Tests 66 · 1 test Owners – · none yet
Best test result: #2 of 7 in 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test (curved aquaplaning)
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Kormoran SUV Snow vs Triangle WinterX TW401 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 4 road tests and 0 + 2 owner reviews. How we score
SUV Snow is ahead, 67–60
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Tests 61 · 4 tests Owners 46 · 2 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2025 Auto Express Winter Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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60
Dry
SUV Snow +159Why this score
Source SUV Snow WinterX TW401 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests 58 67 Reviews found online ≈ 64 (est.) 47 SUV Snow: 60% × 58.1 + 40% × 63.9 (est.) = 60
WinterX TW401: 60% × 67.2 + 40% × 46.8 = 59
No owner ratings of dry for SUV Snow. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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69
Wet
SUV Snow +1257Why this score
Source SUV Snow WinterX TW401 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 4 tests 69 61 Reviews found online ≈ 70 (est.) 52 SUV Snow: 60% × 68.6 + 40% × 69.6 (est.) = 69
WinterX TW401: 60% × 60.9 + 40% × 52.1 = 57
No owner ratings of wet for SUV Snow. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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73
Snow
SUV Snow +1360Why this score
Source SUV Snow WinterX TW401 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests 74 72 Reviews found online ≈ 72 (est.) 42 SUV Snow: 60% × 73.9 + 40% × 71.6 (est.) = 73
WinterX TW401: 60% × 71.5 + 40% × 42.2 = 60
No owner ratings of snow for SUV Snow. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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Comfort
No comparison49Why this score
Source SUV Snow WinterX TW401 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online – 40 WinterX TW401: 40% × 62.9 (est.) + 60% × 40 = 49
No road tests of comfort for WinterX TW401. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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63
Noise
WinterX TW401 +770Why this score
Source SUV Snow WinterX TW401 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests 62 72 Reviews found online ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) SUV Snow: 60% × 61.5 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 63
WinterX TW401: 60% × 72.2 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 70
No owner ratings of noise for SUV Snow or WinterX TW401. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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Treadwear
No comparison44Why this score
Source SUV Snow WinterX TW401 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 43 Reviews found online – 45 WinterX TW401: 60% × 43.2 + 40% × 45.1 = 44
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Handling (owners)
No comparison45Why this score
Source SUV Snow WinterX TW401 Reviews found online – 45 -
53
Efficiency
SUV Snow +647Why this score
Source SUV Snow WinterX TW401 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 2 tests 53 47
Scores at a glance
| Category | Kormoran SUV Snow | Triangle WinterX TW401 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | 60 |
| Dry | 60 | 59 |
| Wet | 69 | 57 |
| Snow | 73 | 60 |
| Comfort | – | 49 |
| Noise | 63 | 70 |
| Treadwear | – | 44 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 45 |
| Efficiency | 53 | 47 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
67
/ 100
SUV Snow
60
/ 100
WinterX TW401
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | SUV Snow | WinterX TW401 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 97% #6/7 · 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | 95% #12/15 · 2026 AvD Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 97% #7/7 · 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | 98% #3/8 · 2025 Auto Express Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Curved Aquaplaning | Wet | 93% #2/7 · 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | 100% #1/8 · 2025 Auto Express Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 91% #5/7 · 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | 100% #1/8 · 2025 Auto Express Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 86% #6/7 · 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | 84% #13/15 · 2026 AvD Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 95% #5/7 · 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | 93% #8/8 · 2025 Auto Express Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Braking | Snow | 98% #2/7 · 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | 96% #6/15 · 2026 AvD Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Handling | Snow | 99% #3/7 · 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | 92% #6/8 · 2025 Auto Express Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Traction | Snow | 97% #3/7 · 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | 91% #7/8 · 2025 Auto Express Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Noise | Noise | 96% #5/7 · 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | 100% #3/8 · 2025 Auto Express Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 80% #5/7 · 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | 80% #13/15 · 2026 AvD Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #5/7 2025 Autozurnal Winter Tyre Test | #13/15 2026 AvD Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A SUV Snow
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B WinterX TW401
Pros
- Acceptable performance on dry, frozen road surfaces
- Initial traction on light snow and ice
Cons
- Poor traction and handling in deep or wet snow
- Rapid degradation of winter performance characteristics after initial use
- Below-average tread life
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Kormoran SUV Snow | B · Triangle WinterX TW401 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 22 | 2 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | 15″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
67
/ 100
Kormoran SUV Snow
60
/ 100
Triangle WinterX TW401
Winner: Kormoran SUV Snow — better snow, wet and efficiency. Pick the Triangle WinterX TW401 if noise matters most to you. Kormoran SUV Snow rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 0 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You drive through snowy winters
Kormoran SUV Snow scores 73 vs 60 on snow.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Kormoran SUV Snow scores 69 vs 57 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want a quieter cabin
Triangle WinterX TW401 scores 70 vs 63 on noise.
Pick tire A
You want lower fuel or energy use
Kormoran SUV Snow scores 53 vs 47 on efficiency.
Tire A · Kormoran SUV Snow
Tire B · Triangle WinterX TW401
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SUV Snow or WinterX TW401?
Which is better in the wet, SUV Snow or WinterX TW401?
Kormoran SUV Snow, 69 vs 57 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, SUV Snow or WinterX TW401?
Neither, by our numbers: 60 vs 59 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is better in snow, SUV Snow or WinterX TW401?
Kormoran SUV Snow, 73 vs 60 on our snow score.
Which is quieter, SUV Snow or WinterX TW401?
Triangle WinterX TW401, 70 vs 63 on our noise score.
Which rolls more easily, SUV Snow or WinterX TW401?
Kormoran SUV Snow, 53 vs 47 on our efficiency score.
How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology