The next group included the Nokian, GT Radial, and Dunlop models, which fell short of the leader by about 5%. «You need to be constantly waiting for the grip to resume, and you get a feeling of constantly gliding, and rather feel like a passenger - noted Jonathan Benson, the founder of TR - Not recommended». The wet test was also conducted in cold weather, and this time the Imperial model could not repeat the impressive performance that it demonstrated on dry pavement, scoring the last place and lagging 10% behind the leader in the handling test. Third place was scored by the Continental WinterContact TS 870 P - a newcomer of this season.
In the braking test, Michelin again proved its leadership, its stopping distance (when braking from 100 to 5 km/h) being more than a meter shorter than that of the Hankook tire, which came second. A higher position was occupied by Hankook which demonstrated a fuzzy steering response, and lacked lateral stability, but at the same time had a rather short stopping distance, while the GT Radial model showed good traction when exiting a maneuver but was losing time in the middle of the curve. The handling test was conducted at a temperature of 2,5–3☌, and the worst results were shown by the Dunlop and Goodyear models, which behaved in a controllable and predictable manner, but, according to the TR experts, both lacked adequate grip. So far, the British Internet portal has only tested tires designed for mild European winters, but, possibly, next year we will see a test of Scandinavian tires as well. In 2021, Tyre Reviews conducted an already traditional test of European winter tires, this time around comparing nine models in size 225/40 R18, designed for such cars as Audi A3 and A4, BMW 1- and 3-Series, Volkswagen Golf R, and similar ones. The new TR test involved tires ranging from the cheap Imperial to the premium-class newcomer from Continental.
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