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Summer) tire 2012 Autobild 50 Tire Braking Test
Nokian Z G2 In probably the largest tire test of its type, the German magazine Auto Bild have tested 50 leading tires in both dry and wet braking.

Designed to allow Autobild to take the best 15 tires through to their 2012 max performance summer tire test, the entire table makes for a very interesting overview of the tire market.

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March 2012, 225/45 R17, 45 Summer Ultra High Performance tires on test.
Summer) tire 2012 European Summer Tire Test - 165/70 R14
Continental Eco Contact 5
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March 2012, 165/70 R14, 15 Summer High Performance tires on test.
Summer) tire 2012 European Summer Tire Test - 205/55 R16
Continental Premium Contact 5
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February 2012, 205/55 R16, 14 Summer Premium Touring tires on test.
Summer) tire 2012 ACE Touring Summer Tire Test
Continental Premium Contact 5 Touring tires, designed for family cars and vehicles which spend most of their time on the motorway might not be the most exciting of tires, but they do make up a large percentage of tires sold in the UK.

ACE have started the year off with their annual touring tire test, covering 15 tires in the popular 205/55 R16 size. The test covers a wide range of tires, including a yet unreleased tire and a number of budget options.
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February 2012, 205/55 R16, 14 Summer Premium Touring tires on test.
Summer) tire 2012 EVO Max Performance Tire Test
2012 has started with a bang with EVO, the UKs leading high performance car magazine, publishing its 2012 summer tire test.

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January 2012, 235/40 R18, 10 Summer Max Performance tires on test.
Winter) tire 2011 AMS Winter Tire Test
Goodyear UltraGrip 8 We might be well into the winter tire season, but this excellent winter tire test from Auto Motor und Sport was too good to ignore.

Covering 14 of the leading winter tires in 205/55 R16, AMS puts them through their paces with the typical thoroughness of a German magazine.
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December 2011, 205/55 R16, 14 Winter Ultra High Performance tires on test.
All Season) tire 2011 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
image from auto bild issue 38 all season tire test With the UK being a true "all season" climate, people often ask if a single tire can be made to work across temperatures ranging from below freezing to 30 degree summer days. To help answer this, Auto Bild put 10 of the latest all season tires through the usual array of thorough tests!

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December 2011, 185/60 R15, 10 All Season High Performance tires on test.
Winter) tire 2011 Sport Auto Performance Winter Tire Test
With wheel sizes steadily increasing, 225/45 R17 is fast becoming the most popular tire size for the average car. With this in mind, Sport Auto have tested 5 high performance winter tires in 225/45 R17 on a rear wheel drive BMW 3 Series to see which tire combines best snow characteristics, with an all round sporty dry and wet performance.

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November 2011, 225/45 R17, 5 Winter Ultra High Performance tires on test.
Winter) tire 2011 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tire Test
Auto Bild Performance, the German version of EVO magazine have put together the tire test EVO should have. 7 wide 225/40 R18 tires on a 260bhp Mazda 3 MPS.

On test are the usual premium brands, with only Bridgestone missing from the "big 6". Also included a midrange Hankook and a budget Rockstone.

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October 2011, 225/40 R18, 7 Winter Max Performance tires on test.
Winter) tire 2011 European Winter Tire Test - 195/65 R15
Continental WinterContact TS830
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October 2011, 195/65 R15, 14 Winter Premium Touring tires on test.
Winter) tire 2011 EVO Winter Tire Test
Continental WinterContact TS 830 P
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October 2011, 225/45 R17, 10 Winter Ultra High Performance tires on test.
Winter) tire 2011 Auto Express Winter Tire Test
Continental WinterContact TS 830 P Auto Express, the pillar of the UK automotive magazine scene, has just released its second ever winter tire test.

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October 2011, 225/45 R17, 9 Winter Ultra High Performance tires on test.
Winter) tire 2011 Auto Bild Winter Tire Test
Michelin Alpin A4 Auto Bild, well known for their excellent tire tests, have recently tested 11 premium winter tires and 1 premium all season tire in the popular 225/45 R17 to create their 2011 winter tire test.

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October 2011, 225/45 R17, 12 Winter Premium Touring tires on test.
Winter) tire 2011 ACE Winter Tire Test
With many of the major big brands introducing new winter tires for the 2011 season, winter tire tests have never seen so interesting. This year, Automobile Club Europe [ACE] tested 8 winter tires in the popular 205/55 R16 91H size on a VW Golf.

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September 2011, 205/55 r16, 8 Winter Premium Touring tires on test.
Winter) tire 2011 Winter Tire Buying Guide
Due to two unusually harsh winters, interest in winter, or cold weather tires has never been higher in the UK. The benefits are now being understood - while winter tires naturally work wonders in snow, they also work extremely well any time the average temperature is below 7c, often out performing summer tires even in the dry. During early morning commutes, where the road temperature is around freezing they can offer noticeable more grip than a summer tire in the same conditions, allowing you to make progress safely, and can stop over 5 meters shorter than the equivalent summer tire from 62mph.

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September 2011, 205/55 r16, 5 Winter Ultra High Performance tires on test.
Winter) tire 2011 Auto Zeitung Winter Tire Test
Goodyear UltraGrip 8 In 2011, the excellent German Auto Zeitung have tested 14 winter tires throughout Europe. Running the popular 205/55 R16, fitted to a BMW 3 Series, the tires have been thoroughly tested on snow, wet roads and in dry conditions.
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September 2011, 205/55 r16, 14 Winter Premium Touring tires on test.
Summer) tire 2011 Auto Express Ultra High Performance Tire Test
It's always nice to have British magazines covering tire tests, and no magazine does a more thorough job than Auto Express. This years "total tire guide" covers 10 tires across 10 disciplines giving a total of 100 data points to absorb!

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September 2011, 225/45 R17, 10 Summer Max Performance tires on test.
Summer) tire 2011 Long Term Subjective Touring Shootout
Tire Reviews presents possibly the least scientific tire test in the world - our first "long term subjective touring shootout."


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August 2011, 165/65 R13, 4 Summer Touring tires on test.
Summer) tire 2011 AMS Ultra High Performance Tire Test
Nokian V In 2011, Auto Motor Und Sport tested 11 tires on a VW Golf GTD in the popular size of 225/45 R17. As with previous years, AMS subjected the tires to the usual mix of wet, dry and rolling resistance tests.
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August 2011, 225/45 R17, 11 Summer Ultra High Performance tires on test.
Summer) tire 2011 Tirerack Max Performance Summer Tire Test
The amazing American tire retailer tirerack.com has just published it's latest tire test, "Clash of the Titans: Testing Two New Max Performance Summer Heavy Hitters".

On test are 4 of the leading brands. Bridgestone is represented by the brand new S04 Pole Position, Continental has the ExtremeContact DW, Michelin brings the new Pilot Super Sport and Pirelli puts the P Zero to test.

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July 2011, 225/45 R17, 4 Summer Max Performance tires on test.