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2025 AZ Performance 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: 245/45 R19
Tires tested: 10
Disciplines: 19
Test vehicle: BMW 520d Touring

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	139 ft	Best	0 mph
2Triangle Effexwinter	140 ft	+1 ft	8 mph
3Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	142 ft	+3 ft	12 mph
4Linglong Sport Master Winter	142 ft	+3 ft	12 mph
5Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	143 ft	+4 ft	13 mph
5Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	143 ft	+4 ft	13 mph
7Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	146 ft	+7 ft	18 mph
8Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	147 ft	+8 ft	19 mph
9Bridgestone Blizzak 6	148 ft	+9 ft	20 mph
10Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	152 ft	+13 ft	23 mph

The difference between best and worst was 9% (13 ft ≈ 0.8 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 would still be travelling at 23 mph when the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 had stopped.

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

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Linglong Sport Master Winter	75.2 s	Best
2Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	75.6 s	+0.40 s
3Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	75.8 s	+0.60 s
4Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	75.9 s	+0.70 s
4Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	75.9 s	+0.70 s
6Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	76.3 s	+1.10 s
6Bridgestone Blizzak 6	76.3 s	+1.10 s
8Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	76.6 s	+1.40 s
9Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	76.7 s	+1.50 s
10Triangle Effexwinter	77.3 s	+2.10 s

All the tires in the Dry Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Subj. Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	30 Points	Best
2Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	28 Points	-2.00 Points
3Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	26 Points	-4.00 Points
4Linglong Sport Master Winter	25 Points	-5.00 Points
5Bridgestone Blizzak 6	23 Points	-7.00 Points
6Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	22 Points	-8.00 Points
7Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	20 Points	-10.00 Points
8Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	18 Points	-12.00 Points
9Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	15 Points	-15.00 Points
10Triangle Effexwinter	13 Points	-17.00 Points

The difference between best and worst was 56.7% (17 Points).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	159 ft	Best
2Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	162 ft	+3 ft
3Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	166 ft	+7 ft
4Bridgestone Blizzak 6	168 ft	+9 ft
5Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	169 ft	+10 ft
6Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	172 ft	+13 ft
7Triangle Effexwinter	173 ft	+14 ft
8Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	175 ft	+16 ft
9Linglong Sport Master Winter	175 ft	+16 ft
10Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	186 ft	+27 ft

The difference between best and worst was 16.9% (27 ft ≈ 1.8 Car Lengths).

Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	84.9 s	Best
2Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	85.3 s	+0.40 s
3Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	86.3 s	+1.40 s
4Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	86.4 s	+1.50 s
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	86.5 s	+1.60 s
6Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	87.2 s	+2.30 s
7Bridgestone Blizzak 6	88.1 s	+3.20 s
8Triangle Effexwinter	88.4 s	+3.50 s
9Linglong Sport Master Winter	89.1 s	+4.20 s
10Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	91.5 s	+6.60 s

The difference between best and worst was 7.8% (6.6 s).

Subj. Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	45 Points	Best
2Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	42 Points	-3.00 Points
3Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	38 Points	-7.00 Points
4Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	35 Points	-10.00 Points
5Bridgestone Blizzak 6	34 Points	-11.00 Points
6Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	33 Points	-12.00 Points
7Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	31 Points	-14.00 Points
8Triangle Effexwinter	30 Points	-15.00 Points
9Linglong Sport Master Winter	25 Points	-20.00 Points
10Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	19 Points	-26.00 Points

The difference between best and worst was 57.8% (26 Points).

Wet Circle
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	12.26 s	Best
2Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	12.35 s	+0.09 s
3Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	12.43 s	+0.17 s
4Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	12.52 s	+0.26 s
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	12.63 s	+0.37 s
6Bridgestone Blizzak 6	12.67 s	+0.41 s
6Linglong Sport Master Winter	12.67 s	+0.41 s
8Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	12.68 s	+0.42 s
9Triangle Effexwinter	12.72 s	+0.46 s
10Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	13.16 s	+0.90 s

The difference between best and worst was 7.3% (0.9 s).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	56.5 mph	Best
2Bridgestone Blizzak 6	56.1 mph	-0.4 mph
3Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	54.8 mph	-1.7 mph
3Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	54.8 mph	-1.7 mph
5Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	54.7 mph	-1.8 mph
6Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	54.7 mph	-1.8 mph
7Linglong Sport Master Winter	54.6 mph	-1.9 mph
8Triangle Effexwinter	53.9 mph	-2.6 mph
9Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	53.7 mph	-2.8 mph
10Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	53.1 mph	-3.4 mph

The difference between best and worst was 6.2% (3.4 mph).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Bridgestone Blizzak 6	84 ft	Best	0 mph
2Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	85 ft	+1 ft	7 mph
3Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	85 ft	+1 ft	9 mph
4Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	86 ft	+2 ft	10 mph
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	86 ft	+2 ft	12 mph
5Triangle Effexwinter	86 ft	+2 ft	12 mph
7Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	87 ft	+3 ft	13 mph
7Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	87 ft	+3 ft	13 mph
9Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	89 ft	+5 ft	18 mph
10Linglong Sport Master Winter	91 ft	+7 ft	21 mph

The difference between best and worst was 7.4% (7 ft ≈ 0.4 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Linglong Sport Master Winter would still be travelling at 21 mph when the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 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
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	804 lbf	Best
2Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	782 lbf	-22 lbf
3Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	773 lbf	-31 lbf
4Bridgestone Blizzak 6	769 lbf	-35 lbf
5Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	754 lbf	-50 lbf
6Triangle Effexwinter	732 lbf	-72 lbf
7Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	722 lbf	-82 lbf
8Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	699 lbf	-105 lbf
9Linglong Sport Master Winter	695 lbf	-109 lbf
10Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	681 lbf	-123 lbf

The difference between best and worst was 15.2% (123 lbf).

Snow Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	68 s	Best
2Bridgestone Blizzak 6	68.1 s	+0.10 s
3Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	68.3 s	+0.30 s
4Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	70.7 s	+2.70 s
5Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	70.8 s	+2.80 s
6Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	71.1 s	+3.10 s
7Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	71.2 s	+3.20 s
8Linglong Sport Master Winter	71.6 s	+3.60 s
9Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	72.4 s	+4.40 s
10Triangle Effexwinter	73.7 s	+5.70 s

The difference between best and worst was 8.4% (5.7 s).

Subj. Snow Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Blizzak 6	29 Points	Best
2Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	27 Points	-2.00 Points
3Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	25 Points	-4.00 Points
4Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	23 Points	-6.00 Points
5Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	21 Points	-8.00 Points
6Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	19 Points	-10.00 Points
7Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	18 Points	-11.00 Points
8Linglong Sport Master Winter	15 Points	-14.00 Points
9Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	13 Points	-16.00 Points
10Triangle Effexwinter	12 Points	-17.00 Points

The difference between best and worst was 58.6% (17 Points).

Snow Circle
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	12.7 ft/s²	Best
2Bridgestone Blizzak 6	12.7 ft/s²	0.0 ft/s²
3Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	12.3 ft/s²	-0.4 ft/s²
4Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	12.1 ft/s²	-0.6 ft/s²
5Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	11.8 ft/s²	-0.9 ft/s²
6Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	11.4 ft/s²	-1.3 ft/s²
7Linglong Sport Master Winter	11.4 ft/s²	-1.3 ft/s²
8Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	11.3 ft/s²	-1.4 ft/s²
9Triangle Effexwinter	11.1 ft/s²	-1.6 ft/s²
10Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	10.5 ft/s²	-2.2 ft/s²

The difference between best and worst was 17.8% (2.2 ft/s²).

Comfort

Subj. Comfort
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	8 Points	Best
1Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	8 Points	Best
1Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	8 Points	Best
1Bridgestone Blizzak 6	8 Points	Best
1Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	8 Points	Best
1Linglong Sport Master Winter	8 Points	Best
1Triangle Effexwinter	8 Points	Best
8Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	7 Points	-1.00 Points
8Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	7 Points	-1.00 Points
10Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	6 Points	-2.00 Points

The difference between best and worst was 25% (2 Points).

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Triangle Effexwinter	70.3 dB	Best
2Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	70.5 dB	+0.20 dB
3Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	71.1 dB	+0.80 dB
4Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	71.2 dB	+0.90 dB
5Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	71.8 dB	+1.50 dB
6Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	72 dB	+1.70 dB
7Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	72.4 dB	+2.10 dB
8Bridgestone Blizzak 6	72.7 dB	+2.40 dB
9Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	73.3 dB	+3.00 dB
10Linglong Sport Master Winter	76.2 dB	+5.90 dB

The difference between best and worst was 8.4% (5.9 dB).

Value

Wear
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	29,049 miles	Best
2Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	27,185 miles	-1,864 miles
3Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	25,321 miles	-3,728 miles
4Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	24,855 miles	-4,194 miles
5Bridgestone Blizzak 6	24,700 miles	-4,349 miles
6Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	19,418 miles	-9,631 miles
7Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	19,263 miles	-9,786 miles
8Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	18,952 miles	-10,097 miles
9Linglong Sport Master Winter	17,709 miles	-11,340 miles
10Triangle Effexwinter	17,088 miles	-11,961 miles

The difference between best and worst was 41.2% (11,961 miles).

Value
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	cost per 1,000 miles
1Triangle Effexwinter	12.72 Price/1000	Best	€27.93
2Linglong Sport Master Winter	13.52 Price/1000	+0.80 Price/1000	€36.87
3Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	19.2 Price/1000	+6.48 Price/1000	€37.92
4Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	22.52 Price/1000	+9.80 Price/1000	€44.96
5Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	23.08 Price/1000	+10.36 Price/1000	€50.26
6Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	23.32 Price/1000	+10.60 Price/1000	€41.61
7Bridgestone Blizzak 6	24.52 Price/1000	+11.80 Price/1000	€42.31
8Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	25.28 Price/1000	+12.56 Price/1000	€47.91
9Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	27.12 Price/1000	+14.40 Price/1000	€49.82
10Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	28 Price/1000	+15.28 Price/1000	€54.82

The difference between best and worst was 120.1% (15.28 Price/1000). Over 25,000 miles the cheapest tire to own (Triangle Effexwinter) works out €672 cheaper than the most expensive (Vredestein Wintrac Pro+).

How this is calculated

Assumes a typical car doing 29 mpg (rolling resistance causing 20% of fuel use), fuel at €6.25 per gallon and €70 fitting per set of four. Purchase prices are from the time of the 2025 test; financing costs are excluded.

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Bridgestone Blizzak 6	7.6 kg/t	Best	$0
2Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	7.9 kg/t	+0.30 kg/t	$12
3Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	8.2 kg/t	+0.60 kg/t	$23
3Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	8.2 kg/t	+0.60 kg/t	$23
3Triangle Effexwinter	8.2 kg/t	+0.60 kg/t	$23
6Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	8.4 kg/t	+0.80 kg/t	$31
7Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	8.7 kg/t	+1.10 kg/t	$43
7Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	8.7 kg/t	+1.10 kg/t	$43
9Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	9.3 kg/t	+1.70 kg/t	$66
10Linglong Sport Master Winter	9.6 kg/t	+2.00 kg/t	$77

The difference between best and worst was 26.3% (2 kg / t). Over 12,000 miles a year at $3.60/gal, the Linglong Sport Master Winter uses about 21 gal ($77) more fuel than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.

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Annual Mileage

12,000 mi

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Fuel Price

$3.60/gal

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Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tire age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

Abrasion
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	0.12 mm/1000km	Best
2Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	0.14 mm/1000km	+0.02 mm/1000km
3Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	0.15 mm/1000km	+0.03 mm/1000km
3Bridgestone Blizzak 6	0.15 mm/1000km	+0.03 mm/1000km
3Pirelli P Zero Winter 2	0.15 mm/1000km	+0.03 mm/1000km
6Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	0.19 mm/1000km	+0.07 mm/1000km
7Vredestein Wintrac Pro+	0.2 mm/1000km	+0.08 mm/1000km
8Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	0.21 mm/1000km	+0.09 mm/1000km
9Linglong Sport Master Winter	0.22 mm/1000km	+0.10 mm/1000km
9Triangle Effexwinter	0.22 mm/1000km	+0.10 mm/1000km