ACE / GTÛ / ARBÔ (D) Str. 205/55 R16 H Dato: 11.09.2014 Rank Brand Product line Result 1 Nokian WR D3 highly recommended (219), Testwinner 2 Continental TS 850 highly recommended (205) 3 Goodyear Ultra Grip 9 highly recommended (204) 4 Dunlop Winter Sport 4D highly recommended (202) 5 Semperit Speed-Grip 2 recommended (199) 6 Hankook Winter i*cept RS recommended (196) 7 Pirelli Winter Snowcontrol 3 recommended (196) 8 Vredestein Snowtrac 5 recommended (193) 9 Bridgestone Blizzak LM32 recommended (192) 10 Kumho I ZEN KW23 recommended (188) About our ContiWinterContact TS 850 (produced in Otrokovice plant) + best tire overall on wet surface + best in wet braking + good job of tire developers About our Semperit Speed-Grip 2 (produced in Lousado plant) + best grading in economy ams (auto motor und sport) Str. 205/55 R16 H Dato: 19.09.2014 Rank Brand Product line Points Result 1 Continental TS 850 9,1 highly recommended (Best in test) (Best on wet) 2 Goodyear Ultra Grip 9 8,8 Recommended (Best on snow) 3 Dunlop SP Winter Sport 4D 8,7 Recommended 4 Michelin Alpin 5 8,6 Recommended 5 Pirelli Snowcontrol Serie 3 8,6 Recommended 6 Nokian WR D3 8,5 Recommended 7 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 8,1 Recommended 8 Hankook Winter i*cept RS 8,0 Recommended 9 Toyo Snowprox S943 7,8 conditionally recommended 10 Westlake SW 608 7,2 conditionally recommended (Worst in Test) About our Continental TS 850 (produced in Otrokovice plant) + good snow performance + best balanced tire + low rolling resistance + best on wet - dynamic driving behavior on snow, not recommendable for cars without ESP Page 1
motor Str. 195/65 R15 T Dato: 25.09.2014 Rank Brand Product line Stars * Result 1 Continental ContiWinterContactTS 850 5 * Testvinder 2 Bridgestone Blizzak LM 001 4 * 3 Dunlop Winter Sport 4D 4 * 4 Semperit Speed-Grip 2 4 * 5 Uniroyal MS plus 77 3 * 6 Yokohama W.drive V905 3 * 7 Michelin Alpin 5 3 * 8 Hankook i*cept RS /W442) 3 * 9 Pirelli Serie 3 (Winter 190) 3 * 10 Kumho WinterCraft WP51 3 * 11 Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 2 * 12 Infinity Hero INF 049 1 * FDM siger om TS 850: Et yderst godt dæk med testens bedste karakter i sne samt i forhold til brændstofforbrug of slidstyrke. FDM siger om Uniroyal MS plus 77: Fine egenskaber med hensyn til brændstofforbrug og slidstyrke er godt, men i vinterdisciplinerne er det mere jævnt. motor Str. 175/65 R14 T Dato: 25.09.2014 Rank Brand Product line Stars * Result 1 Continental ContiWinterContactTS 850 6 * Testvinder 2 Dunlop Winter Response 2 5 * 3 Michelin Alpin 4 5 * 4 Firestone Winterhawk 3 5 * 5 Esa+ Tecar Super Grip 7+ 4 * 6 Fulda Kristall Montero 3 4 * 7 Vredestein Snowtrac 3 4 * 8 Pirelli Serie 3 (Winter 190) 4 * 9 Sava Eskimo S3+ 3 * 10 Hankook i*cept RS (W442) 3 * 11 Toyo Snowprox S943 3 * 12 GT Radial Champino WInterpro 3 * FDM siger om TS 850: TS 850 fås nu også i denne størrelse, og her er der tale om et fremragende dæk, bl.a. med testens bedste resultat på våd vej. Page 2
Auto Zeitung (D) Str. 205/55 R16 91H Dato: 29.09.2014 Rank Brand Product line Points Result 1 Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850 419 Testwinner 2 Goodyear Ultra Grip 9 407 highly recommended 3 Nokian WR D3 385 highly recommended 4 Dunlop WinterSport 4D 380 highly recommended 5 Michelin Alpin 4 380 highly recommended 6 Pirelli Snowcontrol serie 3 374 highly recommended 7 Vredestein Snowtrac 5 365 highly recommended 8 Toyo Snowprox S943 348 9 Hankook Winter i*cept RS 341 10 Bridgestone LM-32 325 10 Kumho I Zen KW23 325 About our ContiWinterContact TS 850 (produced in Otrokovice plant) + very safe tire on snow, wet and dry + Snow-King Schnee-König + low fuel consumption + good hydroplaning and stable driving behavior in the wet Italian Quattroruote Str. 225/45 R17 91H Dato: 30.09.2014 Rank Brand Product line Points 1 Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850 34,5 2 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 33,5 2 Michelin Alpin 4 33,5 4 Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Perf. 33,0 5 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 32,5 6 Marix Ecogrip 24,5 * About our ContiWinterContact TS 850 (produced in Puchov plant) + very well balanced tire: good on all road conditions - wet braking only slightly worse than the best * Retreaded tire (Maragoni) Page 3
AutoBild (D) Str. 185/60 R15 T/H Dato: 24.09.2014 Rank Brand Product line Result 1 Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason vorbildlich 2 Goodyear Verctor 4Seasons vorbildlich 3 Vredestein Quatrac Lite good 4 Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert satisfactory 5 Dunlop SP Sport 01 A/S satisfactory 6 Falken Euro AllSeason AS200 satisfactory 7 Hankook Optimo 4S H730 satisfactory 8 Kumho Solus HA31 satisfactory 9 Nexen N Priz 4S atisfactory 10 Maloya Quadris not recommended About our AllSeasonExpert (produced in Lousado plant) + performs well in wet and snow + comfortable steering behavior + best in hydroplaning + low rolling resistance - delayed steering response real all-rounder with convincing qualities on snow and wet roads Page 4
Automobilisimo (Italien) Str. 205/55 R16 H Dato: 22.10.2014 Cluster* Brand Product line 1 Barum Polaris 3 2 Formula Winter 3 Sava Eskimo S3+ 4 GT Radial Champiro Winter Pro 4 Nexen Winterguard Snow G 4 Roadstone Winguard Sport 7 Kumho OI zen KW 23 8 Dayton DW 510 9 Komoran Snowpro b2 * The magazine does not give a ranking / recommendation of the test field. The test results are only listed for each criteria separately. For clarification, we show the test field in clusters that would result from typical weighting by European magazines. About our Barum Polaris 3 (produced in Lousado plant) + best tire in on snow + best balance in total performance + best tire in wet and dry braking + very good driving characteristic and grip level - progressive driving characteristic - hydroplaning Page 5