Below are all the data points for the 2013 Auto Bild Sports Winter Tyre Test, displaying how each tyre performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tyre's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts:
For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.
Spider chart cannot be displayed because there are no test categories common to all tires.
So who do we trust?
AMS gives the win to Continental for wet, snow and noise (with comfort a draw)
Auto Bild gives the win to Pirelli for snow, comfort and noise (with wet a draw)
They also differ hugely on rolling resistance?
My personal focus is on wet and noise which is almost a draw according to Auto Bild but a significant victory to Continental according to AMS so it seems the TS 850 is still the best bet?
The reason we try and combine real-world reviews with as many group tests as possible is to give everyone the best overview possible, as tyre testing isn't an exact science.
On balance we believe the Continental is still the tyre to go for.
And if it's of any help, here's another Auto Bild test with the Conti 3rd: http://www.tyrereviews.co.u...
Funny how what seems to be the same tyre test in the Auto Bild's UK counterpart i.e. Auto Express appears to have led to completely opposite results: http://www.autoexpress.co.u... ???
The TS850; Alpin 4 and WRD3 aren't sports tyres. So it's not really a "sport" tyres test.
It's a mix of "sports" and touring, but given the large size (for winter rubber) we felt this fell more in the sports category, hence the subject.
The really big stuff rarely gets tested, but when it does that would fall under the UHP winter category.
Why didnt you include Michelin PA4 instead ??
It wasn't our test. Michelin will have been told the tyre size and asked to submit a tyre, so it's likely they'd have chosen to submit the A4 instead of the PA4.
Doesn't exist in this size, sadly.