Test Charts / Auto Bild
2020 Winter Tire Market Overview - 52 Tire Braking Test
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
- 245/45 R18
- Tires tested
- 48
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 99 ft | Best | |
| 101 ft | +2 ft | |
RefReference Summer |
103 ft | +4 ft |
| 104 ft | +5 ft | |
| 105 ft | +6 ft | |
| 106 ft | +7 ft | |
| 109 ft | +10 ft | |
| 112 ft | +13 ft | |
| 112 ft | +13 ft | |
| 112 ft | +13 ft | |
| 113 ft | +14 ft | |
| 113 ft | +14 ft | |
| 114 ft | +15 ft | |
| 114 ft | +15 ft | |
| 114 ft | +15 ft | |
| 115 ft | +16 ft | |
| 115 ft | +16 ft | |
| 115 ft | +16 ft | |
| 115 ft | +16 ft | |
| 115 ft | +16 ft | |
| 116 ft | +17 ft | |
| 117 ft | +18 ft | |
| 118 ft | +19 ft | |
| 119 ft | +20 ft | |
| 119 ft | +20 ft | |
| 119 ft | +20 ft | |
| 120 ft | +21 ft | |
| 121 ft | +22 ft | |
| 121 ft | +22 ft | |
| 121 ft | +22 ft | |
| 121 ft | +22 ft | |
| 122 ft | +23 ft | |
| 124 ft | +25 ft | |
| 126 ft | +27 ft | |
| 126 ft | +27 ft | |
| 127 ft | +28 ft | |
| 128 ft | +29 ft | |
| 128 ft | +29 ft | |
| 129 ft | +30 ft | |
| 130 ft | +31 ft | |
| 133 ft | +34 ft | |
| 133 ft | +34 ft | |
| 134 ft | +35 ft | |
| 135 ft | +36 ft | |
| 136 ft | +37 ft | |
| 136 ft | +37 ft | |
| 137 ft | +38 ft | |
| 139 ft | +40 ft | |
| 141 ft | +42 ft |
The difference between best and worst was 42.2% (42 ft ≈ 2.8 Car Lengths).
Snow
1Snow Braking
Snow braking in feet
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tire | Result | Gap to best |
|---|---|---|
| 80 ft | Best | |
| 80 ft | 0 ft | |
| 80 ft | 0 ft | |
| 81 ft | +1 ft | |
| 81 ft | +1 ft | |
| 81 ft | +1 ft | |
| 81 ft | +1 ft | |
| 81 ft | +1 ft | |
| 82 ft | +2 ft | |
| 82 ft | +2 ft | |
| 82 ft | +2 ft | |
| 82 ft | +2 ft | |
| 82 ft | +2 ft | |
| 82 ft | +2 ft | |
| 82 ft | +2 ft | |
| 83 ft | +3 ft | |
| 83 ft | +3 ft | |
| 83 ft | +3 ft | |
| 83 ft | +3 ft | |
| 84 ft | +4 ft | |
| 85 ft | +5 ft | |
| 85 ft | +5 ft | |
| 85 ft | +5 ft | |
| 86 ft | +6 ft | |
| 86 ft | +6 ft | |
| 88 ft | +8 ft | |
| 89 ft | +9 ft | |
| 89 ft | +9 ft | |
| 92 ft | +12 ft | |
| 92 ft | +12 ft |
The difference between best and worst was 15.2% (12 ft ≈ 0.8 Car Lengths).
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