Winter tire test 205/55 R16 (Autoreview)
13 november 2009
1 place: Michelin X-Ice North 2
Pros: High stability on winter roads; ease of car handling on different surfaces.
Cons: Moderate traction on wet asphalt.
2 place: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7
Pros: Traction on ice and snow; handling on ice and snow.
Cons: Low traction and handling on asphalt.
3 place: Continental ContiWinter Viking 2
Pros: Traction on ice, snow, and asphalt; handling on ice, snow, and asphalt.
Cons: No obvious drawbacks.
4 place: Pirelli Carving Edge
Pros: Traction on ice and snow; handling on ice and snow.
Cons: Handling on wet asphalt.
5 place: Vredestein Arctrac
Pros: Handling on ice and snow; traction and handling on asphalt.
Cons: Traction on ice.
6 place: Goodyear Ultra Grip Extreme
Pros: Traction on ice; acoustic comfort in the studded tire class.
Cons: Handling on ice, snow, and asphalt.
7 place: Gislaved NordFrost 5
Pros: Handling on ice and snow; traction on ice.
Cons: Handling on dry and wet asphalt.
8 place: Kumho I'ZEN KW22
Pros: Acoustic comfort; traction and handling on snow.
Cons: Traction on ice.
9 place: Hankook Winter i*pike W409
Pros: Traction on snow; average handling on asphalt.
Cons: Traction and handling on ice.
10 place: Michelin X-Ice 2
Pros: Traction and handling on ice in the non-studded tire class; acoustic comfort; stability on winter roads.
Cons: No obvious drawbacks.
11 place: Nokian NordMan 4
Pros: Traction and handling on snow.
Cons: Traction and handling on asphalt; noise.
12 place: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R
Pros: Traction on ice and snow in the non-studded tire class; handling on ice and snow in the non-studded tire class; low rolling resistance.
Cons: Traction on asphalt; handling on asphalt.
13 place: Yokohama Ice Guard IG 30
Pros: Handling on asphalt in the non-studded tire class; high stability on winter roads.
Cons: Poor traction on ice.
14 place: Continental ContiVikingContact 5
Pros: Traction and handling on snow; acoustic comfort.
Cons: Braking properties and handling on wet asphalt.
15 place: Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice Navi Zea
Pros: Longitudinal traction on ice and snow; high resistance to slushplaning.
Cons: Traction on asphalt; handling on asphalt and ice.
16 place: Toyo Observe Garit G2S
Pros: Braking properties on ice.
Cons: Handling on all types of surfaces; low resistance to slushplaning; traction on asphalt.
17 place: Roadstone Winguard 231
Pros: Traction on asphalt.
Cons: Traction on snow and ice; handling on all types of surfaces; low stability on winter roads.
18 place: Michelin Primacy Alpin 3
Pros: Traction and handling on asphalt.
Cons: Low traction on snow and ice; handling on snow and ice; low resistance to slushplaning.
Pros: High stability on winter roads; ease of car handling on different surfaces.
Cons: Moderate traction on wet asphalt.
2 place: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7
Pros: Traction on ice and snow; handling on ice and snow.
Cons: Low traction and handling on asphalt.
3 place: Continental ContiWinter Viking 2
Pros: Traction on ice, snow, and asphalt; handling on ice, snow, and asphalt.
Cons: No obvious drawbacks.
4 place: Pirelli Carving Edge
Pros: Traction on ice and snow; handling on ice and snow.
Cons: Handling on wet asphalt.
5 place: Vredestein Arctrac
Pros: Handling on ice and snow; traction and handling on asphalt.
Cons: Traction on ice.
6 place: Goodyear Ultra Grip Extreme
Pros: Traction on ice; acoustic comfort in the studded tire class.
Cons: Handling on ice, snow, and asphalt.
7 place: Gislaved NordFrost 5
Pros: Handling on ice and snow; traction on ice.
Cons: Handling on dry and wet asphalt.
8 place: Kumho I'ZEN KW22
Pros: Acoustic comfort; traction and handling on snow.
Cons: Traction on ice.
9 place: Hankook Winter i*pike W409
Pros: Traction on snow; average handling on asphalt.
Cons: Traction and handling on ice.
10 place: Michelin X-Ice 2
Pros: Traction and handling on ice in the non-studded tire class; acoustic comfort; stability on winter roads.
Cons: No obvious drawbacks.
11 place: Nokian NordMan 4
Pros: Traction and handling on snow.
Cons: Traction and handling on asphalt; noise.
12 place: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R
Pros: Traction on ice and snow in the non-studded tire class; handling on ice and snow in the non-studded tire class; low rolling resistance.
Cons: Traction on asphalt; handling on asphalt.
13 place: Yokohama Ice Guard IG 30
Pros: Handling on asphalt in the non-studded tire class; high stability on winter roads.
Cons: Poor traction on ice.
14 place: Continental ContiVikingContact 5
Pros: Traction and handling on snow; acoustic comfort.
Cons: Braking properties and handling on wet asphalt.
15 place: Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice Navi Zea
Pros: Longitudinal traction on ice and snow; high resistance to slushplaning.
Cons: Traction on asphalt; handling on asphalt and ice.
16 place: Toyo Observe Garit G2S
Pros: Braking properties on ice.
Cons: Handling on all types of surfaces; low resistance to slushplaning; traction on asphalt.
17 place: Roadstone Winguard 231
Pros: Traction on asphalt.
Cons: Traction on snow and ice; handling on all types of surfaces; low stability on winter roads.
18 place: Michelin Primacy Alpin 3
Pros: Traction and handling on asphalt.
Cons: Low traction on snow and ice; handling on snow and ice; low resistance to slushplaning.