Passenger Car Winter Premium Touring Tyres
Below are all the reviewed passenger car winter premium touring tyres on Tyre Reviews. Please click into each tyre for further details.
| Tyre Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Aspire XP Winter (3) | 87% | 97% | 80% | 80% | 100% | 97% |
| Michelin Alpin 7 (7) | 87% | 90% | 71% | 88% | 100% | 100% |
| Dunlop Winter Response 2 (10) | 86% | 90% | 92% | 82% | 87% | 93% |
| Laufenn I Fit Plus (3) | 87% | 93% | 83% | 93% | 83% | 93% |
| Pirelli Ice Zero FR (4) | 100% | 100% | 87% | 93% | 80% | 88% |
| Nokian Snowproof 2 (3) | 97% | 100% | 100% | 33% | 95% | 93% |
| Nexen Winguard Snow G3 (7) | 90% | 90% | 87% | 87% | 78% | 93% |
| Michelin Primacy Alpin PA3 (8) | 91% | 95% | 91% | 76% | 96% | 86% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8 (7) | 83% | 79% | 84% | 89% | 84% | 80% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 (4) | 83% | 95% | 77% | 55% | 100% | 100% |
| BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 (26) | 86% | 90% | 80% | 85% | 85% | 91% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 (14) | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 80% | 83% |
| Michelin Alpin 5 (25) | 86% | 93% | 85% | 79% | 91% | 90% |
| Michelin Primacy Alpin (5) | 84% | 96% | 80% | 84% | 80% | 88% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus (6) | 92% | 93% | 80% | 77% | 97% | 85% |
| Vredestein Wintrac (3) | 87% | 93% | 90% | 63% | 80% | 87% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 8 (58) | 88% | 92% | 86% | 82% | 86% | 87% |
| Michelin Alpin 6 (31) | 88% | 91% | 84% | 83% | 85% | 90% |
| General Altimax Winter 3 (3) | 83% | 80% | 73% | 80% | 85% | 80% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 (11) | 81% | 76% | 88% | 85% | 80% | 94% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS01 (22) | 88% | 90% | 85% | 76% | 88% | 80% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (39) | 82% | 89% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 90% |
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 (35) | 85% | 87% | 80% | 77% | 85% | 84% |
| Michelin X Ice North 4 (9) | 76% | 71% | 76% | 79% | 88% | 83% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 860 (49) | 89% | 92% | 84% | 86% | 83% | 86% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 (7) | 85% | 85% | 85% | 83% | 98% | 87% |
| Vredestein Snowtrac 5 (6) | 85% | 87% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 85% |
| Michelin X Ice Snow (14) | 79% | 79% | 75% | 73% | 88% | 88% |
| Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 (6) | 87% | 87% | 80% | 82% | 80% | 77% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 850 (56) | 88% | 90% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 90% |
| Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 (4) | 85% | 70% | 85% | 80% | 80% | 93% |
| Continental WinterContact TS 870 (18) | 88% | 93% | 73% | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| Hankook Winter i cept RS (6) | 80% | 77% | 85% | 77% | 90% | 82% |
| Nokian Nordman 7 (6) | 76% | 78% | 63% | 76% | 90% | 82% |
| Hankook Winter i pike RS2 (3) | 77% | 83% | 67% | 77% | 90% | 73% |
| Firestone Winterhawk 4 (4) | 83% | 85% | 83% | 63% | 87% | 85% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 (10) | 81% | 83% | 78% | 71% | 89% | 69% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 (6) | 76% | 72% | 62% | 88% | 92% | 67% |
| Toyo SNOWPROX S 942 (5) | 80% | 82% | 76% | 74% | 86% | 90% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R (8) | 82% | 64% | 77% | 73% | 86% | 91% |
| Hankook Winter I cept RS3 (17) | 87% | 87% | 76% | 81% | 81% | 66% |
| Hankook Winter i cept RS2 (48) | 84% | 85% | 75% | 79% | 85% | 75% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 (5) | 70% | 78% | 67% | 70% | 75% | 63% |
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 (14) | 72% | 74% | 71% | 70% | 63% | 88% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 (4) | 70% | 75% | 60% | 63% | 78% | 80% |
| Nokian WR D4 (71) | 81% | 82% | 79% | 79% | 67% | 83% |
| Kumho Winter Craft WP51 (14) | 81% | 75% | 71% | 72% | 82% | 84% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak DM V2 (4) | 83% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 50% | 73% |
| Pirelli Cinturato Winter (7) | 74% | 87% | 74% | 74% | 72% | 81% |
| Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 (3) | 80% | 87% | 80% | 77% | 60% | 77% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 (8) | 75% | 79% | 76% | 76% | 87% | 75% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak Ice (3) | 85% | 80% | 85% | 75% | 85% | 85% |
| Uniroyal WinterExpert (5) | 86% | 92% | 74% | 74% | 77% | 72% |
| Toyo Snowprox S954 (5) | 78% | 63% | 73% | 78% | 73% | 83% |
| Michelin X Ice Xi3 (12) | 82% | 75% | 70% | 60% | 78% | 79% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (90) | 79% | 86% | 77% | 73% | 62% | 75% |
| Toyo Snowprox S943 (7) | 76% | 77% | 72% | 64% | 82% | 71% |
| Continental VikingContact 7 (14) | 63% | 67% | 60% | 66% | 60% | 84% |
| Kumho Winter Craft WP52 (7) | 77% | 69% | 70% | 73% | 75% | 73% |
| Pirelli Winter Snow Control Series 3 (10) | 82% | 86% | 74% | 78% | 74% | 71% |
| Continental VikingContact 6 (5) | 76% | 78% | 76% | 70% | 85% | 76% |
| Toyo Snowprox S953 (10) | 77% | 69% | 64% | 74% | 75% | 74% |
| Avon WT7 (3) | 60% | 63% | 30% | 37% | 63% | 77% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic (4) | 60% | 65% | 58% | 68% | 60% | 53% |
| Pirelli Ice Zero 2 (3) | 77% | 73% | 63% | 60% | 57% | 57% |
| Kumho WinterCraft WP71 (15) | 68% | 61% | 56% | 56% | 73% | 51% |
| Yokohama iceGUARD iG65 (3) | 75% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 80% | 75% |
| Firestone WinterForce 2 (4) | 58% | 48% | 35% | 50% | 63% | 58% |
| Yokohama ICE GUARD IG50 PLUS (3) | 40% | 43% | 43% | 43% | 60% | 53% |
| Kumho I Zen KW31 (3) | 60% | 37% | 50% | 47% | 60% | 50% |
Passenger Car Winter Premium Touring Tyres with no reviews
BFGoodrich G Force Stud, BFGoodrich Winter TA KSI, Bridgestone Blizzak 6, Bridgestone Blizzak DM V3, Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO, Bridgestone Blizzak Spike 3, Bridgestone Blizzak VRX2, Bridgestone Blizzak W810, Bridgestone DriveGuard Winter, Bridgestone Noranza 001, Continental ContiWinterContact TS815 ContiSeal, Continental IceContact 2, Continental IceContact 3, Continental VikingContact 8, Continental WinterContact SI, Cooper Discoverer True North, Cooper Evolution Winter, Cooper Weathermaster S100, Dunlop Winter Maxx 2, Falken Espia EPZ II, Falken Espia Ice, Falken Eurowinter HS01 Runflat, Falken EUROWINTER HS02, Falken Eurowinter HS437, Falken Winterpeak F Snow 1, General Altimax Arctic 12, General Altimax Nordic 12, General Altimax Winter 3, Gislaved Nord Frost 200, Goodyear UltraGrip Arctic 2, Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3, Goodyear WinterCommand Ultra, GT Radial IcePro 3, Hankook iON i*cept, Hankook Winter i cept IZ3, Kumho WinterCraft Ice, Kumho WinterCraft WP72, Nexen Winguard Ice, Nexen WINGUARD ice 3, Nexen Winguard WT1, Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 EV, Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7, Nokian Nordman 8, Nokian WR C3, Nokian WR Snowproof, Pirelli Ice Friction, Pirelli Ice Zero, Pirelli Ice Zero Asimmetrico, Pirelli Powergy Winter, Pirelli Scorpion IceZero 2, Pirelli Winter Carving Edge, Pirelli Winter Icecontrol, Reference Winter, Reference Winter Worn, Sava Eskimo Stud, Toyo Observe Ice Freezer, Uniroyal Tiger Paw Ice & Snow 3, Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906, Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 plus, Yokohama BluEarth Winter WY01, Yokohama iceGUARD iG52c, Yokohama iceGUARD iG53, Yokohama iceGUARD iG60, Yokohama IceGUARD Stud iG55
Passenger Car Winter Premium Touring Tyres Tyre Review Highlights
Michelin Alpin 6 rated 70% while driving a SEAT Leon ST TDI FR 184
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 average miles
Bought used wheels with 4-5 year old tires for a year to use.
Average tyre, nothing bad, nothing significant, worked enough even for summer months in +30*C.
Not as noisy as expected by the shape of a tread pattern. I guess phase sequencing helped a lot.
Maybe rubber was old enough, so snow/ice/wet performance started to degrade and were not as best as it could.
Threw away with still 5-6 mm left.
Average tyre, nothing bad, nothing significant, worked enough even for summer months in +30*C.
Not as noisy as expected by the shape of a tread pattern. I guess phase sequencing helped a lot.
Maybe rubber was old enough, so snow/ice/wet performance started to degrade and were not as best as it could.
Threw away with still 5-6 mm left.
Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 rated 76% while driving a SEAT Ibiza 1.0 TSI 115
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 20000 average miles
Fitted these after WS70.
Same feedback, same comfort, same security - gripped and gripped and gripped on slush, snow, were happy on ice too.
Quiet, but squishy on wet.
Lasted for 9 years on same rims, but different cars with very low mileage.
Sold with ~4-5 mm still left.
Same feedback, same comfort, same security - gripped and gripped and gripped on slush, snow, were happy on ice too.
Quiet, but squishy on wet.
Lasted for 9 years on same rims, but different cars with very low mileage.
Sold with ~4-5 mm still left.
Michelin Alpin 7 rated 92% while driving a Mazda Mazda 2 Skyactiv G 1.5 (114hp)
Driving on a combination of roads for 7500 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 7500 spirited miles
Excellent on both dry and wet surfaces. Excellent on fresh and packed snow, even in challenging conditions. Comfortable and quiet. Wear after 12,000 km: Approximately 1.5 mm on the front, approximately 0.7 mm on the rear. Would definitely buy again.
Hankook Winter i cept RS2 rated 61% while driving a Toyota Auris
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 average miles
I´ve crashed on these tires making a turn as slowly as 20km/h on a black ice, not impressed at all! Snow grip is average, on dry road they feel sluggish and are extremely loud above 80hm/h. Comfort is not the best, rubber feels quite hard considering it´s dedicated winter tire. Maybe they are acceptable for occasional city drivers but taking them to the mountains is not a good idea and ling highway drives will give you headache.
Michelin Alpin 7 rated 99% while driving a Toyota Corolla T Sport E12
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 average miles
Excellent premium tyre, it is almost as quiet as my summer tyre and has surprisingly good grip also on dry road. I´ve experienced black ice on highway. My car passed without issue and 5 minutes later there was huge pile up on the exact same spot! I´ve driven them also in heavy snowfall and even tired to overtake several cars on snowy road. Tire was perfectly stable, traction control light kicked just for a second when I was passing through mass of heavy wet snow between lanes. Overall I´m very happy. My Hankook tires from the past feel like crap comapred to michelin.
Michelin Alpin 5 rated 90% while driving a MINI Clubman
Driving on mostly motorways for 4500 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 4500 average miles
It transformed the driving comfort and experience of the Mini Cooper S Clubman. You hardly notice its a wintertyre so much feel, precision, confidence and noice comfort.
Nokian Snowproof 2 rated 94% while driving a Ford Mk5 Mondeo 2.0
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 average miles
Tires on snow / ice behave very well, in the dry you can feel that the tire flexes on fast turns but for normal driving it is enough
driving comfort good
wear after a whole winter ( about 3000 miles) is small
definitely recommend
driving comfort good
wear after a whole winter ( about 3000 miles) is small
definitely recommend
Nexen Winguard WT1 rated 81% while driving a Ford Transit Custom
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 average miles
Good winter tyre compared to others from the "cargo" category. Good on snow, so far. Soft rubber helps during cold tempertures. Even chains are fitting good. For now no need of chains in real condition, never got stuck till now. I'm living in the mountains and i would buy them again. I'm using it for my famaly van without heavy loads, for this the wear is really good after two seasons. They seem new.
General Altimax Arctic 12 rated 89% while driving a Infiniti G37
Driving on mostly town for 500 spirited miles
Driving on mostly town for 500 spirited miles
I’ve been using the General Tire Altimax Arctic 12 (studded ) this winter, and they’ve been a game-changer in harsh conditions. The **traction on ice and packed snow is outstanding**, giving me confidence even on slippery roads. The studs really help with stability, especially when braking or cornering on black ice.
One thing that really impressed me is the **wet traction in cold temperatures**. Unlike some winter tires that can feel slippery in slushy or rainy conditions, these handle wet roads **very well**, maintaining control and grip.
In deep snow, they also perform impressively, keeping the car stable and predictable. One downside is that, like most studded tires, they are **noisy on dry pavement**. However, that’s a small trade-off for the **safety and performance they provide** in extreme winter conditions.
Overall, if you need **serious winter traction** with **great wet performance in the cold**, the **Altimax Arctic 12 (studded)** is a solid choice. Just be prepared for some road noise on clear days!
One thing that really impressed me is the **wet traction in cold temperatures**. Unlike some winter tires that can feel slippery in slushy or rainy conditions, these handle wet roads **very well**, maintaining control and grip.
In deep snow, they also perform impressively, keeping the car stable and predictable. One downside is that, like most studded tires, they are **noisy on dry pavement**. However, that’s a small trade-off for the **safety and performance they provide** in extreme winter conditions.
Overall, if you need **serious winter traction** with **great wet performance in the cold**, the **Altimax Arctic 12 (studded)** is a solid choice. Just be prepared for some road noise on clear days!
Continental VikingContact 7 rated 88% while driving a Volkswagen 2020 Tiguan 4Motion 2.0 TSI 180 PS
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Stopping on frozen snow or slippery surfaces is the tire's biggest drawback. The ABS engages immediately, but the car continues to slide mercilessly. I have them on a 2020 Tiguan 4Motion. Very disappointing. I can only advise reducing your speed very early at intersections and traffic lights, otherwise you'll slide mercilessly over them. Until recently, I had a Touareg with Nokian Nordman 7 tires. Something like that never happened to me.
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 rated 97% while driving a Volkswagen Caddy
Driving on a combination of roads for 31070 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 31070 average miles
One of the best tyres for nordic weathers. I felt very safe and confident when using these tires. Drive according to the weather and traffic rhythm. Speed limits and keep your distance when driving. Excellent tires!
Nokian Snowproof 2 rated 96% while driving a Volvo V50 estate
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 average miles
Great winter tires for the price! Very comfortable and low noise level. Feel great on the highway. Drive in the snow without any problems. Used them all winter with no issues. Excellent wear.
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