2015 ACE 17 Inch Winter Tire Test

8 Ultra High Performance Winter tires tested in 225/50 R17 | Published December 15th, 2015 by Jonathan Benson

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Continental WinterContact TS 850
Dry Braking	Continental WinterContact TS 850
Wet Handling	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
Value	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1

Our copy of the 2015 ACE winter tire test is a little thin on details, but we thought it was important to publish as it tests many of the new winter tires for 2015, in the popular 225/50 R17 tire size.

Dispite being 3 years old, the Continental WinterContact TS850 narrowly beats the "new for 2015" Goodyear Ultragrip Performance Gen 1, Dunlop Winter Sport 5 and Nokian WR D4 with another impressive all round performance, but the competition is closer than ever, and any of the top 5 tires would be a strong performer.

Please note, the "misc" score below covers rolling resistance, comfort and noise.

Results

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1st: Continental WinterContact TS 850
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 205 Dry: 46 Wet: 70 Snow: 63 Misc: 26 Read Reviews
2nd: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 213 Dry: 43 Wet: 69 Snow: 64 Misc: 37 Read Reviews
3rd: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 197 Dry: 44 Wet: 68 Snow: 62 Misc: 23 Read Reviews Buy from £142.22
4th: Nokian WR D4
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 195 Dry: 45 Wet: 58 Snow: 63 Misc: 29 Read Reviews
5th: Michelin Alpin 5
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 193 Dry: 41 Wet: 67 Snow: 61 Misc: 24 Read Reviews
6th: Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 188 Dry: 45 Wet: 63 Snow: 56 Misc: 24 Read Reviews Buy from £156.38
7th: Semperit Speed Grip 2
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 181 Dry: 41 Wet: 48 Snow: 60 Misc: 32 Read Reviews
8th: Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 176 Dry: 45 Wet: 46 Snow: 55 Misc: 30 Read Reviews