Every year Auto Bild test over fifty tires in wet and dry braking test to decide which twenty tires make it through to the full summer tire test. In 2018 they have used the popular 195/65 R15 summer touring tire size.
The spread of dry braking results was higher than usual this year. The best dry braking tire on test, the Hankook, stopped the car from 62mph in 34.5 metres, and the worse 42.4 metres. This 7.9 metre difference might not sound like a huge amount, but it is the difference of stopping or hitting an object at around 26 mph!
The spread in the wet was even larger. The Bridgestone was best in the wet, stopping the car from 50 mph in 34.3 metres, where as the worst tire on test took a massive 17.6 metres further, totaling 51.9 metres. That's over 4 car lengths further and a huge residual speed at time of accident.
Below is the braking details of all 51 tires tested. Be sure to visit Tire Reviews next week for the full tire test which covers dry and wet handling, aquaplaning, noise, comfort and fuel use of the top twenty tires.
Results
Braking from 100km/h in the dry and 80km/h in the wet
Best UUHP Tires
Best All Season Tires
Best Winter Tires
