2016 Sport Auto Winter Tire Test

6 Ultra High Performance Winter tires tested in 235/40 R18 | Published November 7th, 2016 by Jonathan Benson

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
Dry Braking	Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
Wet Handling	Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Wear	Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
Rolling Resistance	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1

This year Sport Auto magazine have tested six performance winter tires in 235/40 R18.

Due to the limited number of patterns in the test, and no all season or summer comparison, we'll forgo the usual commentry and just present the results below.

Results

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1st: Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
235/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 44.9 Dry: 9.2 Wet: 9.6 Snow: 8.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.7 Overall: 9 Outstanding wet grip, very direct steering when dry, good braking in all conditions. Slight weakness in aquaplaning and comfort. Read Reviews
2nd: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
235/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 44.5 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 8.6 Snow: 8.9 Rolling Resistance: 9.4 Overall: 8.8 Excellent snow and dry braking, very low rolling resistance, good steering feel and best aquaplaning results. Slightly noisy. Read Reviews
3rd: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
235/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 41.9 Dry: 8.7 Wet: 9.2 Snow: 8.4 Rolling Resistance: 7 Overall: 8.6 Shortest snow braking distances, with sporty snow handling. Good balance in the wet. High rolling resistance, noisy Read Reviews Buy from £159.66
4th: Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
235/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 42.7 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 7.9 Snow: 9.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.7 Overall: 8.5 Best tire overall in snow with good braking in wet and dry. Average handling in wet and dry, low aquaplaning resistance. Read Reviews Buy from £166.79
5th: GT Radial Champiro WinterPro HP
235/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.4 Dry: 8 Wet: 7.3 Snow: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 6.5 Overall: 7.4 Good snow traction and braking, quiet. Poor snow handling, weaker than the best in the wet. Read Reviews
6th: Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S
235/40 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.3 Dry: 8.1 Wet: 5.3 Snow: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.7 Overall: 6.8 Good snow braking, sporty in the dry. Very weak in the wet, especially wet braking. Read Reviews