch 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: 215/55 R17
Tires tested: 16
Disciplines: 10

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Kumho Winter Craft WP52	138 ft	Best	0 mph
2Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	141 ft	+3 ft	11 mph
2Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	141 ft	+3 ft	11 mph
4Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	143 ft	+5 ft	15 mph
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro	143 ft	+5 ft	15 mph
6Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	144 ft	+6 ft	16 mph
7Davanti Wintoura+	144 ft	+6 ft	16 mph
8Dunlop Winter Sport 5	145 ft	+7 ft	17 mph
9Triangle WinterX TW401	145 ft	+7 ft	18 mph
10Semperit Speed Grip 5	146 ft	+8 ft	19 mph
10Hankook Winter I cept RS3	146 ft	+8 ft	19 mph
12Giti GitiWinterW2	147 ft	+9 ft	19 mph
13Viking Wintech	148 ft	+10 ft	20 mph
14Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501	149 ft	+11 ft	22 mph
15Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	150 ft	+12 ft	22 mph
16Firestone Winterhawk 4	150 ft	+12 ft	22 mph

The difference between best and worst was 8.6% (12 ft ≈ 0.8 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Firestone Winterhawk 4 would still be travelling at 22 mph when the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 had stopped.

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

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	112 ft	Best	0 mph
2Firestone Winterhawk 4	114 ft	+2 ft	9 mph
2Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	114 ft	+2 ft	9 mph
4Dunlop Winter Sport 5	114 ft	+2 ft	10 mph
5Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	115 ft	+3 ft	13 mph
6Vredestein Wintrac Pro	116 ft	+4 ft	15 mph
7Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	117 ft	+5 ft	16 mph
8Semperit Speed Grip 5	118 ft	+6 ft	17 mph
9Hankook Winter I cept RS3	120 ft	+8 ft	20 mph
10Kumho Winter Craft WP52	120 ft	+8 ft	21 mph
11Giti GitiWinterW2	122 ft	+10 ft	22 mph
12Viking Wintech	122 ft	+10 ft	23 mph
13Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	126 ft	+14 ft	26 mph
14Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501	135 ft	+23 ft	33 mph
14Triangle WinterX TW401	135 ft	+23 ft	33 mph
16Davanti Wintoura+	135 ft	+23 ft	33 mph

The difference between best and worst was 20.8% (23 ft ≈ 1.6 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Davanti Wintoura+ would still be travelling at 33 mph when the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 had stopped.

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

Wet Braking - Concrete
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Dunlop Winter Sport 5	123 ft	Best	0 mph
2Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	124 ft	+1 ft	4 mph
3Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	125 ft	+2 ft	10 mph
4Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	126 ft	+3 ft	12 mph
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro	129 ft	+6 ft	17 mph
6Firestone Winterhawk 4	129 ft	+6 ft	17 mph
7Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	131 ft	+8 ft	19 mph
8Semperit Speed Grip 5	132 ft	+9 ft	20 mph
9Kumho Winter Craft WP52	133 ft	+10 ft	21 mph
10Giti GitiWinterW2	134 ft	+11 ft	22 mph
11Viking Wintech	135 ft	+12 ft	24 mph
12Hankook Winter I cept RS3	136 ft	+13 ft	24 mph
13Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	140 ft	+17 ft	28 mph
14Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501	143 ft	+20 ft	30 mph
15Triangle WinterX TW401	146 ft	+23 ft	32 mph
16Davanti Wintoura+	154 ft	+31 ft	35 mph

The difference between best and worst was 24.5% (31 ft ≈ 2 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Davanti Wintoura+ would still be travelling at 35 mph when the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 had stopped.

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

Straight Aqua
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook Winter I cept RS3	50.0 mph	Best
2Semperit Speed Grip 5	48.9 mph	-1.1 mph
3Firestone Winterhawk 4	48.8 mph	-1.2 mph
4Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	48.1 mph	-1.9 mph
5Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	48.0 mph	-2.0 mph
6Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	47.7 mph	-2.3 mph
7Giti GitiWinterW2	47.5 mph	-2.5 mph
8Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	47.1 mph	-2.9 mph
9Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	47.0 mph	-3.0 mph
10Dunlop Winter Sport 5	46.8 mph	-3.2 mph
11Vredestein Wintrac Pro	46.4 mph	-3.6 mph
12Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501	45.7 mph	-4.3 mph
13Kumho Winter Craft WP52	44.5 mph	-5.5 mph
14Viking Wintech	43.2 mph	-6.8 mph
15Triangle WinterX TW401	42.5 mph	-7.5 mph
16Davanti Wintoura+	42.4 mph	-7.6 mph

The difference between best and worst was 15.2% (7.6 mph).

Curved Aquaplaning
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Semperit Speed Grip 5	11.2 ft/s²	Best
1Hankook Winter I cept RS3	11.2 ft/s²	Best
3Dunlop Winter Sport 5	10.8 ft/s²	-0.4 ft/s²
3Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	10.8 ft/s²	-0.4 ft/s²
5Firestone Winterhawk 4	10.2 ft/s²	-1.0 ft/s²
5Giti GitiWinterW2	10.2 ft/s²	-1.0 ft/s²
5Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	10.2 ft/s²	-1.0 ft/s²
8Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	9.8 ft/s²	-1.4 ft/s²
8Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	9.8 ft/s²	-1.4 ft/s²
10Vredestein Wintrac Pro	9.5 ft/s²	-1.7 ft/s²
11Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	8.9 ft/s²	-2.3 ft/s²
12Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501	7.9 ft/s²	-3.3 ft/s²
12Kumho Winter Craft WP52	7.9 ft/s²	-3.3 ft/s²
14Viking Wintech	7.2 ft/s²	-4.0 ft/s²
15Triangle WinterX TW401	6.9 ft/s²	-4.3 ft/s²
16Davanti Wintoura+	6.2 ft/s²	-5.0 ft/s²

The difference between best and worst was 44.1% (5 ft/s²).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501	31 ft	Best	0 mph
2Triangle WinterX TW401	31 ft	0 ft	12 mph
3Dunlop Winter Sport 5	31 ft	0 ft	14 mph
4Vredestein Wintrac Pro	32 ft	+1 ft	16 mph
4Hankook Winter I cept RS3	32 ft	+1 ft	16 mph
4Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	32 ft	+1 ft	16 mph
7Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	32 ft	+1 ft	18 mph
8Firestone Winterhawk 4	32 ft	+1 ft	20 mph
8Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	32 ft	+1 ft	20 mph
10Semperit Speed Grip 5	33 ft	+2 ft	21 mph
10Kumho Winter Craft WP52	33 ft	+2 ft	21 mph
12Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	33 ft	+2 ft	23 mph
12Giti GitiWinterW2	33 ft	+2 ft	23 mph
12Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	33 ft	+2 ft	23 mph
15Viking Wintech	34 ft	+3 ft	25 mph
16Davanti Wintoura+	36 ft	+5 ft	31 mph

The difference between best and worst was 18.3% (5 ft ≈ 0.4 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Davanti Wintoura+ would still be travelling at 31 mph when the Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 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
1Vredestein Wintrac Pro	54 lbf	Best
2Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501	53 lbf	-1 lbf
2Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	53 lbf	-1 lbf
2Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	53 lbf	-1 lbf
5Triangle WinterX TW401	52 lbf	-2 lbf
6Hankook Winter I cept RS3	52 lbf	-2 lbf
7Dunlop Winter Sport 5	52 lbf	-2 lbf
7Firestone Winterhawk 4	52 lbf	-2 lbf
7Semperit Speed Grip 5	52 lbf	-2 lbf
10Viking Wintech	51 lbf	-3 lbf
11Kumho Winter Craft WP52	51 lbf	-3 lbf
12Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	50 lbf	-4 lbf
13Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	50 lbf	-4 lbf
14Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	49 lbf	-5 lbf
15Giti GitiWinterW2	48 lbf	-6 lbf
16Davanti Wintoura+	45 lbf	-9 lbf

The difference between best and worst was 15.1% (9 lbf).

Ice

Ice Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	53 ft	Best
2Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	54 ft	+1 ft
3Vredestein Wintrac Pro	55 ft	+2 ft
4Dunlop Winter Sport 5	56 ft	+3 ft
5Firestone Winterhawk 4	56 ft	+3 ft
5Kumho Winter Craft WP52	56 ft	+3 ft
7Giti GitiWinterW2	56 ft	+3 ft
8Semperit Speed Grip 5	57 ft	+4 ft
9Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	58 ft	+5 ft
10Viking Wintech	58 ft	+5 ft
11Hankook Winter I cept RS3	58 ft	+5 ft
12Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	59 ft	+6 ft
13Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	61 ft	+8 ft
14Triangle WinterX TW401	65 ft	+12 ft
15Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501	66 ft	+13 ft
16Davanti Wintoura+	70 ft	+17 ft

The difference between best and worst was 31.7% (17 ft ≈ 1.1 Car Lengths).

Value

Wear
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501	40,451 miles	Best
2Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	35,729 miles	-4,722 miles
3Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,740 miles	-6,711 miles
4Viking Wintech	33,554 miles	-6,897 miles
5Semperit Speed Grip 5	33,243 miles	-7,208 miles
6Hankook Winter I cept RS3	30,634 miles	-9,817 miles
7Davanti Wintoura+	29,764 miles	-10,687 miles
8Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	29,391 miles	-11,060 miles
9Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	28,956 miles	-11,495 miles
10Kumho Winter Craft WP52	28,645 miles	-11,806 miles
11Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	26,905 miles	-13,546 miles
12Vredestein Wintrac Pro	25,787 miles	-14,664 miles
13Giti GitiWinterW2	25,538 miles	-14,913 miles
14Firestone Winterhawk 4	23,674 miles	-16,777 miles
15Triangle WinterX TW401	22,991 miles	-17,460 miles
16Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	22,183 miles	-18,268 miles

The difference between best and worst was 45.2% (18,268 miles).

Abrasion
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	55 mg/km/t	Best
2Viking Wintech	56 mg/km/t	+1.00 mg/km/t
3Hankook Winter I cept RS3	57 mg/km/t	+2.00 mg/km/t
4Triangle WinterX TW401	58 mg/km/t	+3.00 mg/km/t
5Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501	59 mg/km/t	+4.00 mg/km/t
5Semperit Speed Grip 5	59 mg/km/t	+4.00 mg/km/t
7Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	64 mg/km/t	+9.00 mg/km/t
7Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	64 mg/km/t	+9.00 mg/km/t
9Dunlop Winter Sport 5	69 mg/km/t	+14.00 mg/km/t
10Vredestein Wintrac Pro	70 mg/km/t	+15.00 mg/km/t
11Kumho Winter Craft WP52	71 mg/km/t	+16.00 mg/km/t
12Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	73 mg/km/t	+18.00 mg/km/t
13Davanti Wintoura+	79 mg/km/t	+24.00 mg/km/t
14Giti GitiWinterW2	82 mg/km/t	+27.00 mg/km/t
15Firestone Winterhawk 4	83 mg/km/t	+28.00 mg/km/t
16Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	95 mg/km/t	+40.00 mg/km/t