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2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
10 min read Updated

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Test Results Data

BEST Good Average Below Average
# Tyre Total Score Dry Wet Snow Comfort Value
Braking M Handling Km/H % Braking M Handling Km/H Straight Aqua Km/H % Braking M Traction N Handling Km/H % Noise dB % Wear KM Value Price/1000 Rolling Resistance kg / t %
1 ▲1 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 95.5% 44.4 110.1 91.5% 47.3 ★ 73.9 87.6 99% 24.5 2 3029 2 61.2 3 98.8% 71.3 97.8% 40180 14.68 7.35 2 84.2%
2 ▼1 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 95.4% 41.9 2 110.5 3 94.2% 49.9 74.4 ★ 86.1 96.8% 24.3 ★ 3005 60.2 98.2% 70.1 3 99.4% 47970 ★ 15.22 7.97 86.7%
3 ▲6 Semperit Speed Grip 3 93.9% 44.3 109.6 91.4% 48.1 2 74.3 3 83 97.9% 26 2854 59.6 94.2% 72.8 95.7% 43050 12.08 8.18 87%
4 ▲3 Continental WinterContact TS 850 P 93.7% 46.1 110.4 90.1% 49.7 74.4 ★ 87.5 97.1% 25.2 2926 60.8 96.6% 71.2 97.9% 43460 14.73 8.26 82.8%
5 ▼1 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 93.4% 44.2 108.2 90.9% 53.3 72.6 88.5 93.3% 24.6 3012 3 60.7 98.2% 69.7 ★ 100% 44280 3 12.99 8.44 85.4%
6 ▼3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus 93.3% 44.7 110.4 91.4% 53.7 72 89.6 92.8% 24.8 3098 ★ 61.3 2 99.3% 72.7 95.9% 40590 13.55 7.83 84%
7 ▼1 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 93.1% 43.9 110 92% 50.5 73.2 88.6 95.9% 25 2890 60.2 96.1% 74.2 93.9% 39770 13.33 8.59 80.9%
8 ▲4 Vredestein Wintrac Pro 92.6% 43.7 3 109.9 92.1% 51.9 73.7 87.7 94.9% 24.9 2869 59.8 95.7% 72.7 95.9% 40180 14.56 8.85 78.5%
9 Apollo Aspire XP Winter 92% 43.9 110.6 2 92.2% 54.9 72.8 88.5 92.3% 25.3 2876 59.9 95.4% 74.7 93.3% 39360 12.83 7.95 83.8%
10 ▼2 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 92% 45.6 109.5 90.2% 55 71.7 89.7 91.7% 25 2909 61.5 ★ 97% 74.8 93.2% 42640 14.77 7.59 84.8%
11 ▲3 Uniroyal MS Plus 77 91.7% 45.2 108.7 90.2% 53.4 71.7 87.7 92.6% 25 2990 60.7 97.5% 71.4 97.6% 33620 14.72 8.23 75.5%
12 ▲1 Giti GitiWinterW1 91.7% 45.3 108 89.8% 55 72.6 84 91.6% 25.4 2874 59.5 95% 72.1 96.7% 41820 11.12 2 8.34 87.5%
13 ▲3 Nokian WR A4 91.6% 44.4 109.7 91.4% 54 71.4 83.8 91.5% 25.5 2883 59.3 94.9% 71.1 98% 37310 13.8 7.42 3 82.9%
14 ▲2 Laufenn I Fit Plus 91.5% 43.9 106.8 90.5% 56.6 70 85.1 89.1% 24.8 2827 59.8 95.4% 70.6 98.7% 44690 2 10.41 ★ 8.52 90.8%
15 ▼4 Fulda Kristall Control HP2 91.4% 46.5 106.5 88% 56.7 69.6 91.3 2 89.5% 24.5 2 2942 60.8 97.6% 74.2 93.9% 42230 11.6 7.67 89.4%
16 ▲3 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 91.2% 43.7 3 109.5 91.9% 55 70.5 86 90.5% 25.8 2825 59.9 94.3% 71.7 97.2% 39770 16.22 6.95 ★ 84%
17 ▲1 General Altimax Winter 3 91.2% 45.7 107 88.9% 56.2 70.1 81.9 89% 24.7 3006 59.7 97.4% 70.7 98.6% 39360 11.18 3 8.5 85%
18 ▼3 Barum Polaris 5 91.2% 45.2 109.3 90.4% 55 71.3 87.2 91.2% 24.9 2834 60 95.4% 71.1 98% 35260 11.77 8.53 80.5%
19 ▼15 Kleber Krisalp HP3 90.8% 44.1 108.4 91.1% 53.7 72 88.1 92.6% 24.6 2294 60.6 90% 69.7 ★ 100% 43050 12.08 8.67 85.3%
20 Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus 89.5% 45.9 106.3 88.5% 54 71.3 89.8 3 92.2% 26.1 2777 57.4 92% 72.8 95.7% 29930 11.69 8.69 76.1%
21 Reference Summer 71.2% 37.2 ★ 110.9 ★ 100% 49.1 3 74.1 93.7 ★ 98.2% 51.2 420 38.1 40.7% 70.4 99%
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1
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 ▲1
95.5%
Dry 92% Wet 99% Snow 99% Comfort 98% Value 84%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.4 M
Dry Handling 110.1 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 47.3 M ★
Wet Handling 73.9 Km/H
Straight Aqua 87.6 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 24.5 M 2
Snow Traction 3029 N 2
Snow Handling 61.2 Km/H 3
Comfort
Noise 71.3 dB
Value
Wear 40180 KM
Value 14.68 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 7.35 kg / t 2
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Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 ▼1
95.4%
Dry 94% Wet 97% Snow 98% Comfort 99% Value 87%
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Dry
Dry Braking 41.9 M 2
Dry Handling 110.5 Km/H 3
Wet
Wet Braking 49.9 M
Wet Handling 74.4 Km/H ★
Straight Aqua 86.1 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 24.3 M ★
Snow Traction 3005 N
Snow Handling 60.2 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 70.1 dB 3
Value
Wear 47970 KM ★
Value 15.22 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 7.97 kg / t
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Semperit Speed Grip 3 ▲6
93.9%
Dry 91% Wet 98% Snow 94% Comfort 96% Value 87%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.3 M
Dry Handling 109.6 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 48.1 M 2
Wet Handling 74.3 Km/H 3
Straight Aqua 83 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 26 M
Snow Traction 2854 N
Snow Handling 59.6 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 72.8 dB
Value
Wear 43050 KM
Value 12.08 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 8.18 kg / t
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4
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P ▲3
93.7%
Dry 90% Wet 97% Snow 97% Comfort 98% Value 83%
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Dry
Dry Braking 46.1 M
Dry Handling 110.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 49.7 M
Wet Handling 74.4 Km/H ★
Straight Aqua 87.5 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 25.2 M
Snow Traction 2926 N
Snow Handling 60.8 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 71.2 dB
Value
Wear 43460 KM
Value 14.73 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 8.26 kg / t
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BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 ▼1
93.4%
Dry 91% Wet 93% Snow 98% Comfort 100% Value 85%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.2 M
Dry Handling 108.2 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 53.3 M
Wet Handling 72.6 Km/H
Straight Aqua 88.5 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 24.6 M
Snow Traction 3012 N 3
Snow Handling 60.7 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 69.7 dB ★
Value
Wear 44280 KM 3
Value 12.99 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 8.44 kg / t
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Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus ▼3
93.3%
Dry 91% Wet 93% Snow 99% Comfort 96% Value 84%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.7 M
Dry Handling 110.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 53.7 M
Wet Handling 72 Km/H
Straight Aqua 89.6 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 24.8 M
Snow Traction 3098 N ★
Snow Handling 61.3 Km/H 2
Comfort
Noise 72.7 dB
Value
Wear 40590 KM
Value 13.55 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 7.83 kg / t
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Hankook Winter i cept evo3 ▼1
93.1%
Dry 92% Wet 96% Snow 96% Comfort 94% Value 81%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.9 M
Dry Handling 110 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 50.5 M
Wet Handling 73.2 Km/H
Straight Aqua 88.6 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 25 M
Snow Traction 2890 N
Snow Handling 60.2 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 74.2 dB
Value
Wear 39770 KM
Value 13.33 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 8.59 kg / t
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Vredestein Wintrac Pro ▲4
92.6%
Dry 92% Wet 95% Snow 96% Comfort 96% Value 79%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.7 M 3
Dry Handling 109.9 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 51.9 M
Wet Handling 73.7 Km/H
Straight Aqua 87.7 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 24.9 M
Snow Traction 2869 N
Snow Handling 59.8 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 72.7 dB
Value
Wear 40180 KM
Value 14.56 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 8.85 kg / t
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Apollo Aspire XP Winter
92%
Dry 92% Wet 92% Snow 95% Comfort 93% Value 84%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.9 M
Dry Handling 110.6 Km/H 2
Wet
Wet Braking 54.9 M
Wet Handling 72.8 Km/H
Straight Aqua 88.5 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 25.3 M
Snow Traction 2876 N
Snow Handling 59.9 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 74.7 dB
Value
Wear 39360 KM
Value 12.83 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 7.95 kg / t
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Dunlop Winter Sport 5 ▼2
92%
Dry 90% Wet 92% Snow 97% Comfort 93% Value 85%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45.6 M
Dry Handling 109.5 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 55 M
Wet Handling 71.7 Km/H
Straight Aqua 89.7 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 25 M
Snow Traction 2909 N
Snow Handling 61.5 Km/H ★
Comfort
Noise 74.8 dB
Value
Wear 42640 KM
Value 14.77 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 7.59 kg / t
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Uniroyal MS Plus 77 ▲3
91.7%
Dry 90% Wet 93% Snow 98% Comfort 98% Value 76%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45.2 M
Dry Handling 108.7 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 53.4 M
Wet Handling 71.7 Km/H
Straight Aqua 87.7 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 25 M
Snow Traction 2990 N
Snow Handling 60.7 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 71.4 dB
Value
Wear 33620 KM
Value 14.72 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 8.23 kg / t
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Giti GitiWinterW1 ▲1
91.7%
Dry 90% Wet 92% Snow 95% Comfort 97% Value 88%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45.3 M
Dry Handling 108 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 55 M
Wet Handling 72.6 Km/H
Straight Aqua 84 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 25.4 M
Snow Traction 2874 N
Snow Handling 59.5 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 72.1 dB
Value
Wear 41820 KM
Value 11.12 Price/1000 2
Rolling Resistance 8.34 kg / t
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Nokian WR A4 ▲3
91.6%
Dry 91% Wet 92% Snow 95% Comfort 98% Value 83%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.4 M
Dry Handling 109.7 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 54 M
Wet Handling 71.4 Km/H
Straight Aqua 83.8 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 25.5 M
Snow Traction 2883 N
Snow Handling 59.3 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 71.1 dB
Value
Wear 37310 KM
Value 13.8 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 7.42 kg / t 3
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Laufenn I Fit Plus ▲2
91.5%
Dry 91% Wet 89% Snow 95% Comfort 99% Value 91%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.9 M
Dry Handling 106.8 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 56.6 M
Wet Handling 70 Km/H
Straight Aqua 85.1 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 24.8 M
Snow Traction 2827 N
Snow Handling 59.8 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 70.6 dB
Value
Wear 44690 KM 2
Value 10.41 Price/1000 ★
Rolling Resistance 8.52 kg / t
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Fulda Kristall Control HP2 ▼4
91.4%
Dry 88% Wet 90% Snow 98% Comfort 94% Value 89%
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Dry
Dry Braking 46.5 M
Dry Handling 106.5 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 56.7 M
Wet Handling 69.6 Km/H
Straight Aqua 91.3 Km/H 2
Snow
Snow Braking 24.5 M 2
Snow Traction 2942 N
Snow Handling 60.8 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 74.2 dB
Value
Wear 42230 KM
Value 11.6 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 7.67 kg / t
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Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 ▲3
91.2%
Dry 92% Wet 91% Snow 94% Comfort 97% Value 84%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.7 M 3
Dry Handling 109.5 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 55 M
Wet Handling 70.5 Km/H
Straight Aqua 86 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 25.8 M
Snow Traction 2825 N
Snow Handling 59.9 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 71.7 dB
Value
Wear 39770 KM
Value 16.22 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 6.95 kg / t ★
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17
General Altimax Winter 3 ▲1
91.2%
Dry 89% Wet 89% Snow 97% Comfort 99% Value 85%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45.7 M
Dry Handling 107 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 56.2 M
Wet Handling 70.1 Km/H
Straight Aqua 81.9 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 24.7 M
Snow Traction 3006 N
Snow Handling 59.7 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 70.7 dB
Value
Wear 39360 KM
Value 11.18 Price/1000 3
Rolling Resistance 8.5 kg / t
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18
Barum Polaris 5 ▼3
91.2%
Dry 90% Wet 91% Snow 95% Comfort 98% Value 81%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45.2 M
Dry Handling 109.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 55 M
Wet Handling 71.3 Km/H
Straight Aqua 87.2 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 24.9 M
Snow Traction 2834 N
Snow Handling 60 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 71.1 dB
Value
Wear 35260 KM
Value 11.77 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 8.53 kg / t
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Kleber Krisalp HP3 ▼15
90.8%
Dry 91% Wet 93% Snow 90% Comfort 100% Value 85%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.1 M
Dry Handling 108.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 53.7 M
Wet Handling 72 Km/H
Straight Aqua 88.1 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 24.6 M
Snow Traction 2294 N
Snow Handling 60.6 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 69.7 dB ★
Value
Wear 43050 KM
Value 12.08 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 8.67 kg / t
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Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus
89.5%
Dry 89% Wet 92% Snow 92% Comfort 96% Value 76%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45.9 M
Dry Handling 106.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 54 M
Wet Handling 71.3 Km/H
Straight Aqua 89.8 Km/H 3
Snow
Snow Braking 26.1 M
Snow Traction 2777 N
Snow Handling 57.4 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 72.8 dB
Value
Wear 29930 KM
Value 11.69 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance 8.69 kg / t
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Reference Summer
71.2%
Dry 100% Wet 98% Snow 41% Comfort 99%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.2 M ★
Dry Handling 110.9 Km/H ★
Wet
Wet Braking 49.1 M 3
Wet Handling 74.1 Km/H
Straight Aqua 93.7 Km/H ★
Snow
Snow Braking 51.2 M
Snow Traction 420 N
Snow Handling 38.1 Km/H
Comfort
Noise 70.4 dB
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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