Name: 2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test
Creator: Tyre Reviews
Published: 2021-12-06

Test setup & methodology

The test setting, the conditions recorded and how the results contribute to the score.

Recorded test conditions

Dry Braking: 100 → 0 km/h
Wet Braking: 100 → 0 km/h
Snow Braking: 50 → 0 km/h

The 2021 Auto Bild Sportscars winter tyre test has tested twelve of the best winter tyres in 245/40 R18 size using a Mercedes C Class, AND have included a summer and all season tyre as reference.

This is exceptionally useful for those of us wondering whether to fit winter or all season tyres for the bigger while size, and for a change Auto Bild named the all season tyre used, it's the Vredestein Quatrac Pro.

There are however some drawbacks to the single reference tyre. The Quatrac Pro is an older patter now, and certainly not the best all season tyre on the market anymore. This means while it was good in the dry, it didn't beat all the winter tyres as you'd expect (the Michelin CrossClimate 2 certainly would have), it struggled in the wet, and if you'd expected it to come last in a group of winter tyres in the snow tests, you're also in for a surprise.

Sadly Auto Bild didn't name the summer reference tyre, but this was unusually good in aquaplaning, and one of the best in the dry and wet.

There were also some nice synergies between this test and the Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test, with the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 and Hankook Winter Icept Evo 3 performing amongst the best in both tests, and the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 being the wet specialist of the group.

Dry

As in the Tyre Reviews test, the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 was the best in both dry tests, beating even the all season tyre, but still significantly weaker than the summer reference which was nearly four meters ahead.

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefReference Summer	36.5 m	-4.90 m	0 km/h
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	41.4 m	Best	0 km/h
2Vredestein Quatrac Pro	41.9 m	+0.50 m	14 km/h
3Toyo Snowprox S954	43 m	+1.60 m	25 km/h
4Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	43.1 m	+1.70 m	26 km/h
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro	43.2 m	+1.80 m	27 km/h
6Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	43.5 m	+2.10 m	29 km/h
7Dunlop Winter Sport 5	43.6 m	+2.20 m	29 km/h
8Falken Eurowinter HS01	43.9 m	+2.50 m	31 km/h
8Hankook Winter i cept evo3	43.9 m	+2.50 m	31 km/h
10Nankang SV2	44 m	+2.60 m	32 km/h
10BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	44 m	+2.60 m	32 km/h
12Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	44.2 m	+2.80 m	33 km/h
13Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	44.6 m	+3.20 m	35 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 22.2% (8.1 m ≈ 1.8 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Continental WinterContact TS 850 P would still be travelling at 35 km/h when the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

The order of results was also the same in dry handling, with the reference summer tyre leading Michelin and the all season Vredestein Quatrac Pro, with the Toyo SnowProx S954 in fourth.

Dry Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefReference Summer	105 km/h	+2.10 km/h
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	102.9 km/h	Best
2Vredestein Quatrac Pro	102.5 km/h	-0.40 km/h
3Toyo Snowprox S954	101.7 km/h	-1.20 km/h
4Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	101.6 km/h	-1.30 km/h
5Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	101.4 km/h	-1.50 km/h
6Hankook Winter i cept evo3	101 km/h	-1.90 km/h
7Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	100.9 km/h	-2.00 km/h
8Vredestein Wintrac Pro	100.8 km/h	-2.10 km/h
9Nankang SV2	100.1 km/h	-2.80 km/h
9Falken Eurowinter HS01	100.1 km/h	-2.80 km/h
11BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	99.7 km/h	-3.20 km/h
12Dunlop Winter Sport 5	99.3 km/h	-3.60 km/h
13Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	99 km/h	-3.90 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 5.7% (6 Km/H).

Wet

Wet braking retained the summer tyres advantage, but this time the gap was closer at two meters shorter stopping distance. The difference between the best and worst winter tyre was fifteen meters from 100kph (62mph) which is a vast difference.

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefReference Summer	47.1 m	-1.90 m	0 km/h
1Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	49 m	Best	0 km/h
2Hankook Winter i cept evo3	49.7 m	+0.70 m	15 km/h
3Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	49.8 m	+0.80 m	16 km/h
4Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	50.2 m	+1.20 m	20 km/h
5Toyo Snowprox S954	50.5 m	+1.50 m	22 km/h
6Vredestein Wintrac Pro	51 m	+2.00 m	26 km/h
7Falken Eurowinter HS01	51.4 m	+2.40 m	28 km/h
8Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	52.1 m	+3.10 m	32 km/h
9Dunlop Winter Sport 5	52.4 m	+3.40 m	33 km/h
10Vredestein Quatrac Pro	52.6 m	+3.60 m	34 km/h
11BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	55.5 m	+6.50 m	44 km/h
12Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	56.7 m	+7.70 m	48 km/h
13Nankang SV2	65.4 m	+16.40 m	65 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 38.9% (18.3 m ≈ 4.1 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Nankang SV2 would still be travelling at 65 km/h when the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

The Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 managed to edge out the summer tyre around the wet handling lap.

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	72.9 km/h	Best
RefReference Summer	72.4 km/h	-0.50 km/h
2Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	72 km/h	-0.90 km/h
3Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	71.9 km/h	-1.00 km/h
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	71.9 km/h	-1.00 km/h
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro	71.7 km/h	-1.20 km/h
6Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	70.5 km/h	-2.40 km/h
7Dunlop Winter Sport 5	70.3 km/h	-2.60 km/h
7Vredestein Quatrac Pro	70.3 km/h	-2.60 km/h
9Toyo Snowprox S954	70.1 km/h	-2.80 km/h
10Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	69.9 km/h	-3.00 km/h
11BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	69.2 km/h	-3.70 km/h
12Falken Eurowinter HS01	68.2 km/h	-4.70 km/h
13Nankang SV2	62.7 km/h	-10.20 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 14% (10.2 Km/H).

The summer tyre regained its lead to be the best in straight aquaplaning, leading the best winter tyre by quite a margin.

Straight Aqua
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefReference Summer	101.5 km/h	+4.00 km/h
1BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	97.5 km/h	Best
1Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	97.5 km/h	Best
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	97.4 km/h	-0.10 km/h
4Vredestein Wintrac Pro	97.2 km/h	-0.30 km/h
5Nankang SV2	96.8 km/h	-0.70 km/h
6Falken Eurowinter HS01	96.6 km/h	-0.90 km/h
7Toyo Snowprox S954	96.1 km/h	-1.40 km/h
8Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	94.7 km/h	-2.80 km/h
9Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	94.1 km/h	-3.40 km/h
10Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	93.6 km/h	-3.90 km/h
11	92.5 km/h	-5.00 km/h
11Vredestein Quatrac Pro	92.5 km/h	-5.00 km/h
13Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	90.8 km/h	-6.70 km/h
14Dunlop Winter Sport 5	90.4 km/h	-7.10 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 10.9% (11.1 Km/H).

Snow

Snow braking once again had the BF Goodrich gForce Winter being the best winter tyre on snow, leading the consistent Hankook Winter Icept evo 3 and Dunlop WinterSport 5.

Snow Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	30.7 m	Best	0 km/h
2Hankook Winter i cept evo3	31.7 m	+1.00 m	23 km/h
3Dunlop Winter Sport 5	31.8 m	+1.10 m	24 km/h
4Falken Eurowinter HS01	31.9 m	+1.20 m	25 km/h
5Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	32 m	+1.30 m	26 km/h
6Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	32.1 m	+1.40 m	27 km/h
7Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	32.2 m	+1.50 m	28 km/h
8Vredestein Wintrac Pro	32.3 m	+1.60 m	29 km/h
9Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	32.7 m	+2.00 m	32 km/h
10Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	33.5 m	+2.80 m	38 km/h
11Vredestein Quatrac Pro	34.7 m	+4.00 m	44 km/h
12Toyo Snowprox S954	35.4 m	+4.70 m	47 km/h
13Nankang SV2	36.9 m	+6.20 m	53 km/h
RefReference Summer	57.2 m	+26.50 m	88 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 86.3% (26.5 m ≈ 5.9 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Nankang SV2 would still be travelling at 53 km/h when the BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

BFGoodrich continued its advantage during the snow traction test.

Snow Traction
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	2975 N	Best
2Dunlop Winter Sport 5	2824 N	-151.00 N
3Hankook Winter i cept evo3	2800 N	-175.00 N
4Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	2789 N	-186.00 N
5Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	2727 N	-248.00 N
6Vredestein Wintrac Pro	2705 N	-270.00 N
7Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	2688 N	-287.00 N
8Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	2687 N	-288.00 N
9Falken Eurowinter HS01	2684 N	-291.00 N
10Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	2575 N	-400.00 N
11Vredestein Quatrac Pro	2419 N	-556.00 N
12Nankang SV2	2364 N	-611.00 N
13Toyo Snowprox S954	2353 N	-622.00 N
RefReference Summer	710 N	-2,265.00 N

The difference between best and worst was 76.1% (2,265 N).

Snow handling rounded out the trio of wins for BFGoodrich, while the Nankang SV2 and Toyo Snowprox S954 continued to perform poorly in all snow tests.

Snow Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	44.7 km/h	Best
2Hankook Winter i cept evo3	44.6 km/h	-0.10 km/h
3Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	44.3 km/h	-0.40 km/h
4Dunlop Winter Sport 5	44.1 km/h	-0.60 km/h
5Vredestein Wintrac Pro	44 km/h	-0.70 km/h
5Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	44 km/h	-0.70 km/h
7Falken Eurowinter HS01	43.7 km/h	-1.00 km/h
8Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	43 km/h	-1.70 km/h
9Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	42.7 km/h	-2.00 km/h
10Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	41.3 km/h	-3.40 km/h
11Vredestein Quatrac Pro	40.7 km/h	-4.00 km/h
12Nankang SV2	39.9 km/h	-4.80 km/h
13Toyo Snowprox S954	39.3 km/h	-5.40 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 12.1% (5.4 Km/H).

Environment

The BFGoodrich was also the quietest tyre on test, with the Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 following closely. In this test, every winter and all season tyre were quieter than the summer tyre.

Noise
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	72.4 dB	Best
2Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	72.5 dB	+0.10 dB
3Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	72.8 dB	+0.40 dB
4Nankang SV2	72.9 dB	+0.50 dB
5Vredestein Quatrac Pro	73.3 dB	+0.90 dB
6Toyo Snowprox S954	73.4 dB	+1.00 dB
6Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	73.4 dB	+1.00 dB
8Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	73.9 dB	+1.50 dB
9Falken Eurowinter HS01	74.3 dB	+1.90 dB
10Vredestein Wintrac Pro	74.6 dB	+2.20 dB
11Hankook Winter i cept evo3	74.7 dB	+2.30 dB
12Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	75.1 dB	+2.70 dB
13Dunlop Winter Sport 5	75.4 dB	+3.00 dB
RefReference Summer	75.5 dB	+3.10 dB

The difference between best and worst was 4.3% (3.1 dB).

The Bridgestone had the lowest rolling resistance on test, beating the summer tyre. The all season tyre finished midpack.

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	7.91 kg/t	Best	£0
RefReference Summer	8.03 kg/t	+0.12 kg/t	£7
2Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	8.43 kg/t	+0.52 kg/t	£29
3Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	8.46 kg/t	+0.55 kg/t	£31
4Dunlop Winter Sport 5	8.51 kg/t	+0.60 kg/t	£33
5BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	8.58 kg/t	+0.67 kg/t	£37
6Vredestein Quatrac Pro	8.73 kg/t	+0.82 kg/t	£46
7Hankook Winter i cept evo3	8.74 kg/t	+0.83 kg/t	£46
8Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	8.84 kg/t	+0.93 kg/t	£52
9Nankang SV2	8.91 kg/t	+1.00 kg/t	£56
9Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	8.91 kg/t	+1.00 kg/t	£56
11Toyo Snowprox S954	9.18 kg/t	+1.27 kg/t	£71
12Vredestein Wintrac Pro	9.38 kg/t	+1.47 kg/t	£82
13Falken Eurowinter HS01	10.22 kg/t	+2.31 kg/t	£129

The difference between best and worst was 29.2% (2.31 kg / t). Over 19,000 km a year at £1.45/L, the Falken Eurowinter HS01 uses about 89 L (£129) more fuel than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.

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There was a difference of 270 euros between the cheapest and most expensive tyres, and as always, the cheapest were amongst the worst performing on test.

Results

Dry96.2%

Wet98.7%

Snow96.7%

Comfort96.9%

Rolling Resistance90.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	8^th / 13	43.9 m	+2.50 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 13	101 km/h	-1.90 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 13	49.7 m	+0.70 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 13	71.9 km/h	-1.00 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	5^th / 13	12.65 s	+0.24 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	3^rd / 13	97.4 km/h	-0.10 km/h
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	1^st / 13	4.22 m/sec2	Best in this discipline
Snow BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 13	31.7 m	+1.00 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	3^rd / 13	2800 N	-175.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 13	44.6 km/h	-0.10 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	5^th / 13	3.73 m/sec2	-0.16 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	11^th / 13	74.7 dB	+2.30 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	7^th / 13	8.74 kg/t	+0.83 kg/t

EU Label: C/B/72
Price: 495.00

Dry100%

Wet98.2%

Snow96.2%

Comfort99.5%

Rolling Resistance93.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	1^st / 13	41.4 m	Best in this discipline
Dry HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 13	102.9 km/h	Best in this discipline
Wet BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 13	49.8 m	+0.80 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 13	72 km/h	-0.90 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	4^th / 13	12.57 s	+0.16 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	1^st / 13	97.5 km/h	Best in this discipline
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	5^th / 13	3.82 m/sec2	-0.40 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	5^th / 13	32 m	+1.30 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	8^th / 13	2687 N	-288.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 13	44.3 km/h	-0.40 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	1^st / 13	3.89 m/sec2	Best in this discipline
NoiseLower is better	3^rd / 13	72.8 dB	+0.40 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	2^nd / 13	8.43 kg/t	+0.52 kg/t

EU Label: D/B/70
Price: 700.00

Dry96.9%

Wet97.5%

Snow95.5%

Comfort97.1%

Rolling Resistance84.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	5^th / 13	43.2 m	+1.80 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	8^th / 13	100.8 km/h	-2.10 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	6^th / 13	51 m	+2.00 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 13	71.7 km/h	-1.20 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	6^th / 13	12.67 s	+0.26 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	4^th / 13	97.2 km/h	-0.30 km/h
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	2^nd / 13	4.04 m/sec2	-0.18 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	8^th / 13	32.3 m	+1.60 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	6^th / 13	2705 N	-270.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 13	44 km/h	-0.70 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	3^rd / 13	3.81 m/sec2	-0.08 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	10^th / 13	74.6 dB	+2.20 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	12^th / 13	9.38 kg/t	+1.47 kg/t

EU Label: D/B/72
Price: 535.00

Dry97.4%

Wet98.7%

Snow94.3%

Comfort98.6%

Rolling Resistance100%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	4^th / 13	43.1 m	+1.70 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	4^th / 13	101.6 km/h	-1.30 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	1^st / 13	49 m	Best in this discipline
Wet HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 13	72.9 km/h	Best in this discipline
Wet CircleLower is better	1^st / 13	12.41 s	Best in this discipline
Straight AquaHigher is better	12^th / 13	90.8 km/h	-6.70 km/h
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	8^th / 13	3.73 m/sec2	-0.49 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	7^th / 13	32.2 m	+1.50 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	7^th / 13	2688 N	-287.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	8^th / 13	43 km/h	-1.70 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	6^th / 13	3.72 m/sec2	-0.17 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	6^th / 13	73.4 dB	+1.00 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	1^st / 13	7.91 kg/t	Best in this discipline

EU Label: C/A/72
Price: 615.00

Dry95.7%

Wet95.2%

Snow96.4%

Comfort96%

Rolling Resistance93%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	7^th / 13	43.6 m	+2.20 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	12^th / 13	99.3 km/h	-3.60 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	9^th / 13	52.4 m	+3.40 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 13	70.3 km/h	-2.60 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	8^th / 13	12.73 s	+0.32 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	13^th / 13	90.4 km/h	-7.10 km/h
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	4^th / 13	3.84 m/sec2	-0.38 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 13	31.8 m	+1.10 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	2^nd / 13	2824 N	-151.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	4^th / 13	44.1 km/h	-0.60 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	7^th / 13	3.71 m/sec2	-0.18 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	13^th / 13	75.4 dB	+3.00 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	4^th / 13	8.51 kg/t	+0.60 kg/t

EU Label: C/B/72
Price: 590.00

Dry95.7%

Wet95.7%

Snow95.5%

Comfort96.4%

Rolling Resistance93.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	6^th / 13	43.5 m	+2.10 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	13^th / 13	99 km/h	-3.90 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	8^th / 13	52.1 m	+3.10 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	10^th / 13	69.9 km/h	-3.00 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	7^th / 13	12.7 s	+0.29 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	9^th / 13	94.1 km/h	-3.40 km/h
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	3^rd / 13	3.92 m/sec2	-0.30 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	6^th / 13	32.1 m	+1.40 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	4^th / 13	2789 N	-186.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 13	44 km/h	-0.70 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	8^th / 13	3.66 m/sec2	-0.23 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	12^th / 13	75.1 dB	+2.70 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	3^rd / 13	8.46 kg/t	+0.55 kg/t

EU Label: D/C/72
Price: 590.00

Dry95.4%

Wet97.6%

Snow92.6%

Comfort98%

Rolling Resistance88.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	13^th / 13	44.6 m	+3.20 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 13	100.9 km/h	-2.00 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	4^th / 13	50.2 m	+1.20 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 13	71.9 km/h	-1.00 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	2^nd / 13	12.44 s	+0.03 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	10^th / 13	93.6 km/h	-3.90 km/h
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	11^th / 13	3.62 m/sec2	-0.60 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	9^th / 13	32.7 m	+2.00 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	5^th / 13	2727 N	-248.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 13	42.7 km/h	-2.00 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	9^th / 13	3.46 m/sec2	-0.43 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	8^th / 13	73.9 dB	+1.50 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	9^th / 13	8.91 kg/t	+1.00 kg/t

EU Label: C/A/72
Price: 700.00

Dry95.5%

Wet92.9%

Snow99.8%

Comfort100%

Rolling Resistance92.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	10^th / 13	44 m	+2.60 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	11^th / 13	99.7 km/h	-3.20 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	11^th / 13	55.5 m	+6.50 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	11^th / 13	69.2 km/h	-3.70 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	11^th / 13	13.05 s	+0.64 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	1^st / 13	97.5 km/h	Best in this discipline
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	9^th / 13	3.68 m/sec2	-0.54 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	1^st / 13	30.7 m	Best in this discipline
Snow TractionHigher is better	1^st / 13	2975 N	Best in this discipline
Snow HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 13	44.7 km/h	Best in this discipline
Snow SlalomHigher is better	2^nd / 13	3.85 m/sec2	-0.04 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	1^st / 13	72.4 dB	Best in this discipline
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	5^th / 13	8.58 kg/t	+0.67 kg/t

EU Label: C/B/69
Price: 560.00

Dry95.8%

Wet94%

Snow95.3%

Comfort97.4%

Rolling Resistance77.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	8^th / 13	43.9 m	+2.50 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 13	100.1 km/h	-2.80 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	7^th / 13	51.4 m	+2.40 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	12^th / 13	68.2 km/h	-4.70 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	12^th / 13	13.23 s	+0.82 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	6^th / 13	96.6 km/h	-0.90 km/h
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	10^th / 13	3.63 m/sec2	-0.59 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	4^th / 13	31.9 m	+1.20 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	9^th / 13	2684 N	-291.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 13	43.7 km/h	-1.00 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	4^th / 13	3.79 m/sec2	-0.10 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	9^th / 13	74.3 dB	+1.90 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	13^th / 13	10.22 kg/t	+2.31 kg/t

EU Label: E/B/72
Price: 475.00

Dry96.1%

Wet92.6%

Snow88.7%

Comfort99.9%

Rolling Resistance89.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	12^th / 13	44.2 m	+2.80 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 13	101.4 km/h	-1.50 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	12^th / 13	56.7 m	+7.70 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 13	70.5 km/h	-2.40 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	10^th / 13	12.87 s	+0.46 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	8^th / 13	94.7 km/h	-2.80 km/h
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	12^th / 13	3.43 m/sec2	-0.79 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	10^th / 13	33.5 m	+2.80 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	10^th / 13	2575 N	-400.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	10^th / 13	41.3 km/h	-3.40 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	11^th / 13	3.27 m/sec2	-0.62 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	2^nd / 13	72.5 dB	+0.10 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	8^th / 13	8.84 kg/t	+0.93 kg/t

EU Label: D/B/71
Price: 430.00

Dry97.6%

Wet96.3%

Snow84.5%

Comfort98.6%

Rolling Resistance86.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 13	43 m	+1.60 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 13	101.7 km/h	-1.20 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	5^th / 13	50.5 m	+1.50 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 13	70.1 km/h	-2.80 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	9^th / 13	12.81 s	+0.40 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	7^th / 13	96.1 km/h	-1.40 km/h
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	7^th / 13	3.74 m/sec2	-0.48 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	12^th / 13	35.4 m	+4.70 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	13^th / 13	2353 N	-622.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	13^th / 13	39.3 km/h	-5.40 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	10^th / 13	3.29 m/sec2	-0.60 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	6^th / 13	73.4 dB	+1.00 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	11^th / 13	9.18 kg/t	+1.27 kg/t

EU Label: D/B/71
Price: 525.00

Dry95.7%

Wet85.6%

Snow84%

Comfort99.3%

Rolling Resistance88.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	10^th / 13	44 m	+2.60 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 13	100.1 km/h	-2.80 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	13^th / 13	65.4 m	+16.40 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	13^th / 13	62.7 km/h	-10.20 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	13^th / 13	13.53 s	+1.12 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	5^th / 13	96.8 km/h	-0.70 km/h
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	6^th / 13	3.79 m/sec2	-0.43 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	13^th / 13	36.9 m	+6.20 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	12^th / 13	2364 N	-611.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	12^th / 13	39.9 km/h	-4.80 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	11^th / 13	3.27 m/sec2	-0.62 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	4^th / 13	72.9 dB	+0.50 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	9^th / 13	8.91 kg/t	+1.00 kg/t

EU Label: E/C/71
Price: 450.00

Dry99.2%

Wet94.6%

Snow86.2%

Comfort98.8%

Rolling Resistance90.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (13)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 13	41.9 m	+0.50 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 13	102.5 km/h	-0.40 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	10^th / 13	52.6 m	+3.60 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 13	70.3 km/h	-2.60 km/h
Wet CircleLower is better	3^rd / 13	12.51 s	+0.10 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	11^th / 13	92.5 km/h	-5.00 km/h
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	13^th / 13	3.13 m/sec2	-1.09 m/sec2
Snow BrakingLower is better	11^th / 13	34.7 m	+4.00 m
Snow TractionHigher is better	11^th / 13	2419 N	-556.00 N
Snow HandlingHigher is better	11^th / 13	40.7 km/h	-4.00 km/h
Snow SlalomHigher is better	13^th / 13	3.26 m/sec2	-0.63 m/sec2
NoiseLower is better	5^th / 13	73.3 dB	+0.90 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	6^th / 13	8.73 kg/t	+0.82 kg/t

EU Label: D/B/71
Price: 535.00

Discussion

8 comments

Vasilis Machairas Jan 24, 2022 archived

it is the second winter i am having gForce Winter 2 and i am really amazed by his snow performance. It lacks performance at the dry, but what a snow tyre!

#7775
Marc Valme Dec 14, 2021 archived

Coincidentally, I came here to ask a very similar question, to the question below. I'm really trying to compare the CC2 to the Wintrac Pro for my winter setup. Particularly for wet performance, I assumed that all weather would do better. While there is no direct test, I noticed the Quatrac Pro did better than the CC2 in the wet in autobild all season test. And the Quatrac Pro did worse the the Wintrac pro in the wet in this test. Can I then assume that the Wintrac Pro will do better than the CC2 in the wet?
However if you saying below that quiet updates happen all the time, my assumptions are vulnerable.
Even more so, the older model performance winters tires we get in North America ( Sotto3, Wintrac Pro, PA4 ). I was using the test data from older European tests to make my decisions. Can I no longer assume that the pilot Alpine PA4 or the wintrac Pro, in the American marketplace are the same as what was available in Europe 5 years ago? Tires are complicated man.

#7714
1. TyreReviews Marc Valme Dec 14, 2021 archived
  
  Tyres are complicated, even more so when you start getting to tyres vs tires as the same names can be different tyres (North American CC2 is different from European CC2).
  It's a headache for me.
  
  #7715
  1. Marc Valme TyreReviews Dec 14, 2021 archived
    
    Indeed, but in the end, selecting a good tire is not difficult, trying to figure out what the best is for your situation is what's difficult so it's not really much of a problem is it.
    "Tyre vs Tire" subtle, clever.
    
    #7716
Roel Dec 13, 2021 archived

These are some interesting results! In wet braking and wet handling the reference Vredestein Quatrac Pro all-season tyre scores worse than almost every winter tyre. In the all-season test Autobild did earlier, the exact same tyre (Vredestein Quatrac Pro) achieved the best score in wet braking and wet handling beating other all-season tyres and interestingly also beating the (anonymous) reference winter tyre in that test. What would cause that difference? Why is the same tyre in this test worse in wet than the winter tyres and better than a reference winter tyre (and every other all-season tyre) in another test? Would this be because of the size (in this test 18 inch, in the all-season test 17 inch)? Maybe the reference winter tyre in the all-season test was just a shitty tyre? Or the temperatures (22 degrees in the all-season test, unknown in this test)?

#7708
1. TyreReviews Roel Dec 13, 2021 archived
  
  That's a good bunch of questions :D
  My guess would be that the 17" in the all season test would have received an update, where as the 18" here hasn't yet. But I'll pass on the question to Vred and see what they say.
  Of course, only auto bild really know the answer.
  
  #7709
  1. Roel TyreReviews Dec 13, 2021 archived
    
    That's another possibility I didn't think of! But if the Vredestein tyre received such an update that has a significant impact, would Vredestein not called it Quatrac Pro 2, Quatrac Pro S or Quatrac Pro Evo or something? If I had to guess, I'd put my money on difference in temperature. The all-seasons were tested at too high temperatures (22c) and maybe the winter tyres were tested at or below freezing? Maybe I should ask AutoBild.
    Would love to see a test similar to the test you did a few years ago with tyres at different temperatures but then with more tyres. Four of the best tyres in categories of summer, winter and all-season at different temperatures in wet and dry to see when what tyres performance best.
    
    #7712
    1. TyreReviews Roel Dec 13, 2021 archived
      
      If you do ask Auto Bild let me know if you get a reply!
      I'm not sure why names don't change with updates, but it's not uncommon for tyres to get silently updated a number of times in their life, sometimes they're significant updates too. The only way to tell is that the EAN changes, but that's not usually easy to find data.
      
      #7713

Tyre	Hankook Winter i cept evo3	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	Vredestein Wintrac Pro	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+	Continental WinterContact TS 850 P	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	Falken Eurowinter HS01	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2	Toyo Snowprox S954	Nankang SV2	Vredestein Quatrac Pro
Position	Joint 1^st	Joint 1^st	3^rd	4^th	Joint 5^th	Joint 5^th	7^th	8^th	9^th	10^th	11^th	12^th	13^th
Category scores (% of best)
Dry	96.2%	100%	96.9%	97.4%	95.7%	95.7%	95.4%	95.5%	95.8%	96.1%	97.6%	95.7%	99.2%
Wet	98.7%	98.2%	97.5%	98.7%	95.2%	95.7%	97.6%	92.9%	94%	92.6%	96.3%	85.6%	94.6%
Snow	96.7%	96.2%	95.5%	94.3%	96.4%	95.5%	92.6%	99.8%	95.3%	88.7%	84.5%	84%	86.2%
Comfort	96.9%	99.5%	97.1%	98.6%	96%	96.4%	98%	100%	97.4%	99.9%	98.6%	99.3%	98.8%
Rolling Resistance	90.5%	93.8%	84.3%	100%	93%	93.5%	88.8%	92.2%	77.4%	89.5%	86.2%	88.8%	90.6%
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