Below are all the data points for the 2025 High Performance 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.

Reference Tires: Reference tires are highlighted with a yellow background and are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries.

Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus (Reference)

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Hankook Winter i cept evo3

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Continental WinterContact 8 S

Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 2.50 M (6.1%) | Avg: 42.54 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 41.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%. The best competitive tire was 1.2% better than Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus [reference tire].

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

41.1 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

41.6 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

41.8 M
Continental WinterContact 8 S

42.8 M
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

43.4 M
Bridgestone Blizzak 6

43.5 M
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

43.6 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 1.90 Km/H (1.6%) | Avg: 120.90 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

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

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

121.6 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

121.5 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

121.5 Km/H
Continental WinterContact 8 S

121 Km/H
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

120.8 Km/H
Bridgestone Blizzak 6

120.2 Km/H
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

119.7 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 1.90 M (6%) | Avg: 32.39 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak 6 with a result of 31.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%. The best competitive tire was 0.3% better than Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus [reference tire].

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

31.7 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

31.8 M
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

32.2 M
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

32.2 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

32.3 M
Continental WinterContact 8 S

32.9 M
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

33.6 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 3.00 Km/H (3.9%) | Avg: 75.07 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept evo3 with a result of 75.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.8%. The Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus [reference tire] was 0.1% better than the best competitive tire.

Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

76 Km/H
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

75.9 Km/H
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

75.6 Km/H
Bridgestone Blizzak 6

75.4 Km/H
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

75.3 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

74.3 Km/H
Continental WinterContact 8 S

73 Km/H

Wet Circle (m/s)

Spread: 0.25 m/s (3%) | Avg: 8.26 m/s

Lateral wet grip in m/s squared (Higher is better)

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

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

8.37 m/s
Continental WinterContact 8 S

8.3 m/s
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

8.27 m/s
Bridgestone Blizzak 6

8.27 m/s
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

8.27 m/s
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

8.25 m/s
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

8.12 m/s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 7.40 Km/H (7.9%) | Avg: 90.59 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus with a result of 93.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 7.9%. The best competitive tire was 0.8% better than Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus [reference tire].

Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

93.9 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

93.2 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

92 Km/H
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

91.3 Km/H
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

90.4 Km/H
Continental WinterContact 8 S

86.8 Km/H
Bridgestone Blizzak 6

86.5 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Spread: 0.46 m/sec2 (25.1%) | Avg: 1.65 m/sec2

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus with a result of 1.83 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 25.1%. The best competitive tire was 2.8% better than Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus [reference tire].

Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

1.83 m/sec2
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

1.78 m/sec2
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

1.77 m/sec2
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

1.75 m/sec2
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

1.64 m/sec2
Bridgestone Blizzak 6

1.44 m/sec2
Continental WinterContact 8 S

1.37 m/sec2

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 2.30 M (8.8%) | Avg: 26.81 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

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

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

26.2 M
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

26.4 M
Continental WinterContact 8 S

26.5 M
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

26.6 M
Bridgestone Blizzak 6

26.7 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

26.8 M
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

28.5 M

Snow Traction (N)

Spread: 1.33 N (16.8%) | Avg: 7.22 N

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact 8 S with a result of 7.37 N. The difference between best and worst was 10.3%. The Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus [reference tire] was 7.7% better than the best competitive tire.

Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

7.94 N
Continental WinterContact 8 S

7.37 N
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

7.31 N
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

7.31 N
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

7 N
Bridgestone Blizzak 6

7 N
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

6.61 N

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 7.50 Km/H (9.9%) | Avg: 74.24 Km/H

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

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

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

76 Km/H
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

75.7 Km/H
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

75.5 Km/H
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

75.5 Km/H
Continental WinterContact 8 S

74.4 Km/H
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

74.1 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

68.5 Km/H

Snow Slalom (m/sec2)

Spread: 0.37 m/sec2 (9.2%) | Avg: 3.86 m/sec2

Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 4.03 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 6.5%. The best competitive tire was 10.1% better than Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus [reference tire].

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

4.03 m/sec2
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

3.95 m/sec2
Continental WinterContact 8 S

3.9 m/sec2
Bridgestone Blizzak 6

3.85 m/sec2
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

3.85 m/sec2
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

3.77 m/sec2
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

3.66 m/sec2

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 5.60 dB (7.8%) | Avg: 74.13 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 with a result of 71.8 dB. The difference between best and worst was 7.2%. The best competitive tire was 2.6% better than Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus [reference tire].

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

71.8 dB
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

71.8 dB
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

73.7 dB
Continental WinterContact 8 S

73.9 dB
Bridgestone Blizzak 6

74.8 dB
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

75.5 dB
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

77.4 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 2.00 kg / t (25.6%) | Avg: 8.43 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact 8 S with a result of 7.8 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 20.4%. The best competitive tire was 12.4% better than Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus [reference tire].

Continental WinterContact 8 S

7.8 kg / t
Bridgestone Blizzak 6

7.9 kg / t
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

7.9 kg / t
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

8.3 kg / t
Hankook Winter i cept evo3

8.4 kg / t
Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus Ref

8.9 kg / t
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus

9.8 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Reference Tires: Reference tires (highlighted with yellow background) are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries. They typically show as 0% in overall scoring as they are not part of the final ranking.

Position	Tire	Score
	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	0%
2	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	0%
3	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	0%
4	Hankook Winter i cept evo3	0%
5	Continental WinterContact 8 S	0%
6	Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus	0%
-	Vredestein Quatrac Pro Plus (Reference)	0%

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2025 High Performance Winter Tire Test