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2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
10 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test, displaying how each tyre performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tyre's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Uniroyal MS Plus 77
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Nokian WR A4
Fulda Kristall Control HP2
BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
Kleber Krisalp HP3
Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
Reference Summer
Giti GitiWinterW1
Semperit Speed Grip 3
General Altimax Winter 3
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Barum Polaris 5
Apollo Aspire XP Winter
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
Hankook Winter i cept evo3
Laufenn I Fit Plus

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 9.30 M (25%) | Avg: 44.28 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 37.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 20%.
  1. Reference Summer
    37.2 M
  2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    41.9 M
  3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    43.7 M
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    43.7 M
  5. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    43.9 M
  6. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    43.9 M
  7. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    43.9 M
  8. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    44.1 M
  9. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    44.2 M
  10. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    44.3 M
  11. Nokian WR A4
    44.4 M
  12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    44.4 M
  13. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    44.7 M
  14. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    45.2 M
  15. Barum Polaris 5
    45.2 M
  16. Giti GitiWinterW1
    45.3 M
  17. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    45.6 M
  18. General Altimax Winter 3
    45.7 M
  19. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    45.9 M
  20. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    46.1 M
  21. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    46.5 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 4.60 Km/H (4.1%) | Avg: 109.06 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 110.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.1%.
  1. Reference Summer
    110.9 Km/H
  2. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    110.6 Km/H
  3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    110.5 Km/H
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    110.4 Km/H
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    110.4 Km/H
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    110.1 Km/H
  7. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    110 Km/H
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    109.9 Km/H
  9. Nokian WR A4
    109.7 Km/H
  10. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    109.6 Km/H
  11. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    109.5 Km/H
  12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    109.5 Km/H
  13. Barum Polaris 5
    109.3 Km/H
  14. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    108.7 Km/H
  15. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    108.4 Km/H
  16. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    108.2 Km/H
  17. Giti GitiWinterW1
    108 Km/H
  18. General Altimax Winter 3
    107 Km/H
  19. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    106.8 Km/H
  20. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    106.5 Km/H
  21. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    106.3 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 9.40 M (19.9%) | Avg: 53.00 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 47.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 16.6%.
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    47.3 M
  2. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    48.1 M
  3. Reference Summer
    49.1 M
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    49.7 M
  5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    49.9 M
  6. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    50.5 M
  7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    51.9 M
  8. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    53.3 M
  9. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    53.4 M
  10. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    53.7 M
  11. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    53.7 M
  12. Nokian WR A4
    54 M
  13. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    54 M
  14. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    54.9 M
  15. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    55 M
  16. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    55 M
  17. Giti GitiWinterW1
    55 M
  18. Barum Polaris 5
    55 M
  19. General Altimax Winter 3
    56.2 M
  20. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    56.6 M
  21. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    56.7 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 4.80 Km/H (6.5%) | Avg: 72.27 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 850 P with a result of 74.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.5%.
  1. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    74.4 Km/H
  2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    74.4 Km/H
  3. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    74.3 Km/H
  4. Reference Summer
    74.1 Km/H
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    73.9 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    73.7 Km/H
  7. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    73.2 Km/H
  8. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    72.8 Km/H
  9. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    72.6 Km/H
  10. Giti GitiWinterW1
    72.6 Km/H
  11. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    72 Km/H
  12. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    72 Km/H
  13. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    71.7 Km/H
  14. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    71.7 Km/H
  15. Nokian WR A4
    71.4 Km/H
  16. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    71.3 Km/H
  17. Barum Polaris 5
    71.3 Km/H
  18. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    70.5 Km/H
  19. General Altimax Winter 3
    70.1 Km/H
  20. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    70 Km/H
  21. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    69.6 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 11.80 Km/H (12.6%) | Avg: 87.40 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 93.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 12.6%.
  1. Reference Summer
    93.7 Km/H
  2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    91.3 Km/H
  3. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    89.8 Km/H
  4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    89.7 Km/H
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    89.6 Km/H
  6. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    88.6 Km/H
  7. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    88.5 Km/H
  8. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    88.5 Km/H
  9. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    88.1 Km/H
  10. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    87.7 Km/H
  11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    87.7 Km/H
  12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    87.6 Km/H
  13. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    87.5 Km/H
  14. Barum Polaris 5
    87.2 Km/H
  15. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    86.1 Km/H
  16. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    86 Km/H
  17. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    85.1 Km/H
  18. Giti GitiWinterW1
    84 Km/H
  19. Nokian WR A4
    83.8 Km/H
  20. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    83 Km/H
  21. General Altimax Winter 3
    81.9 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 26.90 M (110.7%) | Avg: 26.29 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 24.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 52.5%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    24.3 M
  2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    24.5 M
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    24.5 M
  4. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    24.6 M
  5. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    24.6 M
  6. General Altimax Winter 3
    24.7 M
  7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    24.8 M
  8. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    24.8 M
  9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    24.9 M
  10. Barum Polaris 5
    24.9 M
  11. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    25 M
  12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    25 M
  13. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    25 M
  14. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    25.2 M
  15. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    25.3 M
  16. Giti GitiWinterW1
    25.4 M
  17. Nokian WR A4
    25.5 M
  18. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    25.8 M
  19. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    26 M
  20. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    26.1 M
  21. Reference Summer
    51.2 M

Snow Traction (N)

Spread: 2678.00 N (86.4%) | Avg: 2768.57 N

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus with a result of 3098 N. The difference between best and worst was 86.4%.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    3098 N
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    3029 N
  3. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    3012 N
  4. General Altimax Winter 3
    3006 N
  5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    3005 N
  6. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    2990 N
  7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    2942 N
  8. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    2926 N
  9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    2909 N
  10. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    2890 N
  11. Nokian WR A4
    2883 N
  12. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    2876 N
  13. Giti GitiWinterW1
    2874 N
  14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    2869 N
  15. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    2854 N
  16. Barum Polaris 5
    2834 N
  17. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    2827 N
  18. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    2825 N
  19. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    2777 N
  20. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    2294 N
  21. Reference Summer
    420 N

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 23.40 Km/H (38%) | Avg: 59.10 Km/H

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Dunlop Winter Sport 5 with a result of 61.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 38%.
  1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    61.5 Km/H
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    61.3 Km/H
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    61.2 Km/H
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    60.8 Km/H
  5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    60.8 Km/H
  6. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    60.7 Km/H
  7. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    60.7 Km/H
  8. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    60.6 Km/H
  9. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    60.2 Km/H
  10. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    60.2 Km/H
  11. Barum Polaris 5
    60 Km/H
  12. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    59.9 Km/H
  13. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    59.9 Km/H
  14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    59.8 Km/H
  15. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    59.8 Km/H
  16. General Altimax Winter 3
    59.7 Km/H
  17. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    59.6 Km/H
  18. Giti GitiWinterW1
    59.5 Km/H
  19. Nokian WR A4
    59.3 Km/H
  20. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    57.4 Km/H
  21. Reference Summer
    38.1 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 5.10 dB (7.3%) | Avg: 71.90 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 with a result of 69.7 dB. The difference between best and worst was 6.8%.
  1. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    69.7 dB
  2. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    69.7 dB
  3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    70.1 dB
  4. Reference Summer
    70.4 dB
  5. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    70.6 dB
  6. General Altimax Winter 3
    70.7 dB
  7. Nokian WR A4
    71.1 dB
  8. Barum Polaris 5
    71.1 dB
  9. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    71.2 dB
  10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    71.3 dB
  11. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    71.4 dB
  12. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    71.7 dB
  13. Giti GitiWinterW1
    72.1 dB
  14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    72.7 dB
  15. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    72.7 dB
  16. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    72.8 dB
  17. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    72.8 dB
  18. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    74.2 dB
  19. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    74.2 dB
  20. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    74.7 dB
  21. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    74.8 dB

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Spread: 18040.00 KM (37.6%) | Avg: 40426.00 KM

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 47970 KM. The difference between best and worst was 37.6%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    47970 KM
  2. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    44690 KM
  3. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    44280 KM
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    43460 KM
  5. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    43050 KM
  6. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    43050 KM
  7. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    42640 KM
  8. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    42230 KM
  9. Giti GitiWinterW1
    41820 KM
  10. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    40590 KM
  11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    40180 KM
  12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    40180 KM
  13. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    39770 KM
  14. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    39770 KM
  15. General Altimax Winter 3
    39360 KM
  16. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    39360 KM
  17. Nokian WR A4
    37310 KM
  18. Barum Polaris 5
    35260 KM
  19. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    33620 KM
  20. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    29930 KM

Value (Price/1000)

Spread: 5.81 Price/1000 (55.8%) | Avg: 13.17 Price/1000

Euros/1000km based on cost/wear (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Laufenn I Fit Plus with a result of 10.41 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 35.8%.
  1. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    10.41 Price/1000
  2. Giti GitiWinterW1
    11.12 Price/1000
  3. General Altimax Winter 3
    11.18 Price/1000
  4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    11.6 Price/1000
  5. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    11.69 Price/1000
  6. Barum Polaris 5
    11.77 Price/1000
  7. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    12.08 Price/1000
  8. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    12.08 Price/1000
  9. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    12.83 Price/1000
  10. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    12.99 Price/1000
  11. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    13.33 Price/1000
  12. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    13.55 Price/1000
  13. Nokian WR A4
    13.8 Price/1000
  14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    14.56 Price/1000
  15. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    14.68 Price/1000
  16. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    14.72 Price/1000
  17. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    14.73 Price/1000
  18. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    14.77 Price/1000
  19. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    15.22 Price/1000
  20. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    16.22 Price/1000

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.90 kg / t (27.3%) | Avg: 8.13 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 with a result of 6.95 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 21.5%.
  1. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    6.95 kg / t
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    7.35 kg / t
  3. Nokian WR A4
    7.42 kg / t
  4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
    7.59 kg / t
  5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
    7.67 kg / t
  6. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    7.83 kg / t
  7. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
    7.95 kg / t
  8. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    7.97 kg / t
  9. Semperit Speed Grip 3
    8.18 kg / t
  10. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    8.23 kg / t
  11. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    8.26 kg / t
  12. Giti GitiWinterW1
    8.34 kg / t
  13. BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
    8.44 kg / t
  14. General Altimax Winter 3
    8.5 kg / t
  15. Laufenn I Fit Plus
    8.52 kg / t
  16. Barum Polaris 5
    8.53 kg / t
  17. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    8.59 kg / t
  18. Kleber Krisalp HP3
    8.67 kg / t
  19. Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
    8.69 kg / t
  20. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    8.85 kg / t

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position Tyre Score
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 0%
2 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 0%
3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus 0%
4 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 0%
5 Kleber Krisalp HP3 0%
6 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 0%
7 Continental WinterContact TS 850 P 0%
8 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 0%
9 Semperit Speed Grip 3 0%
10 Apollo Aspire XP Winter 0%
11 Fulda Kristall Control HP2 0%
12 Vredestein Wintrac Pro 0%
13 Giti GitiWinterW1 0%
14 Uniroyal MS Plus 77 0%
15 Barum Polaris 5 0%
16 Nokian WR A4 0%
17 Laufenn I Fit Plus 0%
18 General Altimax Winter 3 0%
19 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 0%
20 Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus 0%
21 Reference Summer 0%

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Discussion

18 comments
  1. qwaz archived

    Need to admit I cannot understand results of this test. I need new tyres by next winter, wanted to buy the same model as 5 years ago - Sottozero 3. Five years ago it was in top three of all tests I read, now its second to last? Beaten by Laufen? Giti? Or other ping-pong? Or by the tires it beat easily in 2015 tests? Like Uniroyal or Nokian? I'm pretty happy with the performance of Pirellis over those five years of use, only this year, as they are a bit older and obviously pretty worn they don't inspire as much confidence in wet as a year ago. My driving style is rather spirited, thats why I tend to buy XL tires with highest available speed ratings. Reading results of this test only made me more confused, but I'm certainly not buying chinese tires for a higher performance car, no matter what Auto Bild wrote.

    #6433
    1. TyreReviews qwaz archived

      5 years ago is a long time in tyres, technology moves on. Sometimes tyre manufacturers roll updates into existing lines instead of creating new lines, so it might just be that Pirelli has been left behind. I do know they have a new winter tyre due for winter 2021

      #6434
  2. Lukica Stipetić archived

    In this test of autobild it is interesting, how is it that vredestein wintac pro fell to 12th place and two winters ago he was the winner of the test:

    https://www.tyrereviews.co....
    or
    https://www.autobild.de/art...

    Although its competition was almost identical, and also the test vehicle was a bmw 5 series.
    The dimensions of the tested tires are also the same size.

    #6190
    1. TyreReviews Lukica Stipetić archived

      If I could answer that I could also answer why the Quatrac Pro did better in AB last year than mine this year!

      Looks like in this test wet and definitely snow is worse overall, so it might be a test temperature thing, or it might have been a compound update to improve elsewhere, maybe wear

      #6191
      1. Lukica Stipetić TyreReviews archived

        It seems that it was not only vredestein who failed in the snow

        Snow Handling 2018 2020

        Kleber Krisalp HP3 69.360.6

        Dunlop Winter Sport 5 6961.5

        Vredestein Wintrac Pro 6959.8

        P.S.
        This year, AB added the category "snow traction" to the test, which was not the case in 2018, and it is a very useful parameter, especially for RWD vehicles.

        #6216
  3. Vasilis Machairas archived

    I ordered last week the BFGoodrich winter 2 in 205/60/16 for my C4 Spacetourer. I was between them and Kleber HP3. But the Klebers had stocking problem. Very happy with the result and let's hope the different size of the tyre doesn't affect the performance

    #6189
      1. Vasilis Machairas TyreReviews archived

        They will stock them in the beginning of November but as soon as i try them i will post. I have small experience of winter tyres since my previous was Nokian WR D3 which kept them 4 years.

        #6202
    2. Jan Landa Vasilis Machairas archived

      Kleber HP3 and BFGoodrich g-force winter 2 are the same tyres, made in the same factory in Poland just with different names. That's why I'm puzzeld about Kleber's poor snow traction performance.

      #6245
      1. Vasilis Machairas Jan Landa archived

        The snow traction performance is really a riddle for a similar tyre. But on the other hand the difference in traction is 80kg. Not big deal, at least for me.

        #6248
        1. TyreReviews Vasilis Machairas archived

          I prefer to look more at the braking testing over traction as it's a little more repeatable.

          #6249
          1. Vasilis Machairas TyreReviews archived

            I agree. Can't wait to fit them ant test!
            Let it snow, let it snow... ?

            #6250
        2. Kolemjdouci Vasilis Machairas archived

          If the tests differences of 2 very close/same tyres are rather small then a reasonable explanation can also be simply the DOT age difference, I think.

          #6281
  4. Andy Holmes archived

    Have to say, despite its ranking (mostly due to how the test is weighted) I'm impressed how well the Nokian WRA4 is still doing, its a very old tyre now but still right in the thick of it by-and-large!

    #6177
    1. TyreReviews Andy Holmes archived

      It's also strange as I remember the a4 being the best in the dry and poor in the snow back in 2017 and now it's seemingly reversed

      #6178
      1. Andy Holmes TyreReviews archived

        Bit of a midlife update, competition is different, and importantly, different facility? Plus, different sizes of same pattern give different results. It still performed pretty well in the dry.
        I drove them in 215/50 17 on a vectra in the dry, and they weren't bad at all, but could tell even with the vectra's inert steering that they were a winter tyre.

        #6179