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It's not often you get the opportunity to try different tires on identical cars one after the other, so when we were presented with 3 Audi A7's wearing 3 different max performance summer tires in 255/35 19 there was only...
As proven in this video, owning a 4x4 off vehicle is no substitute for being on the correct tire during the winter months. Auto Bild have recently tested 8 tires in 215/65 r16 on a Volvo XC70 for dry, wet and snow perfor...
2010 marks the start of the UK automotive magazine industry taking winter tires seriously with the largest weekly magazine publishing the 2010 Auto Express winter tire test. Auto Express launched its interest of winter t...
In 2010 Auto Motor Und Sport [AMS] visited Sweden to test ten 205/55 r16 winter tires. On test were the usual mix of premium and mid range tires, including the TireReviews favorite Nokian WRG2. Read more...
For the second time in 2010 EVO have published an excellent summer tire test. The first test, published in July concentrated on a RWD MX5 running 205/45 17 tires and was won by Continental with the ContiSportContact 3. I...
Auto Bild are known for their excellent tire tests, so when they take 14 winter tires, 1 summer tire and 13 different tests you know you're in for a good write up! This year Auto Bild chose the 195/65 R15 tire size and u...
The European winter tire test is the largest of the year, covering 28 tires in 2 different sizes, 225/45 r17 and 185/65 r15. This year the tests were more stringent than ever. Not only did the 28 tires have their dry, we...
Winter tires are a hot subject at the moment, with new tests being released weekly. Usually winter tire tests focus on the smaller tire sizes winter tires are often used in, meaning if you drive a performance car and are...
This year the 2010 winter tire reviews season was opened by Auto Zeitung who put 14 different 195/65 r15 winter tires on a Ford Focus to the test. The good news for UK drivers is that this years report included a slush t...
With fuel prices sky high, "Eco Tires" (or ultra low rolling resistance tires) are a hot topic. Traditionally eco tires have been just like normal tires only with a harder rubber compound. While this is an effective way...
This years Auto Express UHP Summer tire test comes at a rather odd time - issue 1131 released 8th September. While it might have come at a time when the country is starting to think about winter tires, Auto Express have...
Here are the results from the 2010 Autocar tire tests for the RWD section of the test. To read commentary, and the results of the FWD tire test click here
It's always nice to have a tire test from British Magazine, and this week the Auto Car have provided us with not one, but two excellent tests. Testing both 205/55 r16 tires on a FWD VW Golf and 225/45 r17 tires on a RWD...
It might still be August, but after an unusually snowy start to 2010 talk has already turned to winter tires in the UK. While we're waiting for the magazines to put together their 2010 winter tire tests, here's one of th...
While regular car tires have to balance wet and dry performance, 4x4 tires have even more to do as they have to potentially cope with high speeds and massive loads on rough terrain. With this in mind Auto Zeitung have ta...
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