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2019 19 Inch Performance Winter Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
6 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2019 19 Inch Performance 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 Plus
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Uniroyal MS Plus 77
Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
Hankook Winter i cept evo2
Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
Kumho WinterCraft WP71
Toyo Snowprox S954
Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
Nokian WR A4
Nankang SV2
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 36.8 M. The difference between best and worst was 16.4%.
  1. Reference Summer
    36.8 M
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    40.2 M
  3. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    40.7 M
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
    41.2 M
  5. Toyo Snowprox S954
    41.2 M
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    41.8 M
  7. Nokian WR A4
    41.9 M
  8. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    42.1 M
  9. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    42.3 M
  10. Nankang SV2
    43 M
  11. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    43.7 M
  12. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    44 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 124.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.8%.
  1. Reference Summer
    124.5 Km/H
  2. Toyo Snowprox S954
    121.9 Km/H
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
    120.7 Km/H
  4. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    120.5 Km/H
  5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    120.2 Km/H
  6. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    119.7 Km/H
  7. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    119.6 Km/H
  8. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    119.5 Km/H
  9. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    119.4 Km/H
  10. Nokian WR A4
    119.3 Km/H
  11. Nankang SV2
    118.8 Km/H
  12. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    118.5 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus with a result of 45.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 16.6%.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    45.7 M
  2. Reference Summer
    46.9 M
  3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    47.1 M
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    47.6 M
  5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    48.1 M
  6. Toyo Snowprox S954
    49.6 M
  7. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
    50 M
  8. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    50.4 M
  9. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    51.8 M
  10. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    53.4 M
  11. Nankang SV2
    53.8 M
  12. Nokian WR A4
    54.8 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus with a result of 95.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    95.3 Km/H
  2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    94.9 Km/H
  3. Reference Summer
    94.9 Km/H
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    93.2 Km/H
  5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    92.8 Km/H
  6. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
    92.8 Km/H
  7. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    92 Km/H
  8. Toyo Snowprox S954
    91.6 Km/H
  9. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    91.6 Km/H
  10. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    90.6 Km/H
  11. Nokian WR A4
    90.2 Km/H
  12. Nankang SV2
    89.9 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus with a result of 73.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 18.7%.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    73.7 Km/H
  2. Reference Summer
    73.4 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    73.2 Km/H
  4. Toyo Snowprox S954
    72.6 Km/H
  5. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    72.2 Km/H
  6. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    71.8 Km/H
  7. Nankang SV2
    71.3 Km/H
  8. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    69.1 Km/H
  9. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    68.5 Km/H
  10. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    68.5 Km/H
  11. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
    66.1 Km/H
  12. Nokian WR A4
    59.9 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus with a result of 27.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 64.6%.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    27.6 M
  2. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    28 M
  3. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    28 M
  4. Nokian WR A4
    28.5 M
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    28.6 M
  6. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    28.8 M
  7. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
    28.9 M
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    29.1 M
  9. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    29.4 M
  10. Toyo Snowprox S954
    30.5 M
  11. Nankang SV2
    30.8 M
  12. Reference Summer
    77.9 M

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho WinterCraft WP71 with a result of 49.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8.9%.
  1. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    49.4 Km/H
  2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    49.1 Km/H
  3. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    49 Km/H
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    48.9 Km/H
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    48.7 Km/H
  6. Nokian WR A4
    48.7 Km/H
  7. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
    48.4 Km/H
  8. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    47.6 Km/H
  9. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    47.4 Km/H
  10. Toyo Snowprox S954
    46.5 Km/H
  11. Nankang SV2
    45 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang SV2 with a result of 70.7 dB. The difference between best and worst was 6.6%.
  1. Nankang SV2
    70.7 dB
  2. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    71.1 dB
  3. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    72 dB
  4. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    72.2 dB
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
    72.5 dB
  6. Reference Summer
    72.6 dB
  7. Toyo Snowprox S954
    73.5 dB
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    73.7 dB
  9. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    74.1 dB
  10. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    74.9 dB
  11. Nokian WR A4
    75 dB
  12. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    75.7 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang SV2. The difference between best and worst was 46.4%.
  1. Nankang SV2
    515
  2. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    535
  3. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    605
  4. Toyo Snowprox S954
    650
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    685
  6. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    700
  7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    760
  8. Nokian WR A4
    780
  9. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    880
  10. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
    935
  11. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    960

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 S with a result of 8.06 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 22.1%.
  1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
    8.06 kg / t
  2. Nokian WR A4
    8.5 kg / t
  3. Nankang SV2
    8.5 kg / t
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
    8.66 kg / t
  5. Reference Summer
    8.8 kg / t
  6. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
    9.02 kg / t
  7. Toyo Snowprox S954
    9.25 kg / t
  8. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
    9.35 kg / t
  9. Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
    9.39 kg / t
  10. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
    9.99 kg / t
  11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    10.32 kg / t
  12. Hankook Winter i cept evo2
    10.35 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus 0%
2 Vredestein Wintrac Pro 0%
3 Uniroyal MS Plus 77 0%
4 Continental WinterContact TS 860 S 0%
5 Hankook Winter i cept evo2 0%
6 Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 0%
7 Kumho WinterCraft WP71 0%
8 Toyo Snowprox S954 0%
9 Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 0%
10 Nokian WR A4 0%
11 Nankang SV2 0%
12 Reference Summer 0%

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