| Test Summary | |
| Wet Braking |
Yokohama W drive V905 |
| Dry Braking |
Continental WinterContact TS 860 |
| Wet Handling |
Nokian WR D4 |
| Wear |
Continental WinterContact TS 860 |
| Rolling Resistance |
ESA Tecar Super Grip 9 |
| Straight Aqua |
ESA Tecar Super Grip 9 |
| Snow Braking |
Michelin Alpin 5 |
| Snow Handling |
Semperit Master Grip 2 |
The 195/65 R16 winter tyre test continues Continentals winter dominance, with another win for the Continental WinterContact TS860.
Second and third places were taken by new products from mid-range manufacturers ESA Tecar and the Michelin owned Kleber brand.
Results
The dry results are weighted 15% overall, wet 30%, snow 20%, ice 10%, noise/comfort 5%, fuel consumption 10% and wear 10%.
Very well-balanced, top marks in the wet, especially good on snow. Good on dry roads and low fuel consumption
None mentioned
Total: 59.4
Dry
7.6
Wet
8.4
Snow
8.2
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8.2
Noise
5.2
Wear
7
Overall
7.8
A very balanced tyre, best scores on ice and lowest fuel consumption. Strong on dry, wet and snow covered roads
None mentioned
Total: 58.4
Dry
7.4
Wet
7.4
Snow
7.4
Ice
7.8
Rolling Resistance
8.6
Noise
5.4
Wear
7
Overall
7.4
A very balanced winter tyre with low wear. Good in the dry and on snowy roads
None mentioned
Total: 57.8
Dry
7.4
Wet
7
Snow
7.8
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8
Noise
5.4
Wear
8
Overall
7.2
Good in the wet and on snow and ice. Low fuel consumption
Compared to the best, slightly weak in the dry
Total: 57.6
Dry
6.8
Wet
8
Snow
7.8
Ice
7.2
Rolling Resistance
8.4
Noise
5.6
Wear
7
Overall
6.8
Especially good in the wet, good in the dry. Low wear
Slightly weaker in the snow
Total: 57.4
Dry
7.2
Wet
8.2
Snow
6.6
Ice
7.2
Rolling Resistance
7.8
Noise
5.8
Wear
8
Overall
6.6
Good on wet roads
Slightly weaker than the best on test in the snow and wet
Total: 53.8
Dry
7.6
Wet
6.8
Snow
6.6
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
7.6
Noise
4.6
Wear
7
Overall
6.6
Particularly good on dry roads
Weak in the snow, slightly weak in the wet. Relatively high wear
Total: 52.2
Dry
8
Wet
6.6
Snow
6.2
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8
Noise
4.4
Wear
6
Overall
6
Best marks in the dry, good on snow
Weak in the wet, high wear
Total: 54.6
Dry
8.6
Wet
6.8
Snow
7.6
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8
Noise
4.6
Wear
6
Overall
6
Very low fuel consumption and wear
Weak on snow and ice, slightly weak on dry and wet roads
Total: 50.6
Dry
6.8
Wet
6.8
Snow
5.8
Ice
6.2
Rolling Resistance
7.4
Noise
4.8
Wear
7
Overall
5.8
Good in the dry, low fuel consumption
Relatively weak in the wet and on snow
Total: 53.2
Dry
7.8
Wet
5.8
Snow
6.2
Ice
7
Rolling Resistance
8.4
Noise
5.2
Wear
7
Overall
5.8
Top marks in the snow, good in the dry, low fuel consumption
Weak in the wet, high wear
Total: 53.8
Dry
7.4
Wet
5.8
Snow
8.6
Ice
7.2
Rolling Resistance
8.2
Noise
4.8
Wear
6
Overall
5.8
Top marks in wear, good in the dry
Weak on snow, high fuel consumption
Total: 53.6
Dry
7.8
Wet
7
Snow
5.6
Ice
6.8
Rolling Resistance
6.8
Noise
5
Wear
9
Overall
5.6
Good in the dry
Weak on snowy and wet roads, high wear
Total: 51
Dry
7.2
Wet
6.6
Snow
5.4
Ice
7.2
Rolling Resistance
8
Noise
5.2
Wear
6
Overall
5.4
Good in the dry
Weak on wet and snow covered roads
Total: 51.2
Dry
7.2
Wet
5.4
Snow
6.8
Ice
7.2
Rolling Resistance
7.4
Noise
4.8
Wear
7
Overall
5.4
Especially good in the snow
Weak on dry roads, relatively weak in the wet
Total: 52
Dry
5.4
Wet
6.2
Snow
8.2
Ice
7.2
Rolling Resistance
7.6
Noise
5
Wear
7
Overall
5.4
Good in the snow, quietest internal road noise on test
Weak in the dry and ice covered roads. High wear
Total: 51.2
Dry
4.8
Wet
7
Snow
7.8
Ice
6.6
Rolling Resistance
8.2
Noise
6
Wear
6
Overall
4.8
How is the 6.8 of Yokohama weak in wet and 6.8 of Falken and 6.6 of Vredestein slightly weak? Also Hankook's 6.8 on wet is "good on wet road".. This is why I hate ADAC tests, maybe they are true but noone knows why.. :)
"maybe they are true but no one knows why" - this sometimes makes more sense than the test itself!
They have quite a complex score weighting, it might have been the Falken and Vred had good aquaplaning but bad wet grip, and the Hankook had poor aquaplaning, but good wet grip!
I was studying ADAC's web site, which is hard because my german is very bad. But I found out that the overall cannot be better then the worsest parameter of main six parameters (dry/wet/snow/ice/wear/rollingresistance) under some point. Yokohama and Vredestein has Wear 6 and their Overall score can be 6 and worse. In your data of the test, It seems that if one of the 6 parameters is lower then 7, overall score is that parameter.
I would love to see all their datas, AutoBild presents all of them, or the most of them..
Thanks for the info! It's such a shame ADAC don't publish their data, it's why we only give them small coverage on the website, where as a test from someone like Auto Bild gets a great big write up!