Below are all the data points for the 2018 Vi Studded 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.

Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9

Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

Yokohama iceGUARD iG65

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

Gislaved Nord Frost 200

Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

Continental IceContact 2

Bridgestone Noranza 001

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 2.23 M (4.3%) | Avg: 52.63 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental IceContact 2 with a result of 51.63 M. The difference between best and worst was 4.1%.

Continental IceContact 2

51.63 M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

52.08 M
Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

52.14 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

52.38 M
Gislaved Nord Frost 200

52.53 M
Yokohama iceGUARD iG65

52.8 M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9

53.59 M
Bridgestone Noranza 001

53.86 M

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 8.77 M (15.9%) | Avg: 57.83 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic with a result of 55.09 M. The difference between best and worst was 13.7%.

Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

55.09 M
Continental IceContact 2

55.67 M
Gislaved Nord Frost 200

55.83 M
Yokohama iceGUARD iG65

56.47 M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9

57.88 M
Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

58.28 M
Bridgestone Noranza 001

59.53 M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

63.86 M

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 0.76 M (4.1%) | Avg: 18.73 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 with a result of 18.35 M. The difference between best and worst was 4%.

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

18.35 M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9

18.38 M
Yokohama iceGUARD iG65

18.4 M
Gislaved Nord Frost 200

18.76 M
Continental IceContact 2

18.88 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

18.93 M
Bridgestone Noranza 001

19.06 M
Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

19.11 M

Snow Traction (s)

Spread: 0.63 s (10.9%) | Avg: 6.03 s

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 with a result of 5.77 s. The difference between best and worst was 9.8%.

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

5.77 s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9

5.79 s
Yokohama iceGUARD iG65

6.03 s
Continental IceContact 2

6.05 s
Bridgestone Noranza 001

6.05 s
Gislaved Nord Frost 200

6.05 s
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

6.09 s
Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

6.4 s

Snow Handling (s)

Spread: 7.00 s (7.7%) | Avg: 93.45 s

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental IceContact 2 with a result of 90.5 s. The difference between best and worst was 7.2%.

Continental IceContact 2

90.5 s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9

92 s
Gislaved Nord Frost 200

92.1 s
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

93 s
Bridgestone Noranza 001

93.2 s
Yokohama iceGUARD iG65

94.5 s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

94.8 s
Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

97.5 s

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Spread: 7.10 M (67%) | Avg: 12.73 M

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental IceContact 2 with a result of 10.59 M. The difference between best and worst was 40.1%.

Continental IceContact 2

10.59 M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9

10.67 M
Bridgestone Noranza 001

11.61 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

11.66 M
Gislaved Nord Frost 200

12.05 M
Yokohama iceGUARD iG65

12.23 M
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

15.31 M
Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

17.69 M

Ice Traction (s)

Spread: 3.01 s (75.8%) | Avg: 4.86 s

Ice acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 with a result of 3.97 s. The difference between best and worst was 43.1%.

Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9

3.97 s
Continental IceContact 2

3.99 s
Bridgestone Noranza 001

4.12 s
Yokohama iceGUARD iG65

4.3 s
Gislaved Nord Frost 200

4.71 s
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

5.1 s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

5.74 s
Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

6.98 s

Ice Handling (s)

Spread: 12.90 s (17.6%) | Avg: 79.80 s

Ice handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 with a result of 73.5 s. The difference between best and worst was 14.9%.

Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9

73.5 s
Continental IceContact 2

74.6 s
Bridgestone Noranza 001

76.9 s
Gislaved Nord Frost 200

80.9 s
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

81.3 s
Yokohama iceGUARD iG65

81.5 s
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

83.3 s
Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

86.4 s

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 0.47 kg / t (11.4%) | Avg: 4.31 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 with a result of 4.12 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 10.2%.

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3

4.12 kg / t
Bridgestone Noranza 001

4.19 kg / t
Yokohama iceGUARD iG65

4.19 kg / t
Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62

4.3 kg / t
Gislaved Nord Frost 200

4.3 kg / t
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9

4.36 kg / t
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

4.39 kg / t
Continental IceContact 2

4.59 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tyre	Score
	Continental IceContact 2	0%
2	Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9	0%
3	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic	0%
4	Gislaved Nord Frost 200	0%
5	Bridgestone Noranza 001	0%
6	Yokohama iceGUARD iG65	0%
7	Nexen Winguard winSpike WH62	0%
8	Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3	0%

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2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test