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Federal Himalaya WS1 Winter

Touring Winter

The Federal Himalaya WS1 Winter is a Touring Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

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Owners say 72% from 4 owner reviews Read the reviews
Tests say 40th average finish across 1 independent tests Latest: P40 of 43 · 2012 See every test

Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated January 2025.

  • 4owner reviews
  • 410miles driven
  • 1professional tests
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YearTestResultAward
20122012 Auto Bild 42 Winter Tire Braking TestAuto Bild · 205/55 R16P40 / 43
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Federal Himalaya WS1 Winter Owner Reviews

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Owner ratings averaged from 4 ratings

  • Owner score 72%
  • Snow Grip 100%
  • Ice Grip 100%
  • Wear 73%
  • Dry Grip 70%
  • Wet Grip 68%
  • Handling 63%
  • Road Feedback 58%
  • Comfort 50%

All 2 Federal Himalaya WS1 Winter reviews

Score spread across 2 written reviews
61%
Member
Needed replacement tires anyway so given the snow at the moment I decided to give these a go. I've found them to be just fine for snow use, allowing me to get to many places I haven't managed with my previous tires. I don't plan to use these as a long term tire, looking at the option of a 2nd set of alloys to allow these to stay in storage and pulled out when required.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 5
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 7
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53%
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  • Ford Kuga
  • 225/45 R17
  • 250 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Easy Going
I bought these as snow tires, used them in snow first time today,they were excellent.
I have only fitted to front,but traction is superb,paid for them to do a job,and they did it well.
On normal road conditions,not the tire for putting the hammer down,but I bought them for a purpose and am pleased with them.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 5
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 5
  • Comfort 4
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 619

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