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2025 Auto Express Winter Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
4 min read
Below are all the data points for the 2025 Auto Express 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
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
Michelin Alpin 7
Linglong Sport Master Winter
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
Triangle WinterX TW401

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 with a result of 30 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.4%.
  1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    30 M
  2. Michelin Alpin 7
    30.71 M
  3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    31.25 M
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    31.35 M
  5. Linglong Sport Master Winter
    31.98 M
  6. Triangle WinterX TW401
    32.5 M
  7. Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
    32.72 M
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
    32.75 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Linglong Sport Master Winter
    58 s
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    58.53 s
  3. Triangle WinterX TW401
    59 s
  4. Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
    59.18 s
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    59.3 s
  6. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    59.55 s
  7. Michelin Alpin 7
    59.61 s
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
    59.73 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 with a result of 35 M. The difference between best and worst was 13.3%.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    35 M
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    35.43 M
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    35.57 M
  4. Linglong Sport Master Winter
    36.34 M
  5. Michelin Alpin 7
    37 M
  6. Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
    37.35 M
  7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
    37.8 M
  8. Triangle WinterX TW401
    40.37 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 with a result of 60 s. The difference between best and worst was 7.2%.
  1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    60 s
  2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    60.24 s
  3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    60.61 s
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
    60.85 s
  5. Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
    60.85 s
  6. Michelin Alpin 7
    60.98 s
  7. Linglong Sport Master Winter
    61.54 s
  8. Triangle WinterX TW401
    64.66 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Triangle WinterX TW401 with a result of 91.53 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 12.6%.
  1. Triangle WinterX TW401
    91.53 Km/H
  2. Linglong Sport Master Winter
    90.29 Km/H
  3. Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
    89.29 Km/H
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
    87.34 Km/H
  5. Michelin Alpin 7
    84.66 Km/H
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    84.57 Km/H
  7. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    81.14 Km/H
  8. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    80 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Triangle WinterX TW401 with a result of 105.9 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 33.9%.
  1. Triangle WinterX TW401
    105.9 m/sec2
  2. Linglong Sport Master Winter
    97.36 m/sec2
  3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
    95.11 m/sec2
  4. Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
    94.59 m/sec2
  5. Michelin Alpin 7
    83.73 m/sec2
  6. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    83.14 m/sec2
  7. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    70.71 m/sec2
  8. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    70 m/sec2

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 with a result of 40 M. The difference between best and worst was 9.1%.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    40 M
  2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
    40.69 M
  3. Triangle WinterX TW401
    40.9 M
  4. Linglong Sport Master Winter
    40.94 M
  5. Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
    41.11 M
  6. Michelin Alpin 7
    41.28 M
  7. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    42.6 M
  8. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    44 M

Snow Traction (s)

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 with a result of 10 s. The difference between best and worst was 9.4%.
  1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    10 s
  2. Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
    10.19 s
  3. Michelin Alpin 7
    10.2 s
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    10.29 s
  5. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    10.33 s
  6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
    10.55 s
  7. Triangle WinterX TW401
    10.99 s
  8. Linglong Sport Master Winter
    11.04 s

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 with a result of 60 s. The difference between best and worst was 8.4%.
  1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    60 s
  2. Michelin Alpin 7
    61.41 s
  3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    62.5 s
  4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    62.7 s
  5. Linglong Sport Master Winter
    63.97 s
  6. Triangle WinterX TW401
    65.01 s
  7. Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
    65.43 s
  8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
    65.5 s

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the noise test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    70 dB
  2. Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
    70.21 dB
  3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
    70.28 dB
  4. Triangle WinterX TW401
    70.28 dB
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    70.42 dB
  6. Michelin Alpin 7
    70.78 dB
  7. Linglong Sport Master Winter
    70.85 dB
  8. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    71.43 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Blizzak 6 with a result of 8 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 25.2%.
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
    8 kg / t
  2. Michelin Alpin 7
    8.12 kg / t
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 870
    8.6 kg / t
  4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
    8.87 kg / t
  5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
    9.21 kg / t
  6. Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
    9.74 kg / t
  7. Triangle WinterX TW401
    9.83 kg / t
  8. Linglong Sport Master Winter
    10.7 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Continental WinterContact TS 870 0%
2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 0%
3 Bridgestone Blizzak 6 0%
4 Michelin Alpin 7 0%
5 Linglong Sport Master Winter 0%
6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus 0%
7 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro 0%
8 Triangle WinterX TW401 0%

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