Fifty winter tires have been put through wet braking tests, with the top thirty also tested for snow braking performance. Only the top twenty have gone through to the full Auto Bild winter tire test!
With the best winter tire on test stopping the BMW 3 Series in 32.2 meters, and the worst tire on test over 50 meters, you can see why it's extremely important to judge a winter tires performance as much on wet grip as it is snow grip.
Make sure to check out the full Auto Bild winter tire test to see how the top twenty tires performed in the full range of wet, dry and snow tests.
Results
Total: 61
Wet
35.1
Snow
25.9
Total: 61
Wet
33.5
Snow
27.5
Total: 61.1
Wet
33.4
Snow
27.7
Total: 61.2
Wet
32.5
Snow
28.7
Total: 61.2
Wet
33.6
Snow
27.6
Total: 61.8
Wet
34.4
Snow
27.4
Total: 62
Wet
33.3
Snow
28.7
Total: 62
Wet
32.2
Snow
29.8
Total: 62.3
Wet
34
Snow
28.3
Total: 62.4
Wet
35.7
Snow
26.7
Total: 62.7
Wet
35
Snow
27.7
Total: 63
Wet
34.7
Snow
28.3
Total: 63.4
Wet
35.8
Snow
27.6
Total: 63.6
Wet
35.5
Snow
28.1
Total: 63.6
Wet
36.4
Snow
27.2
Total: 64
Wet
34.8
Snow
29.2
Total: 64.1
Wet
36
Snow
28.1
Total: 64.2
Wet
36.3
Snow
27.9
Total: 64.5
Wet
36.5
Snow
28
Total: 64.5
Wet
35.9
Snow
28.6
Total: 65.2
Wet
36.1
Snow
29.1
Total: 65.4
Wet
36
Snow
29.4
Total: 65.5
Wet
36.7
Snow
28.8
Total: 65.9
Wet
35.7
Snow
30.2
Total: 66
Wet
37
Snow
29
Total: 66.4
Wet
35.8
Snow
30.6
Total: 66.4
Wet
33.7
Snow
32.7
Total: 66.9
Wet
37.4
Snow
29.5
Total: 73.2
Wet
37
Snow
36.2
Total: 73.7
Wet
35.5
Snow
38.2
Total: 38.3
Wet
38.2
Snow
0.1
Total: 38.5
Wet
38.4
Snow
0.1
Total: 38.7
Wet
38.6
Snow
0.1
Total: 39
Wet
38.9
Snow
0.1
Total: 39.1
Wet
39
Snow
0.1
Total: 40.2
Wet
40.1
Snow
0.1
Total: 40.4
Wet
40.3
Snow
0.1
Total: 40.9
Wet
40.8
Snow
0.1
Total: 42.2
Wet
42.1
Snow
0.1
Total: 43
Wet
42.9
Snow
0.1
Total: 43.1
Wet
43
Snow
0.1
Total: 43.4
Wet
43.3
Snow
0.1
Total: 43.5
Wet
43.4
Snow
0.1
Total: 43.9
Wet
43.8
Snow
0.1
Total: 50.3
Wet
50.2
Snow
0.1
I asked what does Snow: 0.1 result mean, and you delete my comment. Why?
It wasn't deleted, it was flagged as spam, I don't know why, sorry.
0.1 result means it wasn't tested in that category. They just tested the top 30 wet braking sets in snow braking.
Oh, OK. Thank you.
What do all those snow: 0.1 results mean?
Bf Goodrich and kleber have same patern? Why so different results?
Only Auto Bild can answer that. Maybe different compounds / construction, maybe testing issues
Hi, is there any test or a review if it's better to have cheap/budget winter tire than good summer tire in winter condition?
A cheap winter tire will always perform better than a summer tire in snow and ice, the summer tire will always win in the dry, and the summer tire would nearly always beat a cheap winter tire in the wet.
I thought so..thanks for confirmation
I find my winter tires better than in the wet than summers, particularly with standing water.
BF Goodrich gForce Winter 2 : "Wet 31.5"
35.1 !
35.1+25.9 : 61. :D
Good point :) Thank you
There's a little mistake in the results table - the Hankook icept evo2 was tested in this test, not the RS2 (which is a shame by the way, as the RS2 proved to be a very good tire in similar 225/45 R17 size).
Cheers!
Hi Michal,
I have the Auto Bild magazine in front of me, and interestingly they really have printed the RS2 in the braking test section, but the evo2 in the full test.
Very confusing!