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In their second SUV / 4x4 all season tire test of 2019, Auto Bild have tested ten all season tires in 235/65 R17, and included the usual summer and winter tire as benchmarks.
The 2019 Auto Center winter tire test is both good and bad. The positive is that out of ten 205/55 R16 patterns, it only includes two premium manufacturers. This means we get a much better look at the midrange bracket of...
For their third winter tire test of 2019, Auto Bild have stepped up the fun and fitted an Audi S5 with eleven sets of 255/35 R19 ultra high performance winter tires, and included the usual set of reference summer tires!...
Are cheap winter tires safe? To find out, we travelled to Finland, twice, to do snow, ice, wet and dry testing. All tests were done using two cars, a VW Golf wearing 205/55 R16 tires, and a heavier, larger Volvo S90 fitt...
For the first time in 2020, Tire Reviews will be performing its own all season tire test, but until then, the Auto Bild all season tire test is the best you can get! Testing ten sets of all season tires in 225/45 R17 usi...
The 2019 Auto Express winter tire test has tested ten 225/45 R17 winter tires, and included a summer and all season product as a benchmark. The newest winter tire from Goodyear is shaping up to be an excellent winter pro...
The ACE / GTU tire test is always a funny one, as they go to a lot of effort to test the tires, but then provide no data at all, only the overview scores. For this reason, we always keep the commentary low, but it's impo...
The weekly UK publication Auto Express has just published their 2019 all season tire test! This year Auto Express tested nine all season tire patterns in 205/55 R16 using a VW Golf. As in previous years, Auto Express hav...
Continental WinterContact TS 860Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
While studded tires don't have much use in the UK, for parts of the Nordic countries they are essential for safe mobility. To find out which of the latest studded winter tires are worth fitting, Swedish magazine Vi Bilag...
It's winter testing time, and as always, Auto Bild are leading the way! Following on from the 53 winter tire shoot-out, Auto Bild have taken the top twenty 225/45 R17 tires through to the full test, along with a summer t...
Winter tire buying can be a confusing challenge, as there are now six types of tire you can realistically fit to your car. But which is best? To find out, I test summer, all season, all weather, winter, extreme winter an...
Following on from the All Season tire market overview, Auto Bild have published their winter version of the shootout style braking test. For the winter test, Auto Bild have tested 53 winter tires in 225/45 R17 in wet and...
Warning, lots of data ahead! For the 2019 winter, Auto Motor und Sport have tested eleven of the best winter tires in the 215/55 R17 crossover SUV size. The biggest plus of this test is the sheer amount of data they've p...
This year the German motoring organization ADAC have tested sixteen winter tires in the popular 185/65 R15.
Highway terrain (HT) tires are the best choice for an SUV or pickup that spends most of its life on the road, mud terrain (MT) tires are the only real choice if you regularly drive in mud, and all terrain (AT) tires sit...
With summer sadly coming to an end, now is a great time to start thinking about switching to all season or winter tire options. To help this purchase decision, the excellent German publication Auto Bild publish the resul...
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