Giti Tire has launched its next-generation ultra-high-performance GitiSportS2+ after securing an ‘exemplary’ rating in Auto Bild’s 2026 Summer Tyre Test. The German publication ranked the tyre fourth overall, citing strong value and high safety margins. The result gives the replacement market an early independent benchmark as UHP demand grows across ICE and electrified vehicle parc.
Auto Bild tested the GitiSportS2+ on a BMW 5 Series in 245/45R19, with the tyre progressing from an initial 50-tyre field to the final 20. Giti said the tyre was joint fourth after the braking qualifier, measured from 80km/h in the wet and 100km/h in the dry, before holding fourth overall after a further 12 assessments in the final round.
Auto Bild praised what it called the tyre’s “price-performance ratio” alongside “superb driving performance and high safety reserves”, placing it in a top five otherwise dominated by premium brands.
The test format reflects Auto Bild’s established approach of using wet and dry braking to cut a large starting field before wider handling, safety and efficiency scoring decides the final order. See - https://www.tyrenews.co.uk/news/auto-bild-names-finalists-for-2025-all-season-and-winter-tyre-tests
Giti positions the GitiSportS2+ as a direct evolution of the GitiSportS2 for sporty cars and powerful SUVs. The company said a newly developed compound reduces wet braking distance by 8% and dry braking by 2% compared with the previous pattern, and that the tyre achieves an EU wet grip label rating of A.
Under EU labelling, wet grip grades indicate wet braking performance, with ‘A’ representing the shortest stopping distances within the scale.
Fabio Pecci-Boriani, Deputy General Manager for Product Planning PCR and LTR at Giti Tire R&D Centre (Europe), said the programme aimed to lift dynamic performance without losing everyday-use priorities. “The new GitiSportS2+ is testimony of the achievements that our engineers, testers and manufacturing facilities have been able to deliver in the area of performance while retaining the sustainability, endurance and mileage criteria that are important to the daily driver,”.
Giti said the tyre will carry its AdvanZtech EV Ready logo on the sidewall, intended to signal suitability across internal combustion engine (ICE), mild and plug-in hybrid (MHEV and PHEV) and battery electric (BEV) vehicles. The company added that development was led from its European R&D Centre in Hannover, with testing and fine-tuning carried out on tracks in the UK and Spain.
The launch follows a wider push from Giti to align new passenger patterns with EV compatibility messaging, after Tyre News reported the company’s first winter product in the AdvanZtech EV Ready range last November.
Independent test outcomes remain a key shorthand in B2B conversations, from fleet policy to dealer recommendations and online conversion. A fourth-place finish with an ‘exemplary’ label in a high-profile German test gives Giti a clear talking point in a segment where brand hierarchy can be hard to shift.
It also lands as manufacturers face increasing scrutiny on materials and lifecycle impacts alongside performance. Tyre News previously reported on Giti’s prototype passenger tyre claimed to contain 93% renewable and recycled materials by weight, highlighting how product development narratives are increasingly split between safety performance and sustainability proof points.
Available from Spring 2026, the GitiSportS2+ launches initially in 19 sizes, covering 17–20-inch rim diameters, 225–255 section widths and 35–55 series profiles. Giti said some sizes of the outgoing GitiSportS2 will remain on sale during the initial rollout to maintain coverage across the sport vehicle segment.
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