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Viking Snow Tech II vs Nexen WinGuard Sport 2

Viking Snow Tech II P31 of 50
Tested side by side in 2017 50 Winter Tyre Shoot Out Auto Bild · 225/50 R17
Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 P9 of 50 Finished ahead

The Viking Snow Tech II and the Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 have met in one independent test so far, and the WinGuard Sport 2 finished ahead.

Performance profile

Their shared test recorded too few of the same measurements to chart, so the chart shows what owners rate each tyre on every question.

Dry GripWet GripRoad FeedbackHandlingWearComfortSnow GripIce Grip

Where owners rate each higher

Snow Tech II

WinGuard Sport 2

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Owners rate the Snow Tech II 71% from 10 reviews and the WinGuard Sport 2 82% from 35. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.

Head to head in 1 test in 2017

Each row is one published test in which both tyres ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.

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2017 50 Winter Tyre Shoot Out Auto Bild · 2017 · 225/50 R17 P31 of 50 P9 of 50

Snow Tech II vs WinGuard Sport 2: your questions

Is the Viking Snow Tech II or the Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 the better tyre?

The Viking Snow Tech II and the Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 have met in one independent test so far, and the WinGuard Sport 2 finished ahead. On the Tyre Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the Snow Tech II scores 6.5 and the WinGuard Sport 2 8.1 out of 10.

Which is quieter and more comfortable?

Owners rate comfort 7.4/10 for the Snow Tech II and 8.6/10 for the WinGuard Sport 2.

What do owners say?

Owners rate the Snow Tech II 71% from 10 reviews and the WinGuard Sport 2 82% from 35. 70% of Snow Tech II owners would buy it again, against 85% for the WinGuard Sport 2.

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Where this data comes from

Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tyres ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.

About the TR Score

The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tyres can be compared even before a test has run them together.

Who does the testing

Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.

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