Premium VS Budget Winter Tyres
| Test Summary |
| Best Dry Braking: | Tristar SnowPower 2 |
| Best Dry Handling: | Nokian WR Snowproof |
| Best Wet Braking: | Nokian WR Snowproof |
| Best Wet Handling: | Nokian WR Snowproof |
| Best Snow Braking: | Nokian WR Snowproof |
| Best Snow Handling: | Nokian WR Snowproof |
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!
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Wet
Snow
Results
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| | Test | # | Difference | % |
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| Dry Braking | 2nd | +0.13 M | 99.55% | | Dry Handling | 1st | | 100% | | Wet Braking | 1st | | 100% | | Wet Handling | 1st | | 100% | | Snow Braking | 1st | | 100% | | Snow Handling | 1st | | 100% |
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| | Test | # | Difference | % |
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| Dry Braking | 1st | | 100% | | Dry Handling | 2nd | +0.3 s | 99.42% | | Wet Braking | 2nd | +3.51 M | 90.05% | | Wet Handling | 2nd | +0.6 s | 98.43% | | Snow Braking | 2nd | +7.9 M | 82% | | Snow Handling | 2nd | +7.3 s | 93.01% |
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