Test Publication:
245/45 R18
49 tyres
2 categories
Images courtesy of Auto Bild
Test Publication:
Images courtesy of Auto Bild
Test Size:
245/45 R18
Tyres Tested:
49 tyres
Every year, the German publication Auto Bild selects a tyre size, finds as many winter tyres as possible in that size, and tests them all in wet braking. The top thirty tyres proceed to snow braking, then the top twenty overall to the full winter tyre test.
For the 2020 winter tyre test, Auto Bild rounded up fifty one winter tyres in the rather huge 245/45 R18 size, and a summer tyre as reference.
This is the best overview of the winter tyre market we will get all year, and make sure you come back to Tyre Reviews tomorrow for the full test, where the top 20 will be put through a full range of dry, wet, snow and ice testing.
To see the all season version of this market overview, click here , and be sure to check out the Auto Bild website .
Wet
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 Semperit Speed Grip 3 Reference Summer Continental WinterContact TS 850 P Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 Vredestein Wintrac Pro BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 Uniroyal MS Plus 77 Westlake SW 608 Kleber Krisalp HP3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu Nokian WR A4 Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus Goodride Z507 Apollo Aspire XP Winter Giti GitiWinterW1 Barum Polaris 5 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 Kumho WinterCraft WS71 General Altimax Winter 3 Laufenn I Fit Plus Sava Eskimo HP2 Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 Gislaved Euro Frost 6 Falken Eurowinter HS01 Toyo Snowprox S954 Platin RP 60 Riken Riken Snow Firestone Winterhawk 3 GT Radial Winterpro HP Fortuna Winter Max A1 Zeetex WH 1000 Infinity Ecozen Aeolus SnowACE2 HP Tomket Snowroad Pro 3 Atlas Polarbear 2 Radar Dimax Alpine Haida HD617 Duraturn Mozzo Winter Nordexx Wintersafe Imperial Snowdragon 3 Wanli Snowgrip S1083 Momo North Pole W2 Starmaxx Ice Gripper W850 Petlas Snow Master W651
Snow
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Kleber Krisalp HP3 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 General Altimax Winter 3 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plu Laufenn I Fit Plus Vredestein Wintrac Pro Barum Polaris 5 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Uniroyal MS Plus 77 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 Sava Eskimo HP2 Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 Platin RP 60 Continental WinterContact TS 850 P Apollo Aspire XP Winter Giti GitiWinterW1 Nokian WR A4 Gislaved Euro Frost 6 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Semperit Speed Grip 3 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus Toyo Snowprox S954 Goodride Z507 Falken Eurowinter HS01 Kumho WinterCraft WS71 Westlake SW 608
Results
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
1st
30.3 M
100%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
2nd
24.5 M
24.3 M
+0.2 M
99.18%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
5th
31.9 M
30.3 M
+1.6 M
94.98%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
1st
24.3 M
100%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
2nd
30.8 M
30.3 M
+0.5 M
98.38%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
23rd
26 M
24.3 M
+1.7 M
93.46%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
4th
31.8 M
30.3 M
+1.5 M
95.28%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
16th
25.2 M
24.3 M
+0.9 M
96.43%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
6th
32.3 M
30.3 M
+2 M
93.81%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
11th
25 M
24.3 M
+0.7 M
97.2%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
7th
33.2 M
30.3 M
+2.9 M
91.27%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
9th
24.9 M
24.3 M
+0.6 M
97.59%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
8th
34.1 M
30.3 M
+3.8 M
88.86%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
4th
24.6 M
24.3 M
+0.3 M
98.78%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
11th
34.4 M
30.3 M
+4.1 M
88.08%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
4th
24.6 M
24.3 M
+0.3 M
98.78%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
11th
34.4 M
30.3 M
+4.1 M
88.08%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
7th
24.8 M
24.3 M
+0.5 M
97.98%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
9th
34.2 M
30.3 M
+3.9 M
88.6%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
11th
25 M
24.3 M
+0.7 M
97.2%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
17th
35.2 M
30.3 M
+4.9 M
86.08%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
9th
24.9 M
24.3 M
+0.6 M
97.59%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
13th
34.6 M
30.3 M
+4.3 M
87.57%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
20th
25.5 M
24.3 M
+1.2 M
95.29%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
17th
35.2 M
30.3 M
+4.9 M
86.08%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
11th
25 M
24.3 M
+0.7 M
97.2%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
16th
35.1 M
30.3 M
+4.8 M
86.32%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
18th
25.3 M
24.3 M
+1 M
96.05%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
17th
35.2 M
30.3 M
+4.9 M
86.08%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
19th
25.4 M
24.3 M
+1.1 M
95.67%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
13th
34.6 M
30.3 M
+4.3 M
87.57%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
24th
26.1 M
24.3 M
+1.8 M
93.1%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
23rd
36 M
30.3 M
+5.7 M
84.17%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
6th
24.7 M
24.3 M
+0.4 M
98.38%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
25th
36.3 M
30.3 M
+6 M
83.47%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
2nd
24.5 M
24.3 M
+0.2 M
99.18%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
24th
36.2 M
30.3 M
+5.9 M
83.7%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
7th
24.8 M
24.3 M
+0.5 M
97.98%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
17th
35.2 M
30.3 M
+4.9 M
86.08%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
21st
25.8 M
24.3 M
+1.5 M
94.19%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
25th
36.3 M
30.3 M
+6 M
83.47%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
14th
25.1 M
24.3 M
+0.8 M
96.81%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
21st
35.4 M
30.3 M
+5.1 M
85.59%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
24th
26.1 M
24.3 M
+1.8 M
93.1%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
27th
36.5 M
30.3 M
+6.2 M
83.01%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
14th
25.1 M
24.3 M
+0.8 M
96.81%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
15th
34.7 M
30.3 M
+4.4 M
87.32%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
27th
27 M
24.3 M
+2.7 M
90%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
29th
37 M
30.3 M
+6.7 M
81.89%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
16th
25.2 M
24.3 M
+0.9 M
96.43%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
9th
34.2 M
30.3 M
+3.9 M
88.6%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
29th
28 M
24.3 M
+3.7 M
86.79%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
28th
36.9 M
30.3 M
+6.6 M
82.11%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
21st
25.8 M
24.3 M
+1.5 M
94.19%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
22nd
35.7 M
30.3 M
+5.4 M
84.87%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
29th
28 M
24.3 M
+3.7 M
86.79%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
29th
37 M
30.3 M
+6.7 M
81.89%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
26th
26.9 M
24.3 M
+2.6 M
90.33%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
29th
37 M
30.3 M
+6.7 M
81.89%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Snow Braking
27th
27 M
24.3 M
+2.7 M
90%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
32nd
37.1 M
30.3 M
+6.8 M
81.67%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
33rd
37.9 M
30.3 M
+7.6 M
79.95%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
34th
38.3 M
30.3 M
+8 M
79.11%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
35th
38.4 M
30.3 M
+8.1 M
78.91%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
36th
38.7 M
30.3 M
+8.4 M
78.29%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
37th
38.9 M
30.3 M
+8.6 M
77.89%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
38th
39 M
30.3 M
+8.7 M
77.69%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
39th
39.3 M
30.3 M
+9 M
77.1%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
40th
39.6 M
30.3 M
+9.3 M
76.52%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
41st
40.5 M
30.3 M
+10.2 M
74.81%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
42nd
40.6 M
30.3 M
+10.3 M
74.63%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
43rd
40.7 M
30.3 M
+10.4 M
74.45%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
44th
41 M
30.3 M
+10.7 M
73.9%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
45th
41.4 M
30.3 M
+11.1 M
73.19%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
45th
41.4 M
30.3 M
+11.1 M
73.19%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
47th
41.7 M
30.3 M
+11.4 M
72.66%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
48th
42.3 M
30.3 M
+12 M
71.63%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
49th
43.1 M
30.3 M
+12.8 M
70.3%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
3rd
31.4 M
30.3 M
+1.1 M
96.5%