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2026 Netzwelt Mid Range Summer Tire 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: 205/55 R16
Tires tested: 6
Disciplines: 2
Test vehicle: VW Golf 8 1.5 TSI

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.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental PremiumContact 7	115 ft	Best	0 mph
2Linglong Comfort Master	118 ft	+3 ft	13 mph
3Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	121 ft	+6 ft	17 mph
4Maxxis Premitra HP6	121 ft	+6 ft	18 mph
5Uniroyal RainSport 5	123 ft	+8 ft	20 mph
6Tourador X Wonder TH1	127 ft	+12 ft	24 mph

The difference between best and worst was 9.9% (12 ft ≈ 0.8 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Tourador X Wonder TH1 would still be travelling at 24 mph when the Continental PremiumContact 7 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental PremiumContact 7	155 ft	Best	0 mph
2Linglong Comfort Master	158 ft	+3 ft	12 mph
3Uniroyal RainSport 5	159 ft	+4 ft	14 mph
4Maxxis Premitra HP6	164 ft	+9 ft	19 mph
5Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	168 ft	+13 ft	22 mph
6Tourador X Wonder TH1	183 ft	+28 ft	32 mph

The difference between best and worst was 18.5% (28 ft ≈ 1.9 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Tourador X Wonder TH1 would still be travelling at 32 mph when the Continental PremiumContact 7 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.