Charts 2024 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test - Tyre Reviews And Ratings

Below are all the data points for the 2024 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.

Reference Tyres: Reference tyres are highlighted with a yellow background and are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries.

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Semperit Speed Grip 5

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Michelin Alpin 6

Hankook Winter I cept RS3

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Kleber Krisalp HP3

BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2

Uniroyal WinterExpert

Vredestein Wintrac

Apollo Alnac 4G Winter

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Giti GitiWinterW2

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

Barum Polaris 5

GT-Radial WinterPro2 Evo

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus

Reference Summer (Reference)

Reference All Season (Reference)

Reference Budget (Reference)

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Winter Craft WP52 with a result of 43 M. The difference between best and worst was 7.3%. The Reference Summer [reference tyre] was 10.2% better than the best competitive tyre.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Winter Craft WP52 with a result of 54 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.4%. The Reference Summer [reference tyre] was 2% better than the best competitive tyre.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak 6 with a result of 76.01 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.9%. The Reference Summer [reference tyre] was 1.8% better than the best competitive tyre.

Wet Circle (s)

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak 6 with a result of 12.26 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.5%. The Reference Summer [reference tyre] was 5.1% better than the best competitive tyre.

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 84.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 13.6%. The best competitive tyre was 5.1% better than Reference Summer [reference tyre].

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter I cept RS3 with a result of 3.93 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 49.6%. The best competitive tyre was 23.2% better than Reference Summer [reference tyre].

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter I cept RS3 with a result of 29.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 5.8%. The best competitive tyre was 2% better than Reference All Season [reference tyre].

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Dunlop Winter Sport 5 with a result of 2570 N. The difference between best and worst was 11.6%. The best competitive tyre was 2.1% better than Reference All Season [reference tyre].

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Giti GitiWinterW2 with a result of 60.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.6%. The best competitive tyre was 2.2% better than Reference All Season [reference tyre].

Snow Slalom (m/sec2)

Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Winter I cept RS3 with a result of 3.31 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%. The best competitive tyre was 3.4% better than Reference All Season [reference tyre].

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Giti GitiWinterW2 with a result of 70.3 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%. The best competitive tyre was 1% better than Reference All Season [reference tyre].

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 50500 KM. The difference between best and worst was 26%.

Value (Price/1000)

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

Key Insight: The best performer was Semperit Speed Grip 5 with a result of 6.64 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 41.2%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Barum Polaris 5 with a result of 7.28 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 28.3%.

Overall Findings

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

Reference Tyres: Reference tyres (highlighted with yellow background) are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries. They typically show as 0% in overall scoring as they are not part of the final ranking.

Position	Tyre	Score
1	Continental WinterContact TS 870	0%
2	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	0%
3	Semperit Speed Grip 5	0%
4	Bridgestone Blizzak 6	0%
5	Michelin Alpin 6	0%
6	Hankook Winter I cept RS3	0%
7	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	0%
8	Kleber Krisalp HP3	0%
9	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	0%
10	Uniroyal WinterExpert	0%
11	Vredestein Wintrac	0%
12	Apollo Alnac 4G Winter	0%
13	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	0%
14	Giti GitiWinterW2	0%
15	Kumho Winter Craft WP52	0%
16	Barum Polaris 5	0%
17	GT-Radial WinterPro2 Evo	0%
18	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	0%
19	Firestone Winterhawk 4	0%
20	Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus	0%
-	Reference Summer (Reference)	0%
-	Reference All Season (Reference)	0%
-	Reference Budget (Reference)	0%

2024 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test