TÜV SÜD Automotive Tire Test 2010

Benchmark Test – Goodyear Ultragrip 8 205/55 R16 91 H

Report No. 76244609
Test Period: December 2010

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TIRE DETAILS

DIMENSION: 205/55 R16 91 H M+S

TEST TIRES:

CONTI GOODYEAR MICHELIN

WINTERCONTACT TS830 ULTRAGRIP 8 ALPIN A4

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SCOPE OF TESTS

 Snow & Ice Performance  Dry Performance

- Braking (ABS) - Braking (ABS)
-Traction (ASR) - Handling
- Handling (Snow)
- Lateral grip (Ice)

 Wet Performance
- Braking (ABS, low & high µ)
-Aquaplaning (straight-line & in curve)
- Handling

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TEST DETAILS

 Test Locations:
- Wet & Dry Performance: Goodyear PG Mireval (F)
- Ice & Snow Performance: Ice Rink Montpellier (F) & Test World Ivalo (Finland)

 Test Vehicles
- Wet & Dry and Ice (indoor): VW Golf VI 1.4 TSI (160 hp / 118 kW)
- Ice(outdoor) & Snow: VW Golf VI 1.4 TSI (122 hp / 90kW)

 Acquisition and Evaluation of Results

- All tests were exclusively carried out by TÜV SÜD Automotive personnel
- Snow & ice tests were carried out twice
- Firstly, the performance of each tire is assessed relative to the best tire in each individual test (i.e. the performance of the
best tire ≙ 100%)
- Secondly, the performance of the Goodyear tire is assessed relative to the average performance of the two competitors (i.e. the
average performance of the competitors ≙ 100%)
- The conversion of the results into a percentage value is done in a way that >100% always means better, <100% means worse.

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TEST RESULTS

 BRAKING ON ICE
- ABS-braking, Test 1: Ice rink, artificial ice, Test 2: Ivalo, natural ice - indoor: 20 to 8 km/h, outdoor 25 to 5 km/h
- Ø Stopping distance of Goodyear Ultragrip 8 (corrected): 10.8m (indoor) , 16.5m (outdoor)

ICE BRAKING PERFORMANCE (Ø TEST 1&2)

(RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS = 100%)

MICHELIN ALPIN A4
104%

GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8
101%

AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS
100%

CONTI WINTERCONTACT TS830

96%

80% 90% 100%

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TEST RESULTS

 TRACTION ON ICE
- Acceleration ASR, Test 1: Ice rink, artificial ice, Test 2: Ivalo, natural ice - indoor: 8 to 18 km/h, outdoor 10 to 25 km/h
- Ø Time / Acceleration of Goodyear Ultragrip 8: 4.57s / 0.61m/s² (indoor) , 4.74 s / 0.88 m/s² (outdoor)

ICE TRACTION PERFORMANCE (Ø TEST 1&2)

(RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS = 100%)

MICHELIN ALPIN A4
107%

GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8
102%

AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS
100%

CONTI WINTERCONTACT TS830

93%

80% 90% 100%

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TEST RESULTS

 LATERAL GRIP ON ICE

- ESP off, Test 1: Ice rink, artificial ice, Test 2: Ivalo, natural ice - indoor: R= 9 m, outdoor R=25 m
- Ø Lap Time / Lat. Acceleration Goodyear Ultragrip 8: 19.1s / 0.98m/s² (indoor) , 22.1s / 2.03 m/s² (outdoor)

LATERAL GRIP ON ICE (Ø TEST 1&2)

(RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS = 100%)

MICHELIN ALPIN A4
106%

GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8
101%

AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS
100%

CONTI WINTERCONTACT TS830

94%

80% 90% 100%

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TEST RESULTS

 BRAKING ON SNOW
- ABS-braking on compressed snow, double test - 50 to 5 km/h
- Ø Stopping distance of Goodyear Ultragrip 8 (corrected): 25.7m (test 1) , 26.7m (test 2)

SNOW BRAKING PERFORMANCE (Ø TEST 1&2)

(RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS = 100%)

GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8
103%

MICHELIN ALPIN A4
101%

AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS
100%

CONTI WINTER CONTACT TS830

99%

80% 90% 100%

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TEST RESULTS

 TRACTION ON SNOW
- ASR acceleration on compressed snow, double test - 10 to 30 km/h
- Ø Time / Acceleration of Goodyear Ultragrip 8: 2.65 s / 2.09 m/s² (test 1) , 2.72 s / 2.04 m /s² (test 2)

SNOW TRACTION PERFORMANCE (Ø TEST 1&2)

(RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS = 100%)

GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8
105%

MICHELIN ALPIN A4
102%

AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS
100%

CONTI WINTERCONTACT TS830

98%

80% 90% 100%

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TEST RESULTS

 HANDLING ON SNOW
- ESP off (switch) - Subjective assessment & Lap times - Handling track with compressed snow, length 1300m
- Goodyear Ultragrip 8: Ø Speed : ~49.4 (test 1), 49.8 (test 2) km/h Ø Rating (out of max. 10): 8.2 (test 1) / 8.1 (test 2)

SNOW HANDLING, OVERALL PERFORMANCE (Ø TEST 1&2)

(RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS = 100%)

GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8
102%

MICHELIN ALPIN A4
101%

AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS
100%

CONTI WINTERCONTACT TS830

99%

80% 90% 100%

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TEST RESULTS

 AQUAPLANING STRAIGHT-LINE
- Water depth: ~ 8 mm - Aquaplaning speed at 15% slip difference
- Ø Aquaplaning speed of Goodyear Ultragrip 8: 86.9 km/h

AQUAPLANING STRAIGHT-LINE
(RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS = 100%)

GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8
101%

MICHELIN ALPIN A4
100%

AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS
100%

CONTI WINTERCONTACT TS830

100%

80% 90% 100%

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TEST RESULTS

 AQUAPLANING IN CURVES
- Water depth: ~ 8 mm - R = 100m - Result based on Lateral Acceleration at va, lat -1.5
- Remaining transferable lateral acceleration of Goodyear Ultragrip 8: 3.36 m/s²

GRAPHS OF LATERAL ACCELERATION AQUAPLANING IN CURVE

4,00 (RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMP. = 100%)
lateral acceleration [m/s²]
Transferable

3,50
GOODYEAR
116%
ULTRAGRIP 8
3,00
CONTI WINTER
100%
CONTACT TS830
2,50

AVERAGE OF
100%
2,00 COMPETITORS

1,50 Speed [km/h] MICHELIN

100%
50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85
ALPIN A4

Theoretical Theoretical -1,5m/s² GOODYEAR

80% 90% 100%
CONTI MICHELIN

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TEST RESULTS

 WET BRAKING high & low µ

- ABS-braking on two wet asphalt surfaces with different grip level - 80 to 20 km/h
- Ø Stopping distance of Goodyear Ultragrip 8 (corrected): 34.6m (high µ) , 40.4m (low µ)

WET BRAKING PERFORMANCE (RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS = 100%)

HIGH µ

GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8 102%

CONTI WINTERCONTACT TS830 101%
AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS 100%
MICHELIN ALPIN A4 99%
LOW µ
GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8 104%
CONTI WINTERCONTACT TS830 102%
AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS 100%
MICHELIN ALPIN A4 98%

80% 90% 100%

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TEST RESULTS

 WET HANDLING
- ESP off (switch) - Subjective assessment & Lap times - Handling track with wet asphalt, length 1700m
- Goodyear Ultragrip 8: Ø Speed : ~82.4 km/h Ø Rating (out of max. 10): 8.3

WET HANDLING, OVERALL PERFORMANCE

(RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS = 100%)

GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8
102%

CONTI WINTERCONTACT TS830

101%

AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS
100%

MICHELIN ALPIN A4
99%

80% 90% 100%

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TEST RESULTS

 DRY BRAKING
- ABS-braking on dry asphalt surface - 100 – 0 km/h
- Ø Stopping distance of Goodyear Ultragrip 8 (corrected): 44.3 m

DRY BRAKING PERFORMANCE

(RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS = 100%)

MICHELIN ALPIN A4
101%

GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8
100%

AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS
100%

CONTI WINTERCONTACT TS830

99%

80% 90% 100%

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TEST RESULTS

 DRY HANDLING
- ESP off (switch) - Subjective assessment & Lap times - Handling track with dry asphalt, length 3300m
- Goodyear Ultragrip 8: Ø Speed : ~82.4 km/h Ø Rating (out of max. 10): 8.3

DRY HANDLING, OVERALL PERFORMANCE

(RELATIVE, AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS = 100%)

CONTI WINTERCONTACT TS830

100%

AVERAGE OF COMPETITORS
100%

GOODYEAR ULTRAGRIP 8
100%

MICHELIN ALPIN A4
100%

80% 90% 100%

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS (I)

Balance of Performance
Results relative to CONTI GOODYEAR MICHELIN CONTI
GOODYEAR MICHELIN
the best tire (=100%) WINTERCONTACT ULTRAGRIP 8 ALPIN A4 WINTERCONTACT TS830
ULTRAGRIP 8 ALPIN A4
in each test TS830
BRAKING
ON ICE
97% 92% 100% BRAKING ON
ICE
TRACTION
ON ICE
96% 87% 100% TRACTION ON
DRY HANDLING
100% ICE
LATERAL GRIP
ON ICE
95% 89% 100%
BRAKING 90% LATERAL GRIP
ON SNOW
100% 96% 98% DRY BRAKING
ON ICE
TRACTION 80%
ON SNOW
100% 93% 97%
HANDLING
ON SNOW
100% 97% 99% 70%
BRAKING ON
WET HANDLING
AQUAPLANING SNOW
STRAIGHT-LINE
100% 99% 99%
60%
AQUAPLANING
IN CURVE
100% 86% 86%
WET BRAKING,
low µ
100% 98% 94% WET BRAKING, TRACTION ON
high µ SNOW
WET BRAKING,
high µ
100% 100% 97%

WET HANDLING 100% 99% 98%

WET BRAKING, HANDLING ON
low µ SNOW
DRY BRAKING 100% 99% 100%
AQUAPL. AQUAPL.
DRY HANDLING 99% 100% 99% IN CURVE STRAIGHT-LINE

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS (II)

GY UG8 vs. Competitors
Results relative to the GOODYEAR Ø PERFORMANCE OF
GOODYEAR Ø PERFORMANCE ULTRAGRIP 8 COMPETITOR TIRES
average performance (=100%)
of the two competitors ULTRAGRIP 8 OF COMPETITORS

BRAKING BRAKING ON
ON ICE
101% 100%
ICE
TRACTION
ON ICE
102% 100% DRY HANDLING
TRACTION ON
110% ICE
LATERAL GRIP
ON ICE
101% 100%
100%
BRAKING LATERAL GRIP
ON SNOW
103% 100% DRY BRAKING
ON ICE
90%
TRACTION
ON SNOW
105% 100%
80%
HANDLING
ON SNOW
102% 100%
70% BRAKING ON
WET HANDLING
AQUAPL. SNOW
STRAIGHT-LINE
101% 100% 60%
AQUAPL.
IN CURVE
116% 100%
WET BRAKING, WET BRAKING, TRACTION ON
low µ
104% 100%
high µ SNOW
WET BRAKING,
high µ
102% 100%

WET HANDLING 102% 100% WET BRAKING, HANDLING ON

low µ SNOW
DRY BRAKING 100% 100%
AQUAPL. AQUAPL.
IN CURVE STRAIGHT-LINE
DRY HANDLING 100% 100%

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS (III)

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
BRAKING DISTANCES AND REMAINING SPEED
(corrected over the relative pro-/degression of the control or reference tire)
GOODYEAR AVERAGE OF CONTI MICHELIN
BRAKING SNOW
ULTRAGRIP 8 COMPETITORS WINTERCONTACT TS830 ALPIN A4
Corrected distance 50 - 5 km/h (Test 1) 25,71 26,85 27,08 26,62
Remaining Speed (when GY UG 8 is 0) 0,00 10,23 11,25 9,22
Corrected distance 50 - 5 km/h (Test 2) 26,66 27,31 27,66 26,96
Remaining Speed (when GY UG 8 is 0) 0,00 7,38 9,51 5,25
Conclusion 1: The stopping distance of Goodyear UG8 is by average 1 meter shorter than the average stopping distance of the competitors in test.
Conclusion 2: When Goodyear Ultragrip 8 has stopped, the average speed of the competitors is still up to 10 km/h.

GOODYEAR AVERAGE OF CONTI MICHELIN

BRAKING WET, LOW µ
ULTRAGRIP 8 COMPETITORS WINTERCONTACT TS830 ALPIN A4
Corrected distance 80 - 20 km/h 40,42 42,02 41,15 42,90
Remaining Speed (when GY UG 8 is 0) 0,00 14,92 10,61 19,23
Conclusion 1: The stopping distance of Goodyear Ultragrip 8 is 1.6 meters shorter than the average stopping distance of the competitors in test.
Conclusion 2: When Goodyear Ultragrip 8 has stopped, the average speed of the competitors is still 15 km/h.

GOODYEAR AVERAGE OF CONTI MICHELIN

BRAKING WET, HIGH µ
ULTRAGRIP 8 COMPETITORS WINTERCONTACT TS830 ALPIN A4
Corrected distance 80 - 20 km/h 34,58 35,15 34,75 35,56
Remaining Speed (when GY UG 8 is 0) 0,00 9,38 5,49 13,26
Conclusion 1: The stopping distance of Goodyear Ultragrip 8 is 0.6 meters shorter than the average stopping distance of the competitors in test.
Conclusion 2: When Goodyear Ultragrip 8 has stopped, the average speed of the competitors is still 9 km/h.

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