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Battle of the Scorpions: AutoBild compares the performance of Pirelli’s SUV tyres

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As a kind of search for the best SUV tyre solution, AutoBild Allrad pitted seven models from the same manufacturer – in this case Pirelli – against each other. The test specifically compared 255/55 R19 products on dry and wet roads, including their respective aquaplaning safety as a separate sub-discipline, as well as in winter conditions, off-road use or in terms of their environmental properties. “There is no one tyre that can do everything,” was the final conclusion.

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Continental PremiumContact 7 tops What Car? tyre test

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Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV gave it a run for its money, but Continental’s PremiumContact 7 recently won the What Car? With a weighted score of 86 per cent, the PremiumContact 7 was one percentage point ahead of the second-placed Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV (85%). Michelin’s Primacy 4+ rounded off the podium, albeit some way back, with a weighted score of 71 per cent. The test also considered a number of tyres outside the premium stable. Interestingly, What Car? ranked Triangles EffexSport TH202 ahead of the GT Radial FE2 SUV and the Landsail LS588 SUV.

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Strong competition, Vredestein victory – Auto Express tests summer tyres

For its 2024 summer tyre test, Auto Express focused on the popular 225/45 R17 size, a dimension it hasn’t looked at for three years. This year’s test features eight tyres, including new models from Michelin, Goodyear, Continental, and Bridgestone. Reigning 225/45 R17 champion Hankook also returns, along with Falken, Pirelli and Vredestein. Auto Express put all eight brands through their paces at Goodyear’s proving ground in Montpellier, France.

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  1. Auto Express tests 205/55 R16 tyres
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Al Volante tests all-season tyres

Some people criticised the recent ADAC all-season tyre test for not featuring newer models such as the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6, Continental AllSeasonContact 2, and Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3. This exclusion was due to the club’s lengthy lead times. In contrast, Auto Bild Sportscars included at least two of these tyres in its spring 2024 comparative evaluation of all-season tyres. Additionally, Italian magazine Al Volante recently published an all-season tyre test featuring all three newcomers, with the freshest of the trio snatching victory.

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Goodyear the favourite in ADAC all-season tyre test

In its 2024 summer tyre test, the German motoring association ADAC examined only one product size rather than the usual two, focusing on just a single dimension so that testing capacity was available to address increasing demand within the all-season tyre segment. The ADAC test team looked at 16 all-season tyres in the popular 205/55 R16 size. For the first time in its years of all-season tyre testing, the motoring club awarded one product – its test winner – a ‘good’ rating. It declared a further six tyres to be ‘satisfactory’, seven ‘adequate’, and found two to be ‘insufficient’.

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  1. Auto Bild tests all-season tyres for mid-sized cars
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Reifentester publishes inaugural tyre test

In addition to tyre tests conducted by motoring publications and associations, in recent times we’ve seen platforms such as Tyrereviews.com presenting their findings in video form. A new player in this field is ‘Die Reifentester’ – the Tyre Testers – an outfit consisting of former Gute Fahrt tyre testers Dirk Vincken and Joachim Fischer, along with Michael Blumenstein from media partner Auto Flotte. Their first test, now available online, examines eight touring summer tyres for compact class cars in size 225/45 R17.

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Continental talks tyre testing

To provide a glimpse of the product development and testing that goes into bringing a new tyre to market, Continental has released a booklet covering the subject. From its beginnings almost a century ago, the Tire Testing white paper looks at former practices, the current state-of-the-art, and also reveals Continental’s ideas on the future of testing.

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Classic look, modern tech – Auto Bild tests 7 tyres

According to Dierk Möller, tyre tester for the Auto Bild Group, modern tyres with a period look act like a form of live-cell therapy for classic vehicles. “Thanks to modern technology, they improve driving dynamics and at the same time increase safety reserves.” But some tyre models fulfil this remit better than others.

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Nokian Tyres shares TÜV SÜD test results for summer, all-season tyres

Nokian Tyres reports that its latest generation summer and all-season tyres for European markets have passed comparison testing conducted by TÜV SÜD. The tyre maker commissioned TÜV SÜD to carry out independent tests on three key models: Nokian Tyres Seasonproof 1 for all-season use, and the summer variants Nokian Tyres Powerproof 1 and Nokian Tyres Wetproof 1. Each tyre underwent comprehensive assessments against four competitor tyre brands at TÜV SÜD Automotive’s independent wheel and tyre technology centre in Europe.

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Motorrad magazine test rates Dunlop RoadSmart IV ‘Very Good’

The Dunlop RoadSmart IV has been recognised by leading German magazine Motorrad as ‘Very Good’ in the publication’s latest motorcycle tyre test. The sports touring tyre was praised in particular for its feedback on country roads in the 06/2024 issue test, which tried out six tyres in sizes 120/70ZR17 (front) and 180/55ZR17 (rear) on a BMW R 1250 RS. The latest test follows similarly strong results in 2022 and 2023 tests. The same tyre won Motorrad’s 2022 touring tyre test in the same dimensions, while the tyre’s 19” front tyre long-distance touring specifications impressed last year.

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Specialist vs all-rounder – Auto Bild tests tyres for EVs

Manufacturers approach tyre suitability for electric vehicles from varying angles. While some believe that EVs require specialised fitments, a growing number promote their entire product ranges as equally suitable for electric, petrol and diesel vehicles. Examining both approaches, Auto Bild has tested five standard tyre models and three specialised EV tyres. It fitted these eight products to a Kia EV6 in size 235/55 R19.

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Year-round performance – Auto Bild Sportcars tests 11 all-season tyres

Sales of all-season tyres continue to grow, with these products finding favour with both private and fleet customers. For UK motorists, their appeal stems from the reality that the weather isn’t warm and sunny every day of the year; in other parts of Europe, all-season tyres offer an alternative to seasonal tyre swaps. But do all-season tyres meet the high expectations of performance car drivers? Auto Bild Sportscars has tested 11 brands of size 225/40 R18 all-season tyres to find out.

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Sportauto evaluates sporty 215/40R18 tyres

After subjecting its Hyundai i20 N loan car to all manner of testing, the Sportauto team have finally turned their attention to the tyres. As a crowning finale to its activities with this pocket rocket, the German performance car magazine fitted five brands of size 215/40R18 summer tyre to evaluate how each product influences the Hyundai’s performance and safety characteristics. For good measure, the test team also worked with an all-season tyre, but did not include it in the final results.

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Continental dominates 2024 tyre tests

Who likes tyre tests? Continental does, and with good reason. Continental products have won seven of the nine European passenger vehicle tyre tests that we’ve encountered in recent weeks and achieved a none too shabby second place in the eighth. As for the ninth test, no Continental tyre took part, giving other brands a chance to get acquainted with the podium.

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Asphalt & adventure – Auto Bild Allrad tests 235/55R19 tyres

When choosing 4×4 and SUV tyres, it is ‘better to have, and not need.’ With this in mind, Auto Bild Allrad examines both on and off-road strengths in its 2024 summer tyre test. The publication examined 11 brands in size 235/55R19, and although none of the candidates achieved top marks on every type of surface, two tyres offer an “all-round no worries package on and off the road.”

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