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2023/24 Tyre Reviews UHP Winter Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
8 min read Updated
Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Dry
  3. Wet
  4. Snow
  5. Comfort
  6. Value
  7. Results
  8. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
  9. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
  10. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
  11. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
  12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
  13. Superia Bluewin UHP2

The 2023 Tyre Reviews UHP winter tyre test was an unusual test for Tyre Reviews. Due to travel schedules I was unable to drive the snow part of the testing, and as these tyres have been tested before this year I wouldn't have usually run such a similar test again, but this one had the possibility of a real world wear test which is hard to say no to. 

The results, well they are very interesting and shine a new light on some of the products tested.

This test used a Ford Mustang to test the large 255/40 R19 ultra high performance winter tyre test, and the fact we tested wear means we could also test the tyres at a worn state, and due to the timing of the testing, there was the opportunity to test wet braking at warm and cooler temperatures.

This is a tyre test for the real geeks, so I'll be concentrating on the data heavily. 

Test Publication:
255/40 R19 6 tyres 5 categories
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Test Size: 255/40 R19
Tyres Tested: 6 tyres
Test Categories:
5 categories (22 tests)
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Dry

In the dry the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 proved to be the best at stopping the car, impressively beating the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 which usually dominates the category. The Michelin did have the best subjective results when analysing the balance of the vehicle across the lap and during emergency lane changes.

Dry Braking

Spread: 1.30 M (3.1%)|Avg: 42.38 M
Dry braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h) [Average Temperature 17.5c] (Lower is better)
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    41.70 M
  2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    42.00 M
  3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    42.10 M
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    42.60 M
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    42.90 M
  6. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    43.00 M

Michelin jumped back to the front for dry handling, ahead of the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.

Dry Handling

Spread: 2.44 s (4.7%)|Avg: 53.25 s
Dry handling time in seconds [Average Temperature 19.5c] (Lower is better)
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    52.46 s
  2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    52.87 s
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    53.01 s
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    53.09 s
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    53.18 s
  6. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    54.90 s

Wet

When it comes to winter tyres and wet grip, it's always been difficult to beat the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005, and this test is no different with the Japanese tyre having a large advantage over the second placed Vredestein and Continental pairing.

Wet Braking

Spread: 5.80 M (21%)|Avg: 30.82 M
Wet braking in meters (80 - 0 km/h) [Average Temperature 19.5c] (Lower is better)
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    27.60 M
  2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    30.50 M
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    30.50 M
  4. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    31.30 M
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    31.60 M
  6. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    33.40 M

The Bridgestone still led in the cooler wet braking test, but it's advantage was smaller, and Continental jumped above the Vredestein. The order otherwise remained the same.

Wet Braking - Cool

Spread: 3.20 M (10.4%)|Avg: 32.20 M
Wet braking at cooler temperature in meters (80 - 0 km/h) [Average Temperature 7.5c] (Lower is better)
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    30.70 M
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    31.20 M
  3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    31.60 M
  4. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    32.90 M
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    32.90 M
  6. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    33.90 M

Usually worn wet braking is conducted with the tyres buffed down to the same tread depth. We didn't have the chance to do this, but as we had worn tyres from the wear test I wanted the data to see how they'd brake at their post-wear tread depth. 

The order was surprisingly similar, especially when you consider the Bridgestone had much lower tread depth compared to some of its rivals (more on that in a bit.) As this is an unusual way of doing a worn wet braking, the overall weighting of this test is very low in the final results. The worn depth of the tyres can be found in the wear section.

Wet Braking - Worn

Spread: 9.50 M (29.1%)|Avg: 35.47 M
Wet braking at Low Tread Depth (80 - 0 km/h) [Average Temperature 22c] (Lower is better)
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    32.70 M
  2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    32.90 M
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    33.20 M
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    34.60 M
  5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    37.20 M
  6. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    42.20 M

Bridgestone remained at the front for the wet handling test, with the Continental close behind, with both tyres leading the subjective scoring.

Wet Handling

Spread: 7.20 s (8.5%)|Avg: 86.98 s
Wet handling time in seconds [Average Temperature 10c] (Lower is better)
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    84.77 s
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    85.01 s
  3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    85.73 s
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    86.57 s
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    87.85 s
  6. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    91.97 s

Bridgestone was the fastest around the wet circle.

Wet Circle

Spread: 0.62 s (5.2%)|Avg: 12.12 s
Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds [Average Temperature 12c] (Lower is better)
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    11.81 s
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    12.02 s
  3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    12.05 s
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    12.09 s
  5. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    12.32 s
  6. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    12.43 s

The Bridgestone also had the best straight and curved aquaplaning result, rounding it out as undoubtedly the best winter tyre in the wet.

Straight Aqua

Spread: 12.50 Km/H (12.5%)|Avg: 93.40 Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    100.10 Km/H
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    94.90 Km/H
  3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    92.80 Km/H
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    92.60 Km/H
  5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    92.40 Km/H
  6. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    87.60 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Spread: 2.06 m/sec2 (62.8%)|Avg: 2.23 m/sec2
Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    3.28 m/sec2
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    2.37 m/sec2
  3. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    2.32 m/sec2
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    2.30 m/sec2
  5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    1.87 m/sec2
  6. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    1.22 m/sec2

Snow

The snowmaster Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 proved once again it was the best in snow braking.

Snow Braking

Spread: 0.50 M (3.1%)|Avg: 16.19 M
Snow braking in meters (40 - 0 km/h) [Average Temperature -8.5c] (Lower is better)
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    15.93 M
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    16.11 M
  3. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    16.11 M
  4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    16.21 M
  5. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    16.36 M
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    16.43 M

The Michelin also led the snow traction test, with the Hankook Winter I*Cept evo3 close behind.

Snow Traction

Spread: 0.87 s (11%)|Avg: 8.26 s
Snow acceleration time (0 - 20 km/h) [Average Temperature -8.5c] (Lower is better)
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    7.93 s
  2. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    7.94 s
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    8.20 s
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    8.34 s
  5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    8.36 s
  6. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    8.80 s

The Michelin was also the best during snow handling with the subjective driver reporting it was also the best subjectively.

Snow Handling

Spread: 2.80 s (3.5%)|Avg: 80.69 s
Snow handling time in seconds [Average Temperature -4c] (Lower is better)
  1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    79.76 s
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    80.00 s
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    80.32 s
  4. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    80.48 s
  5. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    81.04 s
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    82.56 s

Comfort

The budget winter tyre was best in the external passby noise test.

Noise

Spread: 3.80 dB (5.3%)|Avg: 72.93 dB
External noise in dB (Lower is better)
  1. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    71.30 dB
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    72.00 dB
  3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    72.40 dB
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    73.10 dB
  5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    73.70 dB
  6. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    75.10 dB

Value

We always expect Michelin products to do best in wear, and we were not disappointed with their predicted tread life to 1.6mm being the best in test! However interestingly if you live in an area where there is a 4mm law for winter tyres, the Vredestein proved to be the best as it started with a higher tread depth than the Michelin and still had an excellent wear compound.

The wear was tested on a fleet of FWD Audi A6s, driven for 12,120km, and the wear was averaged between the two front tyres to calculate down to 4mm and 1.6mm.

TyreStarting Tread DepthTread depth at 12,120kmProjected wear to 4mmProjected wear to 1.6mm
Bridgestone Blizzak LM0058mm4.3mm11,375mm17,420km
Continental WinterContact TS870P8.5mm6.5mm17,500km26,000km
Hankook Winter I*Cept Evo 38.5mm6.4mm16,100km25,180km
Michelin Pilot Alpin 57.6mm5.9mm19,075km31,460km
Superia Bluewin UHP26.6mm3.3mm6,300km16,640km
Vredestein Wintrac Pro8.5mm6.9mm20,125km30,160km

Please note that wear is non-linear, tyres wear faster during the first few thousand miles. The tyres are measured at least ten times during the wear test and the projected wear calculations are made from the data points after the wear has stabilised, which is why the numbers above don't line up if you straight calculate it. 

In terms of purchase price, the budget Superia winter tyre proved to be very cheap to buy, less than half the price of the next cheapest product.

Price

Spread: 176.73 (253.4%)|Avg: 185.73
Price in local currency (Lower is better)
  1. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    69.73
  2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    172.34
  3. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    185.85
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    216.22
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    223.80
  6. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    246.46

With wear and purchase price we can calculate one of the most important metrics, cost per 1000 km driven. Thanks to the exceptional mileage and low purchase price, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro had a clear advantage in this test. The budget tyre, which was so cheap to buy didn't offer much of an value advantage when compared to the tyres which actually offered grip in the dry, wet and snow. 

The big loser of the value category was the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005, which compared high wear with a high purchase price to make it significantly more expensive than the Michelin and Continental per 1000 km driven.

Value

Spread: 8.22 Price/1000 (196.2%)|Avg: 7.67 Price/1000
Euros/1000km based on cost/wear (Lower is better)
  1. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    4.19 Price/1000
  2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    5.71 Price/1000
  3. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    7.29 Price/1000
  4. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    7.83 Price/1000
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    8.58 Price/1000
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    12.41 Price/1000

Vredestein sadly undid some of it's amazing value work by having the highest rolling resistance of the test, with the Hankook and Continental the only tyres to sneak under the 8kg/t mark.

Rolling Resistance

Spread: 1.46 kg / t (18.6%)|Avg: 8.36 kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)
  1. Hankook Winter i cept evo3
    7.84 kg / t
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
    7.97 kg / t
  3. Superia Bluewin UHP2
    8.02 kg / t
  4. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
    8.45 kg / t
  5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
    8.58 kg / t
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
    9.30 kg / t

Results

So, the big question is, how important is wear? If it was a summer or all season test, it would be unquestionably important, and to the people who do a lot of miles on your winter tyres, then again it's important. But if you're a person who's winter tyres age out before they wear out, and you just want the best grip overall, then it's less of a thing for you.

In summary, if wear isn't important to you as your winter tyres age out before they wear out, the Bridgestone is still very hard to beat. In the final rankings I am including wear as I do think it's important to more people than it's not, so the winner of this test was once again the Continental Wintercontact TS870P proving that not only does it have good grip in all conditions, as we've seen in other tests, but also that it wears well too. 

That's not to say the Michelin and Vredestein aren't also great tyres from this test, the gap between the top three was incredibly tiny, and the Hankook once again proved to be a solid winter tyre.

1st

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

255/40 R19 100V
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
  • EU Label: C/B/71
  • 3PMSF: yes
  • Weight: 11.26 kgs
  • Tread: 8.5 mm
  • Price: 223.80
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 4th 42.6 M 41.7 M +0.9 M 97.89%
Dry Handling 3rd 53.01 s 52.46 s +0.55 s 98.96%
Subj. Dry Handling 3rd 9.5 Points 10 Points -0.5 Points 95%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 2nd 30.5 M 27.6 M +2.9 M 90.49%
Wet Braking - Cool 2nd 31.2 M 30.7 M +0.5 M 98.4%
Wet Braking - Worn 3rd 33.2 M 32.7 M +0.5 M 98.49%
Wet Handling 2nd 85.01 s 84.77 s +0.24 s 99.72%
Subj. Wet Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Wet Circle 2nd 12.02 s 11.81 s +0.21 s 98.25%
Straight Aqua 2nd 94.9 Km/H 100.1 Km/H -5.2 Km/H 94.81%
Curved Aquaplaning 2nd 2.37 m/sec2 3.28 m/sec2 -0.91 m/sec2 72.26%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 4th 16.21 M 15.93 M +0.28 M 98.27%
Snow Traction 3rd 8.2 s 7.93 s +0.27 s 96.71%
Snow Handling 2nd 80 s 79.76 s +0.24 s 99.7%
Subj. Snow Handling 2nd 9.8 Points 10 Points -0.2 Points 98%
Snow Slalom 2nd 0.348 m/sec2 0.352 m/sec2 -0 m/sec2 98.86%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 1st 10 Points 100%
Noise 2nd 72 dB 71.3 dB +0.7 dB 99.03%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wear 3rd 26000 KM 31460 KM -5460 KM 82.64%
Value 5th 8.58 Price/1000 4.19 Price/1000 +4.39 Price/1000 48.83%
Price 5th 223.8 69.73 +154.07 31.16%
Rolling Resistance 2nd 7.97 kg / t 7.84 kg / t +0.13 kg / t 98.37%
Highly Recommended Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
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2nd

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

255/40 R19 100V
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
  • EU Label: D/B/70
  • 3PMSF: yes
  • Weight: 11.21 kgs
  • Tread: 7.6 mm
  • Price: 246.46
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 2nd 42 M 41.7 M +0.3 M 99.29%
Dry Handling 1st 52.46 s 100%
Subj. Dry Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 4th 31.3 M 27.6 M +3.7 M 88.18%
Wet Braking - Cool 4th 32.9 M 30.7 M +2.2 M 93.31%
Wet Braking - Worn 5th 37.2 M 32.7 M +4.5 M 87.9%
Wet Handling 3rd 85.73 s 84.77 s +0.96 s 98.88%
Subj. Wet Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Wet Circle 3rd 12.05 s 11.81 s +0.24 s 98.01%
Straight Aqua 5th 92.4 Km/H 100.1 Km/H -7.7 Km/H 92.31%
Curved Aquaplaning 5th 1.87 m/sec2 3.28 m/sec2 -1.41 m/sec2 57.01%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 1st 15.93 M 100%
Snow Traction 1st 7.93 s 100%
Snow Handling 1st 79.76 s 100%
Subj. Snow Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Snow Slalom 1st 0.352 m/sec2 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 2nd 9.75 Points 10 Points -0.25 Points 97.5%
Noise 3rd 72.4 dB 71.3 dB +1.1 dB 98.48%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wear 1st 31460 KM 100%
Value 4th 7.83 Price/1000 4.19 Price/1000 +3.64 Price/1000 53.51%
Price 6th 246.46 69.73 +176.73 28.29%
Rolling Resistance 4th 8.45 kg / t 7.84 kg / t +0.61 kg / t 92.78%
Test Winner Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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3rd

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

255/40 R19 100V
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
  • EU Label: D/B/72
  • 3PMSF: yes
  • Weight: 12.68 kgs
  • Tread: 8.5 mm
  • Price: 172.34
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 3rd 42.1 M 41.7 M +0.4 M 99.05%
Dry Handling 2nd 52.87 s 52.46 s +0.41 s 99.22%
Subj. Dry Handling 3rd 9.5 Points 10 Points -0.5 Points 95%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 2nd 30.5 M 27.6 M +2.9 M 90.49%
Wet Braking - Cool 3rd 31.6 M 30.7 M +0.9 M 97.15%
Wet Braking - Worn 2nd 32.9 M 32.7 M +0.2 M 99.39%
Wet Handling 4th 86.57 s 84.77 s +1.8 s 97.92%
Subj. Wet Handling 4th 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Wet Circle 4th 12.09 s 11.81 s +0.28 s 97.68%
Straight Aqua 3rd 92.8 Km/H 100.1 Km/H -7.3 Km/H 92.71%
Curved Aquaplaning 4th 2.3 m/sec2 3.28 m/sec2 -0.98 m/sec2 70.12%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 6th 16.43 M 15.93 M +0.5 M 96.96%
Snow Traction 5th 8.36 s 7.93 s +0.43 s 94.86%
Snow Handling 6th 82.56 s 79.76 s +2.8 s 96.61%
Subj. Snow Handling 6th 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Snow Slalom 6th 0.326 m/sec2 0.352 m/sec2 -0.03 m/sec2 92.61%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 4th 9.25 Points 10 Points -0.75 Points 92.5%
Noise 5th 73.7 dB 71.3 dB +2.4 dB 96.74%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wear 2nd 30160 KM 31460 KM -1300 KM 95.87%
Value 2nd 5.71 Price/1000 4.19 Price/1000 +1.52 Price/1000 73.38%
Price 2nd 172.34 69.73 +102.61 40.46%
Rolling Resistance 6th 9.3 kg / t 7.84 kg / t +1.46 kg / t 84.3%
Recommended Vredestein Wintrac Pro
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4th

Hankook Winter i cept evo3

255/40 R19 100V
Hankook Winter i cept evo3
  • EU Label: C/B/73
  • 3PMSF: yes
  • Weight: 11.47 kgs
  • Tread: 8.5 mm
  • Price: 185.85
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 5th 42.9 M 41.7 M +1.2 M 97.2%
Dry Handling 5th 53.18 s 52.46 s +0.72 s 98.65%
Subj. Dry Handling 3rd 9.5 Points 10 Points -0.5 Points 95%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 5th 31.6 M 27.6 M +4 M 87.34%
Wet Braking - Cool 4th 32.9 M 30.7 M +2.2 M 93.31%
Wet Braking - Worn 4th 34.6 M 32.7 M +1.9 M 94.51%
Wet Handling 5th 87.85 s 84.77 s +3.08 s 96.49%
Subj. Wet Handling 4th 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Wet Circle 5th 12.32 s 11.81 s +0.51 s 95.86%
Straight Aqua 4th 92.6 Km/H 100.1 Km/H -7.5 Km/H 92.51%
Curved Aquaplaning 3rd 2.32 m/sec2 3.28 m/sec2 -0.96 m/sec2 70.73%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 2nd 16.11 M 15.93 M +0.18 M 98.88%
Snow Traction 2nd 7.94 s 7.93 s +0.01 s 99.87%
Snow Handling 4th 80.48 s 79.76 s +0.72 s 99.11%
Subj. Snow Handling 4th 9.2 Points 10 Points -0.8 Points 92%
Snow Slalom 4th 0.342 m/sec2 0.352 m/sec2 -0.01 m/sec2 97.16%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 4th 9.25 Points 10 Points -0.75 Points 92.5%
Noise 6th 75.1 dB 71.3 dB +3.8 dB 94.94%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wear 4th 25480 KM 31460 KM -5980 KM 80.99%
Value 3rd 7.29 Price/1000 4.19 Price/1000 +3.1 Price/1000 57.48%
Price 3rd 185.85 69.73 +116.12 37.52%
Rolling Resistance 1st 7.84 kg / t 100%
Recommended Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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5th

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

255/40 R19 100V
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
  • EU Label: C/A/73
  • 3PMSF: yes
  • Weight: 11.89 kgs
  • Tread: 8 mm
  • Price: 216.22
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 1st 41.7 M 100%
Dry Handling 4th 53.09 s 52.46 s +0.63 s 98.81%
Subj. Dry Handling 2nd 9.8 Points 10 Points -0.2 Points 98%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 1st 27.6 M 100%
Wet Braking - Cool 1st 30.7 M 100%
Wet Braking - Worn 1st 32.7 M 100%
Wet Handling 1st 84.77 s 100%
Subj. Wet Handling 3rd 9.5 Points 10 Points -0.5 Points 95%
Wet Circle 1st 11.81 s 100%
Straight Aqua 1st 100.1 Km/H 100%
Curved Aquaplaning 1st 3.28 m/sec2 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 2nd 16.11 M 15.93 M +0.18 M 98.88%
Snow Traction 4th 8.34 s 7.93 s +0.41 s 95.08%
Snow Handling 3rd 80.32 s 79.76 s +0.56 s 99.3%
Subj. Snow Handling 3rd 9.5 Points 10 Points -0.5 Points 95%
Snow Slalom 3rd 0.344 m/sec2 0.352 m/sec2 -0.01 m/sec2 97.73%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 2nd 9.75 Points 10 Points -0.25 Points 97.5%
Noise 4th 73.1 dB 71.3 dB +1.8 dB 97.54%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wear 5th 17420 KM 31460 KM -14040 KM 55.37%
Value 6th 12.41 Price/1000 4.19 Price/1000 +8.22 Price/1000 33.76%
Price 4th 216.22 69.73 +146.49 32.25%
Rolling Resistance 5th 8.58 kg / t 7.84 kg / t +0.74 kg / t 91.38%
Recommended Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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6th

Superia Bluewin UHP2

255/40 R19 100V
Superia Bluewin UHP2
  • EU Label: C/C/72
  • 3PMSF: yes
  • Weight: 11.8 kgs
  • Tread: 6.6 mm
  • Price: 69.73
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 6th 43 M 41.7 M +1.3 M 96.98%
Dry Handling 6th 54.9 s 52.46 s +2.44 s 95.56%
Subj. Dry Handling 3rd 9.5 Points 10 Points -0.5 Points 95%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 6th 33.4 M 27.6 M +5.8 M 82.63%
Wet Braking - Cool 6th 33.9 M 30.7 M +3.2 M 90.56%
Wet Braking - Worn 6th 42.2 M 32.7 M +9.5 M 77.49%
Wet Handling 6th 91.97 s 84.77 s +7.2 s 92.17%
Subj. Wet Handling 6th 5 Points 10 Points -5 Points 50%
Wet Circle 6th 12.43 s 11.81 s +0.62 s 95.01%
Straight Aqua 6th 87.6 Km/H 100.1 Km/H -12.5 Km/H 87.51%
Curved Aquaplaning 6th 1.22 m/sec2 3.28 m/sec2 -2.06 m/sec2 37.2%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Snow Braking 5th 16.36 M 15.93 M +0.43 M 97.37%
Snow Traction 6th 8.8 s 7.93 s +0.87 s 90.11%
Snow Handling 5th 81.04 s 79.76 s +1.28 s 98.42%
Subj. Snow Handling 4th 9.2 Points 10 Points -0.8 Points 92%
Snow Slalom 4th 0.342 m/sec2 0.352 m/sec2 -0.01 m/sec2 97.16%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 4th 9.25 Points 10 Points -0.75 Points 92.5%
Noise 1st 71.3 dB 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wear 6th 16640 KM 31460 KM -14820 KM 52.89%
Value 1st 4.19 Price/1000 100%
Price 1st 69.73 100%
Rolling Resistance 3rd 8.02 kg / t 7.84 kg / t +0.18 kg / t 97.76%
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