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POWER NEWS 11/12 Stiftung Warentest 2012: ... and the winner is Banner Power Bull! In the latest 2012 battery study carried out by Stiftung Warentest in conjunction with ADAC, the German Automobile Club, the Banner Power Bull P7209 battery was awarded a top “very good” rating (1.4) and was thus the winner of the conventional starter battery category. Moreover, the Running Bull EFB and AGM start/stop batteries also emerged from Europe’s toughest and
most independent battery test with two “goods”.
The Banner Power Bull P7209 – the star of the millennium! Source: Test 12/2012
As a delighted Andreas Bawart, the Banner Group’s commercial CEO, explains: “Stiftung Warentest last scrutinised starter batteries in 2007 and therefore it is all the more important for us that our Power Bull quality battery was allocated the highest “very good” grade, especially as up to now such a rating had not been awarded in this millennium.”
Banner starter batteries score with durability, quality and performance
Leading OEMs bank on Banner batteries Banner has long been a first fitter for top producers such as Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Skoda, Volkswagen and Volvo. And in view of the outstanding performance of Banner batteries during the 2012 Stiftung Warentest assessment, Andreas Bawart is convinced that: “The test results prove clearly that with the Power Bull, Banner has THE premium replacement battery for modern cars without start/stop systems.”
The Banner Running Bull 570 01 AGM battery gets top marks in individual categories The Banner Running Bull 570 01 AGM battery showed no weaknesses during testing and was given an overall “good” rating. It received top marks in the overcharging resistance (“very good”) and performance specification fulfilment (“very good”) categories. This outstanding performance is one of the main reasons why this Banner Banner GmbH Banner Straße 1 A-4021 Linz Telefon: +43/(0)732/38 88-0 Fax: +43/(0)732/38 88-21399 E-Mail: office@bannerbatterien.com
battery is used by BMW, Porsche and Volkswagen for first fitting.
Stiftung Warentest put several starter batteries in the 72Ah performance category from various producers through their paces. The result was that Banner Power Bull P7209 achieved the top score in every category with a “very good” for durability, a “good” for performance and a “good” for performance specification fulfilment.
The Banner Running Bull EFB 570 00 gets a “good” with a score of 1.6 Batteries were also tested for the first time with regard to their suitability for vehicles using start/stop technology. The Banner Running Bull EFB 570 00 achieved a top “good” rating overall (1.6) and scored the most points in the overcharging resistance (“very good”) and performance specification fulfilment (“good”) categories.