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Royal Black Royal Winter UHP review

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Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Better than 30% of the winter tires we score.

Owners 65 · 1 review analysed Road tests 64 · 4 tests

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Royal Black Royal Winter UHP has a Relative Score of 64 out of 100 among winter tires. In 4 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. Testers rate it best for efficiency (92) and weakest for wet (38). 1 owner reviews rate it 65 out of 100. 80% would buy it again.

Projected tread life in 1 wear test: about 56,000 km (35,000 miles), newest 2026.

  • Strength: Efficiency 92 — 1st of 16 (2026 ADAC Winter tire Test - 225/50 R17)
  • Weak point: Noise 39 — 16th of 16 (2026 ADAC Winter tire Test - 225/50 R17)
  • Weak point: Wet 38 — 16th of 16 (2026 ADAC Winter tire Test - 225/50 R17), 49th of 50 (2026 Winter tire Braking Test - 50 Sets)
Royal Black Royal Winter UHP

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

How scores work
Relative score
0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Road tests
0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
Owner reviews
0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.

Full methodology

By owner reviews

65/100

From 1 owner review analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 80%
Dry
Overall dry
67
Wet
Overall wet
67
Snow & ice
Overall snow & ice
61
Comfort
Overall comfort
64
Treadwear
Overall treadwear
64
Handling
Overall handling
65

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By road tests

64/100

Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.

Dry
75
Wet
38
Snow
69
Noise
39
Treadwear
81
Efficiency
92

4 published test appearances

Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.

2026 ADAC Winter tire Test - 225/50 R17 · 225/50 R17

15th of 16
Best: Fuel Consumption · 1st Weakest: Straight Aquaplaning · 16th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking15th of 16
Dry Braking7th of 16
Snow Braking13th of 16
Snow Traction11th of 16
Ice Braking3rd of 16
Straight Aquaplaning16th of 16
Curved Aquaplaning14th of 16
Noise16th of 16
Value1st of 16
Wear3rd of 16
Fuel Consumption1st of 16
Abrasion1st of 16
Wet Braking (concrete)14th of 16

Source: ADAC

2026 Winter tire Braking Test - 50 Sets · 245/45 R19

49th of 50
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking49th of 50

Source: Auto Bild

2025 Winter tire Braking Test - 52 Sets! · 225/40 R18

36th of 51
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking36th of 51

Source: Auto Bild

2025 Winter tire Braking Test - 52 Sets! · 225/40 R18

36th of 51
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking36th of 51

Source: Auto Bild

Royal Black Royal Winter UHP specs & sizes

Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.

Specifications
EU label: wet gripB in 74% of sizes
EU label: energyC
EU label: external noise72–75 dB
SizeRetailer
195/50 R15 Amazon
195/55 R15 Amazon
195/55 R16 Amazon
215/45 R16 Amazon
215/55 R16 Amazon
225/55 R16 Amazon
265/70 R16 Amazon
205/50 R17 Amazon
205/55 R17 Amazon
215/45 R17 Amazon
215/50 R17 Amazon
215/55 R17 Amazon
225/45 R17 Amazon
225/50 R17 Amazon
225/55 R17 Amazon
235/45 R17 Amazon

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