Passenger Car Winter Premium Touring Tires
Below are all the reviewed passenger car winter premium touring tires on Tire Reviews. Please click into each tire for further details.
| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirelli Ice Zero FR (3) | 100% | 100% | 85% | 100% | 0% | 87% |
| Apollo Aspire XP Winter (3) | 87% | 97% | 80% | 80% | 100% | 97% |
| Dunlop Winter Response 2 (10) | 86% | 90% | 92% | 82% | 87% | 93% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 (8) | 84% | 86% | 90% | 88% | 83% | 96% |
| Michelin Primacy Alpin PA3 (8) | 91% | 95% | 91% | 76% | 96% | 86% |
| Nexen Winguard Snow G3 (6) | 88% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 78% | 92% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 (7) | 83% | 79% | 84% | 89% | 84% | 80% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 (4) | 83% | 95% | 77% | 55% | 100% | 100% |
| BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 (25) | 85% | 90% | 80% | 85% | 86% | 91% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 (12) | 93% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 78% | 84% |
| Michelin Alpin 5 (23) | 85% | 93% | 84% | 77% | 91% | 89% |
| Michelin Primacy Alpin (5) | 84% | 96% | 80% | 84% | 80% | 88% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 (8) | 89% | 86% | 86% | 78% | 93% | 69% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus (6) | 92% | 93% | 80% | 77% | 97% | 85% |
| Vredestein Wintrac (3) | 87% | 93% | 90% | 63% | 80% | 87% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 8 (58) | 88% | 92% | 86% | 82% | 86% | 87% |
| Michelin Alpin 6 (28) | 88% | 92% | 84% | 82% | 85% | 90% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS01 (20) | 88% | 90% | 86% | 76% | 88% | 82% |
| General Altimax Winter 3 (3) | 83% | 80% | 73% | 80% | 85% | 80% |
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 (3) | 90% | 87% | 85% | 60% | 90% | 87% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 870 (13) | 88% | 94% | 73% | 83% | 86% | 87% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (39) | 82% | 89% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 90% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 (5) | 75% | 73% | 64% | 98% | 93% | 66% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 (35) | 85% | 87% | 80% | 77% | 85% | 84% |
| Michelin X Ice North 4 (9) | 76% | 71% | 76% | 79% | 88% | 83% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 (7) | 85% | 85% | 85% | 83% | 98% | 87% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 (48) | 89% | 92% | 83% | 86% | 83% | 86% |
| Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 (4) | 90% | 88% | 85% | 85% | 78% | 75% |
| Vredestein Snowtrac 5 (6) | 85% | 87% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 85% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 850 (56) | 88% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 90% |
| Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 (4) | 85% | 70% | 85% | 80% | 80% | 93% |
| Hankook Winter I cept RS3 (10) | 88% | 89% | 79% | 86% | 85% | 69% |
| Michelin X Ice Snow (12) | 78% | 77% | 73% | 71% | 87% | 87% |
| Hankook Winter i cept RS (6) | 80% | 77% | 85% | 77% | 90% | 82% |
| Nokian Nordman 7 (6) | 76% | 78% | 63% | 76% | 90% | 82% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 (3) | 70% | 80% | 65% | 70% | 83% | 75% |
| Toyo SNOWPROX S 942 (5) | 80% | 82% | 76% | 74% | 86% | 90% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R (8) | 82% | 64% | 77% | 73% | 86% | 91% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 (4) | 70% | 80% | 70% | 75% | 75% | 60% |
| Hankook Winter i cept RS2 (46) | 85% | 85% | 76% | 80% | 86% | 76% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 (14) | 72% | 74% | 71% | 70% | 63% | 88% |
| Nokian WR D4 (68) | 83% | 82% | 78% | 79% | 66% | 83% |
| Kumho Winter Craft WP51 (14) | 81% | 75% | 71% | 72% | 82% | 84% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak DM V2 (4) | 83% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 50% | 73% |
| Pirelli Cinturato Winter (7) | 74% | 87% | 74% | 74% | 72% | 81% |
| Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 (3) | 80% | 87% | 80% | 77% | 60% | 77% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 (8) | 75% | 79% | 76% | 76% | 87% | 75% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak Ice (3) | 85% | 80% | 85% | 75% | 85% | 85% |
| Uniroyal WinterExpert (5) | 86% | 92% | 74% | 74% | 77% | 72% |
| Toyo Snowprox S954 (5) | 78% | 63% | 73% | 78% | 73% | 83% |
| Michelin X Ice Xi3 (12) | 82% | 75% | 70% | 60% | 78% | 79% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (80) | 79% | 86% | 76% | 72% | 62% | 75% |
| Toyo Snowprox S943 (7) | 76% | 77% | 72% | 64% | 82% | 71% |
| Kumho Winter Craft WP52 (7) | 77% | 69% | 70% | 73% | 75% | 73% |
| Pirelli Winter Snow Control Series 3 (10) | 82% | 86% | 74% | 78% | 74% | 71% |
| Continental VikingContact 6 (5) | 76% | 78% | 76% | 70% | 85% | 76% |
| Continental VikingContact 7 (13) | 60% | 64% | 57% | 64% | 56% | 83% |
| Avon WT7 (3) | 60% | 63% | 30% | 37% | 63% | 77% |
| Kumho WinterCraft WP71 (14) | 69% | 62% | 59% | 53% | 72% | 54% |
| Toyo Snowprox S953 (9) | 77% | 69% | 64% | 74% | 76% | 73% |
| Pirelli Ice Zero 2 (3) | 77% | 73% | 63% | 60% | 57% | 57% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic (3) | 57% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 47% | 53% |
| Yokohama iceGUARD iG65 (3) | 75% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 80% | 75% |
| Firestone WinterForce 2 (4) | 58% | 48% | 35% | 50% | 63% | 58% |
| Yokohama ICE GUARD IG50 PLUS (3) | 40% | 43% | 43% | 43% | 60% | 53% |
| Kumho I Zen KW31 (3) | 60% | 37% | 50% | 47% | 60% | 50% |
Passenger Car Winter Premium Touring Tires with no reviews
BFGoodrich G Force Stud, BFGoodrich Winter TA KSI, Bridgestone Blizzak 6, Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3, Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO, Bridgestone Blizzak Spike 3, Bridgestone Blizzak VRX2, Bridgestone Blizzak W810, Bridgestone DriveGuard Winter, Bridgestone Noranza 001, Continental ContiWinterContact TS815 ContiSeal, Continental IceContact 2, Continental IceContact 3, Continental VikingContact 8, Continental WinterContact SI, Cooper Discoverer True North, Cooper Evolution Winter, Cooper Weathermaster S100, Dunlop Winter Maxx 2, Falken Espia EPZ II, Falken Espia Ice, Falken Eurowinter HS01 Runflat, Falken EUROWINTER HS02, Falken Eurowinter HS437, Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1, General Altimax Arctic 12, General Altimax Nordic 12, General Altimax Winter 3, Gislaved Nord Frost 200, Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2, Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3, Goodyear WinterCommand Ultra, GT Radial IcePro 3, Hankook Winter i pike RS2, Kumho WinterCraft Ice, Kumho WinterCraft WP72, Laufenn I Fit Plus, Nexen Winguard Ice, Nexen Winguard WT1, Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 EV, Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7, Nokian Nordman 8, Nokian Snowproof 2, Nokian WR C3, Nokian WR Snowproof, Pirelli Ice Zero, Pirelli Ice Zero Asimmetrico, Pirelli Scorpion IceZero 2, Pirelli Winter Carving Edge, Pirelli Winter Icecontrol, Reference Winter, Reference Winter Worn, Sava Eskimo Stud, Toyo Observe Ice Freezer, Uniroyal Tiger Paw Ice & Snow 3, Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906, Yokohama BluEarth Winter WY01, Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c, Yokohama iceGUARD iG53, Yokohama IceGUARD Stud iG55
Passenger Car Winter Premium Touring Tires Tire Review Highlights
Kumho I Zen KW31 rated 46% while driving a Lexus IS250 RWD
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 average miles
Outright useless in serious winter conditions. Stopping in the rain is so terrible, you might as well consider them economical, because once you set off, you will never stop again despite your best efforts. Jokes aside, they really are terrible in the wet. The only thing that takes your mind away from the crap performance is when you start thinking about the noise, because they are noisy. Generally, assuming you want to perform spirited driving in the dry, they are okay. I replaced the rear ones for studded Pirelli Ice Zeros which turned out phenomenal, and left the crap Kumho in the front. Left them there for a long time, and the wear didn't seem all too bad. So that's the one single positive aspect about them
Nokian Nordman 7 rated 81% while driving a Hyundai elantra
Driving on mostly motorways for 30000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 30000 easy going miles
Have put close to 45,000kms on these tires in harsh Alberta winters with lots of snow and ice roads. First year of use on them was excellent. As the tires aged I noticed a decline in ice performance often spinning out and I'm not an aggressive driver - but is a non-studded tire so i can't completely fault it for that. Also did get stuck a few times in deep snow (4-5" deep) when trying to accelerate from a stop - my vehicle is FWD so it's not entirely the tires fault. Loose powder snow on the paved motorways though has been excellent for the life of the tire and no complaints. Longevity of the tires has been excellent as from new at just over 13/32" of tread I'm now just at 11/32 with regular rotations every 5000kms so no complaints on tread life. The long tread life is maybe from a harder rubber compound used which may explain the drop in ice performance as they aged. All in all no complaints of my purchase but will be looking at studded tires come my next set.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 rated 87% while driving a Mazda CX30
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 average miles
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Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 rated 82% while driving a BMW 330 Msport
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 spirited miles
This was my tire of choice after seeing some reviews on snow. I must say it delivered in snow as promised on a hill and slopes it really was good to drive with predictable control. I had to stop on slope and I managed to resume with not too much slip on a RWD off course DSC was OFF and gentle throttle control once it moves you can have some fun on snow. In a dry comfortable tire for long journeys a bit noisy over 160 km/h, also very stable at 210 km/h in dry. In wet it’s stable and very good under breaking. On twisty roads I was surprised how good it was for a winter tire, ton of grip and very stable on long fast medium corners and fast twisty roads.
Kumho Winter Craft WP52 rated 74% while driving a Audi A4 1.8T Quattro
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Fitted these tires late 2023. The price was good and the reviews were OK. After one very mild winter I can say that these tires are not perfect but they don't disappoint.
Dry grip is good, wet grip is also ok. Under braking the car is predictable and stable. Didn't experience any aquaplanning at all.
They're very resistant to wear, after about 8000km they appear good as new, but time will tell how long they last.
Grip on snow is mediocre but combined with the AWD the car managed everything I threw at it, from 20cm of fresh snow to awfully wet sludge on a dirt road, they got me through.
They're very comfortable over potholes, a bit noisy but that's expected from an aggressive tire pattern, they're structurally strong although a bit heavy (tire fitter told me it's the heaviest he had at that size) and they increased fuel consumption slightly. They're not sporty but they're not meant to be, so I won't be commenting on that.
The Pirelli Sottozero 3 I had before were a bit better in every way but the price on the Kumho's makes them worth it.
Dry grip is good, wet grip is also ok. Under braking the car is predictable and stable. Didn't experience any aquaplanning at all.
They're very resistant to wear, after about 8000km they appear good as new, but time will tell how long they last.
Grip on snow is mediocre but combined with the AWD the car managed everything I threw at it, from 20cm of fresh snow to awfully wet sludge on a dirt road, they got me through.
They're very comfortable over potholes, a bit noisy but that's expected from an aggressive tire pattern, they're structurally strong although a bit heavy (tire fitter told me it's the heaviest he had at that size) and they increased fuel consumption slightly. They're not sporty but they're not meant to be, so I won't be commenting on that.
The Pirelli Sottozero 3 I had before were a bit better in every way but the price on the Kumho's makes them worth it.
Yokohama ICE GUARD IG50 PLUS rated 82% while driving a Honda Fit (Jazz)
Driving on a combination of roads for 23000 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 23000 easy going miles
I bought my car with these winter tires. They where new... I did approx. 38k with them and there are still at least 10k. Unfortunately almost no snow experience , here in Ireland, just 3-4 days in 2 years. Compared with other winter tires I used ( Pirelli, Kumho and Brigestone ) these were used 2 years continuously , while other were changed : Winter - winter tires , Summer - with summer tires. The only issue, according to me is - fuel consumption. It increased with approx. 1lt/100km.( compared with summer tires )... Otherwise tires are super ! I use them on AWD - all are worn the same, Tires are soft so the grip is perfect, in all seasons, almost no traction control light seen on the board... Comfort - they are noise compared with summer ones but have smooth drive...maybe due to the soft resin.
Nokian Nordman 7 rated 74% while driving a Honda Insight G1
Driving on mostly town for 15000 average miles
Driving on mostly town for 15000 average miles
I have been using these Nordman 7's for 4 years as dedicated winter tires for my 2000 Honda Insight Hybrid. This is a very unusual car, and driving it year round presents some challenges due to the narrow rear track relative to the front. It is easy for ruts or bumps in packed snow and ice to nudge the rear end out more than in a car with similar front and rear track widths. The car is also very lightweight, has a super short wheelbase and has very small diameter wheels at 14 inches. All of this conspires to make finding a good extreme condition, or Nordic, winter tire difficult but critical for winter driving. I tried the Nokian Nordman 7 and have found that their performance is excellent in the conditions they were intended for, cold temperatures and deep or packed snow and ice. I have yet to get stuck even when the snow is deeper than my front air dam, or the roads are covered in ice. The loud roar of the studs just reminds me that I have grip and am safer, so I don't mind it much. Sadly, I do not see this size for sale any longer, good thing they seem not to wear much!
Yokohama IceGUARD Stud iG55 rated 82% while driving a Volkswagen Golf Mk7.5 Alltrack 2.0TDI
Driving on a combination of roads for 1900 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1900 spirited miles
The tires are great for driving through slush, ice, snow. Even greater with 4x4. No studs lost over 3000km driven/1st season with city driving over tram tracks.
On dry road you can definitely feel that the stopping distance is longer. Also due to the soft compound, the tire moves/tilts quite a lot if you do sporty driving on country roads with lot of turns, but eventually you get used to this.
On dry road you can definitely feel that the stopping distance is longer. Also due to the soft compound, the tire moves/tilts quite a lot if you do sporty driving on country roads with lot of turns, but eventually you get used to this.
Michelin X Ice Snow rated 73% while driving a Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI PP DSG
Driving on a combination of roads for 50000 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 50000 easy going miles
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Michelin Alpin 6 rated 86% while driving a Lexus GS
Driving on mostly town for 12000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 12000 easy going miles
Taken set in the fall of 2022. It behaves very well. Comfortable and silent up to highway speeds.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 rated 40% while driving a Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
During my first kms my tought was: OMG, they are defective! It was like driving on the soap with zero road feedback.
I couldn't return them back to the tire dealer (he already had my money), so I had to get used to them.
Dry grip is a 6 during cold days, it becomes a 4 at the end of the winter when the temperatures gets higher.. especially in Italy.
Wet grip and aquaplaning were highly satisfactory, maybe the only bright spot.
I haven't tried them so much in the snow (thank you climate change!)..
As anticipated, road feedback and handling were terrible: they are not sporty tires, at all.
The wear rate was disappointing, too. After 24.000 km they were burned down, even without pushing as hard as I wished (see the "non sporty" comment above).
However, thanks to their fast wear you can get rid of them soon and buy some different tires.
I have now the Conti WC TS870P and they are muuuch better for me! Maybe I could recommend the Blizzak only if it rains a lot, like everyday.
I couldn't return them back to the tire dealer (he already had my money), so I had to get used to them.
Dry grip is a 6 during cold days, it becomes a 4 at the end of the winter when the temperatures gets higher.. especially in Italy.
Wet grip and aquaplaning were highly satisfactory, maybe the only bright spot.
I haven't tried them so much in the snow (thank you climate change!)..
As anticipated, road feedback and handling were terrible: they are not sporty tires, at all.
The wear rate was disappointing, too. After 24.000 km they were burned down, even without pushing as hard as I wished (see the "non sporty" comment above).
However, thanks to their fast wear you can get rid of them soon and buy some different tires.
I have now the Conti WC TS870P and they are muuuch better for me! Maybe I could recommend the Blizzak only if it rains a lot, like everyday.
Continental VikingContact 7 rated 54% while driving a Ford Kuga
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 easy going miles
Strange, but this tire worked well 1,5 winter season, then they not like everywhere reviewed... My tires compound goes very hard, very uncomfortable to drive in potholed road(feel like car have sportcar suspension). In 2 season tire was good in dry, wet, snow, slush...but in icy road drive dangerous compared first season. Some people write they are low noise, no they like other winter tires! I never had that kind change with other tires, i allraedy thinking no more studded tires... But reality come back after 1,5 season.
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