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2024 Winter 55 Tire Braking Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
20 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2024 Winter 55 Tire Braking 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.

Lassa Snoways 4
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906
Falken EUROWINTER HS02
Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport
Point-S Winter S
Austone Skadi SP 901
Michelin Alpin 6
Riken Riken Snow
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Roadmarch Winter XPro 888
Kleber Krisalp HP3
Continental WinterContact TS 870
Semperit Speed Grip 5
Kumho Winter Craft WP52
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Ceat WinterDrive
Westlake SW 608
Tracmax X Privilo S130
Duraturn Mozzo Winter
Apollo Alnac 4G Winter
Powertrac Snowtour Pro
BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
Firestone Winterhawk 4
Zeetex WH 1000
Giti GitiWinterW2
Superia Bluewin UHP
Nokian Snowproof 2
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
Toyo Snowprox S944
Kormoran Kormoran Snow
Minerva Frostrack HP
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
RoadX RXFROST WU01
Mastersteel WINTER Plus W2
Sailun Ice Blazer Alpine plus
Landsail Winter Lander
Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501
Radar Dimax Alpine
Laufenn I Fit Plus
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
Uniroyal WinterExpert
Hankook Winter I cept RS3
GT-Radial WinterPro2 Evo
Delinte Winter WD1
Maxtrek Trek M7 Plus
Barum Polaris 5
Infinity Ecozen
Tourador Winter Pro TS1
Goodride SW608
Torque TQ023
Fulda Kristall Control HP2
Sava Eskimo HP2
Imperial Snowdragon HP
Vredestein Wintrac
Nexen Winguard Snow G3

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Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 16.00 M (46.2%) | Avg: 39.93 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Winter Craft WP52 with a result of 34.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 31.6%.
  1. Kumho Winter Craft WP52
    34.6 M
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    34.6 M
  3. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    35.5 M
  4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
    35.6 M
  5. GT-Radial WinterPro2 Evo
    36 M
  6. Delinte Winter WD1
    36.1 M
  7. Michelin Alpin 6
    36.2 M
  8. Apollo Alnac 4G Winter
    36.4 M
  9. Uniroyal WinterExpert
    36.5 M
  10. Semperit Speed Grip 5
    36.8 M
  11. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    36.9 M
  12. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906
    37.1 M
  13. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    37.1 M
  14. Vredestein Wintrac
    37.3 M
  15. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    37.4 M
  16. Giti GitiWinterW2
    37.4 M
  17. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    37.5 M
  18. Infinity Ecozen
    37.6 M
  19. Barum Polaris 5
    37.7 M
  20. Nexen Winguard Snow G3
    37.7 M
  21. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    37.8 M
  22. Hankook Winter I cept RS3
    37.8 M
  23. Landsail Winter Lander
    38 M
  24. Falken EUROWINTER HS02
    38.3 M
  25. Point-S Winter S
    38.3 M
  26. Mastersteel WINTER Plus W2
    38.6 M
  27. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    38.6 M
  28. Ceat WinterDrive
    39 M
  29. Lassa Snoways 4
    39.2 M
  30. Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport
    39.5 M
  31. Sava Eskimo HP2
    39.5 M
  32. Radar Dimax Alpine
    39.9 M
  33. Nokian Snowproof 2
    40 M
  34. Toyo Snowprox S944
    40.6 M
  35. Goodride SW608
    40.6 M
  36. Riken Riken Snow
    40.8 M
  37. Torque TQ023
    40.8 M
  38. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    41.1 M
  39. Westlake SW 608
    41.5 M
  40. Kormoran Kormoran Snow
    41.5 M
  41. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
    42 M
  42. Zeetex WH 1000
    42.3 M
  43. Tracmax X Privilo S130
    43.3 M
  44. Sailun Ice Blazer Alpine plus
    43.5 M
  45. Tourador Winter Pro TS1
    43.5 M
  46. Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501
    43.7 M
  47. RoadX RXFROST WU01
    44.2 M
  48. Minerva Frostrack HP
    44.5 M
  49. Imperial Snowdragon HP
    44.5 M
  50. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
    44.7 M
  51. Austone Skadi SP 901
    45.7 M
  52. Superia Bluewin UHP
    45.7 M
  53. Powertrac Snowtour Pro
    46.6 M
  54. Roadmarch Winter XPro 888
    48.2 M
  55. Maxtrek Trek M7 Plus
    50.6 M

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 12.10 M (41.9%) | Avg: 31.24 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Radar Dimax Alpine with a result of 28.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 29.5%.
  1. Radar Dimax Alpine
    28.9 M
  2. Hankook Winter I cept RS3
    29.1 M
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    29.1 M
  4. Semperit Speed Grip 5
    29.1 M
  5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    29.2 M
  6. Giti GitiWinterW2
    29.2 M
  7. GT-Radial WinterPro2 Evo
    29.3 M
  8. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    29.3 M
  9. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    29.4 M
  10. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    29.4 M
  11. Uniroyal WinterExpert
    29.5 M
  12. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    29.6 M
  13. Sava Eskimo HP2
    29.6 M
  14. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    29.6 M
  15. Michelin Alpin 6
    29.7 M
  16. Barum Polaris 5
    30 M
  17. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
    30.2 M
  18. Vredestein Wintrac
    30.2 M
  19. Ceat WinterDrive
    30.2 M
  20. Kumho Winter Craft WP52
    30.3 M
  21. Nokian Snowproof 2
    30.5 M
  22. Apollo Alnac 4G Winter
    30.6 M
  23. Falken EUROWINTER HS02
    30.7 M
  24. Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906
    30.8 M
  25. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    30.9 M
  26. Point-S Winter S
    31.2 M
  27. Nexen Winguard Snow G3
    32.4 M
  28. Lassa Snoways 4
    34.1 M
  29. Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport
    35.4 M
  30. Delinte Winter WD1
    35.8 M
  31. Landsail Winter Lander
    38.1 M
  32. Mastersteel WINTER Plus W2
    38.4 M
  33. Infinity Ecozen
    41 M

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
Bridgestone Blizzak 6 0%
2 Kumho Winter Craft WP52 0%
3 GT-Radial WinterPro2 Evo 0%
4 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 0%
5 Michelin Alpin 6 0%
6 Semperit Speed Grip 5 0%
7 Uniroyal WinterExpert 0%
8 Continental WinterContact TS 870 0%
9 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 0%
10 Firestone Winterhawk 4 0%
11 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 0%
12 Giti GitiWinterW2 0%
13 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 0%
14 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 0%
15 Apollo Alnac 4G Winter 0%
16 Kleber Krisalp HP3 0%
17 Vredestein Wintrac 0%
18 Barum Polaris 5 0%
19 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 0%
20 Fulda Kristall Control HP2 0%
21 Radar Dimax Alpine 0%
22 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 0%
23 Sava Eskimo HP2 0%
24 Ceat WinterDrive 0%
25 Point-S Winter S 0%
26 Nexen Winguard Snow G3 0%
27 Nokian Snowproof 2 0%
28 Delinte Winter WD1 0%
29 Lassa Snoways 4 0%
30 Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport 0%
31 Landsail Winter Lander 0%
32 Mastersteel WINTER Plus W2 0%
33 Infinity Ecozen 0%
34 Goodride SW608 0%
35 Toyo Snowprox S944 0%
36 Riken Riken Snow 0%
37 Torque TQ023 0%
38 Laufenn I Fit Plus 0%
39 Kormoran Kormoran Snow 0%
40 Westlake SW 608 0%
41 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 0%
42 Zeetex WH 1000 0%
43 Tracmax X Privilo S130 0%
44 Sailun Ice Blazer Alpine plus 0%
45 Tourador Winter Pro TS1 0%
46 Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 0%
47 RoadX RXFROST WU01 0%
48 Imperial Snowdragon HP 0%
49 Minerva Frostrack HP 0%
50 Duraturn Mozzo Winter 0%
51 Austone Skadi SP 901 0%
52 Superia Bluewin UHP 0%
53 Powertrac Snowtour Pro 0%
54 Roadmarch Winter XPro 888 0%
55 Maxtrek Trek M7 Plus 0%

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