| Test Summary | |
| Wet Braking |
Yokohama W drive V905 |
| Dry Braking |
Michelin Alpin 5 Continental WinterContact TS 850 |
| Wet Handling |
Continental WinterContact TS 850 Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Nokian WR D3 Barum Polaris 3 Kumho Winter Craft WP51 Michelin Alpin 5 |
| Wear |
Continental WinterContact TS 850 |
| Rolling Resistance |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 |
| Straight Aqua |
Viking Snow Tech II Vredestein Snowtrac 5 |
| Snow Braking |
Kleber Krisalp HP2 Continental WinterContact TS 850 BFGoodrich gForce Winter |
| Snow Handling |
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 |
Here are the results from the 205/55 R16 test, you can read the results from the 165/70 R14 test here.
Result
Total: 63
Dry
8.2
Wet
8
Snow
8.2
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8.4
Noise
6.2
Wear
9
Overall
8
Total: 57
Dry
8.6
Wet
7
Snow
7
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
7.8
Noise
5.4
Wear
7
Overall
7.2
Total: 59
Dry
6.6
Wet
7.8
Snow
8.2
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8.8
Noise
7
Wear
7
Overall
6.6
Total: 56.2
Dry
7.8
Wet
6.2
Snow
8.2
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
7.6
Noise
6.2
Wear
7
Overall
6.2
Total: 56.6
Dry
7.8
Wet
7.2
Snow
8
Ice
6
Rolling Resistance
8
Noise
5.6
Wear
8
Overall
6
Total: 53
Dry
7.8
Wet
6.6
Snow
6.8
Ice
7.2
Rolling Resistance
6.8
Noise
5.8
Wear
6
Overall
6
Total: 56.8
Dry
7.6
Wet
6.2
Snow
8
Ice
8
Rolling Resistance
8.4
Noise
6.6
Wear
6
Overall
6
Total: 54.6
Dry
7.6
Wet
5.8
Snow
6.8
Ice
6.4
Rolling Resistance
8.4
Noise
5.8
Wear
8
Overall
5.8
Total: 53
Dry
7
Wet
5.8
Snow
7.2
Ice
6.4
Rolling Resistance
8.2
Noise
4.6
Wear
8
Overall
5.8
Total: 54.4
Dry
5.6
Wet
6.2
Snow
8.2
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8.2
Noise
6.6
Wear
7
Overall
5.6
Total: 55.2
Dry
7.4
Wet
5.6
Snow
7
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8.6
Noise
5
Wear
9
Overall
5.6
Total: 53.8
Dry
5.6
Wet
8
Snow
8.2
Ice
7.6
Rolling Resistance
7.2
Noise
4.6
Wear
7
Overall
5.6
Total: 53
Dry
7
Wet
5.6
Snow
7.4
Ice
6.4
Rolling Resistance
8
Noise
5
Wear
8
Overall
5.6
Total: 52
Dry
6
Wet
5.4
Snow
7.6
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
7.4
Noise
6
Wear
7
Overall
5.6
Total: 54.2
Dry
5.6
Wet
7.2
Snow
8.2
Ice
7.4
Rolling Resistance
7.2
Noise
6.2
Wear
7
Overall
5.4
Total: 52.4
Dry
5.4
Wet
6.2
Snow
8
Ice
8
Rolling Resistance
7.8
Noise
4.6
Wear
7
Overall
5.4
Total: 52.2
Dry
7
Wet
5.2
Snow
7
Ice
6.4
Rolling Resistance
7.8
Noise
4.6
Wear
9
Overall
5.2
Total: 48.2
Dry
7.2
Wet
5
Snow
6.2
Ice
5.4
Rolling Resistance
8.4
Noise
4
Wear
7
Overall
5
Total: 42.6
Dry
8.2
Wet
2.4
Snow
5.6
Ice
5.4
Rolling Resistance
7.2
Noise
4.4
Wear
7
Overall
2.4
I had two tyres from the top 3: Continental TS (below average in all situation) and Goodyear Ultragrip (a disaster on wet), and also Michelin Alpin (a pity on snow and ice).
Now I drive on Avon Ice touring ST, the looser of this test, and it's by far the best winter tyres I ever had... Amazing isn't it ? Very good on wet and dry, I could keep them as summer tyres, and incredible traction in snow.
What's wrong with these tests ? Does it depend on the type of car used for testing, or is it just not honest ?
It may be that you are not honest...not the tests.
What makes the overall score? GY UG9 outperform Yokohama in almost everything except dry handling (which is not such important in winter conditions, when it is usually wet and with snow) and it is on the third... As many others as i see... What is the criteria?
Hi,
ADAC usually weight snow / ice > wet > dry.
Is there a typo on the Bridgestone Blizzak ? .... for Wet = 0.7 ... ?
5th: Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
Total: 50.1 / Dry: 7.8 / Wet: 0.7 / Snow: 8 / Ice: 6 / Rolling Resistance: 8 / Noise: 5.6 / Wear: 8 / Overall: 6
Thanks for clarifying
Hi Stephenn,
Thanks for noticing the issue, this has now been updated (it should have been 7.2)