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2022 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
5 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2022 Auto Bild 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.

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Hankook Winter i cept evo3
Firestone Winterhawk 4
Toyo Observe S 944
Falken Eurowinter HS01
Nokian Snowproof P
Petlas Explero W671

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was with a result of 39 M. The difference between best and worst was 17.4%.
  1. 39 M
  2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    43.5 M
  3. Nokian Snowproof P
    43.9 M
  4. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    45.1 M
  5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    45.5 M
  6. Toyo Observe S 944
    45.5 M
  7. Petlas Explero W671
    45.9 M
  8. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    46.1 M
  9. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    46.8 M
  10. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    46.8 M
  11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    47.2 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was with a result of 98.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.4%.
  1. 98.6 Km/H
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    97 Km/H
  3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    96.7 Km/H
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    96.5 Km/H
  5. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    96.3 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    96.2 Km/H
  7. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    96.1 Km/H
  8. Nokian Snowproof P
    96.1 Km/H
  9. Toyo Observe S 944
    95.6 Km/H
  10. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    95.5 Km/H
  11. Petlas Explero W671
    94.3 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was with a result of 46 M. The difference between best and worst was 27.3%.
  1. 46 M
  2. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    46.2 M
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    46.5 M
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    46.8 M
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    46.9 M
  6. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    48.1 M
  7. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    48.9 M
  8. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    49.8 M
  9. Toyo Observe S 944
    50 M
  10. Nokian Snowproof P
    53.2 M
  11. Petlas Explero W671
    63.3 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 78.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 7.6%.
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    78.5 Km/H
  2. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    77.8 Km/H
  3. 77.7 Km/H
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    77.6 Km/H
  5. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    77.5 Km/H
  6. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    77.3 Km/H
  7. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    77.2 Km/H
  8. Nokian Snowproof P
    76.6 Km/H
  9. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    76.4 Km/H
  10. Toyo Observe S 944
    76.3 Km/H
  11. Petlas Explero W671
    72.5 Km/H

Wet Circle (s)

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was with a result of 15.39 s. The difference between best and worst was 11.8%.
  1. 15.39 s
  2. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    15.43 s
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    15.55 s
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    15.56 s
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    15.68 s
  6. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    15.8 s
  7. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    15.94 s
  8. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    16.01 s
  9. Toyo Observe S 944
    16.21 s
  10. Nokian Snowproof P
    16.34 s
  11. Petlas Explero W671
    17.44 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken Eurowinter HS01 with a result of 75.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 13.6%.
  1. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    75.9 Km/H
  2. Toyo Observe S 944
    75.2 Km/H
  3. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    74.1 Km/H
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    73.9 Km/H
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    73.4 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    73 Km/H
  7. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    71 Km/H
  8. 70.5 Km/H
  9. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    70.1 Km/H
  10. Nokian Snowproof P
    67 Km/H
  11. Petlas Explero W671
    65.6 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Toyo Observe S 944 with a result of 4.56 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 34.6%.
  1. Toyo Observe S 944
    4.56 m/sec2
  2. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    4.48 m/sec2
  3. 4.45 m/sec2
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    4.36 m/sec2
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    4.15 m/sec2
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    4.15 m/sec2
  7. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    4.08 m/sec2
  8. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    3.79 m/sec2
  9. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    3.72 m/sec2
  10. Nokian Snowproof P
    3.27 m/sec2
  11. Petlas Explero W671
    2.98 m/sec2

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 24.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 59%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    24.1 M
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    24.4 M
  3. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    24.9 M
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    25 M
  5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    25 M
  6. Nokian Snowproof P
    25.3 M
  7. Toyo Observe S 944
    25.5 M
  8. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    25.6 M
  9. Petlas Explero W671
    26 M
  10. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    26.4 M
  11. 58.8 M

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 3860 N. The difference between best and worst was 82.4%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    3860 N
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    3810 N
  3. Toyo Observe S 944
    3760 N
  4. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    3750 N
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    3750 N
  6. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    3740 N
  7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    3740 N
  8. Nokian Snowproof P
    3690 N
  9. Petlas Explero W671
    3620 N
  10. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    3560 N
  11. 680 N

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 68.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.5%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    68.7 Km/H
  2. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    67.6 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    67.3 Km/H
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    66.9 Km/H
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    66.9 Km/H
  6. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    66.7 Km/H
  7. Nokian Snowproof P
    66.1 Km/H
  8. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    65.4 Km/H
  9. Petlas Explero W671
    65 Km/H
  10. Toyo Observe S 944
    64.9 Km/H

Snow Slalom (m/sec2)

Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 4.68 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 67.7%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    4.68 m/sec2
  2. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    4.46 m/sec2
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    4.44 m/sec2
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    4.44 m/sec2
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    4.41 m/sec2
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    4.34 m/sec2
  7. Petlas Explero W671
    4.24 m/sec2
  8. Nokian Snowproof P
    4.12 m/sec2
  9. Toyo Observe S 944
    4.1 m/sec2
  10. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    4.07 m/sec2
  11. 1.51 m/sec2

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 69.5 dB. The difference between best and worst was 7.2%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    69.5 dB
  2. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    69.9 dB
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    70.1 dB
  4. Nokian Snowproof P
    70.6 dB
  5. Toyo Observe S 944
    70.7 dB
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    71.1 dB
  7. Petlas Explero W671
    71.2 dB
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    71.3 dB
  9. 71.6 dB
  10. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    73.5 dB
  11. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    74.9 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Petlas Explero W671. The difference between best and worst was 58.2%.
  1. Petlas Explero W671
    470
  2. Toyo Observe S 944
    615
  3. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    720
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    750
  5. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    785
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    802
  7. Nokian Snowproof P
    910
  8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    920
  9. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    1060
  10. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    1125

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Snowproof P with a result of 6.89 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 26.6%.
  1. Nokian Snowproof P
    6.89 kg / t
  2. Petlas Explero W671
    7.11 kg / t
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    7.38 kg / t
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    7.5 kg / t
  5. 7.77 kg / t
  6. Toyo Observe S 944
    8.07 kg / t
  7. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    8.47 kg / t
  8. Firestone Winterhawk 4
    8.94 kg / t
  9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    9.15 kg / t
  10. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    9.24 kg / t
  11. Falken Eurowinter HS01
    9.39 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 0%
2 Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 0%
3 Vredestein Wintrac Pro 0%
4 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 0%
5 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 0%
6 Firestone Winterhawk 4 0%
7 Toyo Observe S 944 0%
8 Falken Eurowinter HS01 0%
9 Nokian Snowproof P 0%
10 Petlas Explero W671 0%

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