Premium VS Budget Winter Tyres

Are cheap winter tyres safe? To find out, we travelled to Finland, twice, to do snow, ice, wet and dry testing.

All tests were done using two cars, a VW Golf wearing 205/55 R16 tyres, and a heavier, larger Volvo S90 fitted with 245/45 R18 tyres.

To see how the testing went, watch the video below!

Dry

Wet

Snow

Results

1st: Nokian WR Snowproof
205/55 R16	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 2nd 28.87 M 28.74 M +0.13 M 99.55% Dry Handling 1st 51.27 s 100% Wet Braking 1st 31.76 M 100% Wet Handling 1st 37.6 s 100% Snow Braking 1st 36 M 100% Snow Handling 1st 97.2 s 100% Read Reviews
2nd: Tristar SnowPower 2
205/55 R16	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 1st 28.74 M 100% Dry Handling 2nd 51.57 s 51.27 s +0.3 s 99.42% Wet Braking 2nd 35.27 M 31.76 M +3.51 M 90.05% Wet Handling 2nd 38.2 s 37.6 s +0.6 s 98.43% Snow Braking 2nd 43.9 M 36 M +7.9 M 82% Snow Handling 2nd 104.5 s 97.2 s +7.3 s 93.01% Read Reviews