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2026 Netzwelt Mid Range Summer 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: 205/55 R16
Tyres tested: 6
Disciplines: 2
Test vehicle: VW Golf 8 1.5 TSI

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.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental PremiumContact 7	35.2 m	Best	0 km/h
2Linglong Comfort Master	36.1 m	+0.90 m	21 km/h
3Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	36.9 m	+1.70 m	28 km/h
4Maxxis Premitra HP6	37 m	+1.80 m	29 km/h
5Uniroyal RainSport 5	37.6 m	+2.40 m	33 km/h
6Tourador X Wonder TH1	38.7 m	+3.50 m	39 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 9.9% (3.5 m ≈ 0.8 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Tourador X Wonder TH1 would still be travelling at 39 km/h when the Continental PremiumContact 7 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental PremiumContact 7	47.1 m	Best	0 km/h
2Linglong Comfort Master	48.1 m	+1.00 m	19 km/h
3Uniroyal RainSport 5	48.5 m	+1.40 m	22 km/h
4Maxxis Premitra HP6	49.9 m	+2.80 m	31 km/h
5Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	51.1 m	+4.00 m	36 km/h
6Tourador X Wonder TH1	55.8 m	+8.70 m	51 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 18.5% (8.7 m ≈ 1.9 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Tourador X Wonder TH1 would still be travelling at 51 km/h when the Continental PremiumContact 7 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.