Winter car tyre test

Winter tyre or snow tyre?

Winter tyres, also incorrectly called snow tyres, offer greater safety in cold weather. Summer tyres do not provide sufficient adhesion during cold spells and their structure does not allow them to grip in snow, ice or mud.
Winter tyres are indicated by a snowflake on the tyre wall. The markings "M + S" and 3PMSF on certain tyres are also a guarantee of effectiveness on snowy ground.

When should you fit winter tyres?

Winter tyres should be fitted as soon as the temperature falls to seven degrees. Due to its composition, the rubber on snow tyres remains supple at low temperatures and provides much better adhesion. The structure of the winter tyre is designed to improve vehicle traction, particularly in snow. The structure comprises longitudinal and transverse grooves which are larger than those on normal tyres. The amount of rubber remaining on a winter tyre must be at least 4 mm. Adhesion properties are greatly reduced on snow if the depth is less than this. Which winter tyre should you buy? The winter tyres below have been tested and rated by Pneus Online customers.

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  Winter tyres Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

  4.4

  4.5

  4

  4.4

  4

  4.2

  3.8

  4.3

  4.2
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  Winter tyres Semperit Master-Grip 2

  3.9

  4.3

  4.8

  4

  4.1

  4.2

  3.4

  4.6

  4.2
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  Winter tyres Nokian WR A4

  4.3

  4.1

  4.3

  4.3

  4.3

  4

  3.6

  4.2

  4.1
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  Winter tyres Tristar Snowpower 2

  3.5

  3.1

  3.4

  3.5

  3.6

  3.3

  3.7

  3.4

  3.4
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  Winter tyres Yokohama W-Drive V903

  3.9

  3.7

  3.8

  3.7

  3.8

  3.8

  3.2

  3.6

  3.7
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  Winter tyres Kingstar SW 40 Winter Radial

  2.3

  2.2

  2.1

  1.9

  2.3

  1.7

  1.9

  2.3

  2.1
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  Winter tyres Continental Conti-WinterContact TS 860

  4.5

  4.4

  4.5

  4.7

  4.4

  4.3

  4.1

  4.4

  4.4
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  Winter tyres Pirelli Winter 210 Snowcontrol S3

  3.8

  3.9

  4.1

  4.1

  3.8

  3.8

  3.3

  4

  3.9
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  Winter tyres Hifly Win Turi 212

  3.8

  3.4

  3.9

  3.6

  3.5

  3.4

  3.3

  4.2

  3.6
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  Winter tyres Fulda Kristall Montero

  3.7

  2.8

  3.9

  3.7

  3.6

  3.6

  3.7

  3.8

  3.6
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  Winter tyres Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 Evo

  4.3

  4.4

  4.6

  4.4

  4.2

  3.8

  3.9

  4.4

  4.2
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  Winter tyres Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S

  4.6

  4.7

  4.5

  4.5

  4.3

  4

  4.2

  4.5

  4.4
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  Winter tyres Pirelli Winter 240 Sottozero

  3.9

  3.9

  4.1

  4

  3.6

  3

  3.5

  3.1

  3.6
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  Winter tyres Bridgestone Blizzak LM500

  3.8

  4.2

  3.2

  3.5

  3.5

  1.2

  3.8

  2

  3.2
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  Winter tyres Fulda Kristall Montero 2

  4

  4

  4.1

  4.4

  3.2

  3.7

  3.1

  3.6

  3.8
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  Winter tyres Nokian WR D4

  4.4

  4.5

  4.5

  4.3

  4.4

  3.7

  4.3

  4.2

  4.3
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  Winter tyres Tigar Winter 1

  3.4

  2.7

  3.5

  2.9

  2.8

  3.2

  2.3

  2.8

  2.9
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  Winter tyres Minerva S110

  3.2

  2.4

  3

  2.8

  3

  2.8

  2.9

  3.1

  2.9
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  Winter tyres Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32

  4

  3.8

  3.8

  3.8

  3.7

  3.6

  3.5

  3.6

  3.7
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  Winter tyres Fulda Kristall Control HP

  4.1

  4

  4.4

  4.1

  4

  3.9

  4

  4.2

  4.1
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  Winter tyres Pirelli Winter 160 Snowcontrol

  4

  4.2

  4.3

  3.9

  3.6

  3.2

  3.3

  3.9

  3.8
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  Winter tyres Dunlop Sp Winter Response

  4.3

  4.2

  4.3

  4.3

  4.2

  4

  4.1

  4.2

  4.2
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  Winter tyres Nokian WR Snowproof

  4.1

  4.2

  4.2

  3.9

  4.1

  3.9

  3.9

  4

  4

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