Charts 2024 ADAC 16 Inch Winter Tyre Test

Below are all the data points for the 2024 ADAC 16 Inch 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.

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Michelin Alpin 6

Hankook Winter I cept RS3

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Nokian Snowproof 2

Falken EUROWINTER HS02

Zeetex WH 1000

GT-Radial WinterPro2 Evo

Vredestein Wintrac

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Winrun Winter max A1 WR22

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken EUROWINTER HS02 with a result of 43.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 6.9%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 with a result of 35.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 13.8%.

Wet Braking - Concrete (M)

Wet braking on Concrete in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 with a result of 38.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 17.4%.

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 84.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 18.4%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 with a result of 3.7 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 35.1%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Dunlop Winter Sport 5 with a result of 9.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 10%.

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Alpin 6 with a result of 236 N. The difference between best and worst was 11.9%.

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 with a result of 18.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.3%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Wintrac with a result of 70.4 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Alpin 6 with a result of 53200 KM. The difference between best and worst was 37.2%.

Fuel Consumption (l/100km)

Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the fuel consumption test finished less than 3% apart.

Abrasion (mg/km/t)

Weight of Tyre Wear Particles Lost (mg/km/t) (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter I cept RS3 with a result of 48 mg/km/t. The difference between best and worst was 39.2%.

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tyre	Score
1	Continental WinterContact TS 870	0%
2	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	0%
3	Michelin Alpin 6	0%
4	Hankook Winter I cept RS3	0%
5	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	0%
6	Nokian Snowproof 2	0%
7	Falken EUROWINTER HS02	0%
8	Zeetex WH 1000	0%
9	GT-Radial WinterPro2 Evo	0%
10	Vredestein Wintrac	0%
11	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	0%
12	Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	0%

2024 ADAC 16 Inch Winter Tyre Test

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