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Better alternative – Auto Bild Sportscars tests all-season tyres
7 Nov 2025
Auto Bild Sportscars argues there is no alternative to “genuine summer tyres” for those wanting “to get the best possible performance out of a sports car on the asphalt,” at least in the warmer months of the year. But UK summers are a fleeting phenomenon, and tyres that deliver top performance in warm weather can struggle on winter roads. All-season tyres offer a practical alternative; the performance motoring publication has tested ten products in 225/45 R18.
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Test result reflects Kumho’s commitment to innovation throughout lifecycle
21 Mar 2025
Kumho is very pleased with the ‘exemplary’ rating its Ecsta PS71 gained in the Auto Bild 2025 summer tyre test. It earned the motoring publication’s top rating when evaluated in size 225/40R18, finishing joint fourth from a total of 52 candidates. Auto Bild particularly praised the Ecsta PS71 for its outstanding performance in dry conditions and the best result in the wet.
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Goodyear wins, comes last in SUV tyre test
19 Mar 2025
Even though most SUVs and 4x4s in the UK never venture far from public roads, a sizeable number of drivers demand that their tyres be equally at home on gravel, sand and grass as they are on the highway. Auto Bild Allrad has compared ten SUV tyres in size 255/55 R18, looking at nine brands in total. Goodyear is represented twice – although it probably thinks once would have been enough.
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4 ‘good’ products in ADAC trailer tyre test
19 Mar 2025
Motoring association ADAC has published a tyre test with a difference. Instead of car, SUV or 4x4 tyres, it has chosen to evaluate tyres for trailers, caravans and horse trailers. All ten brands in this test are specifically developed trailer tyres that carry the designations ‘trailer use only’ or ‘free rolling tyre’. All test candidates are the popular trailer size 185 R 14, rated N for speeds up to 87 mph or 140 km/h.
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Sportauto tests aftermarket & OE tyres
17 Mar 2025
In its 2025 test of summer tyres, Sportauto not only highlights the advantages of mixed diameter fitments. The motoring publication also compares original equipment and aftermarket tyres, emphasising why the former may not be the best choice – despite being tailor made for a specific vehicle model.
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Ams brings sustainability to 2025 tyre test
17 Mar 2025
Marketers toss the word sustainable around with gusto, and for many people it means everything and nothing. We were therefore interested to see exactly what auto motor und sport had in mind when it announced that sustainability would feature prominently in its 2025 test of six tyre brands in size 215/55 R 17, a dimension found on both electric and combustion-powered cars and crossovers as well as compact SUVs.
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What to buy, what to avoid – Auto Bild Sportscars tests 245/35 R19 tyres
13 Mar 2025
Just a decade ago, cars with 19-inch rims were still regarded with a smidgen of awe. But times change, and this size is now standard for many manufacturers, particularly on their sportier models. Particularly popular is the size 235/35 R19, with almost every tyre maker now including it in their ranges. But instead of choosing this dimension for its summer 2025 test, Auto Bild Sportscars selected 245/35 R19.
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