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2026 Summer Braking Super Tyre Test - How do 52 Tyres Perform in Wet and Dry Braking?

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
245/45 R19
Tyres tested
50
Disciplines
2
Test vehicle
BMW 5 Series

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

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Dry Braking

Dry braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h)

Lower is better ↓
Position / TyreResultGap to bestResidual speed
1Hankook Ventus Evo
 32.8 m Best 0 km/h
2Linglong Sport Master
 33.9 m +1.10 m 23 km/h
2Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
 33.9 m +1.10 m 23 km/h
4Yokohama Advan Sport V107
 34.1 m +1.30 m 25 km/h
5Vredestein Ultrac Pro
 34.2 m +1.40 m 26 km/h
6Continental PremiumContact 7
 34.3 m +1.50 m 27 km/h
6Giti GitiSport S2+
 34.3 m +1.50 m 27 km/h
6Pirelli Cinturato C3
 34.3 m +1.50 m 27 km/h
9Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72
 34.4 m +1.60 m 28 km/h
9Michelin Pilot Sport 5
 34.4 m +1.60 m 28 km/h
9Nokian Powerproof 2
 34.4 m +1.60 m 28 km/h
12Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
 34.5 m +1.70 m 29 km/h
12Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
 34.5 m +1.70 m 29 km/h
14Toyo Proxes Sport 2
 34.6 m +1.80 m 30 km/h
15Kleber Dynaxer HP5
 34.9 m +2.10 m 32 km/h
16GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO
 35 m +2.20 m 33 km/h
17Maxxis Victra Sport 6
 35.1 m +2.30 m 33 km/h
18Sava Intensa UHP 2
 35.2 m +2.40 m 34 km/h
19Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
 35.3 m +2.50 m 35 km/h
19Falken Azenis FK520
 35.3 m +2.50 m 35 km/h
21Fulda SportControl 2
 35.5 m +2.70 m 36 km/h
22BFGoodrich Advantage 2
 35.8 m +3.00 m 38 km/h
22Firestone Firehawk Sport
 35.8 m +3.00 m 38 km/h
24Landspider Sportraxx UHP
 36 m +3.20 m 39 km/h
25Delinte DS2
 36.2 m +3.40 m 40 km/h
25Ceat SportDrive
 36.2 m +3.40 m 40 km/h
27Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
 36.4 m +3.60 m 41 km/h
28CST Adreno AD R9
 36.8 m +4.00 m 43 km/h
28Gripmax SuperGrip Pro Sport
 36.8 m +4.00 m 43 km/h
30Avon ZX7
 36.9 m +4.10 m 43 km/h
31Landsail RapidDragon
 37.1 m +4.30 m 44 km/h
32Semperit Speed Life 3
 37.4 m +4.60 m 46 km/h
32Uniroyal RainSport 5
 37.4 m +4.60 m 46 km/h
34Tomason SportRace
 37.6 m +4.80 m 46 km/h
34Sentury Qirin 990
 37.6 m +4.80 m 46 km/h
34Tracmax X Privilo TX3
 37.6 m +4.80 m 46 km/h
37Rotalla RU01 S Pace
 37.8 m +5.00 m 47 km/h
38Radar Dimax R8+
 37.9 m +5.10 m 48 km/h
39Minerva Radial F 205
 38 m +5.20 m 48 km/h
40Viking Protech Newgen
 38.3 m +5.50 m 49 km/h
41Aplus A610
 38.5 m +5.70 m 50 km/h
41Sportiva Performance 2
 38.5 m +5.70 m 50 km/h
43Momo Toprun M300 AS Sport
 38.6 m +5.80 m 50 km/h
43Imperial Ecosport 2
 38.6 m +5.80 m 50 km/h
43Marshal MU12
 38.6 m +5.80 m 50 km/h
46Matador Hectorra 5
 39 m +6.20 m 52 km/h
47Dynamo STREET H MU02
 39.1 m +6.30 m 52 km/h
48Nankang Green Sport Eco 2+
 39.4 m +6.60 m 53 km/h
49Austone Athena SP 303
 39.6 m +6.80 m 54 km/h
50Accelera PHI
 43 m +10.20 m 63 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 31.1% (10.2 m ≈ 2.3 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Accelera PHI would still be travelling at 63 km/h when the Hankook Ventus Evo had stopped.

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

Wet

1

Wet Braking

Wet braking in meters (80 - 0 km/h)

Lower is better ↓
Position / TyreResultGap to bestResidual speed
1Linglong Sport Master
 25.2 m Best 0 km/h
2Hankook Ventus Evo
 27 m +1.80 m 34 km/h
3Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
 27.1 m +1.90 m 34 km/h
3Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72
 27.1 m +1.90 m 34 km/h
5Giti GitiSport S2+
 27.2 m +2.00 m 35 km/h
6Continental PremiumContact 7
 27.3 m +2.10 m 36 km/h
7Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
 27.5 m +2.30 m 38 km/h
8Pirelli Cinturato C3
 27.6 m +2.40 m 38 km/h
9Michelin Pilot Sport 5
 27.7 m +2.50 m 39 km/h
10Falken Azenis FK520
 27.8 m +2.60 m 40 km/h
11GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO
 27.9 m +2.70 m 40 km/h
12Semperit Speed Life 3
 28.1 m +2.90 m 42 km/h
12Nokian Powerproof 2
 28.1 m +2.90 m 42 km/h
14Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
 28.2 m +3.00 m 42 km/h
15Maxxis Victra Sport 6
 28.7 m +3.50 m 45 km/h
16Vredestein Ultrac Pro
 28.8 m +3.60 m 46 km/h
17Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
 29.1 m +3.90 m 48 km/h
18Uniroyal RainSport 5
 29.2 m +4.00 m 48 km/h
19Toyo Proxes Sport 2
 29.5 m +4.30 m 50 km/h
20Kleber Dynaxer HP5
 29.9 m +4.70 m 52 km/h
20Firestone Firehawk Sport
 29.9 m +4.70 m 52 km/h
20Fulda SportControl 2
 29.9 m +4.70 m 52 km/h
23Radar Dimax R8+
 30.2 m +5.00 m 53 km/h
23Sava Intensa UHP 2
 30.2 m +5.00 m 53 km/h
25Ceat SportDrive
 30.5 m +5.30 m 54 km/h
25Delinte DS2
 30.5 m +5.30 m 54 km/h
27Yokohama Advan Sport V107
 30.6 m +5.40 m 55 km/h
28Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
 30.8 m +5.60 m 55 km/h
29Landspider Sportraxx UHP
 31 m +5.80 m 56 km/h
30BFGoodrich Advantage 2
 31.1 m +5.90 m 57 km/h
31Avon ZX7
 31.2 m +6.00 m 57 km/h
32CST Adreno AD R9
 31.6 m +6.40 m 59 km/h
33Sportiva Performance 2
 32.5 m +7.30 m 62 km/h
34Viking Protech Newgen
 32.7 m +7.50 m 62 km/h
35Landsail RapidDragon
 32.8 m +7.60 m 63 km/h
36Matador Hectorra 5
 33 m +7.80 m 63 km/h
36Minerva Radial F 205
 33 m +7.80 m 63 km/h
36Imperial Ecosport 2
 33 m +7.80 m 63 km/h
39Gripmax SuperGrip Pro Sport
 33.2 m +8.00 m 64 km/h
40Aplus A610
 33.7 m +8.50 m 65 km/h
41Momo Toprun M300 AS Sport
 33.9 m +8.70 m 66 km/h
42Tomason SportRace
 34 m +8.80 m 66 km/h
42Tracmax X Privilo TX3
 34 m +8.80 m 66 km/h
44Sentury Qirin 990
 34.4 m +9.20 m 67 km/h
45Rotalla RU01 S Pace
 34.5 m +9.30 m 67 km/h
46Marshal MU12
 35.4 m +10.20 m 70 km/h
47Nankang Green Sport Eco 2+
 35.9 m +10.70 m 71 km/h
48Dynamo STREET H MU02
 36.8 m +11.60 m 73 km/h
49Austone Athena SP 303
 37.1 m +11.90 m 74 km/h
50Accelera PHI
 40.2 m +15.00 m 79 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 59.5% (15 m ≈ 3.3 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Accelera PHI would still be travelling at 79 km/h when the Linglong Sport Master had stopped.

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

Test setup & methodology

The test setting, the conditions recorded and how the results contribute to the score.

Recorded test conditions

Recorded test conditions

Dry Braking
100 → 0 km/h
Wet Braking
80 → 0 km/h
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