225/50 R17, a BMW 3 Series and 8 sets of the latest winter tyres summarise the 2013 Auto Motor Und Sport winter tyre test.
Test Summary | |
Best tyre for dry roads | Nokian WR D3 |
Best tyre for wet roads | Continental WinterContact TS 850 |
Best tyre for snow | Continental WinterContact TS 850 |
The lowest fuel use | Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 |
The most comfortable | Continental WinterContact TS 850 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Performance Michelin Alpin A4 |
The quietest tyre | Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Performance Fulda Kristall Control HP |
![]() | 1st: Continental WinterContact TS 850 Positive: Short braking distances on snow and wet surfaces, very high wet grip, very balanced ride quality Negative: Relatively weak results for the dry Overall: Particularly recommended Read Reviews |
![]() | 2nd: Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Positive: Very good grip on snow, high level of safety and neutral behavior, low rolling resistance, short braking distances on wet surfaces Negative: Relatively weak resistance to aquaplaning Overall: Particularly recommended Read Reviews Buy from £86.00 |
![]() | 3rd: Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D Positive: High level of comfort, low noise, high lateral grip on the snow, short braking distances on wet surfaces Negative: Handling on wet surfaces Overall: Particularly recommended Read Reviews Buy from £95.50 |
![]() | 4th: Nokian WR D3 Positive: The shortest braking distances and best handling on dry surfaces, confident behavior in the snow, although with a tendency to understeer Negative: Relatively weak performance in the wet Overall: Particularly recommended Read Reviews Buy from £83.20 |
![]() | 5th: Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Performance Positive: Good grip and handling on wet surfaces, and especially in the snow Negative: Relatively poor braking performance, high rolling resistance Overall: Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £104.30 |
![]() | 6th: Michelin Alpin A4 Positive: Short braking distances and good handling on snow, high level of comfort Negative: Relatively long braking distances on wet surfaces, low resistance to aquaplaning Overall: Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £129.00 |
![]() | 7th: Fulda Kristall Control HP Positive: The shortest braking distances and excellent handling on snow Negative: Weak results in the wet Overall: Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £130.60 |
![]() | 8th: Toyo Snowprox S953 Positive: High resistance to aquaplaning, good handling on dry surfaces Negative: Low brake performance, high rolling resistance , poor handling on snow and wet surfaces Overall: Conditionally recommended Read Reviews |