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Winter tyres for small cars: tyre test (165/70R14; 09.2012)
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magazine, (09.2012)
As the test vehicle was used VW Polo. The tests were carried out by the Automotive Clubs at the following proving grounds:
- All criteria on wet road, fuel consumption and noise: Contidrom, Jeversen, Germany;
- Snow handling, braking and traction: Ulrichen, Switzerland;
- Ice braking and ice circle: Ice Hall, Wolfsburg, Germany;
- Handling dry and dry braking: Bridgestone, Rome, Italy;
- Mileage: Bridgestone Wear Machine, Rome, Italy;
- High speed test conducted by TU Darmstadt, Germany.
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| Michelin Alpin A4 | Conti Winter Contact TS800 | Pirelli Winter 190 Snowcontrol 3 | Barum Polaris 3 | Sava Eskimo S3+ | Marshal I'ZEN MW 15 | Goodyear UltraGrip 8 | Semperit Master-Grip | Vredestein Snowtrac 3 | Firestone Winterhawk 2 EVO | Dunlop SP Winter Response | Hankook Winter i*cept RS W442 | GT Radial Champiro Winter Pro | Effiplus Epluto I | Premiorri Via Maggiore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Importance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dry road | 15,00% | 2,1 | 2,2 | 2,4 | 2,6 | 2,6 | 2,7 | 2,3 | 2,4 | 2,8 | 2,5 | 2,8 | 2,1 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 3,9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wet road | 30,00% | 2 | 2 | 2,1 | 2,5 | 2,4 | 2,3 | 1,8 | 2,1 | 2,3 | 2,7 | 2,1 | 2,6 | 3,2 | 4,9 | 5,5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Snow | 20,00% | 2,4 | 2,1 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 2,4 | 2,5 | 2,8 | 2,3 | 2,2 | 2,9 | 2,7 | 3,1 | 3,6 | 3,3 | 2,2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Icy road | 10,00% | 2,3 | 2,4 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 2,3 | 2,3 | 2,3 | 2,5 | 2,3 | 2,8 | 2,4 | 2,5 | 2,6 | 2,8 | 2,6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exterior noise level | points | 5,00% | 3,4 | 3,5 | 3,9 | 3,1 | 3,2 | 3,5 | 3,4 | 3 | 3,5 | 2,9 | 3,3 | 3,2 | 3,4 | 3,4 | 4,3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fuel consumption | points | 10,00% | 1,8 | 1,6 | 2,1 | 2 | 1,8 | 1,8 | 1,6 | 2,2 | 1,7 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 1,5 | 1,9 | 1,9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meeleage | points | 10,00% | 0,8 | 2,3 | 1,8 | 2,3 | 2,3 | 2 | 2,3 | 2,8 | 1,8 | 1,8 | 3 | 2,3 | 2,3 | 2,3 | 2,3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Overall score | points | 2,1 | 2,2 | 2,3 | 2,6 | 2,6 | 2,7 | 2,8 | 2,8 | 2,8 | 2,9 |  | 3,1 | 3,6 | 4,9 | 5,5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rating ADAC |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
About ContiWinterContact TS800:
+ best tire on snow;
+ very good on dry and wet roads;
+ very good fuel consumption.
About Barum Polaris 3:
+ overall well balanced tire;
- slightly worse on dry road.
About Semperit Master-Grip:
+ very good on snow;
+ very good on wet road;
- relatively high wear.
SIA LANEKS, 2012.
