Rating of the best winter tires 2014-2015

Every year in the midst of a hot summer, experts study automotive rubber from a wide variety of manufacturers, compiling the winter tire rating .

Good rubber provides a reliable grip with a frozen coating, allows you to maintain maneuverability and smooth running in any frost, ensures safety and accuracy of control. It is in today's top ten that the popular tires meet the highest requirements.

Article is obsolete , but we published the current winter tires rating for the 2015-2016 season.by results of tests.

The list was compiled on the basis of the analysis of winter rubber tests conducted by the editions of "Behind the wheel", "Auto Bild", "Autoreview" and "ADAC" for the last year.

10. Yokohama Ice Guard IG35

Japanese tires are equipped with 3G-lamellas, improving handling on icy and snowy roads. For better removal of slush and snow, the surface of the tires covers the semi-radial grooves. The special composition of the rubber compound prevents the spikes from falling out and prevents deformation of the tires.

9. Pirelli Ice Zero

The best rubber of the Italian brand demonstrates the new technology of misfiring. Reduced mobility of the spike is facilitated by its multidirectional design, and a wide base optimizes load distribution.

8. Dunlop Ice Touch

The protector of these tires differs in a multidirectional pattern and the presence of diverting grooves. At first glance, the studs on the tires are chaotic, in fact, this arrangement ensures maximum contact with the road.

7. Bridgestone Blizzak Spike 01

This series replaces the Ice Cruiser. The novelty is equipped with new cross-shaped spikes, which ensure maximum grip on the icy road. The rubber test showed a 9% shortening of the braking distance in comparison with the previous series.

6. Nokian Nordman 4

The tires feature a wide protector as well as a unique reinforced steel belt that together provides stable behavior on any road. Tires provide low noise level, and also unsurpassed softness of a course, thanks to an elastic cushion located under each thorn.

5. Gislaved NordFrost 100

Tires are characterized by low weight, as well as optimized geometry of the spike head. The tread pattern is divided into blocks, the edges of each of which have differently directed angles. This pattern provides grip and precision control.

4. Nokian Nordman 5

In the manufacture of tires, the "bear claw" technology, which has proved itself in the Hakkapeliitta series, is applied. In the central zone, the tread pattern has integrated checkers that make the steering control more precise.

3. Michelin X-ICE North XIN3

Winter tires Michelin annually includes tire treading in the leading positions. X-ICE North XIN3 - a new development of the concern, which allowed to reduce the stopping distance by 10% and to improve the fixation of thorns by a quarter.

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Ice Arctic

The tires use an innovative form of spikes, as well as their special arrangement, aimed at increasing the contact spot and improving adhesion. For better handling on a snow-covered road, a new tread pattern was specially developed.

1. Nokian Hakkapeliitta 8

Best winter tires 2014 scored 949 points out of a thousand in the tests of the "Behind the wheel" edition, taking the first line in the rating.

The tire protector is characterized by an increased number of pieces for a wide spread of spikes and better grip.