2016 AutoBild Winter UHP Tire Test

8 Ultra High Performance Winter tires tested in 245/40 R18 | Published October 14th, 2016 by Jonathan Benson

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 Continental WinterContact TS 850 P Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Hankook Winter i cept evo2
Dry Braking	Continental WinterContact TS 850 P Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Wet Handling	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Unfortunately details are currently limited for the 2016 Auto Bild Performance car tire test.

Using a BMW 3 Series wearing 245/40 R18 tires, Auto Bild placed eight ultra high performance winter tire patterns to the test.

Below are the initial results, we will update the article as soon as full details are available.

Results

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1st: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
245/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 19 Dry: 6 Wet: 5 Snow: 8 Excellent balanced winter tire. Safe handling on snow and wet roads, lowest rolling resistance. None mentioned. Test winner. Read Reviews
2nd: Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
245/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 18 Dry: 6 Wet: 6 Snow: 6 Excellent balanced winter tire, short braking distances in the wet and snow and excellent steering response. Slight weakness in the dry. Exemplary. Read Reviews
3rd: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
245/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 18 Dry: 5 Wet: 5 Snow: 8 Excellent in the wet, high aquaplaning resistance, good comfort. None mentioned. Exemplary. Read Reviews Buy from £153.14
4th: Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
245/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 18 Dry: 6 Wet: 6 Snow: 6 Convincing all rounder with good winter characteristics, stable handling and good steering. Slight weakness in the dry. Exemplary. Read Reviews Buy from £188.24
5th: Michelin Pilot Alpin 4
245/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 16 Dry: 5 Wet: 4 Snow: 7 Sharp handling with precise and stable dry grip. Slight weakness under dry braking. Good. Read Reviews
6th: Hankook Winter i cept evo2
245/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 15 Dry: 6 Wet: 3 Snow: 6 Strong in the snow and on dry roads. Understeer and long braking in the wet. Good. Read Reviews
7th: Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
245/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 13 Dry: 5 Wet: 4 Snow: 4 Good snow braking and low noise. Long wet braking, high rolling resistance and poor cornering in all conditions. Conditionally recommended. Read Reviews
8th: Accelera X Grip
245/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 9 Dry: 4 Wet: 1 Snow: 4 None mentioned. Very little performance on snow, long braking distances in all conditions, poor balance. Not recommended. Read Reviews