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Sunny Wintermax NW 211

Sunny Tyres Touring Winter

The Sunny Wintermax NW 211 is a Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

1.9
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
80%
Wet Grip
87%
Road Feedback
70%
Handling
80%
Wear
80%
Comfort
93%
Buy again
77%
Snow Grip
95%
Ice Grip
95%
3 Reviews
84% Average
8,015 miles driven
3 Tests (avg: 44th)
Sunny Wintermax NW 211

Sunny Wintermax NW 211

Winter Economy
BETA
1.9 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Category Scores
Wet
49.6
1.93x / 2 tests
Cross-Category Performance

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Braking
49.6
2 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 3
Publications: 1
Period: 2017 - 2025
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 3
Avg Rating: 84.1%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.51
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2025 Winter Tyre Braking Test - 52 Sets! Auto Bild 2025 225/40 R18 48/52 1 metrics
2021 Winter Tyre Market Overview Auto Bild 2021 205/55 R16 47/49 1 metrics
2017 50 Winter Tyre Shoot Out Auto Bild 2017 225/50 R17 37/45 0 metrics
All Tests
View Test Results
3
Tests
44th
Average
37th
Best
48th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
2025 Winter Tyre Braking Test - 52 Sets!
225/40 R18 • 2025
48th/52
2021 Winter Tyre Market Overview
205/55 R16 • 2021
47th/49
2017 50 Winter Tyre Shoot Out
225/50 R17 • 2017
37th/45

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Top 3 Sunny Wintermax NW 211 Reviews

Given 71% while driving a Nissan Pulsar (205/50 R17) on mostly town for 3,000 average miles
I bought these as a quick cheap stopgap for winter steelies on a newer car. The main use of these will be simply as commute tyres. Maybe 2000ml a year for 4-5 month to avoid scrubbing summer alloys and better traction in the very low temps.
I can't vouch much for wet grip or grip overall as the car is very uninspiring and feels very floaty especially at motorway speeds compared to Contisport 5s.
The car has a great traction control system on summer tyres anyway but getting to work was never an issue and didn't really feel like it would be.
I just do not like the feel when driving. I have never pushed the car hard on these tyres for work of not being able to read them unlike summers.
I would not recommend these and would not buy again but feel they are still advantageous on slow city commutes and inclines compared to summers.
These are quiet on the roads.
No confidence when the car had 4 adults on motorway/A-list Roads today but it was very mild around 9'c.

Helpful 743
November 24, 2019
Given 83% while driving a Ford 07 mondeo edge 130 diesel (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 15 spirited miles
My third pair of winter tyres 205 55 16 on my Mondeo diesel estate. General country and town mileage. About 15k on first pair, just fitted second pair. They're so good, for the money,I got the second pair, for a matched set.
I no longer get that scary feeling when I hit standing water/slush at motorway speeds.
They are a bit noisier than my summer Goodyears, in the dry, it's not often dry when I have them on, so it makes no difference to me in the real world.
They are a bit duller feeling than summers, but in bad weather that is a good thing for me.
They did wear quicker in the summer, while getting summer alloys refurbished.
The breakaway is very gentle, if a bit earlier, which makes for a safer licence!
Fuel consumption is no worse than most summers, made up for by more moderate speeds in bad weather.
In real snow, I can get places where 4x4s on allseason tyres can't go, hills are no problem, up or down.
I suspect they may be a Chinese ripoff of last generation Sotto zeros, but half the price!
Helpful 839
December 7, 2018
Given 96% while driving a Jaguar F Pace 3.0D AWD S (215/50 R17) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
Used this make of tyres now for over 10 years on different cars I always buy these when get a new one .
They are excellent on wet or snow or icy roads .
Are quieter than the harder summer tyres & not much difference in mpg up to the old continental eco contact 5 that were original fitment from production line.
Helpful 805
February 23, 2019

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