Charts 2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2024 Nordic Friction 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.

Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3

Continental VikingContact 8

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5

Michelin X Ice Snow

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

Michelin CrossClimate 2

Radar Dimax Ice

Greenmax LL Winter Ice I 15

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 with a result of 25.85 M. The difference between best and worst was 21%.

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 with a result of 5 Points. The difference between best and worst was 80%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 with a result of 27.49 M. The difference between best and worst was 35.6%.

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 with a result of 38.4 s. The difference between best and worst was 13.3%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 with a result of 86 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 32.3%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 with a result of 12.43 M. The difference between best and worst was 6.4%.

Snow Traction (s)

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 with a result of 4.04 s. The difference between best and worst was 9.4%.

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 with a result of 79.6 s. The difference between best and worst was 6%.

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin X Ice Snow with a result of 10.69 M. The difference between best and worst was 41.9%.

Ice Traction (s)

Ice acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin X Ice Snow with a result of 7.53 s. The difference between best and worst was 42.1%.

Ice Handling (s)

Ice handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental VikingContact 8 with a result of 64.6 s. The difference between best and worst was 11.3%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

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

Value Performance Overview

Fuel Consumption (l/100km)

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

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3 with a result of 5.25 l/100km. The difference between best and worst was 6.2%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
1	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3	0%
2	Continental VikingContact 8	0%
3	Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5	0%
4	Michelin X Ice Snow	0%
5	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616	0%
6	Michelin CrossClimate 2	0%
7	Radar Dimax Ice	0%
8	Greenmax LL Winter Ice I 15	0%

2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test