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2018 Auto Bild Winter SUV / 4x4 Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
6 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2018 Auto Bild Winter SUV / 4x4 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 SUV Gen 1
Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
Reference Summer
Firestone Destination Winter SUV
Achilles Winter 101 X
Fulda Kristall Control SUV
Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
Nokian WR SUV 4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
Pirelli Scorpion Winter

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 10.00 M (28.2%) | Avg: 42.40 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 35.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 22%.
  1. Reference Summer
    35.5 M
  2. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    40.8 M
  3. Achilles Winter 101 X
    41.8 M
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    42.6 M
  5. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
    42.7 M
  6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
    42.7 M
  7. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    43.1 M
  8. Nokian WR SUV 4
    43.2 M
  9. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    43.3 M
  10. Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
    45.2 M
  11. Firestone Destination Winter SUV
    45.5 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 4.50 Km/H (4.6%) | Avg: 95.85 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 98.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.6%.
  1. Reference Summer
    98.8 Km/H
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    96.4 Km/H
  3. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    96.1 Km/H
  4. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
    96 Km/H
  5. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    95.9 Km/H
  6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
    95.8 Km/H
  7. Nokian WR SUV 4
    95.7 Km/H
  8. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    95.5 Km/H
  9. Achilles Winter 101 X
    95.2 Km/H
  10. Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
    94.6 Km/H
  11. Firestone Destination Winter SUV
    94.3 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 6.30 M (13.7%) | Avg: 48.78 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 45.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.1%.
  1. Reference Summer
    45.9 M
  2. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    47.5 M
  3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
    47.8 M
  4. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    47.8 M
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    47.8 M
  6. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
    48.6 M
  7. Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
    48.7 M
  8. Nokian WR SUV 4
    49.9 M
  9. Achilles Winter 101 X
    50 M
  10. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    50.4 M
  11. Firestone Destination Winter SUV
    52.2 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 5.00 Km/H (5.7%) | Avg: 85.56 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 88.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%.
  1. Reference Summer
    88.3 Km/H
  2. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    87 Km/H
  3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    86.4 Km/H
  4. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    86.4 Km/H
  5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
    86.2 Km/H
  6. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
    85.9 Km/H
  7. Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
    85.1 Km/H
  8. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    84.4 Km/H
  9. Nokian WR SUV 4
    84.3 Km/H
  10. Achilles Winter 101 X
    83.9 Km/H
  11. Firestone Destination Winter SUV
    83.3 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 11.00 Km/H (13.7%) | Avg: 75.25 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 80.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 13.7%.
  1. Reference Summer
    80.3 Km/H
  2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
    78.5 Km/H
  3. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
    78.3 Km/H
  4. Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
    75.3 Km/H
  5. Nokian WR SUV 4
    75.1 Km/H
  6. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    74.6 Km/H
  7. Firestone Destination Winter SUV
    74.4 Km/H
  8. Achilles Winter 101 X
    74 Km/H
  9. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    74 Km/H
  10. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    73.9 Km/H
  11. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    69.3 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 55.00 M (206%) | Avg: 33.55 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV with a result of 26.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 67.3%.
  1. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    26.7 M
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    27.7 M
  3. Nokian WR SUV 4
    27.7 M
  4. Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
    28 M
  5. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
    28.8 M
  6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
    29.1 M
  7. Firestone Destination Winter SUV
    29.1 M
  8. Achilles Winter 101 X
    29.4 M
  9. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    29.7 M
  10. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    31.2 M
  11. Reference Summer
    81.7 M

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 23.80 Km/H (45.2%) | Avg: 48.55 Km/H

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WR SUV 4 with a result of 52.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 45.2%.
  1. Nokian WR SUV 4
    52.6 Km/H
  2. Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
    51.3 Km/H
  3. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    51 Km/H
  4. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    50.9 Km/H
  5. Achilles Winter 101 X
    50.7 Km/H
  6. Firestone Destination Winter SUV
    50.7 Km/H
  7. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
    50.1 Km/H
  8. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    50.1 Km/H
  9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
    49.2 Km/H
  10. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    48.6 Km/H
  11. Reference Summer
    28.8 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 3.80 dB (5.4%) | Avg: 71.74 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 69.8 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.2%.
  1. Reference Summer
    69.8 dB
  2. Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
    70.5 dB
  3. Achilles Winter 101 X
    70.8 dB
  4. Firestone Destination Winter SUV
    70.9 dB
  5. Nokian WR SUV 4
    71.4 dB
  6. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    71.4 dB
  7. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    72.4 dB
  8. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    72.7 dB
  9. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
    72.8 dB
  10. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
    72.8 dB
  11. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    73.6 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 325.00 (92.9%) | Avg: 563.50

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Achilles Winter 101 X. The difference between best and worst was 48.1%.
  1. Achilles Winter 101 X
    350
  2. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    480
  3. Firestone Destination Winter SUV
    485
  4. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
    485
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    595
  6. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    630
  7. Nokian WR SUV 4
    635
  8. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    635
  9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
    665
  10. Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
    675

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.20 kg / t (15.7%) | Avg: 8.21 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Scorpion Winter with a result of 7.66 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 13.5%.
  1. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    7.66 kg / t
  2. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    7.69 kg / t
  3. Reference Summer
    7.79 kg / t
  4. Nokian WR SUV 4
    7.82 kg / t
  5. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
    8 kg / t
  6. Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV
    8.34 kg / t
  7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    8.38 kg / t
  8. Firestone Destination Winter SUV
    8.42 kg / t
  9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
    8.47 kg / t
  10. Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
    8.85 kg / t
  11. Achilles Winter 101 X
    8.86 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 0%
2 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 0%
3 Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV 0%
4 Fulda Kristall Control SUV 0%
5 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV 0%
6 Nokian WR SUV 4 0%
7 Michelin Latitude Alpin 2 0%
8 Firestone Destination Winter SUV 0%
9 Achilles Winter 101 X 0%
10 Toyo Snowprox S954 SUV 0%
11 Reference Summer 0%

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