Passenger Car Winter Ultra High Performance Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 (26) 92% 95% 93% 95% 93% 91%
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P (18) 88% 94% 82% 91% 89% 93%
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro (4) 98% 95% 65% 90% 80% 90%
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Plus (3) 97% 93% 83% 87% 97% 87%
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 (23) 93% 92% 90% 91% 91% 80%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 (28) 86% 90% 83% 85% 88% 90%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 RFT (7) 84% 89% 87% 71% 87% 84%
Vredestein Wintrac Pro (27) 91% 90% 86% 82% 86% 87%
Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 (12) 84% 91% 86% 85% 88% 83%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus (16) 82% 88% 83% 86% 91% 89%
Nokian Snowproof P (9) 92% 89% 86% 90% 80% 79%
Continental WinterContact TS 860 S (12) 85% 83% 87% 88% 91% 92%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance (9) 89% 89% 88% 88% 81% 83%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 (8) 85% 87% 84% 75% 80% 88%
Hankook Winter i cept evo3 (14) 91% 91% 74% 85% 86% 76%
Pirelli P Zero Winter (6) 77% 87% 90% 73% 90% 85%
Toyo SNOWPROX S 952 (5) 92% 94% 86% 82% 82% 80%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 (9) 85% 85% 75% 84% 84% 84%
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (50) 89% 92% 82% 87% 79% 80%
Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D (37) 89% 93% 88% 88% 88% 92%
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 (41) 83% 85% 79% 78% 86% 84%
Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip (5) 84% 86% 82% 84% 86% 74%
Pirelli Sottozero Serie II (29) 85% 88% 90% 82% 82% 87%
Hankook Winter i cept evo (28) 80% 79% 76% 72% 80% 79%
Avon WV7 (14) 82% 84% 83% 76% 82% 88%
Nokian WRG2 (72) 85% 87% 83% 80% 83% 85%
Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 ROF (5) 92% 84% 90% 74% 84% 72%
Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S (9) 84% 84% 75% 85% 71% 86%
Continental WinterContact TS 830 P (37) 86% 86% 82% 78% 85% 87%
Goodyear UltraGrip 7 Plus (30) 85% 86% 80% 65% 82% 83%
Nokian WR A4 (23) 85% 88% 73% 78% 78% 85%
Continental WinterContact TS 850 P (19) 84% 86% 84% 85% 82% 79%
Avon Ice Touring ST (40) 81% 86% 74% 72% 82% 81%
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 (26) 85% 79% 81% 81% 84% 85%
Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D (40) 81% 84% 80% 77% 76% 77%
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme (64) 83% 86% 82% 77% 87% 86%
Yokohama W drive V905 (17) 88% 83% 82% 83% 86% 75%
Pirelli SOTTOZERO (9) 78% 83% 79% 81% 79% 81%
Nokian WR A3 (75) 92% 87% 88% 82% 90% 91%
Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Performance (13) 84% 84% 71% 77% 83% 82%
Hankook Icebear W300 (10) 76% 64% 77% 74% 71% 70%
Dunlop SP Winter Response (3) 63% 53% 67% 63% 63% 73%
Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 2 (9) 79% 73% 74% 71% 70% 81%

Passenger Car Winter Ultra High Performance Tires with no reviews

Ceat WinterDrive Sport, Continental WinterContact 8 S, Dunlop SP Winter Sport M2, Goodyear UltraGrip 6, GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo, GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport, Hankook IceBear W300A, Leao Winter Defender UHP, Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 N, Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport, Pirelli ICE ZERO ASIMMETRICO PLUS, Pirelli P Zero Winter 2, RoadX RXFROST WH12, RoadX RXFROST WU01, Vredestein Wintrac Nextreme, Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus, Yokohama Advan Winter V907

Passenger Car Winter Ultra High Performance Tires Tire Review Highlights

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 rated 62% while driving a Hyundai i30
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 average miles
I bought them brand new at a stupid low price. Situation and thoughts after 3 winters - they started great, absolutely great. However....
I never drive like a lunatic, but I have never felt secure that they will get me out of a corner if I mess it up due to lack of feedback (65 wall) but on couple of occasions I went into a corner way too fast and they didn´t even squeak and just pulled me out. Gradually they turned into an average tire. Now (4th winter though) they feel like an old all season tire - they slip, they lack grip and are louder than before (my hearing is not getting stronger). Perhaps the rubber is not good after this much time, it just looses grip. The other day my car completely failed to stop on a slippery road in 1st gear at the lights from 10km/h and it just went into the rear of a small renault with all season tires that DID stop on the spot, not even the ABS worked. Only the registration plate plastic got cracked so... But this morning in similar conditions it went from 50 to 0 on a wet downhill at 0 degrees in about 2-3 seconds with some distance to spare to the car in front so I guess they still can work. Ice grip is always poor on all tires.
Conclusion - do not buy old never worn tires, they don´t feel secure at all after the second year.
tire reviewed on 2025-01-23 05:11:35
Pirelli P Zero Winter 2 rated 84% while driving a Volvo S60 Polestar
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
Great in proper winter conditions, average otherwise.
tire reviewed on 2025-01-22 08:00:32
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 rated 93% while driving a Jaguar Jaguar XE
Driving on a combination of roads for 2 average miles
Excellent winter tire. Snow grip superb, ultimate confidence driving a rwd in snow, handled slushy roads with ease and commutes with icy roads were a less worrisome. Excellent in heavy rain but noise level did increase, did lose traction under heavy breaking in the dry but on that one occasion where it did, my fault for carrying too much speed (normal driving probably wouldn’t have caused an issue). Comfort levels were amazing. Ran Dunlop sport maxx rt2’s in the summer but these winter tires were much more quiet and comfortable. Only used them for two winters before changing cars, but wear was negligible, saying that, I only average approx 5-6 thousand miles a year.
tire reviewed on 2025-01-06 13:23:41
Hankook Winter i cept evo3 rated 82% while driving a Hyundai i20N
Driving on a combination of roads for 2500 miles
Overall good tire, lacks sportiness a bit but for price point of 110€ in my dimension is really decent tire.
tire reviewed on 2024-12-24 09:08:35
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 rated 88% while driving a Hyundai Sonata N Line
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
This tire feels like a UHP summer tire but in winter. Outstanding performance in dry and wet when cold. Starts to soften above 15 degrees C. Good snow performance - almost as good as X-ice. Ice performance is meh. Michelin sacrificed comfort for handling characteristics; feels too sporty and bumpy for my preference.
tire reviewed on 2024-12-13 11:38:35
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 rated 88% while driving a Mercedes Benz B200
Driving on mostly town for 10000 average miles
After i bought this tires, there is no snow in my city due to climate changes. So no snow or ice experience so far. Best benefit of this tire is comfort. In dry and wet handling, i am satisfied with tire. Near performance to my hp summer tire in corners. Only thing i hate about tire is, it easily skids in standing start from standing start both in dry and wet. Which reduces tire life. Standing start from wet high inclined road is not so fun but still good compared to lots of tires. But it must be improved.
tire reviewed on 2024-12-13 04:34:38
Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport rated 83% while driving a Hyundai i20N
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 spirited miles
İ've been using it since it was first released last year. İn İstanbul where I live it doesn't snow much but just to climb mountains in winter times I bought this set of tires. Thr previous model was already known as the best in the snow but by this model it got better on the cold and dry surfaces. On wet it wasn't bad at all. My summer tires are Conti PC7 and after them in the cold weather conditions I felt comfortable and safe. On the snowy hill climbs the feedback from the steering was satisfying as well. The tiresalesman said that he pattern of this model looks a little like the ones on the Nokian tires. If your priority is pushing the limits for fun on snow, this is the one for the money.
tire reviewed on 2024-12-10 06:55:18
Nokian WR A4 rated 71% while driving a Jaguar S type 3.0
Driving on mostly country roads for 600 easy going miles
Normal driving on the XL version (judging by online inventories the default one produced) from proper snow and neg. C in Livland to warm dryness, 0 C slush and much less snow to around Regnum Hungariae. For winter tires in general they seemed to perform perfectly competently, although once did fail to get any traction on wet ice on a very slight incline, sadly expectable without studs. No noticeable noise increase compared to summers and no noticeable wear at all. Seemed rather heavy/substantial in hand and with a stiff sidewall. The latter characteristic might very well have saved one of the rims on a particularly crashy pothole, but also made for a subjectively unpleasant firmness in general in a car with an otherwise superb suspension (the Sport version at that). So much so that one actively avoided any manhole covers or other imperfections on the road surface, which then motivated an early sale before the second season. For reference, the replacements in the form of Continental TS 870 P provide vastly improved levels of comfort.
tire reviewed on 2024-11-28 04:14:31
Hankook Winter i cept evo3 rated 89% while driving a Audi A4 2.0 TDI 177bhp quattro
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 easy going miles
I bought this tire after I read review on this site,I fit it on my audi a4 allroad and this tire is awesome.Im completely blown away in wet driveing ,I drive through water deep 4-5cm with 80-100km/h and I dont have 1mm feedback to my steering wheel nothing to pull itd from my hands...In the dry condition tire is excellent.I drive a little bit on snow and ice and I think its great.This is best tire I ever have.
tire reviewed on 2024-11-25 11:31:49
Continental WinterContact 8 S rated 94% while driving a BMW 530D Xdrive Msport
Driving on mostly country roads for 300 average miles
I changed from 20” to 19” wheels (because of frequent wheel cracks on the 20” run flat set up). The change has positively transformed the car, reducing brain crunching bangs and eliminating skittish behaviour when cornering on imperfect roads. I have had the opportunity to drive the 8S tires on a mixture of road conditions including dry, wet, snow, slush and ice; the tires inspire confidence across a wide variety of conditions. Driving in snow and slush, the tires are sure footed and you don’t see stability control called in to action, when driving appropriately. On clear roads you can drive as confidently as you would with summer tires. The only notable difference is greater road noise with the winter tires; not horrible but noticeable.
tire reviewed on 2024-11-22 13:05:22
Continental WinterContact 8 S rated 84% while driving a BMW M3
Driving on track for 2000 spirited miles
These tires have been a pleasant surprise. Continental is, after all, synonymous with a guarantee of quality. The tire has excellent grip on both dry and wet asphalt, the feedback is very good, and they provide a good sense of confidence. The tires performed very well even on the track (although they are not trackday tires), with excellent grip up to 85 degrees before they start to slide. They are very easy to manage at the limit. On the road, you have a good feeling with the front axle, especially compared to the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S which were always a bit vague on turn-in.Tire wear and degradation are quite rapid. You need camber or the shoulder will degrade very quickly.
tire reviewed on 2024-11-11 09:27:29
Continental WinterContact TS 860 S rated 58% while driving a Kia Motors Stinger 2.0 RWD
Driving on mostly motorways for 5000 spirited miles
Warning! Do not buy the standard tires if you have a staggered setup and RWD. Only OEM spec (star, MO, GO, etc).

I had a combination of 225/40R19 front with 255/35R19 on the rear. This is the standard for my car. And yet, on dry roads, in a straight line, the TC would cut power under acceleration.

After measuring the circumference of fronts and rears I found a difference of more than 2% in circumference between fronts and rears. This means a difference of 3km/h between front and rear wheels at highway speed. And under acceleration the rears would slip just enough to trigger TC.

Continental did not care about this. They said it’s normal to have a tolerance between -2% and +1% in circumference in the normal tires. They only limit these differences for OEM tires.

If you have a RWD and care about your life, don’t buy these.
tire reviewed on 2024-10-24 13:22:39
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