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2021 AZ SUV Winter Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
7 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2021 AZ SUV 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.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Firestone Winterhawk 4
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
Nokian WR SUV 4
Pirelli Scorpion Winter
Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV with a result of 42.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 4.9%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    42.5 M
  2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    42.9 M
  3. Nokian WR SUV 4
    43.3 M
  4. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    43.6 M
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    43.6 M
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    44 M
  7. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    44.3 M
  8. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    44.3 M
  9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    44.6 M
  10. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    44.7 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    63.4 s
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    63.9 s
  3. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    64.3 s
  4. Nokian WR SUV 4
    64.4 s
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    64.4 s
  6. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    64.5 s
  7. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    64.5 s
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    64.7 s
  9. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    64.9 s
  10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    65.1 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 50.8 M. The difference between best and worst was 16.3%.
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    50.8 M
  2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    51.3 M
  3. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    52 M
  4. Nokian WR SUV 4
    54 M
  5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    54.5 M
  6. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    54.6 M
  7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    55 M
  8. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    58.2 M
  9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    60 M
  10. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    60.7 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Wintrac Pro with a result of 89.8 s. The difference between best and worst was 6.7%.
  1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    89.8 s
  2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    90.1 s
  3. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    90.2 s
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    91.2 s
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    91.9 s
  6. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    92 s
  7. Nokian WR SUV 4
    92.4 s
  8. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    93.3 s
  9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    93.5 s
  10. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    96.2 s

Wet Circle (s)

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 12.6 s. The difference between best and worst was 6%.
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    12.6 s
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    12.7 s
  3. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    12.7 s
  4. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    12.7 s
  5. Nokian WR SUV 4
    12.8 s
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    12.8 s
  7. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    12.8 s
  8. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    12.9 s
  9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    13.3 s
  10. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    13.4 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 81.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 14.7%.
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    81.6 Km/H
  2. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    78 Km/H
  3. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    77.9 Km/H
  4. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    75.6 Km/H
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    75.2 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    74.9 Km/H
  7. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    73.3 Km/H
  8. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    73.1 Km/H
  9. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    72.2 Km/H
  10. Nokian WR SUV 4
    69.6 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Wintrac Pro with a result of 27.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 6.4%.
  1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    27.9 M
  2. Nokian WR SUV 4
    28.1 M
  3. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    28.2 M
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    28.3 M
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    28.9 M
  6. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    29 M
  7. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    29.1 M
  8. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    29.3 M
  9. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    29.5 M
  10. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    29.8 M

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X with a result of 3084 N. The difference between best and worst was 8.5%.
  1. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    3084 N
  2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    3081 N
  3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    3035 N
  4. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    3017 N
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    2981 N
  6. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    2964 N
  7. Nokian WR SUV 4
    2955 N
  8. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    2921 N
  9. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    2879 N
  10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    2823 N

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV with a result of 29 s. The difference between best and worst was 3.7%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    29 s
  2. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    29.2 s
  3. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    29.2 s
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    29.6 s
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    29.9 s
  6. Nokian WR SUV 4
    29.9 s
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    29.9 s
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    30 s
  9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    30.1 s
  10. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    30.1 s

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV with a result of 70 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.1%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    70 dB
  2. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    71 dB
  3. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    72 dB
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    72 dB
  5. Nokian WR SUV 4
    72 dB
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    72 dB
  7. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    73 dB
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    73 dB
  9. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    73 dB
  10. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    73 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV. The difference between best and worst was 35.3%.
  1. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    485
  2. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    520
  3. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    540
  4. Nokian WR SUV 4
    545
  5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    560
  6. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    605
  7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    655
  8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    660
  9. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    715
  10. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    750

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV with a result of 7.3 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 21.5%.
  1. Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
    7.3 kg / t
  2. Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X
    7.7 kg / t
  3. Nokian WR SUV 4
    7.9 kg / t
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    7.9 kg / t
  5. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    8 kg / t
  6. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1
    8 kg / t
  7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    8.2 kg / t
  8. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV
    8.2 kg / t
  9. Pirelli Scorpion Winter
    8.5 kg / t
  10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV
    9.3 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 0%
2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV 0%
3 Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV 0%
4 Vredestein Wintrac Pro 0%
5 Firestone Winterhawk 4 0%
6 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 0%
7 Nokian WR SUV 4 0%
8 Pirelli Scorpion Winter 0%
9 Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X 0%
10 Falken Eurowinter HS01 SUV 0%

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