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As usual, the UK magazine Auto Express have waited until October to publish their summer tire test. While the timing of such an article is a little curious, the test itself is excellent.
Auto Express have tested ten different patterns in the extremely popular tire size 225/45 R17. Using a VW Golf 7, Auto Express put the tires through the usual range of wet, dry, noise and fuel tests, and for the first time in over a decade returned to to Goodyears test track in the south of France.
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After a long break, the German tire experts Auto Bild are back with a fresh trackday tire test. Read Full Test >>
A few years ago, testing a 255/55 R18 tire on a Porsche Cayenne would have been classed as a niche, but with the rise of the "Chelsea tractors" using larger and larger tire sizes, 255/55 R18 is now a common size. Read Full Test >>
As this is a Finnish test, the main parameter during this 2013 test of summer tires wet traction, which is useful for those of us in the UK. The stopping distance on wet roads gives a fairly good idea of ​​how well the manufacturer has tuned the rubber composition, design, construction and tread pattern. Read Full Test >>
As usual, the Russian magazine Auto Review have delivered a wealth of information with their summer 2013 tire test.
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This years 2013 Auto Zeitung tire test included twelve 215/55 R16 summer premium touring tires. As ever, read the comments attached to the results for the full story!
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54 tires summer touring tires in 195/65 R15, wet and dry braking, measure the distance. A very simple test gives us a very good overview of the market. Read Full Test >>
We don't usually analyse the European tire test, carried out by the excellent German ADAC organisation, but this one was too good to ignore.
Not only is it the first year they've used a tire larger than 16", there's several new tires involved in the 225/45 R17 tire test. It's the first time we've seen the new replacement for the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta in a group test, along side some of it's new mid range stable mates, the Toyo T1 Sport and the Falken FK453, and its the first time we've seen the Continental Sport Contact 5 beat the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2. Interesting!
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235/35 R19. 305/30 R19. A 997 911 Carrera S and 5 sets of the newest track day tires designed to give you the ultimate driving pleasure. It sounds like our dream test, so quite how we missed its publication last year we'll never know. Read Full Test >>
While it's true that SUVs, 4x4s and four wheel drive vehicles can offer improved traction in the snow over their two wheel drive counterparts, they sadly don't offer any advantages under braking and steering, mean if you want to keep mobile in all conditions, winter tires can help. Read Full Test >>
Just because your car runs wide, low profile wheels and tires, it doesn't mean it shouldn't work in the snow. Modern winter tires are now made in extremely wide sizes, and can totally transform RWD cars such as a BMW 3 Series from an unusable drive way ordainment, to king of the roads in poor conditions.
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