Using SimpleScore, we’ve taken some time to compile some of the best options for your Audi Q5, including all-season, all-weather, and winter tire choices. So without further delay, let’s get down to it:
1. Bridgestone Alenza A/S Ultra - Best All-Season tire
First up we have the Bridgestone Alenza A/S Ultra, an all-season tire that excels at year-round traction on wet, dry, or snowy roads, with low noise levels and the kind of cushiony ride you’d expect with a Grand Touring tire. The Alenza A/S Ultra might be one of the newer models in the Alenza tire family from Bridgestone, but it offers precise handling with a forgiving ride and long, even tread wear. The Alenza A/S Ultra starts out with an advanced silica-based rubber compound that’s designed for noise reduction, long wear, and enhanced wet-weather traction. The wide circumferential grooves of its asymmetric all-season tread pattern direct water away from the tire’s contact patch to resist hydroplaning, and a combination of Bridgestone’s Snow Vices and a dense pattern of sipes work to deliver good traction in wet or light wintry conditions. Bridgestone’s Quiet Track technology package negates tread pattern noise by canceling certain frequencies for a surprisingly silent ride on the highway. For internal construction, the Alenza A/S Ultra boosts tread wear and high-speed stability with a polyester casing topped by two steel belts and a spiral-wound nylon cap layer. Put all that together and it’s enough to be covered with a 5 year/80,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty from Bridgestone. According to SimpleScore, the Alenza A/S Ultra pulls down an overall average of 9.6, with marks of 9.55 for handling, 9.7 for longevity, and 9.7 for traction. Long tread wear, sharp handling, and dependable traction – that's what you can expect with the Bridgestone Alenza A/S Ultra.
2. Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive - Best All-Weather tire
The Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive is a new addition to their product lineup, and is actually part of a whole new-ish category of tires: the All-Weather tire. All-weather tires are designed to exceed the performance of all-season tires – particularly when it comes to winter traction – without a compromise in tread life, ride quality, road manners, noise level, and handling/cornering/braking. Yes, the Scorpion WeatherActive has the tire industry’s Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certification for severe winter service. Where the rubber meets the road, the Scorpion WeatherActive’s directional tread pattern includes a 3-rib design that’s optimized for stiffness, angled grooves that channel away water and slush in bad weather, a zigzag central groove, and a tread pitch that’s randomized and computer tuned to keep road noise at a minimum. The Scorpion WeatherActive employs an advanced rubber compound that’s engineered to stay flexible and deliver good traction when temperatures are below freezing, while still delivering long, even treadwear. Pirelli backs the Scorpion WeatherActive with a 60,000 mile warranty. That comes out to SimpleScores of 9.8 for traction, 9.2 for longevity, and 9.5 for handling – all pretty admirable, if you ask us.
3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus - Best Winter tire
Now we come to our pick for a dedicated winter tire for an Audi Q5, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus. This is a tire that gives you the confidence and margin of safety you need to get through the nastiest winter conditions, a European-design winter tire designed for high-performance SUVs so that you can still maintain your vehicle’s sporty demeanor and performance potential. Goodyear starts out with a flexible, supple, silica-enhanced rubber formulation that’s durable but stays soft enough for traction when temperatures are well below freezing. This tread compound is molded into a directional tread pattern that’s proven to deliver traction in snow, slush and ice, with Goodyear’s TredLock 3D sipes locking together to chew through snow. Our call for SimpleScore for traction with this tire: 9.9 (this tire is also Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rated for severe winter service). Strong shoulder blocks and sidewalls contribute to decisive, precise steering response, for a solid SimpleScore of 9.9 in the handling department. The Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus lives up to Goodyear’s reputation for durability too, for a SimpleScore of 9.8 for longevity.
While these are the best Audi Q5 tires on the market, there are plenty of other tires out there:
4. Nokian WR G4 SUV - Great All-Weather tire
Next up is the Nokian WR G4 SUV Nokian is based in Finland (yes, the same parent company as Nokia phones) and has extensive experience in designing tires for the tough Scandinavian winters. While the WR G4 SUV is technically an all-weather tire, splitting the difference between all-season tires and winter tires, it’s definitely designed with more of an emphasis toward winter performance. The WR G4 SUV is a tire that’s equally competent either on a snow-covered road or a sun-baked interstate in the dead of summer. Nokian designed it with a long-wearing, sustainably-manufactured rubber compound that can stay flexible for good traction in subfreezing weather, and an Aramid-reinforced sidewall for long, durable service. Its asymmetric tread pattern features circumferential, angled, and lateral grooves that work together as a system to evacuate water and slush to avoid hydroplaning. An innovative “centipede sipe” design delivers traction in winter conditions that rivals the best winter tires. Nokian points out that the low rolling resistance of the WR G4 SUV makes it a good choice for EVs, as well as the Audi Q5, and its tread pattern is randomized and computer tuned to keep road noise low. With a 60,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty and the industry’s Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rating for severe winter service, it’s hard for us to see any downside to this tire. SimpleTire’s SimpleScore data for the Nokian WR G4 SUV comes out to an overall score of 9.2, with a 9.2 for handling, 9 for longevity and 9.6 for traction.
5. General Altimax RT45 - Good All-Season Tire
We round things out with the Altimax RT45 from General Tire. Don’t be deceived by the lower price point of the General Altimax RT45, this tire offers great performance and a fantastic value. It’s an excellent choice in all kinds of weather conditions, with a proven all-season tread design. General Tire stands behind the Altimax RT45 with either a 65,000 or 75,000 mile manufacturer’s tread life warranty (depending on tire size). After taking everything into account, we give the Altimax RT45 a SimpleScore of an outstanding 9.9 for longevity. This is a tire you can depend on for year-round traction, a forgiving ride, low noise, and predictable, consistent handling and braking performance (SimpleScore for traction: 9.0). Its thick pattern of sipes and lateral grooves and a solid center rib all enhance road manners and steering response; we give the Altimax RT45 a SimpleScore of 8.7 for handling. A nice feature is the visual alignment indicators that alert a driver to wheel alignment that’s out of spec, and the words “Replace Tire” molded into the tread to display when tread depth reaches a minimum of 2/32”. Select sizes of the Altimax RT45 can be had with a great-looking outlined white letter sidewall.
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