2014 ADAC Winter Tire Test 175/65 R14 - Tire reviews and ratings

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Toyo Snowprox S943 Cooper WM SA2
Dry Braking	Continental WinterContact TS 850
Wet Handling	Dunlop Winter Response 2 Sava Eskimo S3 Plus Fulda Kristall Montero 3
Rolling Resistance	Dunlop Winter Response 2
Straight Aqua	Continental WinterContact TS 850 Firestone Winterhawk 3
Snow Braking	Michelin Alpin A4
Snow Handling	GT Radial Champiro WinterPro 3

Here's the 2014 ADAC winter tire test in 175/65 R14.

This year ADAC have tested fourteen different winter tire patterns.

Also from ADAC is the 195/65 R15 Winter Tire Test.

Results

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1st: Continental WinterContact TS 850
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 53.6 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 8.2 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 9 Well balanced winter tire with top marks in the wet and on ice, good on snow, low wear None listed Read Reviews
2nd: Dunlop Winter Response 2
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 53 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7.8 Snow: 8 Ice: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.8 Noise: 6 Wear: 7.4 Well balanced winter tire with top marks on snow and fuel consumption. Especially good in the wet None listed Read Reviews
3rd: Michelin Alpin A4
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 51.4 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 4.4 Wear: 10 Well balanced winter tire with top marks in wear. Good in the wet, snow and ice None listed Read Reviews
4th: Firestone Winterhawk 3
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 50.8 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7.2 Snow: 7.4 Ice: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 7 Well balanced winter tire with top marks on ice, good in the wet, low fuel consumption None listed Read Reviews
5th: ESA Tecar TECAR Super Grip 7+ HP 210
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 49.4 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 6.8 Snow: 7.2 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5 Wear: 8 Relatively good on snow and ice Slightly weaker in the wet Read Reviews
6th: Fulda Kristall Montero 3
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 48.2 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 6.6 Snow: 8 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 4.4 Wear: 7 Top marks in the snow Slightly weak in the wet Read Reviews
7th: Vredestein Snowtrac 3
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 48.8 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 6.6 Snow: 7.4 Ice: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 3.6 Wear: 8 Relatively good on snow and ice Slightly weak in the wet, noisy Read Reviews
8th: Pirelli Winter Snow Control Series 3
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 47.4 Dry: 6.4 Wet: 7.6 Snow: 7.8 Ice: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 4 Wear: 7 Especially good on snow, good in the wet Slightly weak on dry roads Read Reviews
9th: Sava Eskimo S3+
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 47 Dry: 6.2 Wet: 6.2 Snow: 8 Ice: 6.8 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 4.4 Wear: 7 Top marks in the snow, low fuel consumption Slightly weak on dry and wet roads Read Reviews
10th: Hankook Winter i cept RS
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 46.4 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 6 Snow: 6.4 Ice: 6.8 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 4 Wear: 8 Low fuel consumption and wear Slightly weak in the wet, snow and ice Read Reviews
11th: Toyo Snowprox S943
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 48.6 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 6 Snow: 7.2 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 5 Wear: 7 Top marks in the dry Slightly weak in the wet Read Reviews
12th: GT Radial Champiro WinterPro 3
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 44.4 Dry: 6.8 Wet: 5.4 Snow: 5.4 Ice: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 6.4 Wear: 7.4 None listed Relatively weak in the wet, snow and ice, slightly high fuel consumption Read Reviews
13th: Cooper WM SA2
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 38.6 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 2.2 Snow: 4.6 Ice: 5 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 4.4 Wear: 7 Top marks in the dry Very weak in the wet, weak on snow and ice Read Reviews
14th: Star Performer SPTS AS
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 39.4 Dry: 6.2 Wet: 2.2 Snow: 6 Ice: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 4.2 Wear: 8 None listed Very weak in the wet, weak in the dry, snow and ice Read Reviews