Giti Tire launches GitiSportS2+ with ‘exemplary’ rating from AutoBild

Giti Tire has launched its new GitiSportS2+ ultra-high-performance tyre, coming off the back of an ‘exemplary’ rating in the latest AutoBild summer tyre test for 2026.

Ranked fourth overall, the German automobile magazine praised the new tyre’s “price-performance ratio, superb driving performance and high safety reserves”.

Tested on a BMW 5 Series in size 245/45R19, the GitiSportS2+ was initially joint fourth from a field of 50 tyres based on braking performance in wet conditions from 80 km/h and dry conditions from 100 km/h with a total distance of 42.5m.

In the final 20 it continued to perform at the highest level across 12 further independent tests to take its place among a top five otherwise dominated by premium manufacturers.

The GitiSportS2+ is initially available in 19 sizes with rims from 17- to 20-inch, section widths from 225-255 and series sizes from 35-55.

A new specially designed compound sees braking distance on wet roads reduced by eight per cent and by two per cent on dry roads compared with its predecessor, the GitiSportS2. The tyre achieves the maximum EU Wet Grip label rating of A.