Test Publication:

225/45 R17 45 tyres 2 categories

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Test Publication:

https://www.autobild.de/ratgeber/reifen/

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Test Size: 225/45 R17

Tyres Tested: 45 tyres

Test Categories:
2 categories (2 tests)

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Following on from the All Season tyre market overview, Auto Bild have published their winter version of the shootout style braking test.

For the winter test, Auto Bild have tested 53 winter tyres in 225/45 R17 in wet and snow braking. The two braking distances are combined, and the top twenty tyres go through to a full test covering all aspects of a tyres performance.

Notable Performances

Not for the first time this year, a Bridgestone tyre tops the wet braking test, and wins the overall combined braking distance to finish in the top spot. We're not yet sure what Bridgestone have changed recently, but they've made a massive step forward in the wet, and it will be interesting to see if they can hold onto this performance in the full test.

The "best of the rest" during wet braking testing went to three of the newest tyres on test, the Michelin Alpin 6, Goodyear Ultragrip Performance+ and the Vredestein Wintrac Pro. The Goodyear and Michelin managed to match the performance in the snow, finishing second and third overall.

As always, the tyres at the cheaper end of the spectrum could manage either a reasonable result in the wet, or the snow, but not both, with the worst tyre during wet braking taking a huge ten meters further to stop than the best.

Wet

Snow

Results

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	1^st	29.2 M			100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	10^th	24.6 M	24 M	+0.6 M	97.56%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	3^rd	30.6 M	29.2 M	+1.4 M	95.42%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	5^th	24.3 M	24 M	+0.3 M	98.77%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	2^nd	30.4 M	29.2 M	+1.2 M	96.05%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	13^th	24.7 M	24 M	+0.7 M	97.17%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	9^th	31.6 M	29.2 M	+2.4 M	92.41%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	5^th	24.3 M	24 M	+0.3 M	98.77%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	7^th	31.5 M	29.2 M	+2.3 M	92.7%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	9^th	24.5 M	24 M	+0.5 M	97.96%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	4^th	30.8 M	29.2 M	+1.6 M	94.81%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	20^th	25.2 M	24 M	+1.2 M	95.24%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	11^th	32 M	29.2 M	+2.8 M	91.25%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	4^th	24.2 M	24 M	+0.2 M	99.17%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	13^th	32.2 M	29.2 M	+3 M	90.68%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	1^st	24 M			100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	5^th	31.2 M	29.2 M	+2 M	93.59%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	19^th	25.1 M	24 M	+1.1 M	95.62%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	7^th	31.5 M	29.2 M	+2.3 M	92.7%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	15^th	24.8 M	24 M	+0.8 M	96.77%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	13^th	32.2 M	29.2 M	+3 M	90.68%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	10^th	24.6 M	24 M	+0.6 M	97.56%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	11^th	32 M	29.2 M	+2.8 M	91.25%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	17^th	24.9 M	24 M	+0.9 M	96.39%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	18^th	32.9 M	29.2 M	+3.7 M	88.75%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	5^th	24.3 M	24 M	+0.3 M	98.77%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	17^th	32.8 M	29.2 M	+3.6 M	89.02%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	10^th	24.6 M	24 M	+0.6 M	97.56%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	19^th	33 M	29.2 M	+3.8 M	88.48%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	13^th	24.7 M	24 M	+0.7 M	97.17%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	6^th	31.3 M	29.2 M	+2.1 M	93.29%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	24^th	26.4 M	24 M	+2.4 M	90.91%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	22^nd	33.6 M	29.2 M	+4.4 M	86.9%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	2^nd	24.1 M	24 M	+0.1 M	99.59%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	21^st	33.5 M	29.2 M	+4.3 M	87.16%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	5^th	24.3 M	24 M	+0.3 M	98.77%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	27^th	34.2 M	29.2 M	+5 M	85.38%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	2^nd	24.1 M	24 M	+0.1 M	99.59%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	16^th	32.5 M	29.2 M	+3.3 M	89.85%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	22^nd	26 M	24 M	+2 M	92.31%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	23^rd	33.9 M	29.2 M	+4.7 M	86.14%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	18^th	25 M	24 M	+1 M	96%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	27^th	34.2 M	29.2 M	+5 M	85.38%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	15^th	24.8 M	24 M	+0.8 M	96.77%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	15^th	32.4 M	29.2 M	+3.2 M	90.12%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	26^th	27 M	24 M	+3 M	88.89%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	27^th	34.2 M	29.2 M	+5 M	85.38%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	21^st	25.5 M	24 M	+1.5 M	94.12%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	23^rd	33.9 M	29.2 M	+4.7 M	86.14%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	23^rd	26.1 M	24 M	+2.1 M	91.95%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	10^th	31.9 M	29.2 M	+2.7 M	91.54%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	28^th	28.3 M	24 M	+4.3 M	84.81%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	26^th	34 M	29.2 M	+4.8 M	85.88%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	25^th	26.7 M	24 M	+2.7 M	89.89%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	30^th	34.3 M	29.2 M	+5.1 M	85.13%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	27^th	27.3 M	24 M	+3.3 M	87.91%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	20^th	33.4 M	29.2 M	+4.2 M	87.43%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	29^th	28.7 M	24 M	+4.7 M	83.62%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	23^rd	33.9 M	29.2 M	+4.7 M	86.14%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	30^th	31.7 M	24 M	+7.7 M	75.71%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	31^st	34.7 M	29.2 M	+5.5 M	84.15%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	32^nd	34.8 M	29.2 M	+5.6 M	83.91%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	32^nd	34.8 M	29.2 M	+5.6 M	83.91%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	34^th	34.9 M	29.2 M	+5.7 M	83.67%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	35^th	35.1 M	29.2 M	+5.9 M	83.19%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	36^th	35.3 M	29.2 M	+6.1 M	82.72%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	37^th	35.6 M	29.2 M	+6.4 M	82.02%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	38^th	35.8 M	29.2 M	+6.6 M	81.56%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	39^th	36.7 M	29.2 M	+7.5 M	79.56%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	41^st	36.9 M	29.2 M	+7.7 M	79.13%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	40^th	36.8 M	29.2 M	+7.6 M	79.35%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	42^nd	37.4 M	29.2 M	+8.2 M	78.07%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	43^rd	37.6 M	29.2 M	+8.4 M	77.66%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	43^rd	37.6 M	29.2 M	+8.4 M	77.66%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	45^th	39.4 M	29.2 M	+10.2 M	74.11%

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2019 Winter Tyre Test Market Overview

Notable Performances

Wet

Wet Braking

Wet Braking: Safety Impact: Best vs Worst Tyre

Snow

Snow Braking

Snow Braking: Safety Impact: Best vs Worst Tyre

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