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| # | Tyre | Total Score | Dry | Wet | Snow | Comfort | Value | ||||||||||||||
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| Braking M | Handling Km/H | % | Braking M | Handling Km/H | Circle s | Straight Aqua Km/H | Curved Aquaplaning m/sec2 | % | Braking M | Traction N | Handling Km/H | Slalom m/sec2 | % | Noise dB | % | Price | Rolling Resistance kg / t | % | |||
| 1 | Hankook Winter i cept evo3 | 94.9% | 43.9 | 101 | 89.7% | 49.7 3 | 71.9 | 12.65 | 97.4 | 4.22 ★ | 96.8% | 31.7 2 | 2800 3 | 44.6 2 | 3.73 | 96.7% | 74.7 | 96.9% | 495 | 8.74 | 89.3% |
| 2 ▼1 | Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 | 94.8% | 41.4 2 | 102.9 2 | 93.1% | 49.8 | 72 3 | 12.57 | 97.5 2 | 3.82 | 96.3% | 32 | 2687 | 44.3 3 | 3.89 ★ | 96.2% | 72.8 3 | 99.5% | 700 | 8.43 3 | 83.1% |
| 3 ▲1 | Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 | 94.6% | 43.1 | 101.6 | 90.7% | 49 2 | 72.9 ★ | 12.41 2 | 90.8 | 3.73 | 96.8% | 32.2 | 2688 | 43 | 3.72 | 94.3% | 73.4 | 98.6% | 615 | 7.91 ★ | 90.1% |
| 4 ▼1 | Vredestein Wintrac Pro | 93.7% | 43.2 | 100.8 | 90.2% | 51 | 71.7 | 12.67 | 97.2 | 4.04 2 | 95.6% | 32.3 | 2705 | 44 | 3.81 3 | 95.5% | 74.6 | 97.1% | 535 | 9.38 | 83% |
| 5 ▲3 | BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 | 93.6% | 44 | 99.7 | 89% | 55.5 | 69.2 | 13.05 | 97.5 2 | 3.68 | 91.1% | 30.7 ★ | 2975 ★ | 44.7 ★ | 3.85 2 | 99.8% | 72.4 ★ | 100% | 560 | 8.58 | 87.1% |
| 6 ▼1 | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 93.2% | 43.6 | 99.3 | 89.1% | 52.4 | 70.3 | 12.73 | 90.4 | 3.84 | 93.4% | 31.8 3 | 2824 2 | 44.1 | 3.71 | 96.4% | 75.4 | 96% | 590 | 8.51 | 86.3% |
| 7 ▼2 | Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus | 93.2% | 43.5 | 99 | 89.1% | 52.1 | 69.9 | 12.7 | 94.1 | 3.92 3 | 93.9% | 32.1 | 2789 | 44 | 3.66 | 95.5% | 75.1 | 96.4% | 590 | 8.46 | 86.7% |
| 8 ▼1 | Continental WinterContact TS 850 P | 92.3% | 44.6 | 100.9 | 89% | 50.2 | 71.9 | 12.44 3 | 93.6 | 3.62 | 95.7% | 32.7 | 2727 | 42.7 | 3.46 | 92.6% | 73.9 | 98% | 700 | 8.91 | 79.8% |
| 9 | Falken Eurowinter HS01 | 92.1% | 43.9 | 100.1 | 89.2% | 51.4 | 68.2 | 13.23 | 96.6 | 3.63 | 92.2% | 31.9 | 2684 | 43.7 | 3.79 | 95.3% | 74.3 | 97.4% | 475 3 | 10.22 | 81.7% |
| 10 | Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 | 91% | 44.2 | 101.4 | 89.6% | 56.7 | 70.5 | 12.87 | 94.7 | 3.43 | 90.9% | 33.5 | 2575 | 41.3 | 3.27 | 88.7% | 72.5 2 | 99.9% | 430 ★ | 8.84 | 93% |
| 11 ▲2 | Vredestein Quatrac Pro | 90.8% | 41.9 3 | 102.5 3 | 92.4% | 52.6 | 70.3 | 12.51 | 92.5 | 3.13 | 92.8% | 34.7 | 2419 | 40.7 | 3.26 | 86.2% | 73.3 | 98.8% | 535 | 8.73 | 87.2% |
| 12 ▼1 | Toyo Snowprox S954 | 90.3% | 43 | 101.7 | 90.9% | 50.5 | 70.1 | 12.81 | 96.1 | 3.74 | 94.4% | 35.4 | 2353 | 39.3 | 3.29 | 84.5% | 73.4 | 98.6% | 525 | 9.18 | 84.8% |
| 13 ▼1 | Nankang SV2 | 86.8% | 44 | 100.1 | 89.1% | 65.4 | 62.7 | 13.53 | 96.8 | 3.79 | 84.1% | 36.9 | 2364 | 39.9 | 3.27 | 84% | 72.9 | 99.3% | 450 2 | 8.91 | 91% |
| 14 ▼1 | Reference Summer | 76% | 36.5 ★ | 105 ★ | 100% | 47.1 ★ | 72.4 2 | 12.18 ★ | 101.5 ★ | 3.81 | 99.1% | 57.2 | 710 | 2.2 | 75.5 | 43.6% | 8.03 2 | 95.9% | |||
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Dry
90%
Wet
97%
Snow
97%
Comfort
97%
Value
89%
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Dry
Dry Braking
43.9 M
Dry Handling
101 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
49.7 M
3
Wet Handling
71.9 Km/H
Wet Circle
12.65 s
Straight Aqua
97.4 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning
4.22 m/sec2
★
Snow
Snow Braking
31.7 M
2
Snow Traction
2800 N
3
Snow Handling
44.6 Km/H
2
Snow Slalom
3.73 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise
74.7 dB
Value
Price
495
Rolling Resistance
8.74 kg / t
Dry
93%
Wet
96%
Snow
96%
Comfort
100%
Value
83%
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Dry
Dry Braking
41.4 M
2
Dry Handling
102.9 Km/H
2
Wet
Wet Braking
49.8 M
Wet Handling
72 Km/H
3
Wet Circle
12.57 s
Straight Aqua
97.5 Km/H
2
Curved Aquaplaning
3.82 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking
32 M
Snow Traction
2687 N
Snow Handling
44.3 Km/H
3
Snow Slalom
3.89 m/sec2
★
Comfort
Noise
72.8 dB
3
Value
Price
700
Rolling Resistance
8.43 kg / t
3
Dry
91%
Wet
97%
Snow
94%
Comfort
99%
Value
90%
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Dry
Dry Braking
43.1 M
Dry Handling
101.6 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
49 M
2
Wet Handling
72.9 Km/H
★
Wet Circle
12.41 s
2
Straight Aqua
90.8 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning
3.73 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking
32.2 M
Snow Traction
2688 N
Snow Handling
43 Km/H
Snow Slalom
3.72 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise
73.4 dB
Value
Price
615
Rolling Resistance
7.91 kg / t
★
Dry
90%
Wet
96%
Snow
96%
Comfort
97%
Value
83%
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Dry
Dry Braking
43.2 M
Dry Handling
100.8 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
51 M
Wet Handling
71.7 Km/H
Wet Circle
12.67 s
Straight Aqua
97.2 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning
4.04 m/sec2
2
Snow
Snow Braking
32.3 M
Snow Traction
2705 N
Snow Handling
44 Km/H
Snow Slalom
3.81 m/sec2
3
Comfort
Noise
74.6 dB
Value
Price
535
Rolling Resistance
9.38 kg / t
Dry
89%
Wet
91%
Snow
100%
Comfort
100%
Value
87%
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Dry
Dry Braking
44 M
Dry Handling
99.7 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
55.5 M
Wet Handling
69.2 Km/H
Wet Circle
13.05 s
Straight Aqua
97.5 Km/H
2
Curved Aquaplaning
3.68 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking
30.7 M
★
Snow Traction
2975 N
★
Snow Handling
44.7 Km/H
★
Snow Slalom
3.85 m/sec2
2
Comfort
Noise
72.4 dB
★
Value
Price
560
Rolling Resistance
8.58 kg / t
Dry
89%
Wet
93%
Snow
96%
Comfort
96%
Value
86%
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Dry
Dry Braking
43.6 M
Dry Handling
99.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
52.4 M
Wet Handling
70.3 Km/H
Wet Circle
12.73 s
Straight Aqua
90.4 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning
3.84 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking
31.8 M
3
Snow Traction
2824 N
2
Snow Handling
44.1 Km/H
Snow Slalom
3.71 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise
75.4 dB
Value
Price
590
Rolling Resistance
8.51 kg / t
Dry
89%
Wet
94%
Snow
96%
Comfort
96%
Value
87%
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Dry
Dry Braking
43.5 M
Dry Handling
99 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
52.1 M
Wet Handling
69.9 Km/H
Wet Circle
12.7 s
Straight Aqua
94.1 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning
3.92 m/sec2
3
Snow
Snow Braking
32.1 M
Snow Traction
2789 N
Snow Handling
44 Km/H
Snow Slalom
3.66 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise
75.1 dB
Value
Price
590
Rolling Resistance
8.46 kg / t
Dry
89%
Wet
96%
Snow
93%
Comfort
98%
Value
80%
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Dry
Dry Braking
44.6 M
Dry Handling
100.9 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
50.2 M
Wet Handling
71.9 Km/H
Wet Circle
12.44 s
3
Straight Aqua
93.6 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning
3.62 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking
32.7 M
Snow Traction
2727 N
Snow Handling
42.7 Km/H
Snow Slalom
3.46 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise
73.9 dB
Value
Price
700
Rolling Resistance
8.91 kg / t
Dry
89%
Wet
92%
Snow
95%
Comfort
97%
Value
82%
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Dry
Dry Braking
43.9 M
Dry Handling
100.1 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
51.4 M
Wet Handling
68.2 Km/H
Wet Circle
13.23 s
Straight Aqua
96.6 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning
3.63 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking
31.9 M
Snow Traction
2684 N
Snow Handling
43.7 Km/H
Snow Slalom
3.79 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise
74.3 dB
Value
Price
475
3
Rolling Resistance
10.22 kg / t
Dry
90%
Wet
91%
Snow
89%
Comfort
100%
Value
93%
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Dry
Dry Braking
44.2 M
Dry Handling
101.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
56.7 M
Wet Handling
70.5 Km/H
Wet Circle
12.87 s
Straight Aqua
94.7 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning
3.43 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking
33.5 M
Snow Traction
2575 N
Snow Handling
41.3 Km/H
Snow Slalom
3.27 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise
72.5 dB
2
Value
Price
430
★
Rolling Resistance
8.84 kg / t
Dry
92%
Wet
93%
Snow
86%
Comfort
99%
Value
87%
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Dry
Dry Braking
41.9 M
3
Dry Handling
102.5 Km/H
3
Wet
Wet Braking
52.6 M
Wet Handling
70.3 Km/H
Wet Circle
12.51 s
Straight Aqua
92.5 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning
3.13 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking
34.7 M
Snow Traction
2419 N
Snow Handling
40.7 Km/H
Snow Slalom
3.26 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise
73.3 dB
Value
Price
535
Rolling Resistance
8.73 kg / t
Dry
91%
Wet
94%
Snow
85%
Comfort
99%
Value
85%
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Dry
Dry Braking
43 M
Dry Handling
101.7 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
50.5 M
Wet Handling
70.1 Km/H
Wet Circle
12.81 s
Straight Aqua
96.1 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning
3.74 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking
35.4 M
Snow Traction
2353 N
Snow Handling
39.3 Km/H
Snow Slalom
3.29 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise
73.4 dB
Value
Price
525
Rolling Resistance
9.18 kg / t
Dry
89%
Wet
84%
Snow
84%
Comfort
99%
Value
91%
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Dry
Dry Braking
44 M
Dry Handling
100.1 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
65.4 M
Wet Handling
62.7 Km/H
Wet Circle
13.53 s
Straight Aqua
96.8 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning
3.79 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking
36.9 M
Snow Traction
2364 N
Snow Handling
39.9 Km/H
Snow Slalom
3.27 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise
72.9 dB
Value
Price
450
2
Rolling Resistance
8.91 kg / t
Dry
100%
Wet
99%
Snow
44%
Comfort
96%
Value
99%
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Dry
Dry Braking
36.5 M
★
Dry Handling
105 Km/H
★
Wet
Wet Braking
47.1 M
★
Wet Handling
72.4 Km/H
2
Wet Circle
12.18 s
★
Straight Aqua
101.5 Km/H
★
Curved Aquaplaning
3.81 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking
57.2 M
Snow Traction
710 N
Snow Slalom
2.2 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise
75.5 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance
8.03 kg / t
2
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it is the second winter i am having gForce Winter 2 and i am really amazed by his snow performance. It lacks performance at the dry, but what a snow tyre!
Coincidentally, I came here to ask a very similar question, to the question below. I'm really trying to compare the CC2 to the Wintrac Pro for my winter setup. Particularly for wet performance, I assumed that all weather would do better. While there is no direct test, I noticed the Quatrac Pro did better than the CC2 in the wet in autobild all season test. And the Quatrac Pro did worse the the Wintrac pro in the wet in this test. Can I then assume that the Wintrac Pro will do better than the CC2 in the wet?
However if you saying below that quiet updates happen all the time, my assumptions are vulnerable.
Even more so, the older model performance winters tires we get in North America ( Sotto3, Wintrac Pro, PA4 ). I was using the test data from older European tests to make my decisions. Can I no longer assume that the pilot Alpine PA4 or the wintrac Pro, in the American marketplace are the same as what was available in Europe 5 years ago? Tires are complicated man.
Tyres are complicated, even more so when you start getting to tyres vs tires as the same names can be different tyres (North American CC2 is different from European CC2).
It's a headache for me.
Indeed, but in the end, selecting a good tire is not difficult, trying to figure out what the best is for your situation is what's difficult so it's not really much of a problem is it.
"Tyre vs Tire" subtle, clever.
These are some interesting results! In wet braking and wet handling the reference Vredestein Quatrac Pro all-season tyre scores worse than almost every winter tyre. In the all-season test Autobild did earlier, the exact same tyre (Vredestein Quatrac Pro) achieved the best score in wet braking and wet handling beating other all-season tyres and interestingly also beating the (anonymous) reference winter tyre in that test. What would cause that difference? Why is the same tyre in this test worse in wet than the winter tyres and better than a reference winter tyre (and every other all-season tyre) in another test? Would this be because of the size (in this test 18 inch, in the all-season test 17 inch)? Maybe the reference winter tyre in the all-season test was just a shitty tyre? Or the temperatures (22 degrees in the all-season test, unknown in this test)?
That's a good bunch of questions :D
My guess would be that the 17" in the all season test would have received an update, where as the 18" here hasn't yet. But I'll pass on the question to Vred and see what they say.
Of course, only auto bild really know the answer.
That's another possibility I didn't think of! But if the Vredestein tyre received such an update that has a significant impact, would Vredestein not called it Quatrac Pro 2, Quatrac Pro S or Quatrac Pro Evo or something? If I had to guess, I'd put my money on difference in temperature. The all-seasons were tested at too high temperatures (22c) and maybe the winter tyres were tested at or below freezing? Maybe I should ask AutoBild.
Would love to see a test similar to the test you did a few years ago with tyres at different temperatures but then with more tyres. Four of the best tyres in categories of summer, winter and all-season at different temperatures in wet and dry to see when what tyres performance best.
If you do ask Auto Bild let me know if you get a reply!
I'm not sure why names don't change with updates, but it's not uncommon for tyres to get silently updated a number of times in their life, sometimes they're significant updates too. The only way to tell is that the EAN changes, but that's not usually easy to find data.