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ADAC has tested 16 winter tires in 225/50 R17, a size fitted to mid-size cars such as the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C-Class. Each tire was scored for safety on dry, wet and winter roads, and for tread life, wear...
It's the 50th anniversary of the ADAC tire test, and to celebrate the German automotive body have tested fifty summer tires in the popular 205/55 R16 tire size, and have included wear testing for every tire!There's a lot...
For 2022, the excellent German test organization ADAC have tested 15 crossover SUV winter tires in 215/60 R16 and 15 winter tires in 185/65 R15.The results below are for the 215/60 R16 test, where we have a few interesti...
For the 2022 ADAC tire test, the German publication have tested a crossover SUV size of 215/60 R16 (this test) and a smaller 185/65 R15 tire size which can be read here.
ADAC tire tests are some of the most influential in the world, and for the 2021 winter season ADAC have chosen to test eighteen 225/50 R17 tires and sixteen 195/65 R15 winter tires, across two tests. This article covers...
After already publishing the ADAC 16" tire test in 2021, ADAC have also released their slightly more sporty, 225/50 R17 summer tire test.While the 16" test received wear data, for this test we have wet braking data, and...
ADAC tire tests are some of the most influential in the world, and for the 2020 winter season ADAC have chosen to test thirteen 235/55 R17 winter tires for SUV / 4x4 and fifteen 205/55 R16 of the best winter tires for ca...
Having already looked at the 2020 ADAC 18" UHP summer tire test, the SUV version in 235/55 R17 is more of the same. Of the twelve tires tested in this popular crossover SUV size, Michelin once again take the top spot wit...
This year the German motoring orginisation ADAC have tested winter tires in 175/65 R14 and 205/55 R16. Both tests continue Continentals winter dominance, with two win for the Continental WinterContact TS860.
In 2018, German test body ADAC have tested sixteen 205/55 R16 summer tires, and fourteen tires in the smaller 175/65 R14 size. In this 205/55 R16 test, premium manufacturers take the top three places. Michelin lead the w...
This year the German motoring orginisation ADAC have tested winter tires in 195/65 R15 and 215/65 R16. The 195/65 R16 winter tire test continues Continentals winter dominance, with another win for the Continental WinterC...
After testing the unusually large size of 225/45 R17 in 2016, normal service has been resumed for the 2017 ADAC Summer tire test, this time testing sixteen tire patterns in 195/65 R15. ADAC tests are no toriously data dr...
The 2016 ADAC 225/45 R17 summer tire test is a classic ADAC by-the-numbers tire test, with the results driven from data rather than subjective scoring. Of the sixteen tires tested, at least three patterns have already be...
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