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Cells are colour-coded from green (best) to red (worst). The Total Score reflects the weighted sum of all categories. A ★ marks the best tyre in each test.
| # | Tyre | Total Score | Dry | Wet | Comfort | Value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braking M | Handling s | Subj. Dry Handling Points | % | Braking M | Handling s | Straight Aqua Km/H | % | Subj. Comfort Points | Noise dB | % | Price | % | |||
| 1 | Continental Premium Contact 6 | 95.3% | 35.5 ★ | 52.6 ★ | 7.4 ★ | 100% | 51.8 ★ | 86.7 ★ | 82.1 2 | 100% | 7.5 ★ | 64.4 2 | 99.1% | 228.76 3 | 56.7% |
| 2 | Debica Presto HP | 90.8% | 39.2 2 | 53.3 2 | 5.4 2 | 92.7% | 58.1 2 | 92 2 | 82.3 ★ | 93.2% | 6.5 2 | 63.3 ★ | 93.3% | 175.28 2 | 74% |
| 3 | King-Meiler HPZ | 84% | 42.5 3 | 55 3 | 4.5 3 | 87% | 76.1 3 | 100.5 3 | 71.1 3 | 78.8% | 6 3 | 64.7 3 | 88.9% | 129.72 ★ | 100% |
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Dry
100%
Wet
100%
Comfort
99%
Value
57%
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Dry
Dry Braking
35.5 M
★
Dry Handling
52.6 s
★
Subj. Dry Handling
7.4 Points
★
Wet
Wet Braking
51.8 M
★
Wet Handling
86.7 s
★
Straight Aqua
82.1 Km/H
2
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
7.5 Points
★
Noise
64.4 dB
2
Value
Price
228.76
3
Dry
93%
Wet
93%
Comfort
93%
Value
74%
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Dry
Dry Braking
39.2 M
2
Dry Handling
53.3 s
2
Subj. Dry Handling
5.4 Points
2
Wet
Wet Braking
58.1 M
2
Wet Handling
92 s
2
Straight Aqua
82.3 Km/H
★
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
6.5 Points
2
Noise
63.3 dB
★
Value
Price
175.28
2
Dry
87%
Wet
79%
Comfort
89%
Value
100%
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Dry
Dry Braking
42.5 M
3
Dry Handling
55 s
3
Subj. Dry Handling
4.5 Points
3
Wet
Wet Braking
76.1 M
3
Wet Handling
100.5 s
3
Straight Aqua
71.1 Km/H
3
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
6 Points
3
Noise
64.7 dB
3
Value
Price
129.72
★
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For an interesting comparison heres a Finnish tyre test of studded winter tyres comparing retreaded Ässä tyres to Goodyears, where the results for the retread were actually decent (in Finnish):
https://www.is.fi/autot/art...
Granted it is already from a few years back but does paint a different picture. Maybe you cant put all retreads in the same basket?
Thanks, I'll check it out!
Well, this is exactly, what we have seen over years. In MotorTalk i've been fired after writing bad things about KingMeiler. :) MotorTalk ist in the tyre forum absolutely silly because of a Moderator, who don't likes critical words about KingMeiler an chinese KungFu-Tyres. Critics are only allowed on premium tires..... The best was, the owner of the King-Meiler-Factory places loads of promotion there as posts.... if you try to ask for the truth, you'll get kicked off... I think, when she sees the wet-brake-results, she says you used oil instead of water when King-Meiler was on the track :D
My personal result: King-Meiler is dangerous rubberwaste, it should be prohibited in the EC, better in the whole world on passenger cars
Thanks, it´s what I expected after the Autobild Braking-Test.
At Motor-Talk, the biggest car-forum in Germany Kingmeiler-tyres have a real fight-topic with some ultrahard Retreaded-worshipper and some ppl who have worse experiences with it.
I wrote even a 3rd-brand of a leading manufacturer (hope the translation for Drittmarke is correct?) is much better than a Kingmeiler, but you show even a 4th-brand beat it easy.
In Germany retreaded tyres for cars have a very very small marketshare, dunno how it is in UK
It's certainly an interesting topic! I'm going to try and get a set of retreads into a test sometime, I'm not sure what brands I can get in the UK though.
A typo? You
mean the Conti instead of Debica?
“This
means, where the car on the Debica stops, the car fitted with the King-Meiler
tyres will still be doing more than 48 km/h!”
And if I take a look at all summer tyres test I
read the retreated tyres are 195-65
I believe that was not a typo, braking speeds are often terrifying!
Could be, 18m difference is a lot. I think a normal car don´t need 18m to stop from 48km/h
Thanks, this is what folks suspected all along! It would be interesting to know if the EU tyre label wet and noise markings are a true reflection of these results too.
Thanks for that, so still as bad as ever.
Thanks also for the youtube vid showing the Conti above compared to the Goodyear and Michelin. I have a MX5 NC with BBR turbo and used to have Michelin supersport in 17 inch, but as you mentioned the top tyres now only appear made for 19 inch wheels on 1,2 litre Corsas...
:(
So that video very useful. The Goodyear seems a real no-brainer, nice compromise and a lot cheaper , you almost get a free tyre if you buy a set of 4 !
Interesting the Conti wear .. I was in that camp that thought they made them really soft just to win the tests by the German car magazines.... :)
All the best, cracking website, hope it goes from strength to strength.
Thanks, let me know if you make the switch and how you find it!
Auto Bild also tested King Meiler sport 3 this year in 245/45R18 size. Also last place.
https://www.tyrereviews.co....
I guess it's maybe safer to buy any Chinese brand, even the price may be the same.
A logical assumption to make
The results were even worst than I expected! In which tyre size were they tested?
Sorry, article updated. It was 205/55 R16