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2020 ADAC 18 Inch Summer Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
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14 comments
  1. Peter archived

    Maybe no big deal, but could you please check some figures for wear? Regarding ADAC, it should look like this:
    Toyo 28 600 -> 33 400
    Bridgestone33 400 -> 33 700
    Hankook33 700 -> 35 800
    Rotalla35 800 -> 36 100

    #7987
    1. TireReviews Peter archived

      Thank you for the correction, it is a big deal, not sure how that happen!

      #7993
  2. Νίκος Ηλιόπουλος archived

    Hello there, congrats for your great work. I own a Fiesta ST180. Tire from factory were Bridgestone 0050. Great steering wheel feel, average in wet, noisy and low comfort. Do you believe that it will worth the change to Asymmetric 5 or Conti PC6 or it will be a disappointment like when I turned to Continental Sport Contact 5?
    Thank you in advance for your answer.

    #6359
    1. TireReviews Νίκος Ηλιόπουλος archived

      The PC6 is a much better steering tire than the SC5 so there's hope yet.That said, some of the re050s feel great, but like you said, poor grip

      #6360
  3. Lulu Bulu archived

    According to the photos they show, it looks like they tested the Pirelli PZ4.

    #5583
    1. TireReviews Lulu Bulu archived

      You are correct, I just can't update it right now due to travelling

      #5584
        1. TireReviews Lulu Bulu archived

          ADAC have them joint top overall, and the press releases from Conti and Michelin both indicate top positions. I've given up trying to work out some of the scoring systems when we don't get to see the data!

          #5592
            2. Andreas Müller Vladimir Iliev archived

              ADAC use a school-note system. When one rating is worse than 2.6 (for example in wear, Pirelli with 3.0) the overall grade can´t be better than 2.6. In this case, the Pirelli was downgraded because the 3.0 note in wear, the overall is also a 3.0.

              #5699
        2. pantel Lulu Bulu archived

          And if you do the same with the pirelli, the result is 7.72 and not 6. It seems that wear is more important than 20% that Adac claims. Otherwise the results don't make any sense. For example Nexen vs Nokian.

          #5605
          1. Kolemjdouci pantel archived

            How many % you weight the wear?, just from my curiosity.

            #5606
            1. pantel Kolemjdouci archived

              If the overall scores seem normal to you, then I'll pass. You can share with us, any further information you may have about the way Adac calculates the final score.

              #5607