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Winter test results

• Test results 2009

CENTRAL EUROPEAN
MAGAZINE	ISSUE	TESTED PATTERN	SIZE	TEST VEHICLE	FINAL RESULT
	09/09	Winter Sottozero Serie II	205/55R16 H	VW Golf	GOOD
	09/09	Winter Sottozero Serie II	205/55R16 H	VW Golf	RECOMMENDABLE
	09/09	Winter Sottozero Serie II	205/55R16 H	VW Golf	RECOMMENDABLE
	11/09	Winter Sottozero Serie II	235/45R17 V	Subaru Impreza	–
	09/09	Winter Sottozero Serie II	205/55R16 H	VW Golf	–
	10/09	Winter Sottozero	235/55R17 H/V	VW Tiguan	EXEMPLARY
	10/09	Winter Sottozero Serie II	225/40R18 V	VW Golf	GOOD
	10/09	Winter Sottozero Serie II	225/45R17 V	Mercedes SLK 350	VERY RECOMMENDABLE
	10/09	Chrono Winter	225/75R16 C	Fiat Ducato maxi	TEST WINNER VERY GOOD
	11/09	Winter Sottozero Serie II	205/55R16 H	Fiat Bravo	not ranked
NORDICS
MAGAZINE	ISSUE	TESTED PATTERN	SIZE	TEST VEHICLE	FINAL RESULT
	09/09	Winter Carving Edge	205/55R16 T	VW Golf
	09/09	Winter Sottozero Serie II	205/55R16 T/H	VW Golf
	09/09	Winter Carving Edge	205/55R16 Q/T	VW Golf	EXCELLENT
	10/09	Winter Carving Edge	205/55R16 T	Ford Focus
	10/09	Winter Sottozero Serie II	205/55R16 T/H	Ford Focus
	10/09	Winter Sottozero Serie II	205/55R16 H	Ford Focus
	10/09	Winter Carving Edge	205/55R16 T	VW Golf	TEST WINNER

• Test results 2008

MAGAZINE	ISSUE	TESTED PATTERN	SIZE	TEST VEHICLE	FINAL RESULT
	11/08	Winter Sottozero Serie II	215/45 R 17 H/V	Opel Corsa	TEST WINNER - EXEMPLARY
Top winter tyre with exemplary driving characteristics and the best traction on snowy ground. Very good safety level when aquaplaning and a dynamic and safe handling behaviour on wet ground. Slightly high noise level.
	11/08	Winter Sottozero Serie II	245/40 R 18 V	Audi TT	RECOMMENDABLE 4th place out of 6
Extremely definite steering behaviour and a very good driving stability on dry. Very good traction on snow. Low grip level on wet ground and very difficult driving behaviour. Ordinary performance when aquaplanning.
	09/08	Winter Sottozero Serie II	225/45R17 H	Mercedes C-Class	EXEMPLARY 3rd place out of 10
Convincing performance on snowy track, sporty dymanic driving characteristics in any atmosferic conditions. Slightly long braking distance.
	09/08	Winter Sottozero Serie II	225/55R16 H	Mercedes E-Class	VERY RECOMMENDABLE 3rd place out of 10
Top driving behaviour, very good traction and the best braking performance by snow, good on wet track, low rolling resistance.Modest confort, noisy.
	10/08	Winter Sottozero Serie II	225/45R17 V	BMW 330i	VERY RECOMMENDABLE 3rd place out of 9
The best on wet ground, strong in dry conditions, only ordinary on snow.
	11/08	Winter Snowcontrol	185/60R14 T	Skoda Fabia	VERY RECOMMENDABLE 5th place out of 11
The very balanced and sporty performance gets to the Pirelli our recommendation.
	09/08	Winter Snowcontrol	195/65R15 T	VW Golf	VERY RECOMMENDABLE 3rd place out of 19
Very well balanced tyre, good on wet and snowy ground, relative low fuel consumption.
	09/08	Winter Snowcontrol	175/65R14 T	Ford Fiesta	RECOMMENDABLE 8th place out of 21
Good on snowy ground, low fuel consumption. Slightly weak on wet ground.
	11/08	Scorpion Ice&Snow	255/55 R 18 T/V/W	VW Touareg	GOOD 4th place out of 8

• Test results 2007

MAGAZINE	ISSUE	TESTED PATTERN	SIZE	TEST VEHICLE	FINAL RESULT
	20/07	Winter 190 Winter Snowcontrol	196/65 R 15 T	Opel Zafira	Highly Recommended
	10/07	Winter 240 Sottozero	225/45 VR 17 V	Mercedes C 280	Highly Recommended

• Test results 2006

MAGAZINE	ISSUE	TESTED PATTERN	SIZE	TEST VEHICLE	FINAL RESULT
	10/06	W190 Winter Snowcontrol	185/60 R14T	VW Polo	Very Recommendable
	10/06	W210 SottoZero	195/65R15 H	VW Golf	Exemplary
	11/06	W210 SottoZero	225/45R17 H	VW Golf	Exemplary
	11/06	Scorpion Ice&Snow	235/65R17 H	MB M Class	TEST WINNER
	10/06	Scorpion Ice&Snow	255/55R18 H	MB M Class	TEST WINNER
	10/06	W240 SottoZero	225/40R18 V	Ford Focus	Very recommendable
	11/06	Citynet Winter Plus	215/75R16	Ford Transit	TEST WINNER
	11/06	W240 SnowSport	235/40R18 V	Audi S4	TEST WINNER

• Test results 2005

MAGAZINE	ISSUE	TESTED PATTERN	SIZE	TEST VEHICLE	FINAL RESULT
	10/05	W190 Winter Snowcontrol	195/65R15 T	37 car models	Very Recommendable
	10/05	W190 Winter Snowcontrol	175/65R14 T	37 car models	Very Recommendable
	10/05	W210 SottoZero	225/55R16 H	BMW 5 Series	TEST WINNER
	11/05	Scorpion Ice & Snow	255/55R18 V	VW Touareg	TEST WINNER
	10/05	W210 SottoZero	205/55R16 H	Audi A3	Very Recommendable
	10/05	W210 SnowSport R/F	195/55R16 H Runflat	BMW 1 Series	TEST WINNER
	12/05	W210 SnowSport	235/40R18 V	Audi A4	TEST WINNER
	11/05	W240 SottoZero	225/45R17 V	VW Golf V GTI	TEST WINNER

• Test results 2004

  MAGAZINE	ISSUE	TESTED PATTERN	SIZE	TEST VEHICLE	FINAL RESULT
  	Edition 21/04	Winter Sottozero	205/55 R16 H	VW Golf V 2.0 TDI	Best BUY (Place in test 2)
  	Edition 21/2004	Winter 210 Sottozero	205/55 R16 H	VW Golf V	Particulary Recommended
  	Edition 10/2004	Winter 210 Sottozero	225/55R16 H	Audi A4 Avant	Particulary Recommended ***
  	Edition 10/2004	Winter 190 Snowcontrol	165/70 R14 T	VW Polo	Recommended **
  	Edition 41/04	Winter 190 Snowcontrol	185/65 R14 T	VW Polo	Recommended
  	Edition 11/04	Winter 240 Snowsport	225/40 R18 V	Mercedes CLK	Highly Recommended
  	Edition 11/04	Scorpion Ice&Snow	215/65 R16 98 T	Nissan X-Trail	Recommended by AutoBILD
  	Edition 11/04	Winter 240 Snowsport	225/45 R17 V	Audi A3	Recommended by AutoBILD
  	Edition 03/04	Winter 210 Snowsport	225/45 R17 H	BMW 3er-Serie	Highly Recommended TEST WINNER

• Test results 2003

  MAGAZINE	ISSUE	TESTED PATTERN	SIZE	TEST VEHICLE	FINAL RESULT
  	Edition 11/2003	Scorpion Ice & Snow	255/65 R16 T	Mitsubishi Pajero	Recommended
  	Edition 23/2003	Winter 240 Snowsport	225/45 R17 V	BMW 325 CI	TEST WINNER
  	Edition 11/2003	Winter 240 Snowsport	225/45 R15 V	Ford Mondeo	Recommended by AutoBILD TEST WINNER
  	Edition 11/2003	Winter 240 Snowsport	225/45 R17 V	BMW 330 I	Recommended
  	Edition 41/2003	Winter 210 Snowsport	205/55 R16 H	Ford Mondeo	Recommended
  	Edition 10/2003	Winter 190 Snowcontrol	185/60 R14 T	VW Polo	Good
  	Edition 21/2003	Winter 190 Snowcontrol	195/65 R15 T	Audi A4	TEST WINNER
  	Edition 10/2003	Winter 190 Snowcontrol	185/60 R14 T	VW Polo	** Recommended
  	Edition 10/2003	Winter 190 Snowcontrol	195/65 R15 T	Audi A4	** Recommended
  	Edition 21/2003	Winter 240 Snowsport	225/45 R17 V	BMW 3er	TEST WINNER Particulary Recommended
  	Edition 21/2003	Winter 210 Snowsport	205/55 ZR16 H	BMW 3er	Recommended

• Test results 2002

  MAGAZINE	ISSUE	TESTED PATTERN	SIZE	TEST VEHICLE	FINAL RESULT
  	Edition 10/2002	Winter 190 Snowcontrol	175/65 R14 T	Opel Corsa	*** outstanding performer best in class
  	Edition 10/2002	Winter 190 Snowcontrol	175/65 R14 T	Opel Corsa	Good (Note 2,3)
  	Edition 11/2002	Winter 210 Snowcontrol	225/45 R17 H	BMW 3er	Outstanding performer best in class
  	Edition 42 10/2002	Winter 190 Snowcontrol	195/65 R 15 T	BMW 3er Compact	Recommanded
  	Edition 21 10/2002	Winter 210 Snowsport	205/55 R16 H	Ford Mondeo	Recommended
  	Edition 22/2002	Winter 210 Snowsport	205/55 R16 H	Ford Mondeo	Recommended
  	12/05	Scorpion Ice&Snow	235/70 R16 T	Ford Maverick	Outstanding performer best in class

• Test results 2001

  MAGAZINE	ISSUE	TESTED PATTERN	SIZE	TEST VEHICLE	FINAL RESULT
  	Edition 40/2001	Winter 210 Snowsport	205/55 R16 H	Mercedes C200 Kompressor	Recommended by AutoBILD TEST WINNER
  	Edition 21 09/2001	Winter 210 Snowsport	195/65 R15 H	VW Passat TDI / BMW 325i	Highly Recommended
  	Edition 10/2001	Winter 210 Snowsport	205/55 R16 H	VW Golf IV	***Highly Recommended
  	Edition 10/2001	Winter 210 Snowsport	205/55 R16 H	VW Golf IV	Good
  	Edition 12/2001	Winter 240 Snowsport	205/50 R17 V(VA) 255/40 R17 V(HA)	Porsche Boxster	Particulary Recommended TEST WINNER
  	Edition 24 11/2001	Winter 240 Snowsport	235/45 R17 V	Mercedes E430	Recommended