2018 AZ SUV Winter Tyre Test

The tyres on test covered the premium and midrange segments, with a single budget tyre included, the Wanli Snowgrip S1083. The Wanli tyre was less than half the price of the most expensive tyres on test, so it will be interesting to see whether the Chinese manufactured tyre can improve on past performances.

Dry

The top two tyres during dry braking testing also happened to be the worst two tyres overall on test, with the Wanli and Yokohama tyres drawing in first place. There was a larger than normal spread across the dry braking testing, with nearly 4 meters covering the best to worst on test.

The dry handling testing was much closer, with less than one second covering all nine tyre patterns. This time the Nokian WR SUV3 proved to be the best of the group.

Wet

The all important wet testing was dominated by the Michelin Latitude Alpin 2, which had both the shortest wet braking distance and the quickest wet handling lap.

After winning the dry braking test, the Wanli budget tyre proved that in the wet, you still get what you pay for, finishing a long distance behind the pack in both tests.

The straight aquaplaning test brought the first win for the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV.

Snow

The Bridgestone LM80 EVO proved to be the most effective tyre during the snow braking testing.

While the Michelin Latitude Alpin 2 won the snow handling test.

Environment

The Continental WinterContact TS850 P proved to have the lowest fuel use on test.

During internal noise testing, all nine tyres were within just two decibels of each other.

The Nokian proved to be good value, finishing third place overall but significantly cheaper than the most expensive tyres on test.

Results

1^st

Michelin Latitude Alpin 2

235/60 R18

• 3PMSF: no

Victory for the Michelin, very strong on snow and in the wet.

Total: 843

Dry 120

Wet 143

Snow 143

Comfort 7

Rolling Resistance 15

Noise 9

Overall 406

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2^nd

Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV

235/60 R18

• 3PMSF: no

A very well balanced performance for the TS850P SUV, strong in all categories.

Total: 838

Dry 134

Wet 132

Snow 132

Comfort 8

Rolling Resistance 25

Noise 9

Overall 398

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3^rd

Nokian WR SUV 3

235/60 R18

• 3PMSF: no

A third place for Nokian thanks you balanced and consistent results.

Total: 810

Dry 128

Wet 131

Snow 131

Comfort 7

Rolling Resistance 15

Noise 8

Overall 390

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4^th

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV

235/60 R18

• 3PMSF: no

The Dunlop is a proven wet specialist with good dry properties.

Total: 817

Dry 127

Wet 147

Snow 115

Comfort 5

Rolling Resistance 16

Noise 18

Overall 389

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5^th

Pirelli Scorpion Winter

235/60 R18

• 3PMSF: no

Good in the dry and on snow. Slight weakness in the wet.

Total: 788

Dry 129

Wet 116

Snow 130

Comfort 8

Rolling Resistance 21

Noise 9

Overall 375

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6^th

Bridgestone Blizzak LM80 EVO

235/60 R18

• 3PMSF: no

Good results for the Bridgestone on snow and dry roads, but too little grip in wet.

Total: 746

Dry 123

Wet 97

Snow 135

Comfort 9

Rolling Resistance 17

Noise 10

Overall 355

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7^th

Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV

235/60 R18

• 3PMSF: no

Mid pack in the dry and wet, poor snow performance.

Total: 730

Dry 123

Wet 121

Snow 104

Comfort 8

Rolling Resistance 18

Noise 8

Overall 348

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8^th

Yokohama W Drive

235/60 R18

• 3PMSF: no

Reasonable in the dry, but very poor snow performance.

Total: 679

Dry 136

Wet 108

Snow 80

Comfort 7

Rolling Resistance 15

Noise 9

Overall 324

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9^th

Wanli Snowgrip S1083

235/60 R18

• 3PMSF: no

Acceptable on snow and in the dry, but dangerously poor performance in the wet.

Total: 669

Dry 134

Wet 59

Snow 123

Comfort 7

Rolling Resistance 22

Noise 8

Overall 316

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