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Sunny WinterMax A1

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The Sunny WinterMax A1 is a Touring Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

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Owners say 70% from 4 owner reviews Read the reviews
Tests say 42nd average finish across 1 independent tests Latest: P42 of 49 · 2016 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
  • 20,000miles driven
  • 1professional tests
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42nd Average
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20162016 Winter Tire Market OverviewAuto Bild · 205/55 R16P42 / 49
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What owners say

Across 4 owner ratings the Sunny WinterMax A1 averages 70%. Owners rate Snow Grip highest at 8.5 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 6.3. 1 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles.

Owner ratings averaged from 4 ratings

  • Owner score 70%
  • Snow Grip 85%
  • Comfort 78%
  • Ice Grip 75%
  • Wear 70%
  • Dry Grip 65%
  • Road Feedback 65%
  • Handling 65%
  • Wet Grip 63%

All 3 Sunny WinterMax A1 reviews

Score spread across 3 written reviews
81%
Member
  • Jaguar XF S
  • 225/45 R17
  • 8,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Decided to fit winter tires to Jaguar xf, which being automatic and rear wheel drive , was not clever in the snow. I could not believe the difference these budget tires made. They coped so well during the "Beast from the East" last year, and again in the snow on a visit to north west Scotland this year. I was even passing 4x4s I was so confident in these tires. I would definitely buy these again.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
  • Snow Grip 10
  • Ice Grip 8
Helpful 818
79%
Member
Bought these for winter, as they were cheapest, as an emergency measure due to lack of funds.
First 1000 km they were total shit, they were slipping all over the place in dry and not very cold. But closer to 1500km they started to perform drastically different. Solid grip in wet, dry and snow. Good on ice, as good as non-studded tires can be good on snow.
Must be some kind of preservation oil contaminated top layer of the tire, making it very slippery.
Overall by again, not too much wear tho
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 748
43%
Member
  • BMW 330ci
  • 225/45 R17
  • 2,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Spirited
RWD BMW E46 - improved traction over summer tires in snow and ice on a notoriously poor snow handling car. However day to day on dry and damp roads tires have unexpectedly lost traction on the rear under moderate acceleration and recently under heavy braking tires locked up far sooner than summer tires which were progressive and extremely grippy (temperature range -4 to 7 degrees C). It's the law to put snow tires on where I am but can't help thinking I'd have been safer not changing for these tires. Won't buy again, will use the Dunlops I had before.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 4
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 4
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 548

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