SUV and 4x4 Winter Ultra High Performance Tyres

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Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Latitude Alpin 2 (5) 84% 100% 92% 96% 94% 96%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 (3) 90% 95% 90% 85% 95% 95%
Nexen Winguard Sport 2 SUV (3) 87% 83% 73% 83% 73% 93%
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV (8) 90% 86% 76% 86% 89% 80%
Nokian WR SUV 3 (17) 86% 81% 85% 84% 78% 88%
Nokian W RG2 SUV (7) 87% 84% 83% 83% 70% 89%
Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV (5) 92% 80% 90% 86% 90% 96%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 4X4 (4) 88% 55% 73% 73% 75% 55%

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Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV, Goodyear UltraGrip SUV, Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X, Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV

SUV and 4x4 Winter Ultra High Performance Tyres Tyre Review Highlights

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV rated 79% while driving a Tesla Model X 90 D
Driving on a combination of roads for 4700 easy going miles
This is the first winter I have fitted these tyres. I have driven them for 2 months and 7,500 km.
Previously I had the Nokian WR SUV 3 for 7 winters. I was very happy with them and always had excellent traction in snowy conditions and never loss of traction or slippage. They showed hardly any wear, but replaced them after 7 years as a precaution.
I chose the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV based on the reviews here, as it came first in snow handling and snow traction and third in snow braking. The successor to the Nokian WR SUV 3 that I had before, the WR SUV 4 seems to be an old tyre now (even if still available in my market) and Nokian does not list it any longer on its website. The corresponding Nokian tyre, the Snowproof 2, fared less well in the tests than the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV, so I chose the latter.
My first experience in snow with the Michelins is frankly a disappointment, I am afraid. I have had several moments of loss of grip either when moderately accelerating uphill (my car is AWD) or when turning at moderate speed (20 km/h?).

Also, they have a quite high rolling resistance and my consumption has gone up from around 20 kWh/100 km to 23 kWh/100 km. I would have expected to compensate that with snow grip, but apparently that is not the case from my experience.

Otherwise, they are very silent and comfortable.

These are my initial thoughts and I cannot say anything about wear yet. Let's see how they evolve over the years and what the market offers when replacement is due in around 7 years, if I still have the car. But if I had to buy a set of new winter tyres for my car now, I would not choose them again, I am afraid.
tyre reviewed on 2025-01-09 02:05:17
Nexen Winguard Sport 2 SUV rated 83% while driving a Skoda Koadiaq RS
Driving on a combination of roads for 2500 spirited miles
Bought these tyres to replace my Pirelli Scorpion Winters which had worn down to 3mm in abt 28k kilometres. The Nexens have really impressed me. Driving in a spirited manner in the mountains, these inspire a lot of confidence. Great handling on wet, icy roads and the braking as well is really good in the wet. Ice and slush were the Pirelli's weak points but the Nexens are faring much better no matter what the surface - dry, wet, snow, ice . Even in the wet, turning the traction control off, there's only a slight oversteer, there's just oodles of grip. Cant say much about the wear as its been only 2500 kms. But from enthusiast's point of view, the tyre ticks all boxes.
tyre reviewed on 2025-01-08 07:46:51
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV rated 72% while driving a Honda 1.6 I DTEC
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 spirited miles
Good wear but little slippy on wet snow
As Michelin is closing factories in France, I'll not buy again.
tyre reviewed on 2024-11-11 13:49:03
Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 4X4 rated 66% while driving a Mercedes Benz MB GLK 220 CDI 4 matic
Driving on a combination of roads for 10 average miles
Maybe my sample isn't representative to everybody. Where i live, tyres can be legaly sold as new tyres if they are up to 3 years old. (not used, but stored for that time)
And my sample was slightly over 3 years when i got them. The tyreshop then reduced the price when i noticed it.
So mine were already 3 years and a few months old when they were mounted. (due to aging the rubber might have gotten a little harder.
Positive: -low noise in dry weather, -nice to drive in the dry, almost sporty feel, -comfortable, -ok in the snow,- cost free tyre warranty from the manufacturer (for flats ect.)- low wear (but i had low wear with all tyres on that car).
Negative: -noisy on wet roads (very noticable whisteling above 60 kph), -wet grip was nowhere near to what my previous set of Dunlop winter tyres had.
-ice grip very far from my previous set of Dunlops.
The car had lot's of grip, and only on ice or snow with a lot of effort was i able to get the stability control to flash before i had these Bridgestones. But with these even when driving rather carefully on ice the stability flashed and the tyres slipped.
And i managed a 4wheel power slide on a wet slimy road. Turning from a standstill and flooring it made the car do that. Despite only having a 4cyl Diesel and permanend awd in a 2000kg car. Easy to control, but my previous winter tyres did not let go of the grip in the same situation.
Used the tyres for 2 winters and one summer, where i changed the car.
tyre reviewed on 2024-10-23 03:20:07
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV rated 85% while driving a Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.2 Diesel
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 average miles
A very good tyre in every aspect. Very quiet for a winter tyre with no visible signs of wear after almost 10,000km. This was their first winter and as it was very mild here in northern Greece, I had but little chance to drive them on snow and none at all on ice.
tyre reviewed on 2024-06-03 14:29:56
Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV rated 79% while driving a Mercedes Benz GLS 500 bi turbo
Driving on a combination of roads for 15000 spirited miles
I have had the Conti's for 4-5 years on all my cars (high powered SUVs) both 235/65/17 as well as 265/55/19 in XL. The only positive is that they are truly balanced across all dimensions and adequate performers for both dry, wet (although lousy aquaplaning) with worst performance (but still ok if you are careful) on snow and winter slush. On the other side would love to change them but have not found a better performer (in all categories) and especially better in aquaplaning and winter slush. I strongly differentiate between snow tires and winter tires. Snow tires are winter tires but not all winter tires are snow tires. When I go skiing I mount a totally different set of tires (from another manufacturer). The Conti's are outstanding in terms of their durability. Heavy driving in mixed conditions and with SUVs weighing between 2800 and 3500 kg. 25'000 km and only used 3 mm of tread (6.5 left) although I never run winter tires under 4mm. ,With no other alternative (although I am testing some tires selectively will probably also buy them next time.
tyre reviewed on 2024-02-15 03:12:35
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV rated 83% while driving a Volkswagen
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
No comments left
tyre reviewed on 2024-01-07 09:51:35
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV rated 86% while driving a Mercedes Benz GLE 250d 4Matic
Driving on mostly motorways for 18000 average miles
25.000 km on them: the best winter tyres I got so far. Handling very good and comfort very hight. Wear low. Michelin's name is here maintained.
tyre reviewed on 2023-06-01 02:40:58
Hankook Winter i cept evo 3 X rated 84% while driving a Peugeot 3008
Driving on a combination of roads for 1800 easy going miles
Excellent snow tire, tried on fresh snow >20cm, no issues, compact snow no issues, heavy wet snow no issues. Really awesome performance. Great braking, under control and same for traction. No complaints here. On dry and warm days >13c (we have a warm winter), tire started feeling too soft which is expected. Below 4c dry or wet is coming alive as different tire. Believe behaves better on wet than dry on low temperatures and between 0-5c deff better than my summer primacy 4. Comfort similar to primacy 4, no major differences, sounds etc. Road feedback, just above average. Wear is still too early to comment but after 3k KM looks like new. Would deff buy again, were 100e in total cheaper than goodyear/bridgestone/michelin/conti. Great value for money.
tyre reviewed on 2023-03-04 13:07:46
Michelin Latitude Alpin 2 rated 96% while driving a Mercedes Benz ML350
Driving on mostly country roads for 0 average miles
Excelent tyre for all kind of situations. Highly recommended! I live hi up in mountains and the roads are full of snow and ice all winter season. The ride is always comfortable, safe and fun with this kind of tyres.
tyre reviewed on 2022-12-11 13:04:24
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV rated 86% while driving a Honda 1.6 I DTEC
Driving on mostly country roads for 23000 average miles
The best regarding wear: 37000km, still have 4.5mm, so I can begin my third winter season with the same tyres. I tried several brands and never had such good results. Regarding the snow grip, I find these tyres are really extremely efficient and safe untill you reach the limit speed of their grip where they slip very frankly. When the snow is very hard and frozen, this point is reached @65km/h with my Honda CRV. The sensation is the exact opposite of Nokian WR SUV 4, very slippy on low speed curves and very effective in higher speed snowy roads.
tyre reviewed on 2022-09-28 08:38:55
Michelin Latitude Alpin 2 rated 84% while driving a Volkswagen Amarok permanent 4x4
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
I have been using these tires for a couple of winters on my 3.0 lt Amarok. Typical Michelins… very correct tires with low wear rate. I ve been doing tire development in the past and rallied internationally for 35 years. I have competed in 30 winter rallies. Tires are always a compromise. These could possibly be a little better on dry cold conditions ( they are good but could be even better), they are excellent on the wet and they are working very well on winter conditions ( snow, ice, mixed etc ) You don’t get any unpleasant surprises and they wear out fine as a winter tire. All winter tires get noticeably less grippy the second winter and deteriorate the third one.The compound gets harder every summer left on the store. The LA2 is a very good and honest tire for Central and Southern European ( alpine ) climates. I just ordered one set as I heard the model will probably change in the near future.
tyre reviewed on 2022-07-06 16:07:34
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