This year, Auto Bild have tested eight winter tyre patterns in 255/55 R18 using a BMW X5 in Northern Finland, across the usual array of dry, wet and snow tests, all while looking at the tyres comfort, rolling resistance and noise levels.
Results
1st: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 | |
| Good in the snow, excellent wet traction, short braking distances in the wet and dry, good comfort, low rolling resistance. Expensive, average snow braking Read Reviews |
2nd: Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV | |
| Very good on snow, excellent wet grip, good dry handling, good comfort High Price, longer dry braking when compared to the best Read Reviews |
3rd: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV | |
| Very good on snow, excellent wet grip with short wet braking, low rolling resistance Expensive, average aquaplaning scores Read Reviews |
4th: Pirelli Scorpion Winter | |
| Good in the snow, good comfort, low rolling resistance, low noise Poor aquaplaning results Read Reviews Buy from £224.78 |
5th: Michelin Latitude Alpin 2 | |
| Very good in the snow, quiet, good aquaplaning result High rolling resistance, average wet grip, long stopping distances, expensive Read Reviews |
6th: Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV | |
| Good on snow, very good aquaplaning resistance results, low price High rolling resistance, high levels of noise, poor ride quality Read Reviews |
7th: Nokian WR SUV 3 | |
| Low rolling resistance, good levels of comfort, short braking distances on dry roads, good aquaplaning results Average grip in snow, average cornering grip in the wet and dry Read Reviews |
8th: Gripmax Stature MS | |
| Very low price, excellent snow traction Average cornering in the dry, very low wet grip, extremely long wet braking distances, low aquaplaning resistance, high noise Read Reviews |
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