Data Explorer / Auto Bild
2024 Classic Car Tire Test
- Tested size
- 205/70 R15
- Tires tested
- 7
- Disciplines
- 9
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Results
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| ft ↓ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | mph ↑ | s ↓ | mph ↑ | ft/s² ↑ | dB ↓ | kg/t ↓ | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 96.32 | 122 | 54.4 | 99.9 | 166 | 49.0 | 11.4 | 53.5 | 10.5 | 96.6 | 75.4 | 95.0 | 10.90 | 82.7 | |
StrengthsExcellent grip on wet roads, precise steering response, sporty-agile handling, short braking distances, good reserves in aquaplaning, good rolling comfort. ConsiderationsIncreased rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.95 × 35% = 34.98 Wet96.64 × 50% = 48.32 Comfort94.96 × 5% = 4.75 Rolling Resistance82.66 × 10% = 8.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 97.54 | 127 | 53.9 | 97.6 | 165 | 47.3 | 11.8 | 54.1 | 12.9 | 97.1 | 74.0 | 96.8 | 9.01 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsGood grip on wet roads, crisp-direct steering behavior, sporty-balanced handling, short braking distances, good aquaplaning reserves. ConsiderationsSlight tendency to oversteer. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.61 × 35% = 34.16 Wet97.08 × 50% = 48.54 Comfort96.76 × 5% = 4.84 Rolling Resistance100 × 10% = 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 96.19 | 125 | 54.4 | 98.9 | 162 | 48.7 | 11.4 | 58.0 | 11.6 | 98.8 | 78.0 | 91.8 | 11.88 | 75.8 | |
StrengthsExcellent grip on wet roads, precise steering response, sporty-crisp handling, short braking distances, very good reserves in aquaplaning. ConsiderationsIncreased rolling noise, high rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.95 × 35% = 34.63 Wet98.77 × 50% = 49.39 Comfort91.79 × 5% = 4.59 Rolling Resistance75.84 × 10% = 7.58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 93.90 | 130 | 53.6 | 96.3 | 176 | 46.7 | 11.9 | 56.9 | 11.1 | 94.0 | 72.6 | 98.6 | 10.91 | 82.6 | |
StrengthsAgile handling with very good lateral guidance in wet conditions, balanced handling on dry roads, short braking distances, good aquaplaning reserves, comparatively affordable price. ConsiderationsSlightly delayed steering response. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.29 × 35% = 33.7 Wet94.02 × 50% = 47.01 Comfort98.62 × 5% = 4.93 Rolling Resistance82.58 × 10% = 8.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 90.03 | 129 | 53.1 | 96.1 | 192 | 45.3 | 12.6 | 45.7 | 7.7 | 84.9 | 72.5 | 98.8 | 9.99 | 90.2 | |
StrengthsBalanced driving behavior on wet roads, good rolling comfort, low pass-by noise. ConsiderationsModerate reserves in aquaplaning, slightly delayed steering response, extended braking distances. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.13 × 35% = 33.65 Wet84.85 × 50% = 42.43 Comfort98.76 × 5% = 4.94 Rolling Resistance90.19 × 10% = 9.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7 | 86.32 | 136 | 53.6 | 94.2 | 212 | 44.2 | 12.9 | 45.9 | 7.0 | 81.1 | 71.6 | 100.0 | 11.54 | 78.1 | |
StrengthsAcceptable handling on dry roads, quiet rolling noise. ConsiderationsLow reserves in aquaplaning, delayed steering response, long braking distances on wet and dry roads, very high price level. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.19 × 35% = 32.97 Wet81.1 × 50% = 40.55 Comfort100 × 5% = 5 Rolling Resistance78.08 × 10% = 7.81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 88.07 | 128 | 53.9 | 97.1 | 236 | 41.1 | 13.2 | 49.7 | 9.0 | 79.3 | 71.9 | 99.6 | 9.53 | 94.5 | |
StrengthsDecent handling on dry roads. ConsiderationsPoor grip and strongly understeering, unbalanced driving behavior in wet conditions, dangerously long braking distances in the wet, moderate aquaplaning reserves. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.12 × 35% = 33.99 Wet79.29 × 50% = 39.64 Comfort99.58 × 5% = 4.98 Rolling Resistance94.54 × 10% = 9.45 | ||||||||||||||||
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Reference tires provide context only. They do not set the benchmark and cannot win the personalised ranking.
Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tire Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.
- Dry Weighting 35% Real impact 8%
- Wet Weighting 50% Real impact 76%
- Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 2%
- Rolling Resistance Weighting 10% Real impact 14%
- Wet Braking counts for 13% of the score but creates 27% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Dry Handling counts for 17.5% of the score but creates only 2% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 9
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 17.5% | 5% |
| Dry Handling | 17.5% | 2% |
| Wet Braking | 13% | 27% |
| Wet Handling | 13% | 10% |
| Wet Circle | 13% | 14% |
| Straight Aqua | 5.5% | 9% |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 5.5% | 15% |
| Noise | 5% | 2% |
| Rolling Resistance | 10% | 14% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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