Best 11 Winter Tires for 2023/24 - Tested and Rated

This is the most in depth winter tire test on KZbin for 2023/24, please share and subscribe!
Here's the link to adjust the winter tyre test results: www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre-Test...
In this video I'm testing eleven of the most talked-about winter tyres, and I'm putting them to the ultimate test. The tyre size I'm testing is 225/45 R18.
First up, we've got the snow tests. I'll be showing you how each tyre handles in those snowy conditions that we all love to hate. Next, we'll see how these tyres perform on dry and wet roads. You'll get to see how they grip, how they handle, and how they make you feel behind the wheel, plus looking at the all important braking.
Comfort is also on the agenda, we'll look at how these tyres fare on bumpy roads and last but not least, we'll be checking out rolling resistance which affects your fuel efficiency.
In this winter tire test we have:
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
LEAO WINTER DEFENDER
Continental WinterContact TS870P
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 PRO
Giti GitiWinterW2
Goodyear Ultragrip Performance 3
Hankook Winter i*Cept Evo 3
Kumho Wintercraft WP52
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Snow
05:33 Wet
07:45 Dry
08:52 Noise and Comfort
09:12 Rolling Resistance
09:57 Final Results

[@tyrereviews]

Please go review your tires at www.tyrereviews.com 💖💖💖💖

[@forester9267]

There must be Nokian and ice tests Ideal test: took Scandinavian winter studded and studless tyres from France - Michelin Finland - Nokian Germany - Continental Italy-Pirelli USA - GoodYear Japan - Bridgestone Korea - Hankook and also may add some chinese piece of shit and all season and summer tyres and results must be not only in meters and seconds but also in percents

[@SteveHultquist]

Did you update your Nordic tire test? Those of us in places with real winter need that test.

I've been using Nokian Hakkapeliitta for a number of years and have been extremely happy with them. Was quite surprised you didn't have those on your list 🤔

[@bezbi1988]

This is Alpin, not Nordic test.

Ah, sorry. I guess I was under the assumption snowy and slippery conditions would be quite similar regardless of location 🤔

[@bezbi1988]

@ Hakkapellitta is the snow queen, but in our country Nordic tires are prohibited for use, due to poor braking in the wet

That's interesting, didn't know that. Thanks for the explanation 👍

[@bezbi1988]

@ kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJCzoqeJoc2HetEsi=oTJa0JkhMmiSYJ4S

[@Jensjutube]

These tire reviews are so good. Thanks a lot and keep going 👍

[@davidcline9686]

Great work! I watch every review from Ohio you create. Very helpful in choosing tires for our 5 vehicle family!

[@jackyogi1]

Before changing tires, I always check in the Tire plus app whether the new tire will be suitable for my car.

[@Billy123bobzzz]

FANTASTIC! This is exactly what we need so we can sit down with family and friends and show them what the real world difference between winter, all season and summer tires really is, this is the most useful comparison that you have ever done! Thank you! We really appreciate all your hard work!

[@tyrereviews]

I'm sure your friends and family will be thrilled 😅

[@thankyouchina3836]

@@tyrereviewsAnd get those kids off of peppa pig. Show them some educational tyre reviews instead, they’ll thank you later.

[@EliGaffke]

Every winter my friend bring up winter tires, cuz they don't have them. Every winter I watch these videos. Every winter I forward these videos to my friends. Every winter they say that winter tires are awesome. Every winter they never buy them. Every winter they complain about sliding around and getting stuck. My friends are complete askholes

[@ryanfitzsimons7388]

I hit that thumbs up button before I even started watching this video because I know your videos are always great. Keep up the great work!

[@AndrewClelland]

Great review as always. However, I would have expected an 'ice braking/grip' test as well. While living here in South Sweden usually gives mild winters with little snow (where an All-Season tyre would be perfect), we are often plagued with black ice, and snow melting in the day and freezing again at night. In those conditions I would expect a dedicated Winter tyre to outperform an All Season, but by exactly how much would be great to know given the growing technology seen in the evolution of the All Season tyre.

[@karlrod4699]

That is a great idea. It is probably not that easy to arrange it, however it would be nice to see if the results are much differnt from snow breaking.

[@Idleinca]

John will be doing a snow and ice tyre review in a week or three, I’d imagine. These tires I’d consider more Western Europe-focused tires. Not what you’d use in Sweden or what I’d use in western Canada.

[@AndrewClelland]

@@Idleinca True about the 'Western Europe' reference. 👍 It is a sort of 'go-to' in all of Sweden to only buy 'Nordic Winter' tyres, which is why we currently have Nokian on our car. I don't believe that Nokain make what is called an 'European Winter' variant, which is why my previous car here in Sth Sweden had Goodyear 'European Winter' tyres, which I felt was excellent for Skåne, performing really well in our conditions. From my understanding, the 'Nordic Winter' tyre compound is much more focused on ice, being the main difference compared to the 'European Winter' tyre. I think a test of a 'Nordic', a 'European', and an industry leading 'All Season' would be a very interesting test - ice, snow, wet, and dry. 🙂

[@BikeHelmetMk2]

That's very common on the west coast of Canada. We're a rainforest, and our winters are mild enough that ice is more common than snow. I'd definitely be interested in ice grip tests, though I imagine that the setup for that would be trickier.

[@moegigo]

A nordic winter tyre is probably what you should look for

[@fighting2succeed]

I love your tire review videos and you are one of the best at it in my opinion. I do find it a bit of a flaw to not include ice data however. That's far more relevant than testing dry conditions with a winter tire.

[@karlrod4699]

You probably have got no idea what a good job you are doing :) How it helps us to make good choices. Many thanks for all your work!

[@tyrereviews]

[@kevinscharnitzky]

Much better test than Autobild and ADAC here in germany. I love how you explain everything in detail with a clear focus on the consumer. No purchase before I watched your videos. Well done sir👍

[@maartenk7513]

I got the TS870 cause my Vauxhall dealer made a very nice offer including rims, TPMS sensors and wheel covers. I am in the Netherlands, so winters are a bit cold and mostly wet. I get winter tires because we make a lot of miles and we like to stay out of trouble. Thanks for the great review, and stay safe!

[@haileybenson9714]

So thorough! Great job as always!

[@Pesmog]

I have ran separate winter tyres on one of my cars for every winter for 15 years. I am currently running the Bridgestone LM005 on a front wheel drive MPV and I agree with your findings. It is great in the wet and while not quite top level in snow, it is very close. They are best suited to an environment that gets up to a month of snow a year, but where rain and standing water at temperatures around freezing point are also very common. They do wear a tiny bit more than I would have expected, so this set is going to last me three winters. My most recent Goodyear, Dunlop and Conti winter tyres typically lasted four winters.

[@gravemind6536]

I do like Bridgestone although I am biased because I drive on their commerical tyres almost everyday. I find Bridgestone to be the safest feeling tyre out there although they are boring as hell too, for summer tyres I would never get Bridgestone and instead have Pirelli or Continental. When I buy my own house soon and have the space I will have a dedicated winter/summer setup. For now though I am running Pirelli all year.

[@Daniel-zr4pk]

insta like even before watching! you are in my top3 most useful channels on youtube. thank you for all the hard work!

[@tyrereviews]

Thank you!

[@qurshot]

I bought Hankook Evo 3 last month by your recommendation in last year’s video. It still looks great with the new video. Waiting for the bad weather to put them on 👍🏻

[@samuelkopf6175]

Thank you very much for the test🙏🏽 Really helpful to get such an objective comparison of the tyres

[@tyrereviews]

Glad it was helpful!

[@larryhouse3776]

I LOVE the Continental Viking Contact 7. Such a deep snow and ice monster.

[@tyrereviews]

It's a great tyre!

[@friznutzs]

I appreciate the chosen tire size. Very applicable to people that would watch this video

[@MrJohnadan]

I'm happy i watched your previous winter tyre review. Because of it i got the Hankook and I'm very pleased i did so (i live in a snowy area). Thanks and great review as always!!! 👏🏽

[@tyrereviews]

Glad you like it!

[@lonestarlaurel]

🇨🇦. First channel visit, awesomely thorough review, and camera work. Big gratitude. Big smiles. Happy safe trails to you.

[@tyrereviews]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@intopicture]

Thanks for another great review! One of the key takeaways here is the amazing job Hankook did within recent years. They made it to the wider super premium group both in winter, all-season, and summer tyres, while being considerably cheaper.

[@tyrereviews]

Yeah their improvement curve has been incredible!

[@gravemind6536]

I would expect nothing less from a South Korean company, South Korea is on average the highest IQ country on the planet and look how far Hyundai/Kia have come in the last 20 years they've gone from nothing to being incredibly popular. New Teslas are being fitted with Hankooks so I think that speaks volumes. I can see Hankook going past Dunlop and knocking them out of the big 6.

[@dimmacommunication]

@@gravemind6536 Woo man easy with the IQ/race thing 😜 but yeah they have that mentality of extreme dedication to their work like the Japanese , so It was kind of expected to have a great product with that mindset

[@gravemind6536]

@@dimmacommunication i drive on Bridgestone Bus tyres for over 50 hours a week and those Japanese tyres were on my car when I first bought it incredibly safe but boring.

[@TranceFur]

@gravemind6536 No need to get weird about it.

[@barmetler]

You're living the dream. I'm not even that interested in tyres, but just being able to drive a nice rwd car on such a fun road, I would love nothing more.

[@tyrereviews]

RWD is certainly fun for winter testing!

[@nKrandom]

Just the best tire reviews! 👏🏻

[@Ziga12300]

Thanks for all your reviews! I do drive for a few years now Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, amazing tyre! Please make also the 2023/2024 best summer tyres review! Cant wait!

[@matuskothai]

I used to run Continentals both in summer and in winter, however, last year, also based on your reviews, I have switched to Bridgestone for the winter and Good Year for the summer. OMG!!! What a difference! As a person who loves to drive (sometimes maybe a little bit faster than necessary), these have been total game changers!!! 🤩 Thank you for the tips! 👌Btw. we have lots of snow in the winter and very hot summers. So my choices may be slightly different than for someone living e.g. in the UK.

[@sergiu2155]

Hello there. What models did you go for? LM005 and Asymmetric 6 ?

[@matuskothai]

Hi@@sergiu2155 , yes, those two indeed. They are not as precise as the Conties, but are much more predictable and much more fun to drive.

[@kalkoeng6325]

Didn't watch the whole video since I already have blizzak equipped but glad to see they're still up there. Perfect tyre for our Belgian winters

[@dunklespelipper]

To be honest I would be glad if there was a shakeup sometime soon, the Michelin and Bridgestone have been at the top of the pack for three years by now. I'm saying this as someone that has used both of them. Progress in tyre technology is good for all of us.

[@e1sYTchannel]

IMO the Blizzaks are overkill for Belgian "winters".

[@eddie3838]

Fantastic!! It really helps.

[@tinjardas4152]

Great test Jonathan! I was waiting for it to help me decide as I need new set of winter tyres. Was thinking about Michelin or Conti lately but will go with Michelin. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@tyrereviews]

Good choice!

[@86tougerunner]

Wintrac Pro on my 86. In my area you can get them for a very good deal (145$ per tire) and any winter tire is better than the stock summers in snow and ice. Serves me well so far

[@t7ank]

Interesting... really waited for your test. thanks. shame that last years hankook rs3 is not made in that dimension so it was not compared to the others. Also interesting is that Blizzak has fallen to not recommended category in snow handling in this year's ADAC test, its strange as it was always at the top of their chart. But it still holds strong in your tests. 👍👍

[@Lorenzo_Velasquez]

Always the best reference!!!!!

[@mjsmailinglist]

Great work as always, thank you! Just got the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5's installed, on my winter rim setup for a "new to me" '21 Subaru WRX. I typically dislike winter, but I'm excited to see what happens when 268HP, Turbo, and AWD, plus a wicked set of PA5's, meet snow....

[@tyrereviews]

That will be huge fun

[@aviromuziek]

Hankook winter 225/55/17" do it for me on subaru forester xt 240HP fun-fun But HEEE never forget AWD/4WD is 200% more grip = more speed but breaking is the same as any other car DON't GO TO FAST!!!

[@maksymfedoriaka2851]

I was waiting for this test, as I need new winter tyres this season. It's a shame Michelin don't make the Pilot Alpine 5 in my size (215/50 R17), so I'll be getting a set of Bridgestones. Thanks for the great work!

[@ZenGarden99]

you can always get 225 50 17 or 215 55 17, it's quite similar size

[@larryhouse3776]

Id recommend Continental Viking Contact 7. Its what ive been using since 2019. Ive got a fresh set on my new vehicle for this year. Cant wait to play in the snow!

[@maksymfedoriaka2851]

@@larryhouse3776 Viking Contact is made for Nordic winters. Where I live it's not that cold

[@AP-jl2lv]

was hoping youd throw the Michelin CrossClimates in there to see if it's truly worth it to buy winters also incase anyone was curious, I live in northern alberta where we commmonly see -35c every year, last year i did not buy any winter tires and just ran all season Continental TrueContact Tours on my RWD Lexus LS430. I only got stuck a single time and only studded tires would've helped me there.

[@davehughes6501]

They were tested in the all season video a few weeks ago, watch that one & compare the results i guess.

[@alexanderradetsky6994]

That’s why he had the all season and summers on test - head over to the last video and/or the website to see how they stack up and you’ll be able to calculate relative performance

[@swecreations]

These aren't really real "winter tires", these are "ultra high performance winter tires", and are closer to the CrossClimate 2 in performance. Here in Sweden the Michelin Alpin 5 would be classed more like an all-season tire than a winter tire.

[@anthonyfmoss]

If you’re in the uk, then it’s not worth it to buy winter tyres. An all season tyre is much more appropriate to our mostly wet winters and the odd spell of snow. Even more so if you are in the Midlands or south. This channel has made this point on a number of occasions

[@MarbleTL]

People from the UK seem to be better off with summers and all seasons to switch between.

[@chri100ph]

Thanks for great test. I've just ordered Michelin Pilot Alpin 5. I hope we'll have a lot of snow this season in Poland;)

[@davidhall6475]

I eagerly await each of your tire reviews and you have taught me so much about tires! I never realized I had so much to learn. What locations do you perform these winter tests? It looks a lot like where I live in Upper Michigan where we get 300"+ snowfall during winters. I am looking for a tire for my Subaru Outback right now. Thanks for doing the hard work for us all to stay safe in our vehicles.

[@tyrereviews]

I do test in Houghton! But this was in Ivalo, North Finland.

[@focus550]

I've ran Continental wintercontacts the past few years (830's up to the current 870's). They're a superb tyre in the cold, wet, snow and slushy conditions. And they last about 30k miles too, which is a bonus. I've always wanted to try the Michelin Alpine, however they've always been a good chunk more than the already pricey Continental offerings.

[@tyrereviews]

[@jimmyrancourt8062]

They are about 350$

[@sinanosman3446]

​@@tomaskroupakkfoto4132 The prices are similar wherever he lives. Probably, it is because of the tyre size.

[@AN-kg4ei]

I ran Nokian Haka R tires twice which were phenomenal I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on where they fit in? They were terrible on dry pavement unless purposely driven hard at end of life then they became fairly compliant.

[@Mirceabalea]

I've been using Bridgestone LM005 for 2 winters now. They are exceptional. I've picked them because during winter I usually drive on dry or wet roads. I hardly see any snow.

[@tyrereviews]

Glad you like them :)

[@knightwolf200612]

In that scenario you might be better with an all-season tyre, since they're usually a bit better in the dry then any winter tire. The CrossClimate + or 2 are exceptional in dry and still awesome in snow.

[@14Utub]

Great video as always

[@alfie3836]

Awesome as always Jon!

[@tyrereviews]

[@alexandrebak8782]

Thanks for your great work. Could you please ad in your future videos, some quick comments about each tire to precise if they have a rim protection profile or not?

[@tyrereviews]

Rim protection is always listed on the website :) Or at least should be

[@-Marco21]

As usual, very nice test, although I was hoping to see in the test Michelin Alpin 6. In europe old Alpin 5's are now almost sold out and more expensive, then the 6

[@GOINFINITI]

This is the PILOT version which is high performance, not a regular one

[@dmti3sto]

again, an amazing test! happy to see my hankook kinergy 4s2 being up there.

[@jos.22]

Thanks as always for your videos... I'm comparing your last two videos (4seasons and winter) and from the analysis it seems that on WET SURFACE the winter ones perform better than the 4seasons, both in terms of handling and braking. This is very strange. It would be nice to have a video to compare models from the same brand with similar tread in their 4season and winter versions. for example: Bridgestone Blizzak vs Bridgestone Wheater control or hankook, or goodyear, or Michelin, or etc...

[@qatqrgarage]

In my part of the world (Central Canada), ice is a very different surface from snow, and is probably the most relevant to winter conditions.

[@LearningFast]

I live in a warm climate so I don’t need winter tires. However, I do appreciate this video for everyone who does live in colder climates. It is so great that you test every type of tire for every situation. I know some people have no need for the all out performance tires that I prefer. However, It is so great to have one channel that we can come to and get all of the tire information we need no matter what are particular situation is.

[@Druezy]

I am looking forward to use my Ice-x snow tires this season. Ive always been on all seasons, but trying to get to the ski lodge early this year!

[@jimmmyjimbo]

I got the T870P last year for my 4 series sdrive in this exact size. It was great in all weathers including heavy snow!

[@tyrereviews]

Great to hear!

[@CarCounsel]

Was waiting for this test to decide between the Pirelli and the Continental TS870 (not the P) - this helped me to feel more confident about the Pirelli. It’s for my parents’ car and replacing set after set of Dunlop Winters (most recently 4D.) Shame out the rolling resistance but otherwise should be happy. At this point it’s that or the SottoZero 3. Thanks for all you do. You make my testing seem lazy.

[@bjeSnaSarma]

Driving Sottozero 3 on my BMW-s trough Alps and Bosnia and Herzegowina mountains last 6 years.. RWD goes like all wheel drive.

[@andreigeorgesco]

I can also vouch for the sottozero 3 on a rwd. Plenty of grip and a nice sporty feel. They did wear pretty fast though. However, pilot alpin 5 is a much better tire.

[@bjeSnaSarma]

@@andreigeorgesco i had runflat mit star, original bmw 6 years and ca. 80-100k km .. many write that they wear pretty fast but i dont know for me they are best tires i had.. drove it sometimes 600km at once more then 160-170km/h

[@kapiczu3776]

year by year Hankook is proving to became true premium manufactuer. amazing work

[@tyrereviews]

I now consider them premium

[@kapiczu3776]

@@tyrereviews same, I love Hankook and recommend it to a lots of people after seeing it at your tests

[@otarsulava]

Toyo GSI 6 winter tire on my 02 Mazda protege 5, manual, FWD - never let me down. I ski all my life and visit various ski resorts on the season and highly recommend Toyo winter tires , drive safe ✌️

[@davidwayne9982]

THANK YOU-- GREAT INFORMATION that is very necessary for winter...

[@alc0904]

Would be great to see at one point some tests in the conditions we've got around here, like patches of black ice, slush, mixed mud, snow and sand. Very rarely we get such fluffy snow as in the video. In fact, the most noticeable challenge I face are some occasional uphill sections that haven't been cleaned yet.

[@boredbanana7324]

I would assume mudsnow is essentialy what all the wet tests cover.

[@dr.beardie9894]

he's said previously that it's impossible to objectively test slush, because there isn't a facility that can keep consistent slush

[@tyrereviews]

Yeah, I'd love to do that too but as the Dr mentioned, no one has worked out how to do it reliably yet!

[@iain8837]

Ice Mud Slush Snow Sand! In think you need a tank.

[@azizaziz-sm8xm]

I would love to see SUV sizes dedicated video if possible, I feel like more and more people are driving SUVs, I guess it would be interesting to have some SUV dedicated tests. Anyways, great video and review as always.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

What? Do you mean not everyone is driving an M3 in winter?

[@tyrereviews]

SUV test out next week :)

[@dimmacommunication]

@@CathodeRayNipplez eheh

[@azizaziz-sm8xm]

Great to hear, thanks! @@tyrereviews

[@andyowens5494]

Well, I had pretty much decided on the Bridgestone Blizzacks, but that just confirmed it for me, thanks :)

[@titibobo2000]

Thank you for all the efforts and a good work. I might consider replacing my winter tyres with a set of all seasons once they come due.

[@tyrereviews]

A great idea for a lot of people

[@jeffreybrooks8643]

Please consider an "All Weather" tire, like the tested Hankook or the Michelin CrossClimate 2, instead of an All Season tire.

[@vendetta4033]

I can recommend Dunlop Winter Sport 5, very balanced, good on all fields, just like Blizzak LM005, great choice Falken Eurowinter HS01 was not so bad, but still would recommend the above two

[@tyrereviews]

The dunlop is doing well in tests again this year which is surprising as it's an older tyre now!

[@aFeect]

Really happy with hankook, last year we had massive amounts of snow and I also drive rwd car, I was surprised I didn't get stuck anywhere, even tho the car was bottoming everywhere, it's pretty low. You really feel confident with that tire even in the worst wheather conditions. Before hankook I had some cheap all season tires, after trying michelin ps5 in the summer and hankook in the winter I'm never buying cheap tires ever again, it's night and day difference. The car is so much more enjoyable to drive with good tires.

[@tyrereviews]

Glad you like them, get a review on www.tyrereviews.com if you have some time :)

[@dimmacommunication]

I will never buy low quality tires cause they can cost your life or other's too. Some tires are unpredictable

[@gravemind6536]

Premium tyres vs budgets is ridiculous I learnt this after I had my 1st car with Triangle tyres on front and Uniroyals on the back nearing a decade old, when I got my 2nd car it had Bridgestone Turanzas on the front and Continetal premium contact 2s on the back and in literally any conditions it was way better to the point where it would take over double the speed and power to lose traction. People always say budgets are okay in the dry too, are they fuck premiums were still much better in the dry to the point it was highly noticeable. The difference on my car between a ditchfinder and a Pirelli that is quiter and gets better MPG and comfort is £30 or £100 across both axles when you have multibuy discounts Pirellis also last longer too, its a no brainer.

[@gravemind6536]

@@dimmacommunication I agree but I also think people should drive on budget tyres and then switch to premiums the difference is so insane. On my 1st car it was so easy to lose traction in corners and a straight line and I only had 68hp in a 1.2 tonne car it would have insane understeer swiftly followed by snap oversteer anytime you dare take a corner 3mph faster than normal, my next car had premium tyres all round and nearly double the power it was borderline impossible to lose grip and when you did you would gain it back much quicker without the snap oversteer.

[@dimmacommunication]

@@gravemind6536 Yeah pirellis sometimes are cheap, no reason to get chinese ones

[@thevoong]

Great test, thank you. I would be curious to know what the temperature was for the wet and dry tests. As I understand it, summer tyres dramatically fall off in performance below about 7°C. So, I would like to know how the summer tyre compares to the winter ones in the wet and dry at just above freezing.

[@bills.stills]

Aye! I was a student engineer at the KRC for a couple of years, loved it there.

[@michaels4766]

Love your videos and watched a lot of them before fitting my new tires. I'm very curious how the best 5 winter tires would compare to the best 5 all season tires in various colder season conditions. In my case (Netherlands), winters are quite soft with lots of rain and few snow, so I'm wondering if winter tires or all seasons would be best to fit in winter. That would be a great comparison! Thanks a lot

[@tyrereviews]

There's a few videos covering that and there's a winter in the all season test and an all season in this test. I often recommend for climates like yours an all season tyre is a better choice for winter

[@michaels4766]

@@tyrereviews thanks a lot mate! I've decided to fit the Hankook this winter👍🏼👍🏼

[@K-so8gx]

Could try Uniroyal rain experts, I find them great all year round.

[@ChielScape]

Once again I would pick the Conti. As much as wet roads are common where I live, my philosophy is that dry performance is the most important, because I normally drive like a maniac. Mediocre wet performance amongst great tires is still good wet performance, and the safety here is solved by simply not driving like a maniac. Not a complete maniac anyway. Keep 30-50% more distance all around, start braking earlier by the same amount, and carry ~20% less speed through corners. In snow braking it's half a meter behind the best, I call that margin of error when it comes to the high variability of real life situations. Here too, just dont drive like a maniac in the snow, the one time of year that it does in fact snow. Go slow, take your time. Life is not a race where you want to finish first.

[@mariusb2980]

Many many thanks for your videos

[@JETZcorp]

Great timing! I'm shopping for winter tires for my Miata this month. Touge? Snowge!

[@JustinLGary]

Michelin is always the best option. The Alpine is good, but the X-Ice Snow is probably the best overall option. Second best option is probably the Bridgestone Blizzak WS90.

[@tigergreg8]

Hmm. Interesting that you bring these 2 to compare, because I can't figure out which one to put on my CRV. Can you give me any idea why you think the Michelin is better. I was actually leaning more toward them, but I've had Blizzaks on my 4Runner, and thought they were ok.

[@kovacsdavid987]

So the Kinergy 4S2 was better than some average winter tyre in every aspect. Goog to know! 😄

[@CanadianMax]

Shhhhhh, don't tell anyone..... on a serious note, I drove the 4S2 on a Mazda CX50 last winter and my only complaint was Ice traction.

[@Shebuka]

Just a week ago bought new Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 based on review from a different outlet and very pleased to see that you agree that it's one of the two best winter tires on the market right now

[@sharoncontini3284]

My son put those tires on my car. I noticed a hugh difference in handling. So good he put them on his car as well.

[@Mixon_Osw]

Thank you for your review! 😄 This year I will change winter tyres in my Alfa Romeo Brera. It's time to say: "good bye" to Dunlop Winter Sport 5D and welecome Bridgestone Blizzak LM005. Greetings from Poland, where winter is rainy most of time, so I think it will be the best choice for me. 😏

[@tyrereviews]

It's amazing in the wet!

[@levicharles996]

I wanted to see the Cross Climate 2 as the all season tire, since it does pretty well all round

[@SomeGuysGarage]

Oh, what would be interesting to see is warm vs cold DRY handling/braking. That should be the other advantage of a winter tire, is even on dry pave they technically should outperform a summer tire in dry braking when it's below freezing.

[@todd4198]

100% this

[@tyrereviews]

In the dry a summer tyre will win whatever the temp. Wet will bring the advantage to the winter, I've a video on that

[@SomeGuysGarage]

@@tyrereviewsso you're telling me that PS4S or a Cup 2 will out brake a PA5 at say -30c air/surface temps on dry pave? That's something I'd like to see because I don't really believe it.

[@tyrereviews]

@@SomeGuysGarage in theory yes (PS4S anyway). I'd love to test it but finding an actual dry pavement at -30c is tricky!

[@SomeGuysGarage]

@@tyrereviews come to Canada? :) I'm sure we can find something here in the winter. That said, it's an interesting theory, I guess it's down to tread design vs compound being the bigger factor...where the blocky summer tire tread could have an advantage or the softer winter compound could have the advantage.

[@freyathejack]

This review sealed the deal for me - I'm getting the Bridgestone tires for sure now. Was that or the Continental for me, but the Bridgestone took the win :)

[@helamanrivera6321]

Always the best tire reviews

[@tyrereviews]

[@Kovalio]

I'm going for Hankook for my S-Max as it has best price to performance ratio.

[@anthonyc8499]

CrossClimate2 tires are universally regarded as the best all weather tires out there. I’m incredibly curious how it would stack up against this snow tire lineup.

[@tyrereviews]

Very similar to how the Hankook all season did, you can check out the all season test from last week which has a winter tyre in too

[@markhagopian3257]

I absolutely love my 275 50 r20 on my grand Cherokee. Plush, quiet, and never hydroplane. Will buy again. Oh ya… great in snow. Both acceleration and braking.

[@JakobHofer]

Thank You very much!

[@OcaOca]

Goat of tire reviewers! Would love to see a review video of comfort focused tires, since most reviews weight comfort around 5-10%

[@tyrereviews]

I did a 16" test at the start of the year if that's what you mean?

[@OcaOca]

ooooh right you did! Yeah it's crazy the premium contact 7 won that one and the high performance once. I'm definitely getting that tire for my next swap@@tyrereviews

[@SebiStr99]

So, what I'm hearing here is that the Michelin Cross Climate 2 is probably the best winter tyre. I've cross compared it to the Kinergy 4S2 from the all season test and depending on the score weighting it scores roughly 101.5% of the 4S2, putting it in the top 3 of this test... (I know that this isn't a perfect comparison, especially since it's a different size, but it's still funny to me... also, I bought one as a winter tyre, so of course I'm hyping it up)

[@tyrereviews]

It's a very interesting tyre.

[@mannypuerta5086]

Yes. Wife, Volvo XC60 and Michelin Cross Climate2…the needed combination during severe weather. Worth every penny.

[@redward4383]

Michelin might be the winner, but the price difference between for example the Hankook and Michelin offering is insane, rather went with winter i*cept rs3 and based on these results that wasn't a bad move at all. Great stuff from hankook.

[@v3nom780]

After this video i thought its a good idea to take the icept Evo 3, but this tire sucks alot. Have bought it in the shape of 235/40 R18. This tire is yelling like hell on the speedrange of 70-100 KMH, its unbearable. I regret it, that i saved 150€ on the Hancook instead of buying Michelin, but having now this screeching chainsaw of tire. Definitely no recommendation.

[@ssoffshore5111]

@@v3nom780 I'm very happy you guys mentioned the noise level as I too was ready to order the icept Evo 3 as it looks like the best value in performance. I dry fast and if it's noisy, it would drive me nuts! I guess I'll spend more and get the top rated Michelin's... TY!

[@strivePrime]

Thanks for the comparison! Just got the Hankook i*cept evo3 based on the fact that they seem to be the best bang for buck performance wise. Would've gone with the Blizzaks, but they were out of my budget and the Hankooks seemed like a good compromise.

[@svr5423]

Thanks for your review. I need to replace my winter tires this year, and I'm going with Michelin Alpine. Snow performance is by far the most important factor as I need to get up and down the alps. Personally, I find dry performance most often overrated because it is very seldom that you can and do operate the vehicle at its tire-limits in the dry in normal traffic.

[@AndreasHappyfarm]

LM005 is my choice for the coming rainy winter in DK with two trips to a hopefully snow-covered Norway. Hoping to see tests of larger SUV / EV tyres in the future. Many people are shopping for wider 19+20" tyres now.

[@Zeghetank]

Don't do it. I regret having the Bridgestone! Buy the Conti!

[@AndreasHappyfarm]

@@Zeghetank why? 😬

[@drexx1913]

@@AndreasHappyfarm Im also from Denmark, and my name is also Andreas hehe.. I've been reading reviews all day to find out which tire to buy for my Golf GTI Clubsport... I've read that the Bridgestone will wear down really quick... I was going to buy the Bridgestone, but now im thinking of buying the Conti's.... its hard to pick haha

[@AndreasHappyfarm]

@@drexx1913 Jeg har personligt aldrig slidt et dæk ned. Når at skifte bil eller hjul før, så det ville jeg nok ikke bekymre mig så meget om. Kører på vinterdæk så kort tid som muligt. Faktisk kun når der er frost. Testdata her på kanalen viser i hvertfald at sommerdæk er bedst helt ned til frysepunket.

[@1Motorbreath1]

Been running Pilot Alpin 5 for 2 winters already and nice to see my impressions of it are once again confirmed by the official tyre authority

[@jiajianhou426]

Must watch video every year!!!

[@VladimirMatvejev_Riga]

So, the winner is Hankook Kinergy 4S2

[@tyrereviews]

For some, yes

[@dimmacommunication]

hankook fans 🙌

[@GOINFINITI]

Awesome test Brother. I am glad my 005 are so awesome

[@tyrereviews]

:D

[@VeLi_LYuLiN_SqUaD]

I opted for Dunlop Winter Sport 5 and I am very satisfied, nothing that they are not in the test, thanks for the video

[@laimdotasielaskinostudija8173]

As always - thanks for the great video! In conclusion - if there is no ice test (at least brake/acceleration test in enclosed area i.e. controlled temperature area), then from the given data it seems high-end all season tyres will outperform half of the dedicated winter tyres!

[@iain8837]

Nice review, on my MX5 I have 860p and in the cold wet roads now, they are terrible compared to my summer Goodyear F1. Would consider changing to Bridgestone on Alpin. I can also get Alpin 6 now, I guess they are a small improvement over the 5. But then again, sliding around the rear end is good fun!

[@rabadabadoo491]

Brilliant vid as always 👏 Any chance you could do a Van tyre edition please 🙏 Cheers 🍻

[@bushmaster1740]

We have 2 sets of Hankook 4S2, they amaze me every time I drive

[@sid.h]

I have driven quite a bit on the Hankooks equipped on four different cars over the past few years, and I've never experienced a really dangerous situation with them on, whether in the snow or the wet. Compared to budget tires that are not even that much cheaper, I really do recommend them to everyone. Just last week I had the opportunity to put them through their paces on a snowy mountain road, and I overtook literally every other vehicle I came up on, as I was in a bit of a hurry - and I was able to trust my tires where the other drivers were not.

[@Joose]

I ran the Michelin X-Ice snow on my Mk6 GTI last Winter and it was excellent. And now that I've upgraded to a Mk7 Golf R, I'm going to run the X-Ice Snow again.

[@timwilliams2343]

Interesting stuff (as ever). Great to see so much availability, even if Nokian might be struggling right now with production.

[@tyrereviews]

Their production is ramping up again nicely

[@ludwig9158]

I have used the predecessor to the Continental Wintercontact ts 870P, the ts 850P. The car I used was a Golf GTI mk7.5 and it worked extremely well! Living on the west coast of Sweden the weather during winter time is mostly rain with some snow and temperatures ranging from around -5 to +5 degrees celsius. Extremely good grip with a lot of control and predictability. Could actually push the tires a lot going out of corners, with good grip in the corners and really good braking performance! Really good tire!

[@milanlicina4905]

Just got my winter tires Bridgestone lm005 can't wait to test them!

[@Ter0091]

I’m living In anchorage Alaska. I was swapping between hankook icept and Michelin primacy on my Toyota 4Runner and I changed to Michelin Crossclimate 2 3yrs ago. This tire is truly legend. Does about 95% of what winter tire does and much cheaper if you buy when there is Costco’s buy 3 get 1 free sales going on.

[@davidbrighten2572]

Just ordered the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 for my BMW X5. I have an older version of these tires on my M3 - yes I drive my M3 in the Canadian winter. I am in Canada with 5 months of very cold winter and ice and snow. I have owned 25+ cars and in most cases have had the best result with Michelin winter tires or Blizzak tires. Both are excellent. The Michelin are more expensive but they often offer a mail in rebate that levels the price playing field a bit.

[@peterm.2501]

Great reviews, as always. I was wondering why you did not include any tyres from Nokian in the test?