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2015 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
5 min read Updated

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Discussion

4 comments
  1. James archived

    What temperature where the wet tests taken under. I thought winter tires out performed summer tires at lower temperatures in the wet.

    #2191
    1. TyreReviews James archived

      Auto Bild didn't list the temperatures. The tyre companies list 7c as the crossover point between summer and winter tyres, but in reality it's much closer to freezing.

      #2192
  2. Petkov archived

    How come the only "A" rated tyre for wet tracktion - Nokian D4 is showing such poor wet results ... just a five... Are Nokian bending the truth? Is the standard set up in a way that is not objectively measuring the behavioral/performance aspects of the tyre? Is the test bias towards the big 5 (4 in this case I see no Bridgestone and Goodyear they can not be worse than Horizon .....) ?

    #1714
    1. TyreReviews Petkov archived

      The tyre label only tests one category, wet braking, whereas Auto Bild have tested wet braking, handling, circle, and aquaplaning scores meaning they give a much more complete view of a tyre's wet performance.

      That said, the Nokian was still only 5th best under wet braking (6th if you count the summer tyre), but we're extremely confident it is no test bias involved. Test conditions can change the balance of test performances but quite a margin.

      #1715