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Taurus Winter 601

Taurus Tyres Touring Winter

The Taurus Winter 601 is a Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.5
Tyre Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
61%
Wet Grip
49%
Road Feedback
47%
Handling
56%
Wear
66%
Comfort
66%
Buy again
51%
Snow Grip
93%
Ice Grip
90%
7 Reviews
64% Average
168,000 miles driven
3 Tests (avg: 42nd)
Taurus Winter 601

Taurus Winter 601

Winter Budget
BETA
6.5 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

Learn more about our methodology
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 3
Publications: 1
Period: 2015 - 2018
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 7
Avg Rating: 64.3%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 1.95
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2018 51 Winter Tyre Shootout Auto Bild 2018 195/65 R15 46/52 0 metrics
2017 50 Winter Tyre Shoot Out Auto Bild 2017 225/50 R17 43/45 0 metrics
2015 Winter Tyre Market Overview Auto Bild 2015 185/60 R14 38/51 0 metrics
All Tests
View Test Results
3
Tests
42nd
Average
38th
Best
46th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
2018 51 Winter Tyre Shootout
195/65 R15 • 2018
46th/52
2017 50 Winter Tyre Shoot Out
225/50 R17 • 2017
43rd/45
2015 Winter Tyre Market Overview
185/60 R14 • 2015
38th/51

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Top 3 Taurus Winter 601 Reviews

Given 82% while driving a Opel (175/70 R14) on a combination of roads for 30,000 spirited miles
Served good on road in a family car, and the grip offroad is very good, same in the snow.
There are better tires but if u know ur car and drive normal, they are excellent
Helpful 827
December 24, 2023
Given 67% while driving a BMW 323i 1997 (195/65 R15) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
This tyres came with car as winter setup (seller was mehanic and he just replaced it so DOT was fresh when car was bought). I was very sceptical but on wet you can't go sideways with this tyre, that's how much grip it has. :) Dry grip is ok but you don't have any feeling on steering wheel with them, also you can drive with confidence, especially RWD cars. Also never had problem with grip in snow (bare in mind that it's on RWD car). Negative side is noise, the faster you drive the noiser they get, so I wouldn't recommend them if you are mainly on motorways. Also, the wear is very high, so after two seasons they have about 5 mm tread depth (less than 10 000 km). If you mainly drive in city and country roads this is ideal. For the price, and everything else considering, I would recommend them, just depends what are you expecting from them (they are not premium and they are not perfect...).
Helpful 743
February 23, 2024
Given 78% while driving a Opel insignia (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 10,000 easy going miles
Nowdays i have 4 pieces of 4 years old tyres which is suitable for this car, although on the first axis will wear out and i will change to a 4 seasons tyres etc rotalla Setula 4 Season RA03 and i will replace fro 1st axis to rear axis. On the rear axis i never felt that this tyres slipped even winding roads in a snowy enviroment .
Helpful 731
April 26, 2022

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Latest Taurus Winter 601 Reviews

Given 43% while driving a Skoda Octavia vRS (225/40 R18 V) on a combination of roads for 100,000 spirited miles
Dear all, I am from Serbia, place where this tyre are actually made. They are absolutely the same compound, thread,whall.ext as Tigar, Orum,Riken and Kormoran. These tyres are made in Michelin factory in the city of Pirot. I wouldnt reccomand it for heavier cars and for cars with engines with 100+ hp. I have them on Octavia vrs tfsi. These tyres are not for racing if you drive normally they are ok. Wet grip is horible, on snow grip is sufficient. wear is ok.
Helpful 835
November 19, 2018
Given 34% while driving a Audi A4 Avant (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 3,000 average miles
Awful tyres. The car was skidding even at the lowest speeds when wet. Very rigid, really bad tyres. I can't imagine how someone would pay anything for this quality. I wouldn't accept these tyres for free.
Helpful 526
March 8, 2018
Given 37% while driving a Volkswagen (205/55 R16 T) on a combination of roads for 10,000 spirited miles
I bought the tires two weeks after production. Brand new. I can not imagine how such piece of rubbish can be on the market at all. For it's money you can buy Kormoran which is great.
Helpful 591
February 10, 2018
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