Designed to allow Autobild to take the best 15 tires through to their 2012 max performance summer tire test, the entire table makes for a very interesting overview of the tire market.
Highlighting the difference in 225/45 R17 tires, the best tire (Nokian Z G2) stopped in just 44 meters in the wet from 100kph, while the worst tire on test, the Rockstone F105, required nearly 28 metres further to stop at 71.7 metres! The Nokians wet braking distance was only a little longer than the worse dry braking score, at 42 metres for the Runway.
There were no real surprises in the top 15, other than Nexen beating brands such as Falken, Yokohama and Toyo, and a disappointing result for both Vredestein and Avon, in 22nd and 33rd respectively.
Unsurprisingly the table was rounded out exclusively by tires from the far east, again showing at the budget end of the market you really do get what you pay for.
The Results
(total braking distance listed, the lower the better)
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 79.2
Dry
35.2
Wet
44
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 79.5
Dry
35.4
Wet
44.1
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 79.8
Dry
35.4
Wet
44.4
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 80
Dry
36.3
Wet
43.7
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 80.4
Dry
35.1
Wet
45.3
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 80.5
Dry
36.8
Wet
43.7
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 81.1
Dry
36.5
Wet
44.6
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 81.9
Dry
36.5
Wet
45.4
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 82.8
Dry
36.8
Wet
46
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 82.8
Dry
37.2
Wet
45.6
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 83.1
Dry
37
Wet
46.1
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 83.3
Dry
37.2
Wet
46.1
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 83.7
Dry
36.9
Wet
46.8
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 83.8
Dry
37.5
Wet
46.3
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 84.8
Dry
37.9
Wet
46.9
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 85.7
Dry
36.8
Wet
48.9
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 85.7
Dry
38.1
Wet
47.6
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 85.7
Dry
37.2
Wet
48.5
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 85.8
Dry
38.4
Wet
47.4
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 86.5
Dry
37.1
Wet
49.4
Total: 86.7
Dry
37.2
Wet
49.5
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 86.8
Dry
38.4
Wet
48.4
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 86.8
Dry
37.8
Wet
49
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 87.4
Dry
38
Wet
49.4
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 87.5
Dry
38.1
Wet
49.4
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 88.2
Dry
38.8
Wet
49.4
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 88.6
Dry
37.7
Wet
50.9
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 88.7
Dry
40.2
Wet
48.5
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 88.8
Dry
38.1
Wet
50.7
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 89.4
Dry
38.5
Wet
50.9
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 89.5
Dry
38
Wet
51.5
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 90.3
Dry
38.5
Wet
51.8
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 90.7
Dry
39.6
Wet
51.1
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 91.2
Dry
38.9
Wet
52.3
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 92
Dry
37.8
Wet
54.2
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 95.3
Dry
39.9
Wet
55.4
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 96.5
Dry
40.5
Wet
56
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 98
Dry
42
Wet
56
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 98.3
Dry
39.7
Wet
58.6
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 99.6
Dry
39.1
Wet
60.5
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 100.9
Dry
39.1
Wet
61.8
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 102.3
Dry
41.3
Wet
61
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 102.5
Dry
39.6
Wet
62.9
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 104.4
Dry
41.3
Wet
63.1
- 3PMSF: no
Total: 113.4
Dry
41.7
Wet
71.7
5 tires not in our database featured in the 50.
34: Pneumant Tritec Sport: 39.7 / 51.1m
37: Westlake SA05: Same as Goodride SA05 in 38th
43: Autoguard SA802: 40.8 / 60.1
47: BCT S800: 39.9 / 62.6
49: Rapid P609: 41 / 66.1