2015 Auto Express Winter Tire Test

8 Ultra High Performance Winter tires tested in 225/45 R17 | Published October 22nd, 2015 by Jonathan Benson

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Dry Braking	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Wet Handling	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
Wear	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
Rolling Resistance	Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Snow Handling	Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S

There's not much we can say about the excellent 2015 Auto Express Winter Tire Test, other than head over to the Auto Express site and check out the full review!

We've summarised the braking and handling data from each discipline below, but full details of all 13 tests can be found on the Auto Express website here.

Results

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1st: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 885.2 Dry: 195.1 Wet: 193.3 Snow: 199.6 Rolling Resistance: 98.4 Noise: 98.8 Overall: 100 Impressive debut, with a solid all round performance Read Reviews
2nd: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 884.1 Dry: 194 Wet: 195 Snow: 196.4 Rolling Resistance: 100 Noise: 99 Overall: 99.7 Good price and low rolling resistance, generally impressive on all services Read Reviews Buy from £114.58
3rd: Nokian WR D3
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 872.2 Dry: 193.7 Wet: 188.6 Snow: 197.6 Rolling Resistance: 94.1 Noise: 98.8 Overall: 99.4 Good on snow, not as good as the best in the wet and dry Read Reviews
4th: Continental WinterContact TS 850
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 881.5 Dry: 195.9 Wet: 197.5 Snow: 192.3 Rolling Resistance: 97 Noise: 99.6 Overall: 99.2 Impressive wet grip combined with low rolling resistance Read Reviews
5th: Michelin Alpin 5
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 868.2 Dry: 196.3 Wet: 195.7 Snow: 193 Rolling Resistance: 84.9 Noise: 99.1 Overall: 99.2 Great in the wet and dry, but the leaders are better in the snow Read Reviews
6th: Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 870.4 Dry: 199 Wet: 199.6 Snow: 182 Rolling Resistance: 92.6 Noise: 99.1 Overall: 98.1 Poor snow performance, good in the wet and dry Read Reviews
7th: Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 860.5 Dry: 193.3 Wet: 187.7 Snow: 191.9 Rolling Resistance: 89.9 Noise: 100 Overall: 97.7 Quiet, but struggles in the wet Read Reviews
8th: Bridgestone Blizzak LM32 S
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 850 Dry: 193.8 Wet: 184.3 Snow: 190.7 Rolling Resistance: 84.3 Noise: 99.3 Overall: 97.6 Not leading in any category, and highest rolling resistance Read Reviews