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2025 All Season 30 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
- 225/40 R18
- Tires tested
- 30
- 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.
Dry
1Dry Braking
Dry braking in feet (62 - 0 mph)
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tire | Result | Gap to best | Residual speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 ft | Best | 0 mph | |
| 125 ft | 0 ft | 4 mph | |
| 125 ft | 0 ft | 6 mph | |
| 126 ft | +1 ft | 9 mph | |
| 127 ft | +2 ft | 10 mph | |
| 127 ft | +2 ft | 11 mph | |
| 128 ft | +3 ft | 12 mph | |
| 129 ft | +4 ft | 15 mph | |
| 132 ft | +7 ft | 19 mph | |
| 132 ft | +7 ft | 19 mph | |
| 133 ft | +8 ft | 19 mph | |
| 133 ft | +8 ft | 19 mph | |
| 134 ft | +9 ft | 21 mph | |
| 135 ft | +10 ft | 22 mph | |
| 135 ft | +10 ft | 22 mph | |
| 135 ft | +10 ft | 23 mph | |
| 136 ft | +11 ft | 23 mph | |
| 136 ft | +11 ft | 23 mph | |
| 136 ft | +11 ft | 23 mph | |
| 138 ft | +13 ft | 25 mph | |
| 139 ft | +14 ft | 26 mph | |
| 143 ft | +18 ft | 28 mph | |
| 143 ft | +18 ft | 29 mph | |
| 144 ft | +19 ft | 29 mph | |
| 144 ft | +19 ft | 30 mph | |
| 145 ft | +20 ft | 30 mph | |
| 146 ft | +21 ft | 31 mph | |
| 147 ft | +22 ft | 31 mph | |
| 147 ft | +22 ft | 31 mph | |
| 148 ft | +23 ft | 32 mph |
The difference between best and worst was 18.4% (23 ft ≈ 1.6 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Fulda MultiControl would still be travelling at 32 mph when the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 had stopped.
Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.
Wet
1Wet Braking
Wet braking in feet (62 - 0 mph)
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tire | Result | Gap to best | Residual speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 144 ft | Best | 0 mph | |
| 147 ft | +3 ft | 12 mph | |
| 148 ft | +4 ft | 13 mph | |
| 150 ft | +6 ft | 16 mph | |
| 151 ft | +7 ft | 17 mph | |
| 152 ft | +8 ft | 18 mph | |
| 155 ft | +11 ft | 21 mph | |
| 156 ft | +12 ft | 22 mph | |
| 156 ft | +12 ft | 22 mph | |
| 156 ft | +12 ft | 22 mph | |
| 157 ft | +13 ft | 23 mph | |
| 161 ft | +17 ft | 26 mph | |
| 161 ft | +17 ft | 26 mph | |
| 161 ft | +17 ft | 26 mph | |
| 163 ft | +19 ft | 27 mph | |
| 165 ft | +21 ft | 29 mph | |
| 167 ft | +23 ft | 30 mph | |
| 168 ft | +24 ft | 30 mph | |
| 173 ft | +29 ft | 33 mph | |
| 174 ft | +30 ft | 33 mph | |
| 174 ft | +30 ft | 33 mph | |
| 181 ft | +37 ft | 36 mph | |
| 185 ft | +41 ft | 38 mph | |
| 185 ft | +41 ft | 38 mph | |
| 186 ft | +42 ft | 38 mph | |
| 186 ft | +42 ft | 38 mph | |
| 187 ft | +43 ft | 38 mph | |
| 189 ft | +45 ft | 39 mph | |
| 192 ft | +48 ft | 40 mph | |
| 193 ft | +49 ft | 40 mph |
The difference between best and worst was 34.2% (49 ft ≈ 3.3 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Berlin Tires Berlin All Season 2 would still be travelling at 40 mph when the Vredestein Quatrac had stopped.
Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.
Test setup & methodology
The test setting, the conditions recorded and how the results contribute to the score.
Recorded test conditions
Recorded test conditions
- Dry Braking
- 62.1 → 0.0 mph
- Wet Braking
- 62.1 → 0.0 mph
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