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Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - ACE 2020

215/55 R17 - 2020

Winner
Best Value
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
9
ACE

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Highly recommended
£105
98 Wmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
98W
Wet60
Dry51
Rolling resistance15
Noise7
Running costs18
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Wet Braking#3/9
Wet Circle Cornering#3/9
Wet Handling#3/9
Dry
Dry Braking#1/9
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Handling Measured#1/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#6/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/9
2
2

Sava Intensa UHP 2

Rating: Recommended
£84
98 Wmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
98W
Wet56
Dry47
Rolling resistance17
Noise8
Running costs18
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/9
Wet Handling#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/9
Aquaplaning Cross#3/9
Wet Braking#7/9
Dry
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Handling Measured#1/9
Dry Braking#6/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/9
3
3

Fulda SportControl 2

Rating: Recommended
£101
98 Ymytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
98Y · £140
Wet61
Dry47
Rolling resistance17
Noise8
Running costs12
Wet
Wet Braking#1/9
Wet Circle Cornering#1/9
Wet Handling#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Cross#2/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/9
Dry
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Braking#3/9
Dry Handling Measured#4/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/9
4
4

Apollo Aspire XP

Rating: Recommended
Wet51
Dry45
Rolling resistance17
Noise8
Running costs15
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#3/9
Wet Handling#3/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9
Aquaplaning Cross#5/9
Wet Braking#5/9
Wet Handling Measured#5/9
Dry
Dry Braking#3/9
Dry Handling#5/9
Dry Handling Measured#6/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/9
5
5

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport SUV

Rating: Recommended
Wet44
Dry56
Rolling resistance16
Noise7
Running costs12
Wet
Wet Braking#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Cross#3/9
Wet Circle Cornering#3/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9
Wet Handling#5/9
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#1/9
Dry Handling#5/9
Dry Braking#8/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#6/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#8/9
6
6

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

Rating: Conditionally recommended
£176
94 Vmytyres.co.uk
Wet45
Dry47
Rolling resistance17
Noise8
Running costs12
Wet
Wet Braking#3/9
Wet Handling#5/9
Aquaplaning Cross#6/9
Wet Circle Cornering#6/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/9
Wet Handling Measured#8/9
Dry
Dry Braking#2/9
Dry Handling#5/9
Dry Handling Measured#6/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/9
7
7

Firestone Roadhawk

Rating: Conditionally recommended
£110
94 Wmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
98W · £110
Wet43
Dry44
Rolling resistance20
Noise5
Running costs14
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9
Wet Handling#5/9
Wet Handling Measured#5/9
Aquaplaning Cross#6/9
Wet Circle Cornering#6/9
Wet Braking#9/9
Dry
Dry Handling#5/9
Dry Braking#6/9
Dry Handling Measured#6/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#9/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/9
8
8

Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125

Rating: Conditionally recommended
£116
94 Vmytyres.co.uk
Wet36
Dry47
Rolling resistance19
Noise7
Running costs13
Wet
Wet Braking#5/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/9
Wet Handling Measured#8/9
Aquaplaning Cross#9/9
Wet Circle Cornering#9/9
Wet Handling#9/9
Dry
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Braking#3/9
Dry Handling Measured#4/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#6/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/9
9
9

Avon ZV7

Rating: Conditionally recommended
Wet41
Dry41
Rolling resistance16
Noise8
Running costs13
Wet
Wet Handling#5/9
Wet Handling Measured#5/9
Wet Circle Cornering#6/9
Wet Braking#7/9
Aquaplaning Cross#8/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/9
Dry
Dry Handling#5/9
Dry Braking#8/9
Dry Handling Measured#9/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#8/9
Above you can see the results of the ACE 2020 215/55 R17 test performed by ACE on a Audi Q2 in 2020. This test was performed in 215/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). Maxxis Premitra HP5 is the best of 9 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Sava Intensa UHP 2, Fulda SportControl 2, Apollo Aspire XP; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato (C3), Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, Bridgestone Turanza T005.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental Premiumcontact 7
97% Premium £116 94 V+ 1
2. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
95% Premium £137 98 Y
3. Continental UltraContact NXT
95% Premium £139 98 W
4. Hankook iON evo
90% Premium £140 98 Y
5. Michelin Primacy 5
90% Premium £137 94 V+ 2
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6. Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
90% Premium £131 98 W
7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
89% Premium £167 94 V
8. Bridgestone Turanza T005
88% Premium £112 94 V+ 7
9. Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO
87% Premium £149 98 Y
10. Kumho Ecsta PS71
83% Upper-middle £86 94 W+ 2
11. Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2
78% Premium £115 94 W+ 1
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12. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
78% Premium £130 94 W+ 1
13. Bridgestone Turanza 6
77% Premium £115 98 W
14. Continental PremiumContact 6
76% Premium £136 94 V
15. Michelin Primacy 4+
76% Premium
16. Pirelli Cinturato P7
75% Premium £97 94 V+ 5
17. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
74% Premium £118 94 Y+ 1
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18. Firestone Roadhawk 2
74% Upper-middle £105 94 W+ 1
19. Linglong Sport Master
72% Lowcost
20. Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2
72% Lowcost £104 94 V
21. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £104 94 + 14
22. Toyo Proxes Comfort
71% Upper-middle £100 98
23. Michelin e.Primacy
71% Premium £148 94 V+ 2
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24. Kumho Ecsta HS52
69% Upper-middle £84 98 W+ 1
25. BFGoodrich Advantage
67% Upper-middle £131 94 V+ 2
26. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
67% Upper-middle £126 94 V+ 1
27. Uniroyal RainSport 5
65% Upper-middle £96 94 V+ 2
28. Nokian Powerproof 2
64% Upper-middle £128 0 W
29. Toyo Proxes Sport 2
63% Upper-middle £120 0
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30. Sava Intensa Hp2
59% Lowcost
31. Nokian Wetproof
59% Upper-middle
32. Debica Presto UHP 2
56% Lowcost £84 98 W+ 1
33. Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2
52% Lowcost
34. Semperit Speed-Life 3
50% Lowcost £101 94 V+ 1
35. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
38% Premium £110 94 V+ 7
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36. Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance
38% Premium
37. Apollo Aspire 4G
35% Lowcost
38. Cooper Zeon CS8
33% Upper-middle £84 0 W+ 5
39. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
30% Lowcost £130 94 V+ 2
40. Vredestein Ultrac
21% Premium £122 94 W+ 1
41. Matador Hectorra 5
10% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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