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Winter tyre test AUTOBILD (225/50R17; 10.2014)


ArticlesWinter tyres testsWinter tyre test AUTOBILD (225/50R17; 10.2014)

Autobild Auto Bild, 10.2014

German magazine "Auto Bild" has published their Winter Tire Test 2014. The tested tire size was 225/50 R17, test vehicle BMW 3 series.

This test is a special test with 50 participating products.

The evaluation consists of 2 parts:
Part 1: wet braking and snow braking test, selection of the 16 best products, called "finalists".
Part 2: complete test of the finalists, including fuel consumption, mileage and pricing evaluation. A comparison of final test results between "Finalists" and "Non-finalists" is not possible due to the very different scope of test procedure for "Finalists" and "Non-finalists".

The test was conducted by Auto Bild on following proving grounds:
- wear test: Bridgestone wear test machine, Rome, Italy
- snow test: Continental, Arvidsjaur, Sweden
- wet and dry tests: Continental, Contidrom, Germany

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Dunlop SP Winter Sport 4D
Michelin Alpin A4
Conti Winter Contact TS 850
Nokian WR D3
Goodyear UltraGrip 8 Performance
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32S
Pirelli Sottozero S.3
Semperit Speed-Grip 2
Hankook Winter I*Cept RS
Uniroyal MS plus 77
Barum Polaris 3
Fulda Kristall Control HP
Kumho IZen KW27
Westlake SW608
Goodride SW608
Cooper Weather Master SA2
Vasaras (summer)
UnitImportance
Snow
Braking distance with ABSm30% 27,6 28,4 28,2 28,4 27,4 28,1 27,9 28,7 28,4 27,1 28,1 27,3 28,6 29,6 29,7 28,6 58,2
Steering Responsekm/h30% 54,3 55 53,6 52,2 53,4 53,2 54,8 52,5 53,3 54,7 53,7 54 51,4 49,8 49,6 51,9 -
GripN30% 2802 2766 2759 2748 2827 2826 2718 2743 2726 2831 2733 2831 2705 2682 2627 2664 1276
Slalomm/s²10% 2,98 2,94 2,82 2,77 3,1 2,81 2,75 2,68 2,96 3,04 2,9 2,78 2,53 2,22 2,18 2,66 1,49
Dry road
Braking Distancem35% 43,9 43,5 43,5 41,7 45 44,8 41,6 43,7 43,6 44,5 43,6 45,2 45,8 45,1 45,3 45,8 37
Handlingkm/h35% 119,8 119,8 119 120,9 119,6 119,4 119,6 120,1 120,2 117,7 118,3 118,2 119 117,5 117,7 118,2 124,3
NoisedB15% 64,7/71,3 66,4/72,9 66,4/72,1 65,4/72,1 65,4/72,3 64,1/71,6 67,1/76,0 65,5/72,2 65,9/73,4 65,9/73,1 66,0/72,6 63,5/72,2 65,3/73,1 63,0/70,3 63,0/70,1 65,1/72,2 66,5/74,5
Driving comfortpoints15% 6 5 6 6 8 4 5 7 5 5 6 5 5 3 2 2 -
Economy and comfort
Meeleagekm50% 35550 45000 40050 30150 33300 38250 25650 32400 29250 25650 31050 26550 25650 23400 20250 19350 -
Price/Qualitypoints30% 7 8 7 6 6 8 3 7 6 4 8 4 5 9 8 1 -
Rolling Resistancekg/t20% 8,8 8,9 8,9 9,2 9 9,2 8,2 8,1 8,8 8,2 8,5 9 9,4 9 9 10,1 7,3
Wet road
Braking Distancem30% 36,5 36,8 36,1 37,5 36,4 36,9 35,7 38 38,5 39,9 39,7 40 38,3 37,9 37,6 37,9 36
Handlingkm/h30% 72,7 71,1 73,8 71,1 72,7 70,9 72,3 69,6 69 70,6 69,2 68 69,9 70,8 71,4 70,8 70,9
Aquaplaning longitudinallykm/h20% 84,4 82,6 86,3 82,6 84,5 82,8 82,5 86,3 85,1 85,7 83,2 85,1 85,2 90,3 88,1 84,4 86,5
Aquaplaning in cornersm/s²10% 3,05 2,87 2,99 2,76 2,94 3,08 2,42 2,87 3,4 2,87 2,84 2,82 2,65 2,87 2,74 3,18 2,69
Time on Circles10% 12,63 13,01 12,62 12,89 12,81 12,97 12,99 12,99 13,11 13,18 13,2 13,56 12,82 12,89 12,76 12,99 12,16
Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 -
Recomendations excellent excellent excellent excellent well well well well well satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory sufficient sufficient -

About ContiWinterContact TS 850 (produced in Aachen plant):
+ impressive driving characteristic on wet road;
+ excellent hydroplaning;
+ short braking distance on wet and snowy road;
+ high mileage with very good price/performance ratio.

About Semperit Speed-Grip 2 (produced in Otrokovice plant):
+ well balanced tire;
+ harmonic driving behavior on snow and dry;
+ pleasant driving comfort;
+ economic tire;
- average handling on wet road.

About Uniroyal MS plus 77 (produced in Timisoara plant):
+ short braking on snow;
+ sporty driving behavior on snow;
+ good in rolling resistance;
- understeering and moderate braking performance on dry roads;
- reduced mileage.

About Barum Polaris 3 (produced in Otrokovice plant):
+ good on snow;
+ low price, good price/performance ratio;
+ pleasant driving comfort;
+ low rolling resistance;
- limited lateral side force build up;
- moderate driving quality on wet and dry.

SIA LANEKS, 2014.

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