2021 ADAC 17 Inch Winter Tyre Test

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Dry Braking	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Wet Handling	Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Wear	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Michelin Alpin 6
Rolling Resistance	ESA Tecar Supergrip Pro
Straight Aqua	Toyo Observe S 944 Nokian Snowproof P Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 Firestone Winterhawk 4
Snow Braking	Michelin Alpin 6
Snow Handling	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2

ADAC tyre tests are some of the most influential in the world, and for the 2021 winter season ADAC have chosen to test eighteen 225/50 R17 tyres and sixteen 195/65 R15 winter tyres, across two tests. This article covers the 17" test, to see the 15" test please click here.

Surprisingly the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 tied for the lead with the Michelin Alpin 6. The Dunlop is now quite an old tyre, but he had some of the best grip in the snow, and very low rolling resistance.

The Michelin Alpin 6 was stronger in the dry and wet than the Dunlop, but couldn't match it in the snow and ice, and as usual the Michelin had the lowest wear on test.

The Dunlops sister tyre, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ finished third with a slight weakness in the dry compared to the leading two tyres, and Kleber finished an impressive fourth considering its price point, with only a slight weakness in the wet.

Sadly, ADAC don't share any actual data with the public, but their scoring and testing notes can be found below.

Results

The overall results were weighted 15% dry, 30% wet, 20% snow, 10% ice, 5% noise, 10% fuel consumption and 10% rolling resistance.

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

1st: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 58.4 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 7 Snow: 9 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 7 Overall: 7.4 Balanced tyre, good performance on dry and wet roads, best on snow, low fuel consumption. None mentioned. Read Reviews Buy from £127.42
1st: Michelin Alpin 6
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 59.8 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7.4 Snow: 7.2 Ice: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 9 Overall: 7.4 Balanced tyre, good in the dry, wet, snow and ice, best mileage in wear test. None mentioned. Read Reviews
3rd: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 56 Dry: 7 Wet: 7 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 6 Wear: 7 Overall: 7 Short braking distances in the dry, good driving behavior on wet roads, good drivability on snow and ice. Slight weaknesses in driving behavior on dry roads. Read Reviews Buy from £139.22
4th: Kleber Krisalp HP3
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 58 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 6.6 Snow: 8.6 Ice: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 6.4 Wear: 7 Overall: 6.6 Good results in the dry, good snow properties, good properties on ice, low rolling noise. Slight weaknesses in drivability on wet roads. Read Reviews
5th: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 55.6 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 8.4 Snow: 6.4 Ice: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 6 Overall: 6 Good driving behavior on dry roads, best on wet roads. Weaknesses in the drivability on snow, devaluation due to high wear. Read Reviews Buy from £151.58
5th: Continental WinterContact TS 860
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 56.8 Dry: 6 Wet: 8.2 Snow: 7.8 Ice: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 6 Wear: 7 Overall: 6 Good in the wet, snow and ice. Weakness on dry roads leading to devaluation. Read Reviews
5th: Nexen WinGuard Sport 2
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 53.2 Dry: 6.4 Wet: 6.4 Snow: 6.8 Ice: 7.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 6.6 Wear: 6 Overall: 6 Good dry braking, good on ice. Weakness in drivability in the dry, weakness in the wet, slight weakness in the snow, devaluation due to high wear. Read Reviews
5th: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 54.6 Dry: 7.4 Wet: 7.4 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 6 Overall: 6 Good dry properties, good properties in the wet and snow. Devaluation due to high wear. Read Reviews
9th: Sava Eskimo HP2
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 51.6 Dry: 6 Wet: 5.8 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 4 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.8 Good on ice and snow, low fuel consumption. Weakness in the dry and wet, loudest tyre on test. Read Reviews
9th: ESA Tecar Supergrip Pro
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 55.2 Dry: 5.8 Wet: 6.4 Snow: 7.8 Ice: 7.4 Rolling Resistance: 9.2 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.8 Best fuel consumption, good performance in snow and ice. Weaknesses in driving behavior on dry and wet roads. Read Reviews
11th: Fulda Kristall Control HP2
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 51.4 Dry: 5.6 Wet: 6 Snow: 7.2 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 4.6 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.6 Good braking and traction on snow, low fuel consumption. Weakness in the dry with long braking distances, weakness in the wet. Read Reviews
12th: Firestone Winterhawk 4
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 55.4 Dry: 5.4 Wet: 7.8 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 6.2 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.4 Good in the wet, snow and ice. Weak on dry roads. Read Reviews
12th: Nokian Snowproof P
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 54.4 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 5.4 Snow: 6.6 Ice: 7.8 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 6.4 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.4 Good driving characteristics in the dry, shortest dry braking, best lateral force on ice. Weakness on wet roads, weakness in the snow. Read Reviews
12th: Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 51 Dry: 5.4 Wet: 6.2 Snow: 8.8 Ice: 6 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 4.8 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.4 Good dry braking, best drivability in the snow. Low drivability in the dry, weak in the wet. Read Reviews Buy from £156.38
12th: Toyo Observe S 944
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 50.2 Dry: 7 Wet: 5.4 Snow: 6.2 Ice: 7.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 6 Overall: 5.4 Good in the dry and on ice. Weak in the wet and on snow. Devaluation due to high wear. Read Reviews
16th: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 50.8 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7.4 Snow: 5.2 Ice: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 6 Overall: 5.2 Good results in the dry and wet. Very weak on snow and ice, high wear. Read Reviews
17th: Goodride Z507
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 34.8 Dry: 4.4 Wet: 5.4 Snow: 1 Ice: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 4.4 Wear: 5 Overall: 1 Good dry braking. Poor drivability in the dry, weak in the wet, very weak on snow, worst wear in the test. Read Reviews
17th: Linglong Green Max Winter UHP
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 41.6 Dry: 5 Wet: 1 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 7 Overall: 1 Good on snow covered roads and ice. Weak in the dry, very weak in the wet. Read Reviews