Top 10: Winter tyres
With summer long gone, the weather is turning and that means now is the time to get your winter tyres sorted. Here are ten picks at a range of price points, based on a common tyres size of 205/50 R17.
Blackcircles.com Value Choice
One of the least expensive winter tyres on the market, these Blackcircle.com offerings are rated E for wet weather grip, 71dB for noise and F for fuel economy, coming it at only £49.60 each including fitting.
Apollo Aspire XP Winter
Apollo tyres are perhaps less well-known but are one of the ten biggest tyre manufacturers in the world. These Aspire winter tyres have an impressive B rating for wet grip, with an E rating for fuel consumption and 72dB noise rating, and come in at £96.70 fitted.
Avon WV7 Snow
Respected brand Avon has a good range of winter tyres including this WV7 Snow, and is designed to deal with snow, ice and slush at low temperatures. The V-slot pattern helps it achieve a B rating for wet grip, alongside an E for fuel consumption and a low 70dB noise rating. They come in at a competitive £98.24 fitted.
Kumho WinterCraft WP71
Billed by Kumho as a high-performance winter tyre, which is designed to offer a balance of strong grip in poor conditions alongside good dry handling and wear rates. Rated C for fuel consumption, E for wet grip and a noise rating of 71dB, the WinterCraft comes in at £105.35 fitted.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
An impressive all-round winter tyre from Bridgestone, the Blizzak manages a C rating for fuel consumption while also achieving a superior A rating for wet grip. Noise levels are rated at a competitive 71dB too, and while it is a little more expensive at £125.53 fitted, it offers a broad range of ability.
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Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
Yokohama’s premium BluEarth winter tyres have a complex 3D sipe design that gives greater stiffness to the tread blocks, ensuring strong grip in all conditions - confirmed by a C rating for wet weather grip. With a noise rating of 72dB and an E rating for fuel consumption, these tyres look good value at £115.08 fitted.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Another excellent all-round winter tyre with good performance in all areas, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 has deeper grooves that improve traction in poor conditions but also reduce the likelihood of aquaplaning in wet conditions. A C rating for fuel consumption, a B rating for wet grip and a low 70dB proves its quality at £120.38 fitted.
Continental AllSeasonContact
Like the Michelin CrossClimate+, the Continental AllSeasonContact are more of a summer tyre with good all-season performance. The tread pattern of the AllSeasonContact has fewer sipes than most rivals, but it offers a great amount of traction - even in snow - and strong front end grip.
The Continental do well in wet and dry conditions too with reliable, reactive braking and the tyres are also very quiet and refined even at high speeds. A reduction in rolling resistance (the energy lost when a tyre is moving) also means the AllSeasonContact are very fuel efficient. The AllSeasonContact are available in 14 to 20-inch sizes and are £133.85 fitted.
Michelin Alpin 5
Designed for the highest levels of performance, Michelin’s Alpin 5 can handle dry and wet weather as well as snow and ice, and uses sunflower oil in its compound to keep the rubber supple at low temperatures. Rated E for fuel consumption and B for wet grip, the Alpin 5 also manages an impressively-low 68dB noise rating, and comes in at £131.70 fitted.
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
Goodyear’s UltraGrip winter tyre is designed to offer high performance in all conditions, claiming shorter braking distances in snow as well as a special tread pattern created to wear more evenly. Impressive C ratings for both fuel consumption and wet grip as well as a low 70dB noise rating makes it a strong performer in all areas, and costs £133.85 fitted.