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2017 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
6 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2017 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test, displaying how each tyre performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tyre's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
Michelin Alpin 5
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
Hankook Winter i cept evo2
Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
Kumho WinterCraft WP71
Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05
Pace Antarctica 5 Pace
Reference Summer

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 39.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 18.7%.
  1. Reference Summer
    39.2 M
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
    44.5 M
  3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    44.8 M
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    45.5 M
  5. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    46.1 M
  6. Michelin Alpin 5
    46.4 M
  7. Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
    46.4 M
  8. Pace Antarctica 5 Pace
    46.5 M
  9. Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05
    46.7 M
  10. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    47 M
  11. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    48.2 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 114.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.1%.
  1. Reference Summer
    114.7 Km/H
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
    114.4 Km/H
  3. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    114 Km/H
  4. Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05
    113.8 Km/H
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    113.7 Km/H
  6. Michelin Alpin 5
    113.5 Km/H
  7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    113.2 Km/H
  8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    113 Km/H
  9. Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
    112.9 Km/H
  10. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    112.2 Km/H
  11. Pace Antarctica 5 Pace
    111.2 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 with a result of 53.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 16.3%.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    53.4 M
  2. Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
    53.5 M
  3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    53.7 M
  4. Michelin Alpin 5
    54.4 M
  5. Reference Summer
    54.6 M
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
    55.2 M
  7. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    56.3 M
  8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    56.7 M
  9. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    58.5 M
  10. Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05
    63.2 M
  11. Pace Antarctica 5 Pace
    63.8 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 74 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 7.4%.
  1. Reference Summer
    74 Km/H
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    73.5 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
    73.3 Km/H
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    73.2 Km/H
  5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    72.8 Km/H
  6. Michelin Alpin 5
    72.7 Km/H
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
    70.8 Km/H
  8. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    70.8 Km/H
  9. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    70.4 Km/H
  10. Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05
    69 Km/H
  11. Pace Antarctica 5 Pace
    68.5 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Alpin 5 with a result of 79 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 14.2%.
  1. Michelin Alpin 5
    79 Km/H
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    76 Km/H
  3. Reference Summer
    74.8 Km/H
  4. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    74.7 Km/H
  5. Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05
    74.5 Km/H
  6. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    73.1 Km/H
  7. Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
    72.7 Km/H
  8. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    72.3 Km/H
  9. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    70.7 Km/H
  10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
    70.4 Km/H
  11. Pace Antarctica 5 Pace
    67.8 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pace Antarctica 5 Pace with a result of 22 M. The difference between best and worst was 62%.
  1. Pace Antarctica 5 Pace
    22 M
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    22.1 M
  3. Michelin Alpin 5
    22.4 M
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    22.4 M
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    22.4 M
  6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    22.9 M
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
    22.9 M
  8. Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
    23 M
  9. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    23.1 M
  10. Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05
    23.9 M
  11. Reference Summer
    57.9 M

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 850 P with a result of 48.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 23.9%.
  1. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    48.6 Km/H
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    48.5 Km/H
  3. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    48.3 Km/H
  4. Michelin Alpin 5
    48.2 Km/H
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    48.1 Km/H
  6. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    48.1 Km/H
  7. Pace Antarctica 5 Pace
    48 Km/H
  8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
    47.7 Km/H
  9. Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05
    47 Km/H
  10. Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
    45.8 Km/H
  11. Reference Summer
    37 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pace Antarctica 5 Pace with a result of 72.1 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.2%.
  1. Pace Antarctica 5 Pace
    72.1 dB
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    72.5 dB
  3. Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
    72.8 dB
  4. Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05
    73.2 dB
  5. Michelin Alpin 5
    73.5 dB
  6. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    73.6 dB
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
    73.6 dB
  8. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    73.6 dB
  9. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    73.7 dB
  10. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    73.9 dB
  11. Reference Summer
    74.5 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pace Antarctica 5 Pace. The difference between best and worst was 60.6%.
  1. Pace Antarctica 5 Pace
    260
  2. Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05
    400
  3. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    420
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    480
  5. Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
    520
  6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    560
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
    580
  8. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    600
  9. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    640
  10. Michelin Alpin 5
    660

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 with a result of 8.26 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 18.2%.
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
    8.26 kg / t
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
    8.34 kg / t
  3. Reference Summer
    8.71 kg / t
  4. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    9.12 kg / t
  5. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
    9.14 kg / t
  6. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
    9.18 kg / t
  7. Michelin Alpin 5
    9.21 kg / t
  8. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    9.31 kg / t
  9. Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
    9.69 kg / t
  10. Pace Antarctica 5 Pace
    9.91 kg / t
  11. Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05
    10.1 kg / t

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position Tyre Score
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 0%
2 Continental WinterContact TS 850 P 0%
3 Michelin Alpin 5 0%
4 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 0%
5 Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 0%
6 Hankook Winter i cept evo2 0%
7 Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S 0%
8 Kumho WinterCraft WP71 0%
9 Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05 0%
10 Pace Antarctica 5 Pace 0%
11 Reference Summer 0%

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