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2022 ViBilagare Nordic 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 ViBilagare Nordic 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 X Ice Snow SUV
Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
Mazzini Snowleopard LX
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
Continental VikingContact 7
Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 1.83 M (5.5%) | Avg: 34.22 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3 with a result of 33.29 M. The difference between best and worst was 5.2%.
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    33.29 M
  2. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    33.59 M
  3. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    33.85 M
  4. Continental VikingContact 7
    34.2 M
  5. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    34.46 M
  6. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    34.46 M
  7. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    34.77 M
  8. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    35.12 M

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Spread: 4.00 Points (80%) | Avg: 3.38 Points

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 with a result of 5 Points. The difference between best and worst was 80%.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    5 Points
  2. Continental VikingContact 7
    4 Points
  3. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    4 Points
  4. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    4 Points
  5. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    4 Points
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    3 Points
  7. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    2 Points
  8. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    1 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 4.34 M (11.9%) | Avg: 38.56 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 with a result of 36.42 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.6%.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    36.42 M
  2. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    37.3 M
  3. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    38.29 M
  4. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    38.38 M
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    38.86 M
  6. Continental VikingContact 7
    38.98 M
  7. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    39.51 M
  8. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    40.76 M

Wet Handling (s)

Spread: 1.18 s (2.8%) | Avg: 42.47 s

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the wet handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    41.88 s
  2. Continental VikingContact 7
    42.05 s
  3. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    42.11 s
  4. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    42.4 s
  5. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    42.63 s
  6. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    42.67 s
  7. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    42.97 s
  8. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    43.06 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 10.30 Km/H (14.6%) | Avg: 65.50 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV with a result of 70.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 14.6%.
  1. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    70.6 Km/H
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    70.2 Km/H
  3. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    69 Km/H
  4. Continental VikingContact 7
    68 Km/H
  5. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    62.1 Km/H
  6. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    61.9 Km/H
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    61.9 Km/H
  8. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    60.3 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 0.66 M (6%) | Avg: 11.35 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV with a result of 10.94 M. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%.
  1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    10.94 M
  2. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    11.16 M
  3. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    11.25 M
  4. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    11.35 M
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    11.4 M
  6. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    11.5 M
  7. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    11.56 M
  8. Continental VikingContact 7
    11.6 M

Snow Traction (s)

Spread: 0.29 s (10.6%) | Avg: 2.83 s

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin X Ice Snow SUV with a result of 2.74 s. The difference between best and worst was 9.6%.
  1. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    2.74 s
  2. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    2.77 s
  3. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    2.77 s
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    2.82 s
  5. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    2.83 s
  6. Continental VikingContact 7
    2.85 s
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    2.86 s
  8. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    3.03 s

Snow Handling (s)

Spread: 4.45 s (6.1%) | Avg: 74.39 s

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV with a result of 72.84 s. The difference between best and worst was 5.8%.
  1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    72.84 s
  2. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    73.26 s
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    73.41 s
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    73.45 s
  5. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    74.01 s
  6. Continental VikingContact 7
    74.02 s
  7. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    76.8 s
  8. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    77.29 s

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Spread: 3.83 M (29.7%) | Avg: 14.29 M

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV with a result of 12.89 M. The difference between best and worst was 22.9%.
  1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    12.89 M
  2. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    13.37 M
  3. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    13.66 M
  4. Continental VikingContact 7
    13.69 M
  5. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    13.79 M
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    14.55 M
  7. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    15.61 M
  8. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    16.72 M

Ice Traction (s)

Spread: 0.79 s (26.9%) | Avg: 3.23 s

Ice acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV with a result of 2.94 s. The difference between best and worst was 21.2%.
  1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    2.94 s
  2. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    3.05 s
  3. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    3.11 s
  4. Continental VikingContact 7
    3.15 s
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    3.16 s
  6. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    3.35 s
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    3.37 s
  8. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    3.73 s

Ice Handling (s)

Spread: 3.17 s (7.9%) | Avg: 41.51 s

Ice handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV with a result of 39.97 s. The difference between best and worst was 7.3%.
  1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    39.97 s
  2. Continental VikingContact 7
    40.85 s
  3. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    40.89 s
  4. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    40.95 s
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    41.68 s
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    41.83 s
  7. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    42.77 s
  8. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    43.14 s

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 2.10 dB (2.9%) | Avg: 75.10 dB

Internal noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the noise test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    73.5 dB
  2. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    74.9 dB
  3. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    75.1 dB
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    75.3 dB
  5. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    75.4 dB
  6. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    75.5 dB
  7. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    75.5 dB
  8. Continental VikingContact 7
    75.6 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 1056.00 (62.7%) | Avg: 2317.25

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Mazzini Snowleopard LX. The difference between best and worst was 38.5%.
  1. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    1684
  2. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    1898
  3. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    2239
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    2416
  5. Continental VikingContact 7
    2442
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    2545
  7. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    2574
  8. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    2740

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 0.64 kg / t (11.5%) | Avg: 5.86 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV with a result of 5.58 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 10.3%.
  1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV
    5.58 kg / t
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2
    5.71 kg / t
  3. Continental VikingContact 7
    5.71 kg / t
  4. Michelin X Ice Snow SUV
    5.79 kg / t
  5. Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV
    5.81 kg / t
  6. Mazzini Snowleopard LX
    5.85 kg / t
  7. Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1
    6.19 kg / t
  8. Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3
    6.22 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV 0%
2 Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 0%
3 Continental VikingContact 7 0%
4 Michelin X Ice Snow SUV 0%
5 Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1 0%
6 Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3 0%
7 Kumho WinterCraft WS51 SUV 0%
8 Mazzini Snowleopard LX 0%

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