2014 Autobild SUV / 4x4 Winter Tire Test

9 Premium Touring Winter tires tested in 235/65 R17 | Published November 24th, 2014 by Jonathan Benson

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Nokian WR SUV 3
Dry Braking	Goodyear UltraGrip plus SUV Semperit Speed Grip 2
Wet Handling	Nokian WR SUV 3
Rolling Resistance	Nokian WR SUV 3 Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D Semperit Speed Grip 2 Kumho Izen RV KC15
Noise	Goodyear UltraGrip plus SUV
Snow Handling	Pirelli Scorpion Winter

Even if you drive a four wheel drive vehicle, you still run the risk of getting stuck in snow. While modern four wheel drive systems do offer a traction advantage over two wheel drive cars, the braking and cornering abilities of the two drive trains are broadly the same. Fortunately Auto Bild have tested nine winter tires in the popular 4x4 235/65 R17 size.

Results

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1st: Nokian WR SUV 3
235/65 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 39 Dry: 7 Wet: 5 Snow: 9 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 5 Excellent results in the snow, good results on dry and wet roads, fair price None mentioned Read Reviews
2nd: Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D
235/65 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 39 Dry: 6 Wet: 6 Snow: 7 Comfort: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 6 Very balanced tires, high traction on snow, good comfort, low rolling resistance Relatively high price, average lateral stability on snow Read Reviews
3rd: Bridgestone Blizzak LM80 EVO
235/65 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 35 Dry: 6 Wet: 5 Snow: 7 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 5 Noise: 6 Good results in the snow, fair price Relatively high rolling resistance, poor resistance to aquaplaning Read Reviews
4th: Goodyear UltraGrip plus SUV
235/65 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 39 Dry: 6 Wet: 7 Snow: 8 Comfort: 9 Rolling Resistance: 3 Noise: 6 Good results in the snow, high resistance to aquaplaning, good comfort, short braking distances on wet roads High rolling resistance, relatively high price, average lateral stability on wet roads Read Reviews
5th: Michelin Latitude Alpin 2
235/65 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 37 Dry: 5 Wet: 5 Snow: 8 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 7 Low noise level, high resistance to aquaplaning Relatively long braking distance on dry roads, average lateral stability on wet roads, highest price Read Reviews
6th: Pirelli Scorpion Winter
235/65 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 38 Dry: 5 Wet: 6 Snow: 7 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 8 Good results in the snow, low noise level, high resistance to aquaplaning Average braking performance on dry and wet roads Read Reviews
7th: Semperit Speed Grip 2
235/65 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 34 Dry: 5 Wet: 7 Snow: 5 Comfort: 5 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 5 Very high resistance to aquaplaning, short braking distances on wet roads, low rolling resistance, fair price relatively weak results in the snow, long braking distance on dry pavement, high noise level Read Reviews
8th: Kumho Izen RV KC15
235/65 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 32 Dry: 5 Wet: 4 Snow: 5 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 5 Low rolling resistance, good comfort, cheap Low lateral stability on snow, weak results in the wet Read Reviews
9th: Nexen WinGuard SUV
235/65 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 29 Dry: 3 Wet: 2 Snow: 7 Comfort: 4 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 7 Very cheap, short braking distances and generally good results in the snow, low noise level Long braking distance on dry and wet roads, generally poor results on wet roads, slow reaction to steering inputs Read Reviews