Test Charts / Auto Bild
2019 Winter Tire Test Market Overview
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.
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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.
Wet
1Wet Braking
Wet braking in feet
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tire | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 96 ft | Best | |
| 100 ft | +4 ft | |
| 100 ft | +4 ft | |
| 101 ft | +5 ft | |
| 102 ft | +6 ft | |
| 103 ft | +7 ft | |
| 103 ft | +7 ft | |
| 103 ft | +7 ft | |
| 104 ft | +8 ft | |
| 105 ft | +9 ft | |
| 105 ft | +9 ft | |
| 105 ft | +9 ft | |
| 106 ft | +10 ft | |
| 106 ft | +10 ft | |
15Avon WV7 |
106 ft | +10 ft |
| 107 ft | +11 ft | |
| 108 ft | +12 ft | |
| 108 ft | +12 ft | |
| 108 ft | +12 ft | |
| 110 ft | +14 ft | |
| 110 ft | +14 ft | |
| 110 ft | +14 ft | |
| 111 ft | +15 ft | |
| 111 ft | +15 ft | |
| 111 ft | +15 ft | |
| 112 ft | +16 ft | |
| 112 ft | +16 ft | |
| 112 ft | +16 ft | |
| 112 ft | +16 ft | |
| 113 ft | +17 ft | |
| 114 ft | +18 ft | |
| 114 ft | +18 ft | |
| 114 ft | +18 ft | |
| 115 ft | +19 ft | |
| 115 ft | +19 ft | |
| 116 ft | +20 ft | |
| 117 ft | +21 ft | |
| 117 ft | +21 ft | |
| 120 ft | +24 ft | |
| 121 ft | +25 ft | |
| 121 ft | +25 ft | |
| 123 ft | +27 ft | |
| 123 ft | +27 ft | |
| 129 ft | +33 ft |
The difference between best and worst was 34.9% (33 ft ≈ 2.3 Car Lengths).
Snow
1Snow Braking
Snow braking in feet
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tire | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 79 ft | Best | |
| 79 ft | 0 ft | |
| 79 ft | 0 ft | |
| 79 ft | 0 ft | |
| 80 ft | +1 ft | |
| 80 ft | +1 ft | |
| 80 ft | +1 ft | |
| 80 ft | +1 ft | |
| 80 ft | +1 ft | |
| 81 ft | +2 ft | |
| 81 ft | +2 ft | |
| 81 ft | +2 ft | |
| 81 ft | +2 ft | |
| 81 ft | +2 ft | |
| 81 ft | +2 ft | |
| 81 ft | +2 ft | |
| 82 ft | +3 ft | |
| 82 ft | +3 ft | |
| 82 ft | +3 ft | |
| 83 ft | +4 ft | |
| 84 ft | +5 ft | |
| 85 ft | +6 ft | |
| 86 ft | +7 ft | |
| 87 ft | +8 ft | |
| 88 ft | +9 ft | |
26Avon WV7 |
89 ft | +10 ft |
| 90 ft | +11 ft | |
| 93 ft | +14 ft | |
| 94 ft | +15 ft | |
| 104 ft | +25 ft |
The difference between best and worst was 32.1% (25 ft ≈ 1.7 Car Lengths).
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