Charts 2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test - Tyre Reviews And Ratings

Below are all the data points for the 2022 Auto Bild 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 Alpin 6

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Cooper Discoverer Winter

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

Hankook Winter I cept RS3

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2

Semperit Speed Grip 5

Kleber Krisalp HP3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Falken Eurowinter HS01

Nexen Winguard Sport

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

Nokian Snowproof P

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Uniroyal WinterExpert

Reference Summer

Reference Winter Budget

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 39.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 17.3%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 125.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.8%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 48.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 25.4%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 with a result of 72.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 14.9%.

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 12.02 s. The difference between best and worst was 15.8%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter I cept RS3 with a result of 81.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 17.5%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Semperit Speed Grip 5 with a result of 2.94 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 46.6%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 with a result of 25.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 37.9%.

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Uniroyal WinterExpert with a result of 2620 N. The difference between best and worst was 67%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Uniroyal WinterExpert with a result of 55.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.8%.

Snow Slalom (m/sec2)

Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 with a result of 3.84 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 52.9%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen Winguard Sport with a result of 69.7 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.2%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Winter Craft WP52 with a result of 41713 KM. The difference between best and worst was 31.7%.

Value (Price/1000)

Euros/1000km based on cost/wear (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Winter Craft WP52 with a result of 11.03 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 53.5%.

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6. The difference between best and worst was 39.3%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Uniroyal WinterExpert with a result of 6.68 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 32.8%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tyre	Score
1	Michelin Alpin 6	0%
2	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	0%
3	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus	0%
4	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	0%
5	Cooper Discoverer Winter	0%
6	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	0%
7	Hankook Winter I cept RS3	0%
8	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	0%
9	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	0%
10	Semperit Speed Grip 5	0%
11	Kleber Krisalp HP3	0%
12	Vredestein Wintrac Pro	0%
13	Falken Eurowinter HS01	0%
14	Nexen Winguard Sport	0%
15	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	0%
16	Firestone Winterhawk 4	0%
17	Kumho Winter Craft WP52	0%
18	Nokian Snowproof P	0%
19	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	0%
20	Uniroyal WinterExpert	0%
21	Reference Summer	0%
22	Reference Winter Budget	0%

2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test