2015 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tire Test

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James Oct 12, 2016 archived

What temperature where the wet tests taken under. I thought winter tires out performed summer tires at lower temperatures in the wet.

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1. TireReviews James Oct 13, 2016 archived
  
  Auto Bild didn't list the temperatures. The tire companies list 7c as the crossover point between summer and winter tires, but in reality it's much closer to freezing.
  
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Petkov Oct 24, 2015 archived

How come the only "A" rated tire for wet tracktion - Nokian D4 is showing such poor wet results ... just a five... Are Nokian bending the truth? Is the standard set up in a way that is not objectively measuring the behavioral/performance aspects of the tire? Is the test bias towards the big 5 (4 in this case I see no Bridgestone and Goodyear they can not be worse than Horizon .....) ?

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1. TireReviews Petkov Oct 25, 2015 archived
  
  The tire label only tests one category, wet braking, whereas Auto Bild have tested wet braking, handling, circle, and aquaplaning scores meaning they give a much more complete view of a tire's wet performance.
  That said, the Nokian was still only 5th best under wet braking (6th if you count the summer tire), but we're extremely confident it is no test bias involved. Test conditions can change the balance of test performances but quite a margin.
  
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