Due to two unusually harsh winters, interest in winter, or cold weather tyres has never been higher in the UK. The benefits are now being understood - while winter tyres naturally work wonders in snow, they also work extremely well any time the average temperature is below 7c, often out performing summer tyres even in the dry. During early morning commutes, where the road temperature is around freezing they can offer noticeable more grip than a summer tyre in the same conditions, allowing you to make progress safely, and can stop over 5 meters shorter than the equivalent summer tyre from 62mph.
1st: Goodyear UltraGrip 8 | |
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| The Goodyear Ultragrip 7+ was an award winning tyre last year, and its successor, the new Ultra Grip 8 is carrying on its winning tradition by winning the first 2 european tyre tests published. Slightly better than the Ultra Grip 7 in every way, the Ultra Grip 8 is the tyre to be on if you have a medium size, or family car. Read Reviews |
2nd: Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D | |
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| Like the Goodyear, the Dunlop Winter Sport 3D was one of the leading winter tyres last year, winning 4 of the 6 winter tyre tests in 2010! This year, Dunlop have released a new version, the Dunlop Winter Sport 4D which promises to offer its predecessors excellent sporty characteristics along with slightly improved grip all round. Read Reviews |
3rd: Nokian WR A3 | |
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| The Nokian WR G2 was a Tyre Reviews favourite last year thanks to its "slush optimised" design and excellent wet and dry performance being perfect for the UK climate. The new version, the WR A3 (And its little brother - WR D3) again promises to improve on the G2 in every way. Like last year with the WR G2, supply will be extremely limited this year. Read Reviews |
4th: Continental WinterContact TS 830 P | |
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| Conitnental's flagship winter tyre, the Winter Contact TS830 P is one of the best winter tyres for ultra high performance cars. Unfortunately with demand already outstripping supply , especially in the larger tyre sizes (17"+) get them if you can find them. Read Reviews |
5th: Michelin Alpin A4 | |
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| While not the sportiest winter tyre on the market, the Alpin A4 is a solid all round performer and perfectly suited to family cars. Its dry bias ensure it works well in the UK climate. Read Reviews |
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Bridgestone A001 Overall: The new Bridgestone A001 was designed specifically for the UK market, and as such offers excellent year round performance while keeping vastly superior snow performance when compared to summer tyres. Currently unproven in group tests, it's one to watch. |
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Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Overall: The Goodyear Vector 4Seasons is another of the "new breed" all season tyres. When compared to full winter tyres in a winter tyre group test last year it offered 90% of the snow grip (much more than a summer tyre), equal wet performance and leading dry weather properties |