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Tires of Volkswagen Golf get bigger as the model changes. Unnoticed, it has got to 16 inches (205/55 R 16). 12 summer tires took part in this test. From the viewpoint of today, dry and small wheel of the original Golf is as narrow as the cutting blade of the asphalt and pitiful to see. It is unbelievable that the tire like a round cut sausage could support the vehicle. However, it really did. Moreover, it was successful. That‘s because the 13-inch wheel did not show any problem which was equipped with 155er-standard rubber for 780kg of vehicle weight. Compared with this, test car Golf VI TSI could be called “fatty“. This vehicle weighs 1,386Kg which is equipped with DSG, ventilation units, 7 airbags, rear camera, automatic windows and numerous electric motors used for seat adjustment. The narrow tire of the original Golf would be broken. That weight is unendurable for it. “Stefan Küster, director of Pirelli tire performance test department said, Which is the best tire? “Naturally, there is no other things except air within the tires which support the vehicle. Heavier vehicle only needs thicker air layer than lighter vehicle.“ The weight, more than anything else, is the main reason why tires have got bigger and broader as model changes. Golf VIs are currently equipped with 205/55 R 16 tires. 12 products stood at the starting line in order for this tire performance comparison Im Vergleich zu seinem Vorgängermodell Golf II (Ausriss rechts) ist der Golf VI auf mächtig breiten Reifen unterwegs test. Vector 4 Seasons, four-season tire of Goodyear also participated in the test. The result of this 16-inch test was rather weak compared with the glorious success of the 195/65 R 15 size which was tested last time. Grip was insufficient on wet surface and for the braking on dry surface it slipped a fatal distance. Indian-made new product from Apollo could hardly work well. At the time of braking on the wet surface, it slipped longer than 15m, which is additional braking distance. Peter Becker, technical director of Marke Apollo, said “Tested Acelere Sportz is not suitable for the current product standard any longer. From the 2nd quarter in 2009, our tires will show greatly improved performance to Europe.“ We will check his comment in the next test. Correct result of this test can be seen at the next page. Apollo Acelere Sportz Dunlop SP Sport Fastresponse Kumho Ecsta HM Asimmetric KH 31 Bridgestone Turanza ER 300 Continental PremiumContact 2 Hankook Ventus Prime k105 Test 1988 : die schmale Kost This product is an absolute classic in the history of tire test. We had been already searching for the optimal tire for your Golf II 21 years ago. 175/70 R 13 used for compact cars as standard in 1988 could be said a flat from the viewpoint of today. 185/60 R 14 of long-run Golf III and 195/65 R 15 of Golf IV / V followed this product. Other winners of 1988 test was Continental CS21 and Dunlop SP 6. 68 www.autobild.de · Nr. 10 · 6. März 2009 Nr. 10 · 6. März 2009 · www.autobild.de 69 Pirelli P 7 Firestone TZ 300 a Michelin Primacy HP Ökoreifen Michelin Energy Saver Nokian V Ganzjahresreifen Goodyear Vector 4Seasons fotos: t. bader, a. lindlahr (1), U. sonntag (1)
Brochure Aquaplaning aquaplaning speed in km/h Pirelli 87,6 dunlop 83,9 bridgestone 82,8 Continental 82,3 hankook 82,3 Nokian 81,7 Kumho 81,2 firestone 80,7 Michelin 80,3 Michelin environment-friendly tire 77,0 goodyear four-season tire 76,3 apollo 73,6 Pirelli P7 has shown a high standard in aquaplaning and front wheel rode the water at the speed of 88km/h. indian-made apollo acelere sportz fell behind as much as 14km/h. Braking bremsweg (trocken) aus 100 km/h in Meters Continental 36,8 hankook 37,1 bridgestone 37,2 Nokian 37,5 dunlop 37,8 Michelin 38,3 Pirelli 38,5 We measured distances at the time of sudden brake at the stop line. Our golf equipped with Continental, hankook and bridgestone stopped asafely. for moderately-priced apollo it had to take a risk of a little longer slipping distance. fourseason tire of goodyear also slipped unignorable distance. 70 www.autobild.de · Nr. 10 · 6. März 2009 Tire TesT 12 suMMer Tires iN 205/55 r 16 size: LisTed iN The Order Of QuaLiTy 74 78 82 86 Michelin environment-friendly tire 39,0 firestone 39,3 Kumho 39,4 apollo 42,0 goodyear four-season tire 44,1 37 39 41 corner-aquaplaning Corner aquaplaning, average side acceleration in m/sz Continental 3,61 Pirelli 3,57 bridgestone 3,53 hankook 3,52 dunlop 3,35 Michelin 3,34 Kumho 3,33 Michelin environment-friendly tire 3,33 firestone 3,31 Nokian 3,20 goodyear four-season tire 3,01 apollo 2,90 3,0 3,2 3,4 3,6 Pirelli also provided the best safety together with Continental Premium Contact in corner aquaplaning. four-season tire of goodyear and the indian-made product showed the result of ‚satisfactory‘ level. handling handling, average speed in km/h bridgestone 98,2 dunlop 98,1 Michelin environment-friendly tire 98,0 Michelin 97,9 Continental 97,9 hankook 97,6 Pirelli 97,2 Nokian 97,1 Kumho 97,0 firestone 96,9 goodyear four-season tire 96,8 apollo 96,3 96,5 97,0 97,5 98,0 handling handling, average speed in km/h Pirelli 81,1 Nokian 81,0 dunlop 80,9 bridgestone 80,6 Continental 80,1 hankook 80,1 firestone 79,9 Kumho 79,5 Michelin 79,5 Michelin environment-friendly tire 79,4 goodyear four-season tire 77,6 apollo 77,0 When equipped with bridgestone Turanza er 300, test golf traveled the circuit at the fastest speed and also won the greatest sympathy in the subjective assessment. On the indian-made apollo tire, curve dynamics of golf fell behind and corner steering was not good. 78 79 80 81 16 inch tires of Pirelli, Nokian, dunlop and bridgestone made a strong impression on the slippery water. These wet specialists also got additional points in the subjective assessment of handling and driving dynamics apart from short lap times. rolling resistance rollwiderstandsbeiwert in Cr Michelin environment-friendly tire 0,939 Michelin 1,067 goodyear four-season tire 1,073 Continental 1,087 hankook 1,108 Nokian 1,117 bridgestone 1,117 firestone 1,143 apollo 1,158 Kumho 1,201 Pirelli 1,205 dunlop 1,227 1,05 1,10 1,15 1,20 Michelin energy saver was proved to be a master of fuel saving as expected. at a guess, about 1% of fuel consumption decreases for each 5% of rolling resistance reduction. The fuel-saving rate of dunlop is about 5%. Traveling noise circuit traveling Traveling noise at the speed of 50 and 80 in db(a) Kumho 64,3 There were no great differences in traveling noise measured at the outside of the car. a driver with sensitive ears could perceive these minute differences within the car. 2 whispering Korean-made tires were the least stressful to the auditory canal. Lap time in seconds bridgestone 11,79 Continental 11,83 Pirelli 11,88 dunlop 11,89 Kumho 11,90 hankook 11,91 Michelin 11,91 Nokian 11,91 Michelin environment-friendly tire 11,98 firestone 12,01 apollo 12,12 goodyear four-season tire 12,20 11,8 12,0 12,2 We measured basic grip limits on the wet surface shown by test participants through the circuit traveling. bridgestone Turanza er 300 and Continental Premium Contact won the first place and apollo and fourseason tire of goodyear did not keep pace with others. Komfort 1+ 1 1– 2+ 2 2– 3+ 3 3– 4+ 4 4– 5+ 5 5– Color-specific score four-season tire fuel-saving tire 70,7 hankook 64,3 70,9 Nokian 64,9 apollo 64,4 Continental 65,1 dunlop 64,9 Michelin 64,8 bridgestone 65,4 firestone 65,4 Michelin environment-friendly tire goodyear four-season tire Pirelli 66,3 71,1 71,8 71,1 71,8 71,9 71,6 71,7 72,1 73,5 73,2 64 67 70 73 Braking relatively high side of 16 inch tires amazingly relieves the unevenness of road surface. Goodyear recalled test tires with low grip goodyear‘s new product, efficientgrip was tested together and outshined the existing fuelsaving tires in the measurement of rolling resistance. but, on the wet surface test it was greatly disappointing. grip was insufficient. goodyear recalled the product and improved one will come out. braking distance (on wet surface) at 100km/h in meters Pirelli 50,5 Nokian 51,8 hankook 52,9 dunlop 53,4 Continental 53,9 bridgestone 54,2 firestone 55,3 Michelin 55,5 Kumho 55,8 goodyear four-season tire 56,1 Michelin environment-friendly tire 58,1 apollo 65,8 51 53 55 57 Pirelli P7 first stopped at the time of sudden brake and goodyear four-season tire and Michelin energy saver showed longer braking distances. indian-made apollo slipped 15m longer than Pirelli. Continental and bridgestone provided the most comfortable feelings. Problem revealed on wet surface:goodyear efficientgrip fOTOs: T. bader, u. sONNTag (1), hersTeLLer (1) Nr. 10 · 6. 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