Winter tyre test 225/45 R18 - Autobild 2021

Winter

2021

Year

13

Tyres

Winner

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Best value

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Test vehicle

Mercedes-Benz C

ελαστικά που δοκιμάστηκαν

13

Price vs quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

βαθμολογία: νικητής της δοκιμής

173 €

95 V

elastika-online.gr

+1 More sizes →

95V

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/12

Wet braking#1/12

Wet handling#2/12

Wet circle cornering#4/12

Dry

Dry handling#4/12

Dry braking#7/12

Comfort

Ride comfort#4/12

Noise exterior#9/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow handling#1/12

Snow braking#2/12

Snow traction#2/12

Snow circle cornering#5/12

2

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

βαθμολογία: νικητής της δοκιμής

198 €

95 H

elastika-online.gr

+3 More sizes →

95H · 204 €95V · 198 €95V

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/12

Wet braking#1/12

Wet handling#2/12

Aquaplaning cross#3/12

Wet circle cornering#3/12

Dry

Dry braking#1/12

Dry handling#1/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/12

Ride comfort#4/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow circle cornering#1/12

Snow handling#3/12

Snow braking#5/12

Snow traction#5/12

3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

βαθμολογία: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/12

Aquaplaning cross#2/12

Wet braking#4/12

Wet circle cornering#4/12

Wet handling#5/12

Dry

Dry braking#2/12

Dry handling#4/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#9/12

Ride comfort#9/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#10/12

Snow

Snow circle cornering#1/12

Snow handling#4/12

Snow braking#5/12

Snow traction#5/12

4

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

βαθμολογία: Good

181 €

95 H

elastika-online.gr

+3 More sizes →

95V · 220 €95V · 181 €95V

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow2+

Wet

Wet braking#1/12

Wet circle cornering#1/12

Wet handling#1/12

Aquaplaning cross#7/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#11/12

Dry

Dry braking#2/12

Dry handling#2/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/12

Ride comfort#4/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#1/12

Snow

Snow braking#5/12

Snow circle cornering#5/12

Snow traction#5/12

Snow handling#8/12

5

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

βαθμολογία: Good

234 €

95 V

elastika-online.gr

+3 More sizes →

95V · 234 €95V 95V

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#3/12

Wet circle cornering#4/12

Wet handling#6/12

Wet braking#8/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#11/12

Dry

Dry braking#2/12

Dry handling#11/12

Comfort

Ride comfort#1/12

Noise exterior#9/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#3/12

Snow

Snow braking#2/12

Snow traction#2/12

Snow handling#4/12

Snow circle cornering#5/12

6

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

βαθμολογία: Good

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow1-

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#3/12

Wet circle cornering#4/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#8/12

Wet braking#8/12

Wet handling#8/12

Dry

Dry braking#2/12

Dry handling#11/12

Comfort

Ride comfort#1/12

Noise exterior#9/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#1/12

Snow

Snow traction#2/12

Snow handling#4/12

Snow braking#5/12

Snow circle cornering#8/12

7

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

βαθμολογία: Good

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow1-

Wet

Wet circle cornering#1/12

Wet handling#2/12

Wet braking#4/12

Aquaplaning cross#7/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#10/12

Dry

Dry handling#4/12

Dry braking#12/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#7/12

Ride comfort#9/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#3/12

Snow

Snow braking#5/12

Snow traction#5/12

Snow handling#8/12

Snow circle cornering#9/12

8

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

167 €

95 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/12

Aquaplaning cross#7/12

Wet braking#10/12

Wet circle cornering#10/12

Wet handling#10/12

Dry

Dry braking#7/12

Dry handling#8/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/12

Ride comfort#4/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow braking#1/12

Snow circle cornering#1/12

Snow handling#1/12

Snow traction#1/12

9

Falken EuroWinter HS01

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

267 €

95 T

elastika-online.gr

+3 More sizes →

95V 95V 95W

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2+

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/12

Wet braking#4/12

Aquaplaning cross#7/12

Wet circle cornering#11/12

Wet handling#11/12

Dry

Dry braking#7/12

Dry handling#8/12

Comfort

Ride comfort#1/12

Noise exterior#7/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#12/12

Snow

Snow circle cornering#1/12

Snow braking#2/12

Snow traction#5/12

Snow handling#7/12

10

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

120 €

95 V

elastika-online.gr

+1 More sizes →

95V · 120 €

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2-

Wet

Wet handling#6/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#8/12

Wet circle cornering#8/12

Wet braking#11/12

Aquaplaning cross#12/12

Dry

Dry handling#4/12

Dry braking#7/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/12

Ride comfort#11/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow braking#10/12

Snow circle cornering#10/12

Snow handling#10/12

Snow traction#10/12

11

Toyo Snowprox S954

βαθμολογία: Conditionally recommended

Wet2

Dry2

Snow3+

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/12

Wet braking#4/12

Aquaplaning cross#7/12

Wet circle cornering#8/12

Wet handling#8/12

Dry

Dry braking#2/12

Dry handling#2/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/12

Ride comfort#11/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#10/12

Snow

Snow circle cornering#10/12

Snow braking#11/12

Snow handling#11/12

Snow traction#11/12

12

Nankang Winter Activa SV-2

βαθμολογία: Not recommended

Wet4

Dry2

Snow3

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/12

Aquaplaning cross#3/12

Wet braking#12/12

Wet circle cornering#12/12

Wet handling#12/12

Dry

Dry braking#7/12

Dry handling#8/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/12

Ride comfort#4/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow circle cornering#10/12

Snow handling#11/12

Snow traction#11/12

Snow braking#12/12

99

Vredestein Quatrac Pro (Allround)

βαθμολογία: Recommended

178 €

95 H

elastika-online.gr

+1 More sizes →

95Y

Wet2-

Dry2+

Snow3+

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	ονομασία	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	163 € 95 V
2	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	238 € 95 V
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	183 € 95 H +2 More
4	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	221 € 95 V +2 More
5	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	203 € 91 H +10 More
6	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
7	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	129 € 95 V
8	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	143 € 91 H +6 More

9	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	232 € 91 H +4 More
10	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	157 € 95 V
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
12	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	138 € 95 V
13	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
14	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	148 € 0 V +1 More
15	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	150 € 95 V +1 More
16	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	225 € 95 H +4 More

17	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
18	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
19	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	131 € 95 V
20	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
21	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	180 € 95 H
22	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	138 € 95 V
23	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle

25	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle
26	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
27	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
28	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
29	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
30	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
31	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
32	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget

33	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
34	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
35	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget