2020 ACE Winter Tire Test

9 Premium Touring Winter tires tested in 225/50 R17 | Published October 13th, 2020 by Jonathan Benson

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Continental WinterContact TS 860
Dry Braking	Michelin Alpin 6
Wet Handling	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
Wear	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Rolling Resistance	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus Continental WinterContact TS 860 Nokian WR Snowproof
Snow Handling	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2

The 2020 ACE / ARBÖ / GTÜ winter tire test has tested nine winter tires in the popular 225/50 R17 size using a BMW 3 Series.

As there's no data with this test, we'll leave the commentary to a minimum, but it's great to see Bridgestone continuing it's run of sucsess with another win for the Blizzak LM005.

The testing notes have left us a little confused, as tires with seemingly big issues such as long dry and wet braking distances still being recommended, but be sure to head over to the ACE website to see the full details.

Results

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1st: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 395 Dry: 47 Wet: 64 Snow: 60 Rolling Resistance: 17 Noise: 7 Overall: 200 High grip and good handling in all conditions, no obvious flaws. Highly Recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £157.48
2nd: BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 402 Dry: 42 Wet: 63 Snow: 80 Rolling Resistance: 14 Noise: 9 Overall: 194 Good performance on snow and wet roads, low noise level. Understeer balance in the dry. Recommended. Read Reviews
3rd: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 381 Dry: 44 Wet: 66 Snow: 53 Rolling Resistance: 18 Noise: 7 Overall: 193 Short braking distances in all conditions, good performance on wet surfaces, very high resistance to aquaplaning, low rolling resistance. Oversteer balance in the snow. Recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £139.22
4th: Continental WinterContact TS 860
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 380 Dry: 48 Wet: 63 Snow: 52 Rolling Resistance: 18 Noise: 7 Overall: 192 Good handling in the dry and wet, low noise level. Oversteer balance in the snow. Recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £201.99
5th: Michelin Alpin 6
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 367 Dry: 46 Wet: 67 Snow: 45 Rolling Resistance: 16 Noise: 8 Overall: 185 Top marks in the wet. Poor snow performance, high price. Recommended. Read Reviews
6th: Fulda Kristall Control HP2
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 360 Dry: 45 Wet: 56 Snow: 57 Rolling Resistance: 16 Noise: 3 Overall: 183 Short braking distances and good traction in the snow, good handling in the dry. Poor lateral stability in the snow, very long wet braking, poor wet handling, high noise levels. Recommended. Read Reviews
7th: Nokian WR Snowproof
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 352 Dry: 45 Wet: 56 Snow: 47 Rolling Resistance: 18 Noise: 7 Overall: 179 Good handling in the dry, low rolling resistance. Relatively poor performance in the snow, unstable handling in the wet. Recommended. Read Reviews
8th: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 345 Dry: 44 Wet: 58 Snow: 51 Rolling Resistance: 13 Noise: 4 Overall: 175 Relatively poor performance on snow and wet surfaces, long dry braking distances, high noise. Recommended. Read Reviews
9th: Falken Eurowinter HS01
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 330 Dry: 45 Wet: 63 Snow: 39 Rolling Resistance: 10 Noise: 5 Overall: 168 Weak traction and dangerously long braking distances on snow, poor handling in the wet, high rolling resistance. Can only be recommended for regions with very rare snow on the roads. Conditionally Recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £118.96