2010 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test

This year the 2010 winter tyre reviews season was opened by Auto Zeitung who put 14 different 195/65 r15 winter tyres on a Ford Focus to the test.

The good news for UK drivers is that this years report included a slush test which rates how the tyres cope with the road surface when the packed snow is melting and it's a mix of snow and standing water.

Instead of going over the key findings from the test, below are the full results with the reviewers comments on each of the tyres performance.

Click here to view Results as a single table and adjust the score weighting based on your own driving needs!

1st: Continental WinterContact TS830
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 387 Dry: 123 Wet: 135 Snow: 129 The ContiWinterContact TS830 wins another test thanks to an excellent all round performance. The TS830 offers excellent control in both the snow and the wet and has one of the best dry braking scores. Read Reviews
2nd: Goodyear UltraGrip 7+
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 381 Dry: 130 Wet: 131 Snow: 120 The Goodyear UltraGrip 7+ provides excellent traction on snow. It has a strong wet performance and is extremely comfortable in the dry Read Reviews
3rd: Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 376 Dry: 115 Wet: 138 Snow: 123 The Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D provides excellent all round snow control, a high level of aquaplaning resistance and shortest braking distances in the wet and dry. The WinterSport 3D only loses a few points for high rolling resistance. Read Reviews
4th: Nokian WRG2
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 354 Dry: 134 Wet: 110 Snow: 110 The Nokian WRG2 provides good snow handling but is slightly let down by its snow braking result. Unrivaled dry grip and excellent wet performance gives this WRG2 a good overall score. Read Reviews
5th: Pirelli SNOWCONTROL Serie II
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 350 Dry: 123 Wet: 108 Snow: 119 The Pirelli Snow Control Series II provides excellent control in the snow and wet. Comfortable on dry roads. Read Reviews
6th: Vredestein Snowtrac 3
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 350 Dry: 113 Wet: 107 Snow: 130 The Vredestein Snowtrac 3 wins the snow test. Good wet and dry handling means the Vredestein draws with the Pirelli on score. Read Reviews
7th: Michelin Alpin A4
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 348 Dry: 124 Wet: 114 Snow: 110 The new Michelin Aplin A4 offers a more dry bias setup, not excelling in the snow or wet test tests but scoring well in the dry. One of the lowest rolling resistances tyres on test Read Reviews
8th: Fulda Kristall Montero 3
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 337 Dry: 118 Wet: 101 Snow: 118 While offering strong braking in the snow, the Fulda Kristall Montero 3 provides average snow handling. A good dry performance is let down by a poor wet result. Read Reviews
9th: Bridgestone Blizzak LM32
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 327 Dry: 110 Wet: 109 Snow: 108 The Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 has an average performance across the tests let down by a lot of road noise in the dry and poor cornering in the wet. Read Reviews
10th: Kumho IZen KW23
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 313 Dry: 99 Wet: 101 Snow: 113 The Kumho I'Zen CW23 scores well in the snow test but is let down by its comparatively weak wet and dry braking Read Reviews
11th: Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 296 Dry: 103 Wet: 99 Snow: 94 Poor braking in the snow, wet and dry means the Firestone Winterhawk 2 Evo only finishes in 11th place Read Reviews
12th: Toyo SNOWPROX S 942
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 291 Dry: 105 Wet: 85 Snow: 101 Poor aquaplaning performance and nervous cornering in the snow and wet leave the Toyo Snowprox S942 in 12th Read Reviews
13th: Nexen Eurowin 650
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 280 Dry: 94 Wet: 73 Snow: 113 The Nexon Eurowin 650 performs well in the snow, but can't match the other tyres wet and dry grip. Read Reviews