Nordic non-studded winter tyre

Vi Bilägare winter tyre test 2025

Name: Vi Bilägare winter tyre test 2025
Creator: Vi Bilägare

Vi Bilägare, 2025

Test winnerContinentalVikingContact 894

Published: September 1, 2025
Tyre size: 235/60 R18
Tyres: 8
Test car: Volvo XC60 B4 AWD / VW Tiguan / Volvo EX30
Conditions: Älvsbyn, avalik tee, Älvsbyn, mai keskpaik, Älvsbyn, veebruari lõpp, Tampere

Results heatmap

Best15%+ behind the best

Each cell is a measured result. The colour shows how far it is from the best result in the same test category.

Tester's rank	Tyre	Braking on ice, m	Acceleration on ice, s	Handling on ice, s	Braking on snow, m	Acceleration on snow, s	Handling on snow, s	Braking in the wet, m	Handling in the wet, s	Braking in the dry, m	Straight-line aquaplaning, km/h	Interior noise, dB	Fuel consumption, l/100 km	Interior noise (motorway), dB	TyreRanker score
1.	Continental VikingContact 8Nordic non-studded winter tyre	11.7	5.2	56.9	12.2	1.9	69.2	50.3	62.9	44.4	67.1	62.6	6.5	69.1	94
2.	Pirelli Ice FrictionNordic non-studded winter tyre	11.9	5.4	59.2	12	1.9	69.5	48.9	62	43.6	70.2	63	6.4	70.3	95
3.	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3Nordic non-studded winter tyre	12	5.3	58.6	12.1	1.9	69.6	50.4	61.6	45.8	67.5	62	6.4	68.6	92
4.	Nokian Tyres Hakkapeliitta R5Nordic non-studded winter tyre	12	5.2	60	12	1.9	69.7	46.5	62.6	45.6	66.2	63.3	6.4	69.6	92
5.	Michelin X-Ice SnowNordic non-studded winter tyre	11.7	5.3	59.3	12.1	1.9	70.2	52.8	63.9	47	64.7	62.7	6.4	68.7	87
6.	Nordman North RS3Nordic non-studded winter tyre	11.8	5.5	59.4	12.2	1.9	70.2	53.3	64.7	45	64.8	63.3	6.3	69.7	88
7.	Hankook Winter i*cept IZ3Nordic non-studded winter tyre	12.9	5.7	62.4	12.1	1.9	70.7	52.8	64.2	45.1	65.8	63.9	6.3	69.6	84
8.	Maxtrek Trek M7 PlusNordic non-studded winter tyre	14.7	7.1	63.2	12	1.9	71.3	53.8	65.2	47.4	66.2	63.5	6.4	69.1	75

Test rank = the ranking published by the test organiser (if the test included more tyres than are listed here, the rank is among all tyres in the full test). Score = the TyreRanker score from this test's measurements; in the rankings, TyreRanker orders tyres by its own score.

TyreRanker summary

In its 2025 test, Vi Bilägare compared 8 Nordic non-studded winter tyres in size 235/60 R18 (test car: Volvo XC60 B4 AWD / VW Tiguan / Volvo EX30). Measured parameters from this test used by TyreRanker: 13.

In the tester's ranking, the best was the Continental VikingContact 8, followed by Pirelli Ice Friction and Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3. On measured results alone, the best tyre in this test was the Pirelli Ice Friction (95 points) – the tester also assesses driving feel and other subjective qualities.

Braking on ice: best Continental VikingContact 8 (11.7 m), weakest Maxtrek Trek M7 Plus (14.7 m) – a difference of 3.0 m, or 26%. Braking on snow: best Pirelli Ice Friction (12.0 m), weakest Nordman North RS3 (12.2 m) – a difference of 0.230 m, or 2%. Braking in the wet: best Nokian Tyres Hakkapeliitta R5 (46.5 m), weakest Maxtrek Trek M7 Plus (53.8 m) – a difference of 7.3 m, or 16%.

The Pirelli Ice Friction won the most test categories (4: braking on snow, acceleration on snow, braking in the dry and straight-line aquaplaning). The largest percentage gap was in “acceleration on ice” (37%). The Maxtrek Trek M7 Plus finished last in the tester's ranking.

The tester's winner, the Continental VikingContact 8, is No. 3 out of 14 tyres in the combined ranking of all tests.

3 mBraking on ice: gap between best and weakest

7.3 mBraking in the wet: gap between best and weakest

3.7 mBraking in the dry: gap between best and weakest