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2025 AZ Performance Winter Tire Test
- Tested size
- 245/45 R19
- Tires tested
- 10
- Disciplines
- 19
- Test vehicle
- BMW 520d Touring
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| ft ↓ | s ↓ | Points ↑ | ft ↓ | s ↓ | Points ↑ | s ↓ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | lbf ↑ | s ↓ | Points ↑ | ft/s² ↑ | Points ↑ | dB ↓ | miles ↑ | Price/1000 ↓ | kg/t ↓ | mm/1000km ↓ | |||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 96.38 | 143 | 75.8 | 30 | 98.4 | 162 | 85.3 | 42 | 12.35 | 54.7 | 98.6 | 85 | 782 | 68.3 | 23 | 12.7 | 97.5 | 7 | 71.1 | 93.2 | 27,185 | 22.52 | 8.7 | 0.14 | 82.9 | |
StrengthsThe Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 wins with the best balance: the best dry handling rating and snow circle result, second for wet braking, both wet handling tests and the wet handling rating, second for snow traction, and the second-highest predicted mileage and second-lowest abrasion. ConsiderationsIts comfort shares the second-lowest rating, and its rolling resistance is only joint seventh. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.38 × 20% = 19.68 Wet98.56 × 35% = 34.5 Snow97.52 × 30% = 29.26 Comfort93.19 × 5% = 4.66 Value82.93 × 10% = 8.29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 96.18 | 139 | 75.9 | 20 | 96.6 | 166 | 86.4 | 33 | 12.52 | 54.8 | 95.7 | 85 | 804 | 68.0 | 25 | 12.3 | 98.2 | 8 | 71.2 | 99.4 | 29,049 | 23.32 | 7.9 | 0.12 | 89.4 | |
StrengthsThe Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 has the shortest dry braking, the most snow traction, the fastest snow handling lap, the highest predicted mileage and the lowest abrasion, with the second-lowest rolling resistance. ConsiderationsIts subjective dry handling rating is only seventh, it lacks some feedback at the limit on snow, and it is the most expensive tire. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.59 × 20% = 19.32 Wet95.69 × 35% = 33.49 Snow98.22 × 30% = 29.46 Comfort99.37 × 5% = 4.97 Value89.35 × 10% = 8.94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 95.44 | 143 | 75.6 | 26 | 97.3 | 159 | 84.9 | 45 | 12.26 | 53.7 | 99.6 | 86 | 773 | 70.8 | 21 | 11.8 | 94.2 | 8 | 70.5 | 99.9 | 24,855 | 27.12 | 8.2 | 0.15 | 78.4 | |
StrengthsThe Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 is the best tire in the wet, with the shortest wet braking, the fastest wet handling and wet circle times and the best wet handling rating, and it is the second-quietest tire. ConsiderationsIt is second from last for straight-line aquaplaning, understeers clearly on snow and is the second most expensive tire per kilometer. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.3 × 20% = 19.46 Wet99.65 × 35% = 34.88 Snow94.23 × 30% = 28.27 Comfort99.86 × 5% = 4.99 Value78.45 × 10% = 7.84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 94.82 | 148 | 76.3 | 23 | 94.4 | 168 | 88.1 | 34 | 12.67 | 56.1 | 94.8 | 84 | 769 | 68.1 | 29 | 12.7 | 98.8 | 8 | 72.7 | 98.4 | 24,700 | 24.52 | 7.6 | 0.15 | 82.3 | |
StrengthsThe Bridgestone Blizzak 6 is the best tire on snow, with the shortest snow braking and the best snow handling rating, second for snow handling time and the snow circle, and it has the lowest rolling resistance and the second-best straight-line aquaplaning. ConsiderationsIt has the second-longest dry braking and is the third-loudest tire. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.4 × 20% = 18.88 Wet94.75 × 35% = 33.16 Snow98.77 × 30% = 29.63 Comfort98.35 × 5% = 4.92 Value82.27 × 10% = 8.23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 93.82 | 147 | 75.9 | 28 | 96.5 | 172 | 86.3 | 38 | 12.43 | 56.5 | 96.0 | 87 | 722 | 70.7 | 27 | 12.1 | 94.4 | 7 | 71.8 | 92.7 | 25,321 | 25.28 | 8.4 | 0.15 | 79.8 | |
StrengthsThe Continental WinterContact TS 870 P is the best tire for aquaplaning, with the second-best dry and snow handling ratings, third place on both wet handling tests and the third-highest predicted mileage. ConsiderationsIts snow braking and traction are only seventh, and its comfort shares the second-lowest rating. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.52 × 20% = 19.3 Wet95.95 × 35% = 33.58 Snow94.4 × 30% = 28.32 Comfort92.71 × 5% = 4.64 Value79.8 × 10% = 7.98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7 | 90.22 | 146 | 76.7 | 15 | 92.4 | 175 | 86.5 | 35 | 12.63 | 54.8 | 94.3 | 86 | 699 | 71.1 | 19 | 11.3 | 90.3 | 8 | 72.4 | 98.6 | 19,418 | 28.00 | 8.7 | 0.20 | 67.2 | |
StrengthsThe Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ has the fourth-best wet handling rating, joint third-best straight-line aquaplaning and a share of the best comfort rating. ConsiderationsIt is the most expensive tire per kilometer, second from last for dry handling, and in the bottom three for snow traction and the snow circle. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry92.35 × 20% = 18.47 Wet94.31 × 35% = 33.01 Snow90.31 × 30% = 27.09 Comfort98.55 × 5% = 4.93 Value67.21 × 10% = 6.72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 90.40 | 140 | 77.3 | 13 | 93.2 | 173 | 88.4 | 30 | 12.72 | 53.9 | 92.9 | 86 | 732 | 73.7 | 12 | 11.1 | 88.6 | 8 | 70.3 | 100.0 | 17,088 | 12.72 | 8.2 | 0.22 | 76.6 | |
StrengthsThe Triangle EffeXWinter is the cheapest tire in the test and per kilometer, the quietest tire, second for dry braking and joint third for rolling resistance. ConsiderationsIt is last for dry and snow handling, on the clock and subjectively, with the lowest predicted mileage and the highest abrasion. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry93.25 × 20% = 18.65 Wet92.92 × 35% = 32.52 Snow88.57 × 30% = 26.57 Comfort100 × 5% = 5 Value76.61 × 10% = 7.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 9 | 89.68 | 142 | 76.3 | 22 | 96.0 | 169 | 87.2 | 31 | 12.68 | 53.1 | 94.1 | 89 | 681 | 72.4 | 13 | 10.5 | 85.9 | 8 | 73.3 | 98.0 | 19,263 | 23.08 | 9.3 | 0.19 | 68.6 | |
StrengthsThe Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 has the third-shortest dry braking and the fifth-shortest wet braking. ConsiderationsIt is weak on snow, with the lowest snow traction and snow circle result and second from last for snow braking and handling. It is also last for aquaplaning and the second-loudest tire. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.99 × 20% = 19.2 Wet94.12 × 35% = 32.94 Snow85.94 × 30% = 25.78 Comfort97.96 × 5% = 4.9 Value68.58 × 10% = 6.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 8 | 90.12 | 142 | 75.2 | 25 | 97.4 | 175 | 89.1 | 25 | 12.67 | 54.6 | 91.8 | 91 | 695 | 71.6 | 15 | 11.4 | 88.2 | 8 | 76.2 | 96.1 | 17,709 | 13.52 | 9.6 | 0.22 | 72.5 | |
StrengthsThe Linglong Sport Master Winter sets the fastest dry handling lap, has the fourth-shortest dry braking and the second-lowest cost per kilometer. ConsiderationsIt has the longest snow braking and the highest rolling resistance, is the loudest tire, and is second from last for wet braking and both wet handling tests. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.44 × 20% = 19.49 Wet91.77 × 35% = 32.12 Snow88.18 × 30% = 26.46 Comfort96.13 × 5% = 4.81 Value72.51 × 10% = 7.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 88.12 | 152 | 76.6 | 18 | 91.8 | 186 | 91.5 | 19 | 13.16 | 54.7 | 87.5 | 87 | 754 | 71.2 | 18 | 11.4 | 91.9 | 6 | 72.0 | 86.3 | 18,952 | 19.20 | 8.2 | 0.21 | 72.4 | |
StrengthsThe Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 is the third-cheapest tire per kilometer, joint third for rolling resistance and fifth for snow traction. ConsiderationsIt is last for dry and wet braking and in every wet handling test, with the lowest comfort rating. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry91.79 × 20% = 18.36 Wet87.53 × 35% = 30.64 Snow91.88 × 30% = 27.56 Comfort86.32 × 5% = 4.32 Value72.41 × 10% = 7.24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leading with these priorities
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tire Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.
- Dry Weighting 20% Real impact 13%
- Wet Weighting 35% Real impact 21%
- Snow Weighting 30% Real impact 35%
- Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 5%
- Value Weighting 10% Real impact 26%
- Subj. Snow Handling counts for 2.1% of the score but creates 11% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Dry Handling counts for 9% of the score but creates only 1% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 19
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 9.2% | 5% |
| Dry Handling | 9% | 1% |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 1.8% | 7% |
| Wet Braking | 10.2% | 7% |
| Wet Handling | 10.2% | 4% |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 2.5% | 6% |
| Wet Circle | 9.8% | 3% |
| Straight Aqua | 2.5% | 1% |
| Snow Braking | 6.6% | 2% |
| Snow Traction | 7.5% | 10% |
| Snow Handling | 7.5% | 5% |
| Subj. Snow Handling | 2.1% | 11% |
| Snow Circle | 6.3% | 8% |
| Subj. Comfort | 2.5% | 4% |
| Noise | 2.5% | 1% |
| Wear | 2.9% | 10% |
| Value | 2.1% | 5% |
| Rolling Resistance | 2.9% | 3% |
| Abrasion | 2.1% | 8% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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