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2020 All Season Tyre Market Overview - 32 Tyre Braking 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
- 205/55 R16
- Tyres tested
- 31
- Disciplines
- 2
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.
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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
1Dry Braking
Dry braking in meters
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tyre | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
RefReference Summer |
39 m | -0.70 m |
| 39.7 m | Best | |
| 39.8 m | +0.10 m | |
| 40.6 m | +0.90 m | |
| 40.9 m | +1.20 m | |
| 40.9 m | +1.20 m | |
| 41.1 m | +1.40 m | |
| 41.2 m | +1.50 m | |
| 41.6 m | +1.90 m | |
| 41.9 m | +2.20 m | |
| 42.7 m | +3.00 m | |
| 42.8 m | +3.10 m | |
| 42.9 m | +3.20 m | |
| 43 m | +3.30 m | |
| 43.1 m | +3.40 m | |
| 43.2 m | +3.50 m | |
| 43.5 m | +3.80 m | |
| 43.7 m | +4.00 m | |
| 44 m | +4.30 m | |
| 44.2 m | +4.50 m | |
| 44.3 m | +4.60 m | |
| 44.3 m | +4.60 m | |
RefReference Winter |
44.3 m | +4.60 m |
| 44.4 m | +4.70 m | |
| 44.4 m | +4.70 m | |
| 44.5 m | +4.80 m | |
| 44.8 m | +5.10 m | |
| 44.9 m | +5.20 m | |
| 45.1 m | +5.40 m | |
| 45.2 m | +5.50 m | |
| 45.3 m | +5.60 m | |
| 46 m | +6.30 m | |
| 47.7 m | +8.00 m |
The difference between best and worst was 22.3% (8.7 m ≈ 1.9 Car Lengths).
Wet
1Wet Braking
Wet braking in meters
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tyre | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 45 m | Best | |
| 46.3 m | +1.30 m | |
| 47 m | +2.00 m | |
| 47.2 m | +2.20 m | |
RefReference Summer |
47.2 m | +2.20 m |
| 47.9 m | +2.90 m | |
| 48.6 m | +3.60 m | |
| 49.3 m | +4.30 m | |
| 49.3 m | +4.30 m | |
| 49.7 m | +4.70 m | |
| 50 m | +5.00 m | |
| 50.3 m | +5.30 m | |
| 50.6 m | +5.60 m | |
| 50.8 m | +5.80 m | |
| 51 m | +6.00 m | |
| 51 m | +6.00 m | |
| 51.1 m | +6.10 m | |
| 51.2 m | +6.20 m | |
| 51.3 m | +6.30 m | |
| 51.6 m | +6.60 m | |
| 51.9 m | +6.90 m | |
| 52.7 m | +7.70 m | |
| 52.9 m | +7.90 m | |
| 53 m | +8.00 m | |
| 53.4 m | +8.40 m | |
| 54.8 m | +9.80 m | |
RefReference Winter |
55.8 m | +10.80 m |
| 56 m | +11.00 m | |
| 56.7 m | +11.70 m | |
| 58.1 m | +13.10 m | |
| 59.3 m | +14.30 m | |
| 59.4 m | +14.40 m | |
| 63 m | +18.00 m |
The difference between best and worst was 40% (18 m ≈ 4 Car Lengths).
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