Test Charts / Auto Zeitung
2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test
Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tyre, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.
- Tested size
- 225/45 R17
- Tyres tested
- 9
- Disciplines
- 7
Read the measurements, not just the rank
Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tyres can be separated by very different margins.
Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tyres does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.
Focus on your tyres
Select tyres to highlight them throughout the charts.
Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tyres does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.
Dry
2Dry Braking
Dry braking in meters
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tyre | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 35.4 m | Best | |
| 35.8 m | +0.40 m | |
| 36.5 m | +1.10 m | |
| 36.7 m | +1.30 m | |
| 37.7 m | +2.30 m | |
| 38.1 m | +2.70 m | |
| 39 m | +3.60 m | |
| 42.5 m | +7.10 m | |
| 43.1 m | +7.70 m |
The difference between best and worst was 21.8% (7.7 m ≈ 1.7 Car Lengths).
Dry Handling
Dry handling time in seconds
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tyre | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 62.8 s | Best | |
| 63.1 s | +0.30 s | |
| 63.2 s | +0.40 s | |
| 63.3 s | +0.50 s | |
| 63.3 s | +0.50 s | |
| 63.4 s | +0.60 s | |
| 64.6 s | +1.80 s | |
| 65.1 s | +2.30 s | |
| 65.7 s | +2.90 s |
The difference between best and worst was 4.6% (2.9 s).
Wet
3Wet Braking
Wet braking in meters
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tyre | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 49.1 m | Best | |
| 49.1 m | Best | |
| 49.4 m | +0.30 m | |
| 50 m | +0.90 m | |
| 50.9 m | +1.80 m | |
| 50.9 m | +1.80 m | |
| 55.2 m | +6.10 m | |
| 56.1 m | +7.00 m | |
| 56.6 m | +7.50 m |
The difference between best and worst was 15.3% (7.5 m ≈ 1.7 Car Lengths).
Wet Handling
Wet handling time in seconds
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tyre | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 87 s | Best | |
| 87.6 s | +0.60 s | |
| 88.2 s | +1.20 s | |
| 89.3 s | +2.30 s | |
| 90.6 s | +3.60 s | |
| 91 s | +4.00 s | |
| 91.7 s | +4.70 s | |
| 92.1 s | +5.10 s | |
| 92.2 s | +5.20 s |
The difference between best and worst was 6% (5.2 s).
Straight Aqua
Float Speed in Km/H
Higher is better ↑| Position / Tyre | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 77.4 km/h | Best | |
| 73.3 km/h | -4.10 km/h | |
| 72.8 km/h | -4.60 km/h | |
| 72.7 km/h | -4.70 km/h | |
| 72.3 km/h | -5.10 km/h | |
| 72.3 km/h | -5.10 km/h | |
| 69.9 km/h | -7.50 km/h | |
| 68.5 km/h | -8.90 km/h | |
| 66.5 km/h | -10.90 km/h |
The difference between best and worst was 14.1% (10.9 Km/H).
Comfort
1Noise
External noise in dB
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tyre | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 70 dB | Best | |
| 70 dB | Best | |
| 70 dB | Best | |
| 71 dB | +1.00 dB | |
| 71 dB | +1.00 dB | |
| 71 dB | +1.00 dB | |
| 72 dB | +2.00 dB | |
| 72 dB | +2.00 dB | |
| 73 dB | +3.00 dB |
The difference between best and worst was 4.3% (3 dB).
Value
1Rolling Resistance
Rolling resistance in kg t
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tyre | Result | Gap to best | Extra fuel / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.76 kg/t | Best | £0 | |
| 8.27 kg/t | +0.51 kg/t | £29 | |
| 8.49 kg/t | +0.73 kg/t | £41 | |
| 8.8 kg/t | +1.04 kg/t | £59 | |
| 8.89 kg/t | +1.13 kg/t | £64 | |
| 8.91 kg/t | +1.15 kg/t | £65 | |
| 8.95 kg/t | +1.19 kg/t | £68 | |
| 9.26 kg/t | +1.50 kg/t | £85 | |
| 9.3 kg/t | +1.54 kg/t | £87 |
The difference between best and worst was 19.8% (1.54 kg / t). Over 19,000 km a year at £1.45/L, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 uses about 60 L (£87) more fuel than the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance.
Adjust the assumptions
Calculated estimates, not additional measurements. Use the controls to explore the assumptions. These calculators use the full test field, independently of your tyre selection above.
More tyre tests
Cross-check this test
Where these tyres were tested again, and how the verdict held up.
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R1811 tyres tested
4 of these 9 tyres tested again
2020 Tyre Market Overview Braking Test
245/45 R1849 tyres tested
4 of these 9 tyres tested again
2019 Auto Express All Season Tyre Test
205/55 R1611 tyres tested
4 of these 9 tyres tested again
Continental WinterContact TS 860 / Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2