2018 AutoBild Summer Tyre Overview

Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson

March 6, 2018 17 min read Updated January 8, 2025

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Every year Auto Bild test over fifty tyres in wet and dry braking test to decide which twenty tyres make it through to the full summer tyre test. In 2018 they have used the popular 195/65 R15 summer touring tyre size.

The spread of dry braking results was higher than usual this year. The best dry braking tyre on test, the Hankook, stopped the car from 62mph in 34.5 metres, and the worse 42.4 metres. This 7.9 metre difference might not sound like a huge amount, but it is the difference of stopping or hitting an object at around 26 mph!

The spread in the wet was even larger. The Bridgestone was best in the wet, stopping the car from 50 mph in 34.3 metres, where as the worst tyre on test took a massive 17.6 metres further, totaling 51.9 metres. That's over 4 car lengths further and a huge residual speed at time of accident.

Below is the braking details of all 51 tyres tested. Be sure to visit Tyre Reviews next week for the full tyre test which covers dry and wet handling, aquaplaning, noise, comfort and fuel use of the top twenty tyres.

Results

Braking from 100km/h in the dry and 80km/h in the wet

Total: 69.7

Dry 34.5

Wet 35.2

Total: 70

Dry 35.7

Wet 34.3

Total: 71.7

Dry 35.2

Wet 36.5

Total: 72.2

Dry 36.2

Wet 36

Total: 72.4

Dry 36.4

Wet 36

Total: 72.6

Dry 36.7

Wet 35.9

Total: 73.2

Dry 38.7

Wet 34.5

Total: 73.3

Dry 36

Wet 37.3

Total: 73.7

Dry 35.6

Wet 38.1

Total: 73.8

Dry 36.8

Wet 37

Total: 75.1

Dry 37.5

Wet 37.6

Total: 75.1

Dry 38.1

Wet 37

Total: 75.2

Dry 37.7

Wet 37.5

Total: 75.5

Dry 37.5

Wet 38

Total: 76.2

Dry 37.5

Wet 38.7

Total: 76.5

Dry 38.3

Wet 38.2

Total: 76.6

Dry 37

Wet 39.6

Total: 76.9

Dry 39.2

Wet 37.7

Total: 77.1

Dry 37.9

Wet 39.2

Total: 77.4

Dry 38.3

Wet 39.1

Total: 77.7

Dry 39.4

Wet 38.3

Total: 77.9

Dry 37.7

Wet 40.2

Total: 78

Dry 39.1

Wet 38.9

Total: 78

Dry 38.1

Wet 39.9

Total: 78.1

Dry 37.4

Wet 40.7

Total: 78.2

Dry 37.7

Wet 40.5

Total: 78.3

Dry 37.8

Wet 40.5

Total: 78.7

Dry 38.3

Wet 40.4

Total: 78.7

Dry 39.9

Wet 38.8

Total: 78.8

Dry 38

Wet 40.8

Total: 78.9

Dry 38.3

Wet 40.6

Total: 78.9

Dry 39.3

Wet 39.6

Total: 79.4

Dry 38.9

Wet 40.5

Total: 79.5

Dry 41.1

Wet 38.4

Total: 79.8

Dry 40

Wet 39.8

Total: 81.3

Dry 38.4

Wet 42.9

Total: 81.4

Dry 40.5

Wet 40.9

Total: 81.5

Dry 39.9

Wet 41.6

Total: 81.7

Dry 38.2

Wet 43.5

Total: 81.7

Dry 40.1

Wet 41.6

Total: 81.8

Dry 38.9

Wet 42.9

Total: 84.1

Dry 39.9

Wet 44.2

Total: 84.3

Dry 38.4

Wet 45.9

Total: 85

Dry 42.4

Wet 42.6

Total: 85.7

Dry 39.6

Wet 46.1

Total: 88.2

Dry 39.7

Wet 48.5

Total: 93.1

Dry 41.2

Wet 51.9

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