Originally Posted By: Nebroch
Ok, someone posted detailed test results from the magazine to internet, and here are some main results for three best studless:
Ice braking distance: WS70 55.6 m, R2 56.4 m and Xi3 61.0 m (Hakka 8 studded 40.7 m, ouch)
Ice handling points (0-10): R2 8p, Xi3 8p and WS70 7p
Snow braking: Xi3 54.3 m, R2 54.5 m and WS70 54.8 m
Snow handling: Xi3 10p, R2 10p and WS70 9p
Wet asphalt braking: Xi3 34.9 m, R2 35.2 m and WS70 35.5 m
Wet asphalt handling: Xi3 8p, R2 6p and WS70 6p
Dry asphalt braking: WS70 26.8 m, Xi3 28.2 m and R2 28.7 m
Dry asphalt handling: Xi3 8p, WS70 7p and R2 6p
Directional stability points (0-10): Xi3 9p, R2 7p and WS70 7p
WS70 does surprisingly well?
I'm surprised the WS70 did so well in dry handling. A lot of owner reviews fault the WS70 for its dry road performance.
And I am surprised that the Xi3 did so well on ice handling, and relatively poor on ice braking. It has been the ice braking champ the last few years, and usually posted the slowest times on the ice handling track, because of poor lateral traction on ice.
It's a topsy turvy world!