2011 Auto Express Winter Tyre Test

Auto Express, the pillar of the UK automotive magazine scene, has just released its second ever winter tyre test.

Looking suspiciously like its sister magazine EVOs winter tyre test, and in a surprisingly large size, the tyre test puts a rather odd selection of winter tyres to test.

Odd selection or not, Auto Express do an excellent job in testing all their tyres at Continentals test facility in Sweden and Hannover. On test are five and a half winter tyres, three all season tyres and a single summer tyre for comparison in the wet and dry tests.

As always, to respect Auto Express we won't publish our full write up until the magazine is off sale next week. For now here's an overview of the results along with a few choice comments. Get this weeks Auto Express, on sale between 12th and 18th October for the full article!

The Results

Click here to view Results as a single table and adjust the score weighting based on your own driving needs!

1st: Continental WinterContact TS 830 P
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 1074.8 Dry: 196.6 Wet: 387.4 Snow: 391.8 Rolling Resistance: 99 Great all round performance with no real weakness Hiçbir gerçek zayıflık olmadan harika genel performans Tolle Gesamtleistung ohne wirkliche Schwächen Excellentes performances globales sans réelle faiblesse Read Reviews
2nd: Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 2
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 1066.5 Dry: 195 Wet: 377.4 Snow: 398.1 Rolling Resistance: 96 Excellent on snow, just misses out on the top spot thanks to trailing the Conti in other areas Karda mükemmel, diğer alanlarda Conti'nin gerisinde kalması sayesinde zirveye çok yaklaştı Hervorragend auf Schnee, verpasst den Spitzenplatz knapp, da er in anderen Bereichen hinter dem Conti zurückbleibt Excellent sur la neige, manque de peu la première place en raison du retard du Conti dans d'autres domaines Read Reviews
2nd: Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 1057.7 Dry: 196.6 Wet: 374 Snow: 387.6 Rolling Resistance: 99.5 Pre production version tested, but if the production version is anything like the tyre tested this will be a very good all round option. Üretim öncesi versiyonu test edildi, ancak üretim versiyonu test edilen lastiğe benziyorsa, her açıdan çok iyi bir seçenek olacaktır. Vorserienversion getestet, aber wenn die Serienversion dem getesteten Reifen ähnelt, ist dies eine sehr gute Allround-Option. Version de pré-production testée, mais si la version de production ressemble au pneu testé, ce sera une très bonne option polyvalente. Read Reviews
3rd: Pirelli Sottozero Serie II
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 1066.8 Dry: 194.6 Wet: 395.3 Snow: 376.9 Rolling Resistance: 100 Good value winter tyre with good rolling resistance. Well suited to cold wet winters İyi yuvarlanma direncine sahip iyi değerli kış lastiği. Soğuk ve ıslak kışlara uygundur Preiswerter Winterreifen mit gutem Rollwiderstand. Gut geeignet für kalte, nasse Winter Pneu hiver bon rapport qualité/prix avec une bonne résistance au roulement. Bien adapté aux hivers froids et humides Read Reviews
4th: Michelin Alpin A4
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 1053.4 Dry: 194.4 Wet: 381.4 Snow: 382.8 Rolling Resistance: 94.8 Good in the snow and the wet, the dry performance lacks a little Karda ve ıslakta iyi, kuru zemin performansı biraz eksik Gut im Schnee und im Nassen, die Trockenleistung lässt etwas zu wünschen übrig Bon sur la neige et sur le mouillé, les performances sur le sec manquent un peu Read Reviews
5th: Hankook Optimo 4S
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 1020.2 Dry: 197.5 Wet: 369.1 Snow: 368.3 Rolling Resistance: 85.3 The best all season tyre in the test, relatively small compromises in winter and summer when compared to dedicated tyres Testteki en iyi dört mevsim lastiği, özel lastiklerle karşılaştırıldığında kış ve yaz aylarında nispeten küçük tavizler veriyor Der beste Ganzjahresreifen im Test, relativ geringe Kompromisse im Winter und Sommer im Vergleich zu Spezialreifen Le meilleur pneu toutes saisons du test, des compromis relativement faibles en hiver et en été par rapport aux pneus dédiés Read Reviews
6th: Vredestein Quatrac 3
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 1014.7 Dry: 200 Wet: 359.8 Snow: 368.2 Rolling Resistance: 86.7 Another good year round choice, better in the dry than the Hankook but not as strong in the wet or snow Yıl boyunca iyi bir seçim, kuru zeminde Hankook'tan daha iyi ama ıslak veya karlı zeminde o kadar güçlü değil Eine weitere gute Wahl für das ganze Jahr, besser bei Trockenheit als der Hankook, aber nicht so stark bei Nässe oder Schnee. Un autre bon choix toute l'année, meilleur sur le sec que le Hankook mais pas aussi résistant sur le mouillé ou la neige Read Reviews
7th: Nankang SV2
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 976.5 Dry: 196 Wet: 342.8 Snow: 341.1 Rolling Resistance: 96.6 Cheap for a reason. While better than a summer tyre in the snow, the gains do not out weigh the draw backs in the wet and dry Ucuz olmasının bir sebebi var. Karda yaz lastiğinden daha iyi olsa da, kazanımları ıslak ve kuru zemindeki dezavantajlarını telafi etmiyor. Aus gutem Grund günstig. Obwohl sie im Schnee besser sind als ein Sommerreifen, wiegen die Vorteile die Nachteile bei Nässe und Trockenheit nicht auf. Bon marché pour une bonne raison. Bien qu'il soit meilleur qu'un pneu d'été sur la neige, les avantages ne compensent pas les inconvénients sur sol sec et mouillé. Read Reviews
8th: Kumho Solus Vier KH21
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 944.1 Dry: 195.3 Wet: 362 Snow: 296.5 Rolling Resistance: 90.3 The all season tyre that fails to shine in any conditions! Hiçbir koşulda parlamayan dört mevsim lastiği! Der Ganzjahresreifen, der unter allen Bedingungen glänzt! Le pneu toutes saisons qui ne brille dans aucune condition ! Read Reviews