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Cells are colour-coded from green (best) to red (worst). The Total Score reflects the weighted sum of all categories. A ★ marks the best tyre in each test.
| # | Tyre | Total Score | Dry | Wet | Snow | Ice | Comfort | Value | ||||||||||||
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| Braking M | Subj. Dry Handling Points | % | Braking M | Handling s | Straight Aqua Km/H | % | Braking M | Handling s | % | Braking M | Handling s | % | Subj. Noise Points | % | Price | Rolling Resistance kg / t | % | |||
| 1 ▲2 | Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 | 96.2% | 29.38 2 | 5 ★ | 98% | 34.41 ★ | 43.11 ★ | 73.3 ★ | 100% | 11.61 | 73.6 | 97.8% | 3.35 | 53.46 | 83.6% | 4 2 | 80% | 1311 3 | 5.94 2 | 83.6% |
| 2 ▼1 | Continental VikingContact 7 | 94.2% | 29.64 3 | 4 3 | 93.9% | 38.39 | 44.99 | 64.1 | 92.1% | 11.46 2 | 72.25 ★ | 99.4% | 3.06 2 | 48.82 ★ | 91.5% | 5 ★ | 100% | 1621 | 6.05 | 79.1% |
| 3 ▲1 | Pirelli Ice Zero FR | 93.7% | 30.3 | 5 ★ | 95.6% | 37.84 3 | 44.13 2 | 63.3 | 93.4% | 11.54 | 73.09 | 98.4% | 3.43 | 49.43 3 | 86.4% | 4 2 | 80% | 1312 | 6.11 | 81.7% |
| 4 ▲1 | Nexen Winguard Ice Plus WH43 | 91% | 32.28 | 2 | 80.6% | 39.2 | 46.35 | 63.4 | 90% | 11.3 ★ | 73.63 | 99% | 2.54 ★ | 49.83 | 99% | 4 2 | 80% | 982 2 | 6.18 | 86.8% |
| 5 ▲1 | Michelin X Ice Snow | 90.4% | 31.49 | 4 3 | 89.2% | 40.23 | 44.71 3 | 65.3 2 | 90.8% | 11.61 | 73.44 | 97.9% | 3.39 | 52.54 | 83.9% | 3 | 60% | 1542 | 5.89 ★ | 81.6% |
| 6 ▼4 | Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 | 90.1% | 30.22 | 3 | 89% | 38.15 | 44.78 | 62.5 | 92.4% | 11.58 | 72.86 3 | 98.4% | 3.34 3 | 49.09 2 | 87.8% | 2 | 40% | 1465 | 6.03 3 | 80.8% |
| 7 ▲1 | Nereus NS805 Plus | 89.6% | 30.78 | 1 | 80.8% | 37.29 2 | 45.31 | 65.2 3 | 93.2% | 11.7 | 75.24 | 96.3% | 3.62 | 50.63 | 83.3% | 2 | 40% | 682 ★ | 6.14 | 97.3% |
| 8 ▼1 | Bridgestone Blizzak Ice | 88.5% | 28.69 ★ | 2 | 89.8% | 43.12 | 47.14 | 61.4 | 85.4% | 11.5 3 | 72.73 2 | 98.8% | 3.54 | 52.2 | 82.6% | 3 | 60% | 1586 | 6.2 | 77.8% |
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Dry
98%
Wet
100%
Snow
98%
Ice
84%
Comfort
80%
Value
84%
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Dry
Dry Braking
29.38 M
2
Subj. Dry Handling
5 Points
★
Wet
Wet Braking
34.41 M
★
Wet Handling
43.11 s
★
Straight Aqua
73.3 Km/H
★
Snow
Snow Braking
11.61 M
Snow Handling
73.6 s
Ice
Ice Braking
3.35 M
Ice Handling
53.46 s
Comfort
Subj. Noise
4 Points
2
Value
Price
1311
3
Rolling Resistance
5.94 kg / t
2
Dry
94%
Wet
92%
Snow
99%
Ice
92%
Comfort
100%
Value
79%
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Dry
Dry Braking
29.64 M
3
Subj. Dry Handling
4 Points
3
Wet
Wet Braking
38.39 M
Wet Handling
44.99 s
Straight Aqua
64.1 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
11.46 M
2
Snow Handling
72.25 s
★
Ice
Ice Braking
3.06 M
2
Ice Handling
48.82 s
★
Comfort
Subj. Noise
5 Points
★
Value
Price
1621
Rolling Resistance
6.05 kg / t
Dry
96%
Wet
93%
Snow
98%
Ice
86%
Comfort
80%
Value
82%
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Dry
Dry Braking
30.3 M
Subj. Dry Handling
5 Points
★
Wet
Wet Braking
37.84 M
3
Wet Handling
44.13 s
2
Straight Aqua
63.3 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
11.54 M
Snow Handling
73.09 s
Ice
Ice Braking
3.43 M
Ice Handling
49.43 s
3
Comfort
Subj. Noise
4 Points
2
Value
Price
1312
Rolling Resistance
6.11 kg / t
Dry
81%
Wet
90%
Snow
99%
Ice
99%
Comfort
80%
Value
87%
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Dry
Dry Braking
32.28 M
Subj. Dry Handling
2 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
39.2 M
Wet Handling
46.35 s
Straight Aqua
63.4 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
11.3 M
★
Snow Handling
73.63 s
Ice
Ice Braking
2.54 M
★
Ice Handling
49.83 s
Comfort
Subj. Noise
4 Points
2
Value
Price
982
2
Rolling Resistance
6.18 kg / t
Dry
89%
Wet
91%
Snow
98%
Ice
84%
Comfort
60%
Value
82%
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Dry
Dry Braking
31.49 M
Subj. Dry Handling
4 Points
3
Wet
Wet Braking
40.23 M
Wet Handling
44.71 s
3
Straight Aqua
65.3 Km/H
2
Snow
Snow Braking
11.61 M
Snow Handling
73.44 s
Ice
Ice Braking
3.39 M
Ice Handling
52.54 s
Comfort
Subj. Noise
3 Points
Value
Price
1542
Rolling Resistance
5.89 kg / t
★
Dry
89%
Wet
92%
Snow
98%
Ice
88%
Comfort
40%
Value
81%
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Dry
Dry Braking
30.22 M
Subj. Dry Handling
3 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
38.15 M
Wet Handling
44.78 s
Straight Aqua
62.5 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
11.58 M
Snow Handling
72.86 s
3
Ice
Ice Braking
3.34 M
3
Ice Handling
49.09 s
2
Comfort
Subj. Noise
2 Points
Value
Price
1465
Rolling Resistance
6.03 kg / t
3
Dry
81%
Wet
93%
Snow
96%
Ice
83%
Comfort
40%
Value
97%
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Dry
Dry Braking
30.78 M
Subj. Dry Handling
1 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
37.29 M
2
Wet Handling
45.31 s
Straight Aqua
65.2 Km/H
3
Snow
Snow Braking
11.7 M
Snow Handling
75.24 s
Ice
Ice Braking
3.62 M
Ice Handling
50.63 s
Comfort
Subj. Noise
2 Points
Value
Price
682
★
Rolling Resistance
6.14 kg / t
Dry
90%
Wet
85%
Snow
99%
Ice
83%
Comfort
60%
Value
78%
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Dry
Dry Braking
28.69 M
★
Subj. Dry Handling
2 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
43.12 M
Wet Handling
47.14 s
Straight Aqua
61.4 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
11.5 M
3
Snow Handling
72.73 s
2
Ice
Ice Braking
3.54 M
Ice Handling
52.2 s
Comfort
Subj. Noise
3 Points
Value
Price
1586
Rolling Resistance
6.2 kg / t
Not every driver has the same priorities. Adjust the category weightings above to re-rank the tyres based on what matters most to your driving style.
Scores are colour-coded from red (weakest) through yellow to green (strongest) to help you quickly spot each tyre's strengths and weaknesses.
The original test ranking is shown in the # column. Arrows indicate how each tyre moves when your custom weighting is applied.
We can't find a Vi Bilagare test with an all season or winter tyre as a reference. Maybe next year we see them test Nordic Friction winter tyres with a Michelin CrossClimate 2, a Bridgestone WC A005 Evo or a Continental AllSeasonContact as an all season reference and/or a Nokian WR Snowproof, a Continental WC TS860 or a Bridgestone Blizzac LM005 as a winter tyre reference. It should be interesting, since the only test where we can get all seasons vs winters vs Nordics is the one you did (great test, by the way):
https://www.tyrereviews.com...
Vi did make a test with the all season contact in, I've not published it yet though. I believe the reason it's not done often is because no manufacturer officially sells all season tyres in Nordic climates as they're really not suitable for the heavy winters with a lot of ice.
I live in a warm climate, so I have to admit that I have no idea what tyres one can buy in a nordic climate, but I thought that people in those countries fitted all season tyres during spring and leave them throught the summer and autumn. That's why I thought it could be didactical to have an all season as a reference for them. In fact, all seasons are not appropriate for a harsh winter, up to the point where (and according to Michelin's website) the norwegian and swedish authorities decided to not recognize the Michelin CrossClimate as a legal tyre to be used in the winter, despite its 3PMSF rating!...
I like your theory, however I fear if people had all seasons on in the summer, they would be more inclined to leave them on in winter, which is maybe why the extra law for the CC!
I will get that article up on the site though, so keep an eye out in the next few days
I just digged into this matter and found out at Continental's website that there may not exactly be an extra law for Michelin's CC. It's just that Norway demands that even tyres that have the M+S had to be especially developed for winter conditions but Sweden, on the other hand, seems to have some special regulation against the CC, according to Michelin's sweden website. Check out this links:
https://www.continental-tir...
https://www.michelin.se/aut... (scroll down and click at "Villkor" for note 2, although it should rather be note 1)
Michelin seems to be the only responsible or respectful manufacturer that advises consumers from Sweden and Norway (in the respective country website) that the CC (their only all season tyre) is not appropriate for their winter months (Oct-Apr in Norway and Dec-Mar in Sweden).
Good sleuthing! As I mentioned, I've not dug into this a huge amount but in casual conversations I've had with manufacturers, some don't offer them to sale to dealers. Obviously with the internet this doesn't mean they're not available though.
As you said, something like the CC2 would be a great "summer" tyre for those climates for a lot of cars.