Test Charts / Moottori

2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tyre, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 205/55 R16
Tyres tested: 8
Disciplines: 10

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tyres can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tyres does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1BFGoodrich G Force Stud	30.77 m	Best	0 km/h
2Gislaved Nord Frost 200	31.3 m	+0.53 m	17 km/h
3Sava Eskimo Stud	31.86 m	+1.09 m	24 km/h
4Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	32.57 m	+1.80 m	31 km/h
5Michelin X Ice North 4	32.79 m	+2.02 m	32 km/h
6Nokian Nordman 8	32.86 m	+2.09 m	33 km/h
7Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	32.91 m	+2.14 m	33 km/h
8Continental IceContact 3	33.65 m	+2.88 m	38 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 9.4% (2.88 m ≈ 0.6 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Continental IceContact 3 would still be travelling at 38 km/h when the BFGoodrich G Force Stud had stopped.

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

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	35.86 m	Best	0 km/h
2Sava Eskimo Stud	36.31 m	+0.45 m	14 km/h
3BFGoodrich G Force Stud	36.77 m	+0.91 m	20 km/h
4Continental IceContact 3	37.1 m	+1.24 m	24 km/h
5Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	37.21 m	+1.35 m	25 km/h
6Gislaved Nord Frost 200	37.76 m	+1.90 m	29 km/h
7Michelin X Ice North 4	38.54 m	+2.68 m	34 km/h
8Nokian Nordman 8	38.81 m	+2.95 m	36 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 8.2% (2.95 m ≈ 0.7 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Nokian Nordman 8 would still be travelling at 36 km/h when the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 had stopped.

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

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	41.87 s	Best
2Continental IceContact 3	41.89 s	+0.02 s
3Gislaved Nord Frost 200	42.12 s	+0.25 s
4BFGoodrich G Force Stud	42.47 s	+0.60 s
5Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	42.57 s	+0.70 s
5Nokian Nordman 8	42.57 s	+0.70 s
7Sava Eskimo Stud	42.66 s	+0.79 s
8Michelin X Ice North 4	43.11 s	+1.24 s

All the tyres in the Wet Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1BFGoodrich G Force Stud	14.89 m	Best	0 km/h
2Michelin X Ice North 4	15.11 m	+0.22 m	16 km/h
3Continental IceContact 3	15.12 m	+0.23 m	16 km/h
4Nokian Nordman 8	15.18 m	+0.29 m	18 km/h
5Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	15.23 m	+0.34 m	19 km/h
6Gislaved Nord Frost 200	15.26 m	+0.37 m	20 km/h
6Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	15.26 m	+0.37 m	20 km/h
8Sava Eskimo Stud	15.65 m	+0.76 m	29 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 5.1% (0.76 m). From 130 km/h, the Sava Eskimo Stud would still be travelling at 29 km/h when the BFGoodrich G Force Stud had stopped.

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

Snow Traction
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	4.65 s	Best
2Michelin X Ice North 4	4.77 s	+0.12 s
3Nokian Nordman 8	4.8 s	+0.15 s
4Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	4.83 s	+0.18 s
5BFGoodrich G Force Stud	4.88 s	+0.23 s
6Gislaved Nord Frost 200	4.94 s	+0.29 s
7Continental IceContact 3	4.96 s	+0.31 s
8Sava Eskimo Stud	5.08 s	+0.43 s

The difference between best and worst was 9.2% (0.43 s).

Snow Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	84.6 s	Best
2Michelin X Ice North 4	84.73 s	+0.13 s
3Continental IceContact 3	85.23 s	+0.63 s
4Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	85.38 s	+0.78 s
5BFGoodrich G Force Stud	85.83 s	+1.23 s
6Nokian Nordman 8	85.86 s	+1.26 s
7Gislaved Nord Frost 200	86.37 s	+1.77 s
8Sava Eskimo Stud	87.36 s	+2.76 s

The difference between best and worst was 3.3% (2.76 s).

Ice

Ice Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	12.22 m	Best	0 km/h
2Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	12.51 m	+0.29 m	20 km/h
3Michelin X Ice North 4	12.82 m	+0.60 m	28 km/h
4Nokian Nordman 8	13.16 m	+0.94 m	35 km/h
5Continental IceContact 3	15.42 m	+3.20 m	59 km/h
6Gislaved Nord Frost 200	16.56 m	+4.34 m	67 km/h
7Sava Eskimo Stud	18.13 m	+5.91 m	74 km/h
8BFGoodrich G Force Stud	18.37 m	+6.15 m	75 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 50.3% (6.15 m ≈ 1.4 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the BFGoodrich G Force Stud would still be travelling at 75 km/h when the Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2 had stopped.

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

Ice Traction
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	4.17 s	Best
2Michelin X Ice North 4	4.39 s	+0.22 s
3Nokian Nordman 8	4.78 s	+0.61 s
4Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	5 s	+0.83 s
5Gislaved Nord Frost 200	5.86 s	+1.69 s
6Continental IceContact 3	5.89 s	+1.72 s
7BFGoodrich G Force Stud	7.02 s	+2.85 s
8Sava Eskimo Stud	7.6 s	+3.43 s

The difference between best and worst was 82.3% (3.43 s).

Ice Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	61.54 s	Best
2Michelin X Ice North 4	62.7 s	+1.16 s
3Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	63.73 s	+2.19 s
4BFGoodrich G Force Stud	66.54 s	+5.00 s
5Gislaved Nord Frost 200	66.88 s	+5.34 s
6Nokian Nordman 8	67.51 s	+5.97 s
7Continental IceContact 3	68.12 s	+6.58 s
8Sava Eskimo Stud	71.81 s	+10.27 s

The difference between best and worst was 16.7% (10.27 s).

Comfort

Noise
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1BFGoodrich G Force Stud	67.5 dB	Best
2Continental IceContact 3	68.6 dB	+1.10 dB
3Gislaved Nord Frost 200	68.7 dB	+1.20 dB
4Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2	69.6 dB	+2.10 dB
5Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10	70.1 dB	+2.60 dB
5Sava Eskimo Stud	70.1 dB	+2.60 dB
7Nokian Nordman 8	70.2 dB	+2.70 dB
8Michelin X Ice North 4	70.3 dB	+2.80 dB