ADAC: Winter Tire Test R16 2020

Snow, ice, moisture or dry and frosty weather: who can cope with the different conditions in the cold season best? 15 current tires for cars of the lower middle class in the ADAC test - and two models fail.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 - Winner Recommended

88 56

· Winter · 2019 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Very balanced tires with top marks in the wet. Especially good on dry roads. Good snow performance.
Straight Aquaplaning Lateral Aquaplaning Dry Braking Snow Braking Driving Behavior Treadwear Wet Braking Wet Handling Fuel Consumption Ice Braking Snow Handling Driving Safety

Canada · Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

2
Michelin Alpin 6

85 55

· Winter · 2018 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Very balanced tires. Good on dry, wet and snow-covered roads. Low wear.
Straight Aquaplaning Lateral Aquaplaning Outside Noise Snow Braking Driving Behavior Treadwear Wet Braking Wet Handling Fuel Consumption Ice Braking Snow Handling Driving Safety

USA+ · Canada · Europe · Russia+ · Japan

Test Score:

2.1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5

82 57

· Winter · 2015 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Very balanced tires. Good on dry, wet and snow-covered roads. Low fuel consumption and wear.
Straight Aquaplaning Lateral Aquaplaning Snow Braking Driving Behavior Treadwear Wet Braking Wet Handling Fuel Consumption Ice Braking Snow Handling Driving Safety

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

2.2
Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

82 38

· Winter · 2015 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Very balanced tires. Good on dry, wet and snow-covered roads. Low fuel consumption.
Straight Aquaplaning Lateral Aquaplaning Dry Braking Snow Braking Driving Behavior Treadwear Wet Braking Wet Handling Fuel Consumption Ice Braking Snow Handling

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

2.2
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

70 43

· Winter · 2019 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Very balanced tires with top marks on dry roads. Good in the wet.
Straight Aquaplaning Outside Noise Dry Braking Snow Braking Driving Behavior Treadwear Wet Braking Fuel Consumption Ice Braking Snow Handling Driving Safety

Canada · Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

2.4
Falken Eurowinter HS01

73 41

· Winter · 2016 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Good in the wet. Slight weaknesses on dry and snow-covered roads as well as in fuel consumption.
Straight Aquaplaning Lateral Aquaplaning Dry Braking Snow Braking Treadwear Wet Braking Fuel Consumption Ice Braking

USA+ · Canada · Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

2.9
Continental WinterContact TS 860

87 56

· Winter · 2016 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Especially good in the wet. Good in the snow. Weaknesses on dry roads.
Straight Aquaplaning Outside Noise Snow Braking Treadwear Wet Braking Wet Handling Fuel Consumption Ice Braking Snow Handling

Europe · Russia+ · South Korea

Test Score:

3
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+

86 51

· Winter · 2019 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Top marks on snow. Good in the wet and with fuel consumption. Weaknesses on dry roads.
Straight Aquaplaning Lateral Aquaplaning Snow Braking Treadwear Wet Braking Wet Handling Fuel Consumption Ice Braking Snow Handling

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

3
Sava Eskimo HP2

68 32

· Winter · 2016 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Low fuel consumption. Weaknesses on dry roads.
Snow Braking Treadwear Wet Braking Fuel Consumption Interior Noise Ice Braking Snow Handling Wet Handling

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

3.1
Toyo Observe S944

69 42

· Winter · 2019 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Top grade on ice. Low fuel consumption. Weaknesses on dry roads.
Straight Aquaplaning Outside Noise Snow Braking Treadwear Wet Braking Fuel Consumption Interior Noise Ice Braking

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

3.2
Pirelli Cinturato Winter

77 49

· Winter · 2016 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Top marks on snow. Good in the wet. Weaknesses on dry roads.
Straight Aquaplaning Lateral Aquaplaning Outside Noise Snow Braking Treadwear Wet Braking Fuel Consumption Ice Braking Snow Handling

USA+ · Canada · Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

3.3
Giti GitiWinter W1

66 25

· Winter · 2017 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Good on snow. Weaknesses on dry and wet roads.
Snow Braking Treadwear Fuel Consumption Ice Braking Snow Handling Lateral Aquaplaning Wet Handling

Europe

Test Score:

3.4
Semperit Speed-Grip 3

70 39

· Winter · 2017 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Especially good on snow. Weak on dry roads.
Lateral Aquaplaning Outside Noise Snow Braking Treadwear Wet Braking Wet Handling Fuel Consumption Ice Braking Snow Handling Driving Behavior Driving Safety

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

3.7
King-Meiler Winter Tact WT81

N/A 23

· Winter · 2016 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Tire with top marks for wear. Very weak in the wet. Weak even on dry roads. Relatively loud.
Dry Braking Snow Braking Treadwear Fuel Consumption Lateral Aquaplaning Driving Behavior Wet Braking Wet Handling Interior Noise Driving Safety

Europe

Test Score:

5.4
Tristar Snowpower HP

N/A 20

· Winter · 2017 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Especially good on dry roads. Very weak on wet and snow.
Dry Braking Driving Behavior Treadwear Fuel Consumption Driving Safety Straight Aquaplaning Lateral Aquaplaning Snow Braking Wet Handling Snow Handling

Europe

Test Score:

5.5