Safety Verdict: The Continental WinterContact TS 870 dominates across all road conditions, taking the lead with a solid margin. It delivers precise feedback and secure handling on dry roads, maintaining stability during sudden maneuvers. The braking distance is slightly above average but still earns a commendable score. On wet surfaces, it sets the benchmark, excelling in every category. Whether it's short braking distances, superior aquaplaning resistance, or outstanding handling, this tire outperforms the competition. The vehicle remains fully in control through demanding courses, always offering ample safety margins. The TS 870 shines on winter roads too, securing top marks for its braking and traction. Its handling is sharp, and it effortlessly navigates icy surfaces with impressive performance.

Environmental Verdict: The WinterContact TS 870 also scores well in sustainability. It boasts a commendable projected lifespan and low wear rate. Its efficiency is bolstered by a lightweight design and minimal fuel consumption, ensuring it's as environmentally friendly as it is reliable.

Safety Verdict: The Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 excels on wet and winter surfaces, securing a solid second place. It offers dependable control and confident handling, with short braking distances and strong aquaplaning resistance in both directions. Navigating through wet courses feels effortless, thanks to its stability and abundant safety margins. On dry roads, it maintains decent performance, although it shows slight instability at the limit, especially during sudden maneuvers. It tends to oversteer slightly, requiring quick adjustments, which slightly impacts its overall score on dry surfaces. However, its short braking distance compensates for this. On snow, the tire delivers reliable handling and secure braking, although traction is average. Ice performance is its weakest area, where it struggles compared to competitors.

Environmental Verdict: The UltraGrip Performance 3 also scores well on environmental metrics. Its projected longevity and low wear are commendable, and its lightweight build contributes to efficient fuel consumption, making it a responsible choice for the eco-conscious driver.

Safety Verdict: The Michelin Alpin 6 delivers consistent performance across all safety parameters. On dry roads, it offers precise steering feedback and stability, even during sudden lane changes. While its braking distance from 100 km/h is slightly below average, it compensates with confident control. In wet conditions, the Alpin 6 excels in braking, although it narrowly misses top marks for straight-line aquaplaning resistance. It maintains control during lateral aquaplaning and handles corners with assurance, thanks to its ample grip reserves. On winter surfaces, the Alpin 6 shows its strength, achieving solid traction and handling results. It navigates snow-covered courses with precision and stability, providing reliable control. Its performance on ice is less impressive, with braking distances falling into the satisfactory range.

Environmental Verdict: The Alpin 6 stands out for its impressive durability, offering the highest mileage in the test. It combines low wear rates with efficient fuel consumption, making it a cost-effective and environmentally friendly choice. However, it does produce slightly higher noise levels compared to other models.

Safety Verdict: The Hankook Winter icept RS3 offers solid performance on dry and snowy roads, but struggles in wet conditions. It provides good steering feedback and precision on dry roads, making sudden maneuvers manageable. However, its braking distance from 100 km/h is slightly longer than expected, leading to a below-average score. In wet conditions, the tire’s performance is inconsistent. While it handles aquaplaning well, it lacks grip in other wet scenarios, leading to early oversteering and challenging control. On snow, the icept RS3 demonstrates impressive traction and braking, navigating snowy paths with precision. Its performance on ice is average, showing adequate braking capabilities.

Environmental Verdict: The Winter i*cept RS3 stands out for its durability, offering high mileage and minimal tread wear. Its lightweight design contributes to efficient fuel consumption. However, initial production residues pose an environmental concern as they shed unnecessarily during the first few kilometers.

Safety Verdict: The Dunlop Winter Sport 5 delivers mixed results across different conditions. On dry roads, it lacks the precision and feedback needed for confident handling, leading to below-average control and stability during sudden maneuvers. Its braking performance also falls short in this category. In wet conditions, the tire shows a solid but unremarkable performance, with good aquaplaning resistance and handling, though braking could be improved. Where the Winter Sport 5 shines is on snow. It delivers impressive traction and short stopping distances, demonstrating excellent control and predictability on winter roads. On ice, however, it just misses a higher score, indicating room for improvement in extreme cold conditions.

Environmental Verdict: The Dunlop Winter Sport 5 scores well in terms of environmental impact. It offers high mileage, low tread wear, and good fuel efficiency due to its lightweight construction, making it a sustainable choice for those who prioritize longevity and lower emissions.

Safety Verdict: The Nokian Tyres Snowproof 2 shows a mixed performance across various conditions. On dry roads, its precision and steering feedback are somewhat lacking, making the driver work harder to maintain control, especially during sudden maneuvers. This results in just an average rating for dry performance. It does redeem itself slightly with commendably short braking distances. In wet conditions, the Snowproof 2 delivers a solid, reliable performance. Its handling and aquaplaning resistance are impressive, allowing for confident driving without surprises. However, on winter surfaces, the tire struggles. While its snow braking distances are adequate, traction and handling are just average, lacking the grip and stability needed for challenging winter roads. Ice braking performance also falls behind competitors, highlighting a need for improvement in this area.

Environmental Verdict: The Nokian Tyres Snowproof 2 presents a mixed environmental profile. Its predicted mileage is below average, but its low tread wear and good fuel efficiency due to its lightweight construction make it a reasonable choice for those looking to balance performance with sustainability.

Safety Verdict: The Falken Eurowinter HS02 excels on dry roads, delivering the best braking performance in this test. It responds promptly to steering inputs, offering solid control and safety reserves in challenging maneuvers. However, its winter performance is less impressive, where it only achieves an average rating. The tire struggles with precision and grip, particularly in handling and traction on snow. Its wet performance is adequate, showing decent results in braking and aquaplaning resistance, but it lacks the refinement needed for more confident handling. Overall, while it is a strong performer on dry and wet roads, it falls short on snow and ice, where stability and control are more crucial.

Environmental Verdict: The Falken Eurowinter HS02 comes close to achieving a strong environmental rating. It has a good projected mileage and efficient fuel consumption due to its low rolling resistance. However, its noise levels are only average, and the tire's overall sustainability, influenced by its manufacturing footprint in Turkey, prevents it from scoring higher in this area.

Safety Verdict: The Zeetex WH 1000 struggles on both dry and wet surfaces, delivering only marginal results. It offers minimal steering feedback and precision, requiring frequent corrections during turns. In dynamic maneuvers, such as sudden lane changes, the tire tends to oversteer, which undermines its stability. Braking distances are notably longer than average, particularly on dry roads. On wet surfaces, its grip is subpar, and its performance in aquaplaning tests is barely acceptable. The tire’s handling is unrefined, lacking the grip and coordination of longitudinal and lateral forces needed for secure driving, leading to a lack of confidence in the wet. On winter roads, its performance is somewhat better but still falls short of excellence. While braking on snow and ice is just below a good rating, its overall traction and handling are merely satisfactory, with early signs of understeer or oversteer. This limited control and precision make it a challenging tire to manage under winter conditions.

Environmental Verdict: The Zeetex WH 1000, made in China, secures a moderate environmental rating. Its expected mileage and tread wear are commendable, offering decent longevity. However, its efficiency is hindered by its weight, impacting fuel consumption. Moreover, the tire's sustainability is compromised by manufacturing residues, which are released during the initial use phase, reflecting its limited environmental responsibility.

Safety Verdict: The GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo struggles to deliver acceptable performance on dry roads, significantly impacting its overall safety rating. The tire provides minimal steering feedback and precision, requiring frequent corrections during turns. It also tends to oversteer during quick maneuvers or lane changes, affecting stability. Braking distances are longer than average, placing it below expectations. On wet surfaces, its grip and aquaplaning resistance are barely satisfactory, and its handling leaves much to be desired. The tire's inability to efficiently manage longitudinal and lateral forces results in early signs of understeer or oversteer, making control challenging. On winter roads, it shows slight improvement but still doesn't excel. While braking and traction on snow are rated as good, its handling remains subpar due to limited grip and early-reaching limits. This combination of weaknesses prevents the tire from achieving better safety ratings.

Environmental Verdict: The GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo secures a satisfactory environmental score, primarily due to its anticipated lifespan and low tread wear. However, despite its decent efficiency, its overall sustainability rating suffers due to the manufacturing impact, including waste production. This reflects the tire's limited environmental responsibility, especially when considering its origin from China, which may raise concerns about its production practices.

Safety Verdict: The Vredestein Wintrac falls short on dry roads, showing limited steering feedback and precision. It struggles to maintain a consistent line, requiring frequent corrections, and tends to oversteer during sudden maneuvers, which results in only a satisfactory performance in this area. Despite its good braking performance on dry roads, it doesn’t excel overall. On wet surfaces, the tire performs slightly better, delivering decent results in braking and aquaplaning resistance, but its handling lacks the necessary precision, preventing it from securing a good rating. It manages to provide sufficient safety margins, but for improved performance, it needs to connect longitudinal and lateral forces more effectively. In winter conditions, the Wintrac fares well, demonstrating good braking, traction, and handling, with ample reserves in critical situations. It also handles icy conditions adequately, earning it a good rating in this category.

Environmental Verdict: The Vredestein Wintrac’s environmental rating is only satisfactory. While its tread wear is reasonable, its projected lifespan doesn’t impress. It compensates somewhat with low fuel consumption and light weight, contributing positively to efficiency. However, these factors are not enough to elevate its overall environmental score beyond average, reflecting a need for improvement in sustainable performance.

Safety Verdict: The Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 falls short on dry roads, with limited steering feedback and precision, requiring frequent corrections to maintain the desired line. It struggles with sudden maneuvers, displaying noticeable oversteer and extended slide phases, which earns it only a satisfactory rating. Braking distances are average, resulting in a mid-range score. On wet roads, the Cinturato Winter 2 delivers a more solid performance, securing good ratings in braking and straight-line aquaplaning resistance. Though it misses top scores in lateral aquaplaning and handling, it still provides adequate safety margins. The handling could benefit from sharper precision to enhance control. On winter surfaces, the tire excels with commendable braking and traction on snow and ice. It offers excellent handling with ample reserve in critical scenarios, making it easy and secure to maneuver through challenging conditions.

Environmental Verdict: The Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2’s environmental performance is somewhat mixed. Its tread wear is rated as good, but its predicted lifespan doesn’t impress, leading to an average overall score. However, it compensates with high efficiency, attributed to its low weight, making it a relatively economical choice in terms of fuel consumption.