2017 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Shootout

Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson

February 21, 2017 16 min read Updated January 8, 2025

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This year Auto Bild have taken 52 summer tyres in 225/50 R17, put them through wet and dry braking, and taken the top 20 through to a full tyre test.

This year there are new tyre patterns by Continental, Bridgestone Fulda, Sava and Toyo. Sadly Michelin are being represented by the Primacy 3, not the new Pilot Sport 4.

Below is the result of the wet and dry braking, and almost unsurprisingly Continental win the first test of 2017 with the new Premium Contact 6.

The main surprises? Bridgestone have a really strong wet braking result, winning the wet test where usually they struggle to perform, Falken have upset some of the big brands with an excellent balanced performance, and the well regarded Nokian has been beaten by brands like Maxxis and Leao (who are a new brand for 2017!)

The full test result will be published in March.

Results

Total: 69.9

Dry 34.9

Wet 35

Total: 70

Dry 34.3

Wet 35.7

Total: 70.3

Dry 35.5

Wet 34.8

Total: 70.7

Dry 34.1

Wet 36.6

Total: 70.8

Dry 36.2

Wet 34.6

Total: 71.1

Dry 36.4

Wet 34.7

Total: 72.7

Dry 34.4

Wet 38.3

Total: 72.7

Dry 35.2

Wet 37.5

Total: 73

Dry 35.1

Wet 37.9

Total: 73.2

Dry 34.6

Wet 38.6

Total: 73.6

Dry 35.3

Wet 38.3

Total: 73.7

Dry 36.2

Wet 37.5

Total: 74.9

Dry 36.9

Wet 38

Total: 75

Dry 36.7

Wet 38.3

Total: 75.1

Dry 34.9

Wet 40.2

Total: 75.3

Dry 36.4

Wet 38.9

Total: 75.5

Dry 35.8

Wet 39.7

Total: 75.9

Dry 35.4

Wet 40.5

Total: 76.2

Dry 37

Wet 39.2

Total: 76.3

Dry 36.1

Wet 40.2

Total: 77.2

Dry 35.8

Wet 41.4

Total: 77.3

Dry 37.1

Wet 40.2

Total: 77.5

Dry 36.7

Wet 40.8

Total: 77.7

Dry 37

Wet 40.7

Total: 77.7

Dry 36.6

Wet 41.1

Total: 78

Dry 36.2

Wet 41.8

Total: 78.2

Dry 37.6

Wet 40.6

Total: 78.4

Dry 37.5

Wet 40.9

Total: 79.3

Dry 37.6

Wet 41.7

Total: 79.7

Dry 37.6

Wet 42.1

Total: 80.1

Dry 37.3

Wet 42.8

Total: 80.1

Dry 38.4

Wet 41.7

Total: 80.2

Dry 37.4

Wet 42.8

Total: 80.3

Dry 38.2

Wet 42.1

Total: 81.5

Dry 37.9

Wet 43.6

Total: 81.7

Dry 38.3

Wet 43.4

Total: 82.1

Dry 37.7

Wet 44.4

Total: 82.4

Dry 37.7

Wet 44.7

Total: 83.1

Dry 38

Wet 45.1

Total: 83.9

Dry 37.4

Wet 46.5

Total: 84.3

Dry 38.5

Wet 45.8

Total: 84.4

Dry 37.1

Wet 47.3

Total: 85.3

Dry 36.3

Wet 49

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