Radar Dimax R8 plus - Test Results

Test Statistics

3

Tests Completed

33^rd

Average Position

31^st

Best Result

36^th

Worst Result

Performance Analysis

Across three AutoBild summer comparisons, the Radar Dimax R8 plus consistently finishes in the lower third overall (average overall position 32.7), indicating it struggles to keep pace with the mainstream and premium field. The dominant limiting factor is dry braking, where it repeatedly ranks near the bottom and trails the best by double-digit percentages.

Wet braking is comparatively less problematic: in two of the three tests it sits around the mid-pack (21st-23rd), though the gap to the best remains sizeable and it drops back in the 2023 overview. Overall, the pattern suggests a tyre that is notably weak in dry stopping performance and only middling in wet stopping ability, leading to consistently low overall placements.

Performance Strengths

Wet Braking (relative performance) Moderate Details
• 21st place wet braking in 2025 Summer Tyre Test Shootout (31.7 m, +15.7% from best)
• 23rd place wet braking in 2026 Summer Braking Super Tyre Test (30.2 m, +19.8% from best)

Performance Weaknesses

Dry Braking Strong Details
• 51st place dry braking in 2025 Summer Tyre Test Shootout (38.6 m, +18.4% from best)
• 38th place dry braking in 2026 Summer Braking Super Tyre Test (37.9 m, +15.5% from best)
• 34th place dry braking in 2023 Summer Tyre Market Overview (37.2 m, +12% from best)
Overall Competitiveness / Ranking Consistency Strong Details
• Overall position 31st/52 in 2025 Summer Tyre Test Shootout
• Overall position 31st/50 in 2026 Summer Braking Super Tyre Test
• Overall position 36th/48 in 2023 Summer Tyre Market Overview
Wet Braking (absolute gap and inconsistency) Moderate Details
• 33rd place wet braking in 2023 Summer Tyre Market Overview (30.6 m, +23.4% from best)
• Wet braking deficits remain large even in better showings: +15.7% (2025) and +19.8% (2026) from best