Test Charts / Auto Bild
2019 Summer 53 Tire Braking Shootout
Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tire, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.
- Tested size
- 225/45 R17
- Tires tested
- 45
- Disciplines
- 2
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 tires can be separated by very different margins.
Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tires does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.
Focus on your tires
Select tires to highlight them throughout the charts.
Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tires does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.
Dry
1Dry Braking
Dry braking in feet
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tire | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 112 ft | Best | |
| 114 ft | +2 ft | |
| 115 ft | +3 ft | |
| 115 ft | +3 ft | |
| 115 ft | +3 ft | |
| 115 ft | +3 ft | |
| 115 ft | +3 ft | |
| 115 ft | +3 ft | |
| 115 ft | +3 ft | |
| 116 ft | +4 ft | |
10Avon ZV7 |
116 ft | +4 ft |
| 116 ft | +4 ft | |
| 117 ft | +5 ft | |
| 117 ft | +5 ft | |
| 117 ft | +5 ft | |
| 118 ft | +6 ft | |
| 118 ft | +6 ft | |
| 119 ft | +7 ft | |
| 119 ft | +7 ft | |
| 119 ft | +7 ft | |
| 119 ft | +7 ft | |
| 119 ft | +7 ft | |
| 119 ft | +7 ft | |
| 120 ft | +8 ft | |
| 121 ft | +9 ft | |
| 121 ft | +9 ft | |
| 121 ft | +9 ft | |
| 122 ft | +10 ft | |
| 122 ft | +10 ft | |
| 122 ft | +10 ft | |
| 122 ft | +10 ft | |
| 122 ft | +10 ft | |
| 122 ft | +10 ft | |
| 123 ft | +11 ft | |
| 123 ft | +11 ft | |
| 123 ft | +11 ft | |
| 124 ft | +12 ft | |
| 124 ft | +12 ft | |
| 124 ft | +12 ft | |
| 125 ft | +13 ft | |
| 127 ft | +15 ft | |
| 127 ft | +15 ft | |
| 128 ft | +16 ft | |
| 128 ft | +16 ft | |
| 128 ft | +16 ft |
The difference between best and worst was 14.3% (16 ft ≈ 1.1 Car Lengths).
Wet
1Wet Braking
Wet braking in feet
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tire | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 94 ft | Best | |
| 94 ft | 0 ft | |
| 95 ft | +1 ft | |
| 95 ft | +1 ft | |
| 97 ft | +3 ft | |
| 97 ft | +3 ft | |
| 98 ft | +4 ft | |
| 99 ft | +5 ft | |
| 101 ft | +7 ft | |
| 101 ft | +7 ft | |
| 102 ft | +8 ft | |
| 103 ft | +9 ft | |
| 104 ft | +10 ft | |
| 104 ft | +10 ft | |
| 105 ft | +11 ft | |
| 105 ft | +11 ft | |
| 105 ft | +11 ft | |
| 106 ft | +12 ft | |
| 107 ft | +13 ft | |
| 108 ft | +14 ft | |
| 108 ft | +14 ft | |
| 109 ft | +15 ft | |
| 109 ft | +15 ft | |
| 110 ft | +16 ft | |
| 110 ft | +16 ft | |
| 113 ft | +19 ft | |
| 113 ft | +19 ft | |
| 113 ft | +19 ft | |
| 113 ft | +19 ft | |
| 114 ft | +20 ft | |
| 114 ft | +20 ft | |
| 115 ft | +21 ft | |
33Avon ZV7 |
116 ft | +22 ft |
| 118 ft | +24 ft | |
| 118 ft | +24 ft | |
| 118 ft | +24 ft | |
| 119 ft | +25 ft | |
| 120 ft | +26 ft | |
| 122 ft | +28 ft | |
| 122 ft | +28 ft | |
| 123 ft | +29 ft | |
| 123 ft | +29 ft | |
| 123 ft | +29 ft | |
| 125 ft | +31 ft | |
| 129 ft | +35 ft |
The difference between best and worst was 37.3% (35 ft ≈ 2.4 Car Lengths).
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