Everyone wants to choose the best for themselves. How not to get lost in a hundred brands and names and buy a really high quality winter tyres that meet the declared indicators – in our selection. We have collected the top winter tyres from the well-known German car magazine AutoMotoSport. If you read German, you can read the test. https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/verkehr/winterreifen-test-2020-225-50-r17-mittelklasse/. In our opinion, Europeans know more about winters and winter tyres, so we trust this top. The tests were carried out in October 2020 on a BMW 3er.
Winner: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005.
Best value: BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conclusion: Very safe all-rounder with shortest braking distances on wet and snow (9.1 points, very good)
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Conclusion: winter professional with good snow performance, but slight deficit in wetness (8.1 points, very good).
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Conclusion: cornering-resistant on wet roads, strong braking on dry roads, our price-performance tip (8.0 points, very good).
Michelin Alpin 6 Conclusion: Mostly high-priced tyres with good dry and wet, but limited winter performance (8.0 points, very good)
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ (plus) Conclusion: Last year’s winner loses important points due to weaker wet grip (good, 7.9 points).
Nokian WR Snowproof Conclusion: Low rolling resistance means low fuel consumption – but also disadvantages on snow and wet (good, 7.1 points).
Toyo Observe S944 Conclusion: The dry dynamo among the winter tyres – unfortunately somewhat weak in braking (satisfactory, 6.9 points).
Giti GitiWinter W1 Conclusion: Cheapest product at reduced performance level, but without serious shortcomings (satisfactory, 6.9 points)
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Conclusion: Balanced tyre with somewhat limited reserves, but without serious defects (satisfactory, 6.8 points).
Falken EuroWinter HS01 Conclusion: With otherwise satisfactory performance, the Falcon lacks above all driving stability and efficiency (satisfactory, 6.8 points).
CONCLUSION
With the shortest braking distances on wet and snow, Bridgestone’s Blizzak LM 005 scored the points needed to win the test. Vredestein Wintrac Pro, which is available for 120 dollars and is therefore a real value for money tip, is curve-fast on wet roads and has good braking power on dry roads. Last year’s Goodyear winner is ranked in the midfield in this year’s test. The tail light is the Falcon Eurowinter, which lacks driving stability and efficiency above all else – but it was still enough for a satisfactory result.
The test results are not only applicable to the r17(225/50) diameter. They will be very similar to other diameters (r15, r16, r18, r19) but with a similar tyre width of 225.
