The BEST Performance Winter Tires for 2024 / 2025

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
October 2, 2024
Below are all the data points for the The BEST Performance Winter Tires for 2024 / 2025, 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.
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Hankook Winter i cept evo3
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Goodride ZuperSnow Z507
Reference Summer (Reference)
Reference All Season (Reference)
Reference All Season Avg (Reference)

Quick Navigation

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

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

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 with a result of 87.02 s. The difference between best and worst was 3.8%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 3.1% better than the best competitive tire.

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 60%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 with a result of 30.47 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.4%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 21.6% better than the best competitive tire.

Wet Braking - Cool (M)

Wet braking at cooler temperature in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 with a result of 27.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 14.8%. The Reference All Season [reference tire] was 9.1% better than the best competitive tire.

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 with a result of 107.35 s. The difference between best and worst was 8.7%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 4% better than the best competitive tire.

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 40%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept evo3 with a result of 73 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.4%. The Reference All Season [reference tire] was 8.4% better than the best competitive tire.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 with a result of 2.24 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 21.9%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 13.4% better than the best competitive tire.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 with a result of 17.47 M. The difference between best and worst was 5%. The best competitive tire was 3.3% better than Reference All Season [reference tire].

Snow Traction (s)

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 with a result of 5.16 s. The difference between best and worst was 8.3%. The best competitive tire was 2.8% better than Reference All Season [reference tire].

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 with a result of 78.28 s. The difference between best and worst was 4%. The best competitive tire was 1.7% better than Reference All Season [reference tire].

Subj. Snow Handling ( Points)

Subjective Snow Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 10%.

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 9.46 M. The difference between best and worst was 15%. The Reference All Season [reference tire] was 4.5% better than the best competitive tire.

Ice Traction (s)

Ice acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 with a result of 4.5 s. The difference between best and worst was 15.4%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 P with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 30%.

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 with a result of 71.4 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.8%. The best competitive tire was 0.8% better than Reference All Season [reference tire].

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodride ZuperSnow Z507 with a result of 8.65 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 3.7%. The Reference All Season [reference tire] was 10.3% better than the best competitive tire.

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
1 Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 99%
2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 99%
3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 96.9%
4 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 96%
5 Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 95.6%
6 Goodride ZuperSnow Z507 87.7%
- Reference Summer (Reference) 0%
- Reference All Season (Reference) 0%
- Reference All Season Avg (Reference) 0%

Test Winner

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

99%

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