Summer, All Season, All Weather, Winter, Nordic Winter and Studded Tyres Tested
Test Summary
Dry Braking
▲Nokian Hakka Blue 2: 25.62 M ▼Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9: 33.21 M
Dry Handling
▲Nokian Hakka Blue 2: 51.4 s ▼Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9: 54.37 s
Wet Braking
▲Nokian Hakka Blue 2: 27.07 M ▼Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3: 38.95 M
Wet Handling
▲Nokian Hakka Blue 2: 37.8 s ▼Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9: 42 s
Snow Braking
▲Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9: 32.83 M ▼Nokian Hakka Blue 2: 98.62 M
Snow Handling
▲Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3: 092.2 s ▼Nokian Hakka Blue 2: 202.6 s
Ice Braking
▲Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9: 24.23 M ▼Nokian zLine AS: 57.9 M
Winter tyre buying can be a confusing challenge, as there are now six types of tyre you can realistically fit to your car. But which is best? To find out, I test summer, all season, all weather, winter, extreme winter and studded tyres in dry, wet, snow and ice testing, covering handling, braking and grip.
To find out which is best for your own situation, watch the video for the full details, and the data can be found further down the page.
Dry
Wet
Snow
Ice
Results
Note: There's no "winner" in this test, the final order below is simply to keep them in the summer tyre to studded tyre order as presented in the video. You need to decide which type of tyre is best for you, based on your own driving patterns.
