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2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test

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

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Dry 20%
Wet 35%
Snow 30%
Comfort 5%
Value 10%
Dry 20% · Wet 35% · Snow 30% · Comfort 5% · Value 10%
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Test Results Data

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# Tyre Total Score Dry Wet Snow Comfort Value
Braking M Subj. Dry Handling Points % Braking M Subj. Wet Handling Points Straight Aqua Km/H % Braking M Traction N Subj. Snow Handling Points % Subj. Comfort Points % Price Rolling Resistance kg / t %
1 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 96.3% 46.5 2 9 2 97% 50.9 ★ 9 2 82.8 2 97.8% 26 2175 2 10 ★ 99.2% 9 3 90% 340 8.4 80.8%
2 Continental WinterContact TS 860 92.9% 48.7 6 88.3% 54.3 2 10 ★ 80.2 94.9% 25.9 3 2146 9 2 97.4% 9 3 90% 340 8.47 80.3%
3 Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus 91.4% 48.4 8 3 92.1% 55.4 5 82.3 3 85.6% 26.1 2193 ★ 9 2 98.1% 10 ★ 100% 320 8.26 3 82.9%
4 ▲1 Michelin Alpin 6 90.9% 47.5 5 88.5% 54.4 3 8 3 76.5 90.6% 26.2 2152 7 94.5% 10 ★ 100% 380 8.48 78.4%
5 ▼1 Hankook Winter i cept RS2 90.5% 45.8 ★ 8 3 96.6% 55.1 5 85.2 ★ 86.5% 26 2171 3 6 93.9% 9 3 90% 280 9.12 79.2%
6 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89.4% 48.8 7 89.8% 55.5 5 76.7 84.4% 25.7 ★ 2132 8 96.1% 9 3 90% 330 8.17 2 83.1%
7 ▲1 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 86% 47.7 6 89.9% 55.4 6 79.9 86.8% 26.5 2144 2 87.3% 7 70% 300 9.42 76%
8 ▼1 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 85.4% 48.3 4 85.5% 56.9 4 82 82.3% 26.3 2170 8 96% 5 50% 300 8.88 79.5%
9 ▼1 Falken Eurowinter HS01 84.5% 47.2 8 3 94.1% 57.1 3 79.3 79.8% 26.5 2078 4 88.5% 6 60% 280 9.21 78.7%
10 ▲1 Nexen Winguard Snow G3 83.6% 46.7 3 5 89.9% 59.1 2 71.8 74.7% 26.5 2138 3 88.5% 8 80% 220 3 8.81 86.8%
11 ▼1 Fulda Kristall Control HP2 82% 50.1 4 82.7% 58.2 1 75 74.5% 25.7 ★ 2123 5 92% 6 60% 300 8.06 ★ 85.7%
12 ▲1 Goodride SW608 80.6% 47.8 3 84.6% 58.6 2 71.1 75% 26.1 2039 2 85.7% 5 50% 200 2 8.74 89.8%
13 ▼1 Toyo Snowprox S954 79.9% 47.8 10 ★ 96.5% 61.5 1 77.2 71.8% 27.3 2067 1 83.3% 4 40% 230 9.41 81.8%
14 King-Meiler Winter Tact WT81 74.8% 50.1 5 84.4% 67.3 1 67.1 65.1% 27 2087 1 84.1% 1 10% 170 ★ 9.22 91.6%
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1
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
96.3%
Dry 97% Wet 98% Snow 99% Comfort 90% Value 81%
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Dry
Dry Braking 46.5 M 2
Subj. Dry Handling 9 Points 2
Wet
Wet Braking 50.9 M ★
Subj. Wet Handling 9 Points 2
Straight Aqua 82.8 Km/H 2
Snow
Snow Braking 26 M
Snow Traction 2175 N 2
Subj. Snow Handling 10 Points ★
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 9 Points 3
Value
Price 340
Rolling Resistance 8.4 kg / t
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Continental WinterContact TS 860
92.9%
Dry 88% Wet 95% Snow 97% Comfort 90% Value 80%
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Dry
Dry Braking 48.7 M
Subj. Dry Handling 6 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 54.3 M 2
Subj. Wet Handling 10 Points ★
Straight Aqua 80.2 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 25.9 M 3
Snow Traction 2146 N
Subj. Snow Handling 9 Points 2
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 9 Points 3
Value
Price 340
Rolling Resistance 8.47 kg / t
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Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus
91.4%
Dry 92% Wet 86% Snow 98% Comfort 100% Value 83%
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Dry
Dry Braking 48.4 M
Subj. Dry Handling 8 Points 3
Wet
Wet Braking 55.4 M
Subj. Wet Handling 5 Points
Straight Aqua 82.3 Km/H 3
Snow
Snow Braking 26.1 M
Snow Traction 2193 N ★
Subj. Snow Handling 9 Points 2
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 10 Points ★
Value
Price 320
Rolling Resistance 8.26 kg / t 3
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Michelin Alpin 6 ▲1
90.9%
Dry 89% Wet 91% Snow 95% Comfort 100% Value 78%
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Dry
Dry Braking 47.5 M
Subj. Dry Handling 5 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 54.4 M 3
Subj. Wet Handling 8 Points 3
Straight Aqua 76.5 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 26.2 M
Snow Traction 2152 N
Subj. Snow Handling 7 Points
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 10 Points ★
Value
Price 380
Rolling Resistance 8.48 kg / t
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Hankook Winter i cept RS2 ▼1
90.5%
Dry 97% Wet 87% Snow 94% Comfort 90% Value 79%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45.8 M ★
Subj. Dry Handling 8 Points 3
Wet
Wet Braking 55.1 M
Subj. Wet Handling 5 Points
Straight Aqua 85.2 Km/H ★
Snow
Snow Braking 26 M
Snow Traction 2171 N 3
Subj. Snow Handling 6 Points
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 9 Points 3
Value
Price 280
Rolling Resistance 9.12 kg / t
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Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89.4%
Dry 90% Wet 84% Snow 96% Comfort 90% Value 83%
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Dry
Dry Braking 48.8 M
Subj. Dry Handling 7 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 55.5 M
Subj. Wet Handling 5 Points
Straight Aqua 76.7 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 25.7 M ★
Snow Traction 2132 N
Subj. Snow Handling 8 Points
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 9 Points 3
Value
Price 330
Rolling Resistance 8.17 kg / t 2
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Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 ▲1
86%
Dry 90% Wet 87% Snow 87% Comfort 70% Value 76%
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Dry
Dry Braking 47.7 M
Subj. Dry Handling 6 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 55.4 M
Subj. Wet Handling 6 Points
Straight Aqua 79.9 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 26.5 M
Snow Traction 2144 N
Subj. Snow Handling 2 Points
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Value
Price 300
Rolling Resistance 9.42 kg / t
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8
Pirelli Cinturato Winter ▼1
85.4%
Dry 86% Wet 82% Snow 96% Comfort 50% Value 80%
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Dry
Dry Braking 48.3 M
Subj. Dry Handling 4 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 56.9 M
Subj. Wet Handling 4 Points
Straight Aqua 82 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 26.3 M
Snow Traction 2170 N
Subj. Snow Handling 8 Points
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 5 Points
Value
Price 300
Rolling Resistance 8.88 kg / t
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9
Falken Eurowinter HS01 ▼1
84.5%
Dry 94% Wet 80% Snow 89% Comfort 60% Value 79%
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Dry
Dry Braking 47.2 M
Subj. Dry Handling 8 Points 3
Wet
Wet Braking 57.1 M
Subj. Wet Handling 3 Points
Straight Aqua 79.3 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 26.5 M
Snow Traction 2078 N
Subj. Snow Handling 4 Points
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Value
Price 280
Rolling Resistance 9.21 kg / t
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10
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 ▲1
83.6%
Dry 90% Wet 75% Snow 89% Comfort 80% Value 87%
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Dry
Dry Braking 46.7 M 3
Subj. Dry Handling 5 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 59.1 M
Subj. Wet Handling 2 Points
Straight Aqua 71.8 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 26.5 M
Snow Traction 2138 N
Subj. Snow Handling 3 Points
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 8 Points
Value
Price 220 3
Rolling Resistance 8.81 kg / t
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11
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 ▼1
82%
Dry 83% Wet 75% Snow 92% Comfort 60% Value 86%
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Dry
Dry Braking 50.1 M
Subj. Dry Handling 4 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 58.2 M
Subj. Wet Handling 1 Points
Straight Aqua 75 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 25.7 M ★
Snow Traction 2123 N
Subj. Snow Handling 5 Points
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Value
Price 300
Rolling Resistance 8.06 kg / t ★
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12
Goodride SW608 ▲1
80.6%
Dry 85% Wet 75% Snow 86% Comfort 50% Value 90%
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Dry
Dry Braking 47.8 M
Subj. Dry Handling 3 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 58.6 M
Subj. Wet Handling 2 Points
Straight Aqua 71.1 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 26.1 M
Snow Traction 2039 N
Subj. Snow Handling 2 Points
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 5 Points
Value
Price 200 2
Rolling Resistance 8.74 kg / t
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13
Toyo Snowprox S954 ▼1
79.9%
Dry 97% Wet 72% Snow 83% Comfort 40% Value 82%
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Dry
Dry Braking 47.8 M
Subj. Dry Handling 10 Points ★
Wet
Wet Braking 61.5 M
Subj. Wet Handling 1 Points
Straight Aqua 77.2 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 27.3 M
Snow Traction 2067 N
Subj. Snow Handling 1 Points
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 4 Points
Value
Price 230
Rolling Resistance 9.41 kg / t
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14
King-Meiler Winter Tact WT81
74.8%
Dry 84% Wet 65% Snow 84% Comfort 10% Value 92%
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Dry
Dry Braking 50.1 M
Subj. Dry Handling 5 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 67.3 M
Subj. Wet Handling 1 Points
Straight Aqua 67.1 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking 27 M
Snow Traction 2087 N
Subj. Snow Handling 1 Points
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 1 Points
Value
Price 170 ★
Rolling Resistance 9.22 kg / t
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Discussion

10 comments
  1. Scour archived

    I´m a bit confused to see the non-tested Goodride SW608 in the tabs ;) . Isn´t it the Trazano?

    Again a victory of the LM005. But after some bad experiences with the last Bridgestone summer and winter tyres prevent me from recommending Bridgestone-tyres since years. And the predecessor LM001 Evo shows the worst performance by far in the TÜV-test (commissioned by Michelin) with 2mm tread. After my experience with the Yokohama V905 which was extreme dangerous with over 5mm tread I take care with buying winter tyres.

    And Autozeitung.com don´t exist if I´m not wrong.

    #6270
    1. TyreReviews Scour archived

      Sorry, I should have noted I swapped the SW608 to Goodride as we don't list Trazano. As you well know, it's the same tyre ;)

      I'd love to see some wear data on the LM005 (and other winter tyres) but as it stands, with the information we have from tests, the LM005 is exceptional

      #6271
      1. Scour TyreReviews archived

        ADAC and AutoBild lists wear data, maybe I get you wrong?

        The problem with the LM001 Evo was not the overall wear but the big lost of snow-performance with less tread. Reminds me of my Yokohama V905 which was good in the beginning but had an awful snow-performance with over 5mm tread. It was so bad that I decided to buy new winter tyres in mid of december.

        And the LM32 was on wet in the 3rd season also awful, experiences like that keep me away from Bridgestone winter tyres.

        Hope next year some new tyres like Conti TS870 and Pirelli P Zero Winter will show up in the tests.

        #6272
        1. TyreReviews Scour archived

          You're right they do, but they don't test them once worn. I'm trying to arrange this.

          #6275
          1. Scour TyreReviews archived

            I´m not sure whether it is worth the effort. It´s not only the low tread, there are some other factors which happen, like sunbeam, kind of storage which affects the grip on tyres

            #6283
            1. TyreReviews Scour archived

              You are correct, which is why it's so expensive and difficult to test, as you need to factor in tyre wear and aging

              #6285
    2. Kolemjdouci Scour archived

      With 2 mm tread left should each tyre be dumped and recycled, no need to test.

      #6278
      1. Scour Kolemjdouci archived

        Yep, that´t what I do ealier. But after my V905 I know there´s a big difference on snowgrip long before the tread is down to 2mm

        #6282
  2. Engineer_Andy archived

    Good to see that Bridgestone (loved my RE720s on my old 90s Micra but absolutely hated the OEM ER30s fitted to my Mazda3 that replaced in back in 2006) now seemingly consistently back on form. A good result for Hankook too, especially with the lower price in their favour.

    If both keep doing well, I'll certainly give them consideration when changing my A/S CC+s next time (admitedly that won't be for a good few years yet unless I change cars again)

    #6263
    1. TyreReviews Engineer_Andy archived

      Bridgestone are storming it this winter, they'll be my number one recommendation in the "top winter tyres for 2020" video (if I ever make it)

      #6264