Tyre Test Reviews - Brand by Brand Analysis

In this section we have made an attempt to identify the performance characteristics of individual tyre brands and models as judged by professional tyre testers and journalists in the many tyre tests that take place in the consumer press across Europe.

Because each tyre test is subjected to different parameters, includes different cars, different sizes, different brands etc, we have simply taken each brand and model which is covered in the tyre tests we reviewed and briefly summarised the key strengths and weaknesses of the tyres according to the journalists who did the tests. We have only included the results from tests that have taken place since 2004 (we are currently updating this section - full details of tests available since 2004 will be available shortly).

The comments made in this section do not necessarily represent our opinion of the tyres covered. The opinions should be used as a guide only and understood for what they are, a series of opinions, albeit the opinions of professional drivers.

Now Choose the brand you want to find out about:

Avon
Barum
BF Goodrich
Bridgestone
Continental
Dunlop
Falken
Firestone
Goodyear
Hankook
Kleber
Kumho
Michelin
Pirelli
Toyo
Uniroyal
Vredestein
Yokohama

NB: In compiling these summaries we have consulted a mixture of the original articles, the websites of the magazines in question and summaries provided to us by various tyre manufacturers as well as summaries published by the two main German tyre trade publications.