The next group of tyres consisted of Nokian, GT Radial and Dunlop. Even though the grip circle felt rounded, it was rounded with no grip as you were constantly waiting on grip in all directions, you seemed to be sliding constantly, and you felt more like a passenger. Unable to repeat the surprise performance in the dry, the Imperial had the lowest levels of grip by far, it was over 10% behind the best, and if that doesn't sound much in your head, it really is when you're driving on it. Like the dry, we tested at 2.5c to 3c in the wet, and like in dry, the group overall was very close. Summer tyres usually lead in the dry at any temperature. This tyre wasn't the most fun to drive, probably sitting 3rd or 4th subjectively, but it had lots of grip both laterally and on the brakes.Īs for the summer tyre, well, that was the fastest, and the most fun to drive, and the quickest to steer, and the most direct on brakes, everything you'd expect from a summer tyre, but at the 3c test temperature, it didn't have a huge advantage. Watch this space to see how that develops.įinally, the fastest tyre of the group, nearly matching the summer tyres lap time, was the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5. Almost as if it's a summer compound that they've stuck some sipes in. It didn't feel that good on the brakes, but cornering it felt like the best tyre here. Second place was the Imperial budget tyre. They all seemed to have similar levels of grip across the lap, however the Nokian was the nicest to drive quickly, offering a nice rounded grip circle and predictable handling. The Hankook was one of the softer feeling tyres around the dry handling, it didn't feel super precise and didn't appreciate being pushed laterally but it did feel great on the brakes, whereas the GT felt like it had some good traction out of the corners, but would lose some time mid apex.įifth, fourth and third was Bridgestone, Continental and Nokian. Next up was the Hankook and GT Radial, both around a second off the best time. Both tyres felt controllable, predictable and nice to drive on, but ultimately both lacking grip in these cool dry conditions.
Testing at 3c, the slowest around the dry handling lap were the Dunlop and Goodyear pairing, both exactly 1.21 seconds, or 2.5% off the fastest lap.
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These are not nordic / extreme winter tires as found in the northern parts of North America, there will be a seperate test for these in the future.Ģ25/40 R18 is a popular winter tyre size for vehicles such as the Audi A3 / A4, VW Golf GTI / R, BMW 1 Series and 3 Series, and many other vehicles with this wheel size. ▼ GT-Radial WinterPro2 Sport: 10.612 kg / tĪs always, we're testing some of the best central european / milder climate winter tyres on the market, and have a summer tyre as a reference tire so you can see the difference between winter and summer tires in the dry, wet and snow. ▲ Bridgestone Blizzak LM005: 8.566 kg / t ▼ Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus: 46.01 s
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