Firemax FM601 - Test Results
Test Statistics
3
Tests Completed45th
Average Position43rd
Best Result49th
Worst ResultPerformance Analysis
Across three large-scale Auto Bild summer tire market overviews (44-55 tires), the Firemax FM601 consistently finishes near the bottom of the field, indicating an overall performance level well below mainstream competitors. Its results show a clear and repeatable pattern: wet braking is a major deficit, while dry braking is also weak but generally less severe than its wet performance.
The most consistent concern is wet braking, where the FM601 repeatedly places in the bottom tier with very large percentage gaps to the best tire, suggesting meaningful safety and confidence limitations in wet conditions. Dry braking results are also routinely in the lower quartile/decile, though the deficits are typically smaller than in the wet, making dry braking the tire's “least bad” area rather than a true strength.
Performance Strengths
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Dry Braking (relative strength vs its own wet results)
Minor
Details
• 28/55 dry braking in 2024 (38.4 m), +8.5% from best
• 39/44 dry braking in 2022 (39.8 m), +11.5% from best
• 41/53 dry braking in 2021 (38.5 m), +12.9% from best
Performance Weaknesses
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Wet Braking / Wet Safety
Strong
Details
• 48/55 wet braking in 2024 (34.9 m), +35.3% from best
• 43/44 wet braking in 2022 (36.0 m), +30.9% from best
• 41/53 wet braking in 2021 (37.9 m), +28.0% from best
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Overall Competitiveness (market overview ranking)
Strong
Details
• Overall 44/55 in 2024 summer market overview
• Overall 49/44 in 2022 summer market overview
• Overall 43/53 in 2021 summer braking test