Winter tire Touring Winter tire Updated September 2026

Tristar SnowPower 2 review

Name: Tristar SnowPower 2
Brand: Tristar

Tristar SnowPower 2 is a touring winter tire.

Relative score

82/100

tests + owners

Road tests

71/100

2 published tests

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Scores

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews on retailer and review sites; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

By road tests

71.2%

Dry

100%

Wet

84.5%

Snow

56.8%

By discipline (% of best in test)

Dry Braking

100%

Dry Handling

50%

Wet Braking

50%

Wet Handling

50%

Snow Braking

50%

Snow Handling

50%

Test results

2 published test appearances

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

Premium VS Budget Winter tires · 205/55 R16

2nd of 2

Best: Dry Braking · 1st Weakest: Wet Braking · 2nd

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	2nd of 2
Wet Handling	2nd of 2
Dry Braking	1st of 2
Dry Handling	2nd of 2
Snow Braking	2nd of 2
Snow Handling	2nd of 2

2019 Premium VS Budget Winter tires

2nd of 2

Best: Dry Braking · 1st Weakest: Dry Handling · 2nd

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Dry Braking	1st of 2
Dry Handling	2nd of 2
Wet Braking	2nd of 2
Wet Handling	2nd of 2
Snow Braking	2nd of 2
Snow Handling	2nd of 2