Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 vs Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
Across 11 shared professional tests, a clear pattern emerges. The LM005 dominates wet grip and braking-often by meaningful margins-while the Cinturato Winter 2 leans into snow balance, wear life, and value. The result is a split in priorities: ultimate security in the rain versus longer life and stronger overall winter economy.
Test Results
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been eleven tests which compare both tyres directly!
| Tyre | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 | eight | |
| Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 | three |
While it might look like the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 is better than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.
Key Strengths
- Class-leading wet braking and handling (frequent 4-10% shorter wet stops)
- Low rolling resistance and high comfort/noise scores
- Consistently strong aquaplaning in curves and balanced dry handling
- Competitive snow braking with secure, predictable control
- Excellent mileage, low abrasion, and strong overall value
- Balanced, confidence-inspiring snow handling and traction
- Often better dry braking and lively steering feedback
- Very good straight-line aquaplaning resistance in several sizes
Dry Braking
Looking at data from nine tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during five dry braking tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 stopped the vehicle in 0.75% less distance than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Dry Braking: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
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Dry Handling [s]
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during three dry handling [s] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was 0.81% faster around a lap than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during four dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was 1.41% faster around a lap than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Subj. Dry Handling
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during two subj. dry handling tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 scored 2.69% more points than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
See how the Subj. Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
Wet Braking
Looking at data from eleven tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during ten wet braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 stopped the vehicle in 6.13% less distance than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Wet Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Wet Handling [s]
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during four wet handling [s] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was 1.86% faster around a wet lap than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during four wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was 1.8% faster around a wet lap than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Subj. Wet Handling
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during two subj. wet handling tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 scored 7.44% more points than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 had 1.75% higher lateral wet grip than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Wet Circle: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from nine tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during five straight aqua tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 floated at a 0.24% higher speed than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Straight Aqua: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during six curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 slipped out at a 7.6% higher speed than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Snow Braking
Looking at data from eleven tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during nine snow braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 stopped the vehicle in 2.44% less distance than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Snow Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 accelerated 0.37% faster than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Snow Traction: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during five snow traction tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 had 1.23% better snow traction than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Snow Traction: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
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Snow Handling [s]
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during three snow handling [s] tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was 0.68% faster around a lap than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during two snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was 0.94% faster around a lap than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
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Subj. Snow Handling
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during two subj. snow handling tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 scored 3.36% more points than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
See how the Subj. Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Snow Circle
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during one snow circle tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 provided 0.65% more lateral grip than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Snow Circle: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
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Snow Slalom
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during four snow slalom tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was 4.79% faster through a slalom than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Snow Slalom: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
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Ice Braking
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 stopped the vehicle 10.41% shorter than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Ice Braking: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
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Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 scored 4.83% more points than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Noise
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during three noise tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 measured 0.12% quieter than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Noise: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Noise
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during one noise tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 measured 0.58% quieter than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Noise: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
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Wear
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during three wear tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 is predicted to cover 22.09% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Wear: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
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Value
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during three value tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 proved to have a 16.61% better value based on price/1000km than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Value: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
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Price
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during five price tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 cost 4.48% less than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Price: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 was better during eight rolling resistance tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 had a 7.09% lower rolling resistance than the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 and Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 performed equally well in fuel consumption tests.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Both tyres performed equally well
See how the Fuel Consumption winner was calculated >>
Abrasion
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 emitted 24.97% less particle wear matter than the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005.
Best In Abrasion: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
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Real World Driver Reviews
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 and Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
In total the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 has been reviewed 107 times and drivers have given the tyre 71% overall.
The Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 has been reviewed 3 times and drivers have given the tyre 78% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Conclusion
The Cinturato Winter 2 answers with better snow balance in several tests (notably handling and slalom), clearly stronger tread life and abrasion results (ADAC projected +46% mileage), and consistently better overall value scores. It's often slightly quicker to stop on dry roads and shows excellent aquaplaning resistance in some sizes.
Bottom line: LM005 for rain-dominant winters and drivers who value maximum wet grip and efficiency; Winter 2 for longer-lasting winter performance, better snow feedback, and stronger value. Choose based on your climate mix and ownership priorities.
Key Differences
- Wet dominance: LM005 wins 10/11 wet braking and all wet handling matchups; Winter 2 trails here
- Snow balance: Winter 2 leads more often in snow handling/slalom; LM005 often wins snow braking
- Efficiency: LM005 repeatedly has lower rolling resistance; Winter 2 is higher
- Tread life: Winter 2 shows substantially better wear and abrasion (e.g., ADAC +46% mileage)
- Aquaplaning split: Winter 2 often stronger in straight aquaplaning; LM005 better in curved
- Price/value: Winter 2 generally scores higher for value; LM005 sometimes cheaper per tyre but wears faster
Overall Winner: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Based on the tyre test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tyre has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tyre buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.
Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tyre comparison, Tyre Reviews doesn't.