Charts 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test - Tyre Reviews And Ratings

Below are all the data points for the 2018 Auto Bild 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.

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Kleber Krisalp HP3

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Hankook Winter i cept RS2

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Debica Frigo HP2

Falken Eurowinter HS01

Nokian WR D4

Uniroyal MS Plus 77

Michelin Alpin 5

Semperit Master Grip 2

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO

Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905

Barum Polaris 3

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

Matador MP 92 Sibir Snow

Firestone Winterhawk 3

Gislaved Euro Frost 6

Reference All Season

Reference Summer

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 39.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 16.3%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 109.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.6%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO with a result of 34.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.2%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 72.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 7.3%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken Eurowinter HS01 with a result of 88.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 14.9%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip 9 with a result of 27 M. The difference between best and worst was 37.5%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip 9 with a result of 52.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 47.7%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kleber Krisalp HP3 with a result of 64.8 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.3%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Alpin 5 with a result of 72450 KM. The difference between best and worst was 60.2%.

Value (Price/1000)

Euros/1000km based on cost/wear (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Alpin 5 with a result of 4.07 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 59.3%.

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Matador MP 92 Sibir Snow. The difference between best and worst was 37.5%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WR D4 with a result of 6.96 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 23.9%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tyre	Score
1	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	0%
2	Continental WinterContact TS 860	0%
3	Kleber Krisalp HP3	0%
4	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	0%
5	Hankook Winter i cept RS2	0%
6	Goodyear UltraGrip 9	0%
7	Debica Frigo HP2	0%
8	Falken Eurowinter HS01	0%
9	Nokian WR D4	0%
10	Uniroyal MS Plus 77	0%
11	Michelin Alpin 5	0%
12	Semperit Master Grip 2	0%
13	Pirelli Cinturato Winter	0%
14	Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO	0%
15	Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905	0%
16	Barum Polaris 3	0%
17	Vredestein Snowtrac 5	0%
18	Matador MP 92 Sibir Snow	0%
19	Firestone Winterhawk 3	0%
20	Gislaved Euro Frost 6	0%
21	Reference All Season	0%
22	Reference Summer	0%

2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test

Performance Overview

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Value (Price/1000)

Price

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Overall Findings

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