Summer tyre test 185/65 R15 - ADAC 2019

185/65 R15 - 2019

Winner

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Best Value

firestone

Firestone Roadhawk

Test Vehicle

volkswagen Volkswagen Golf

Tested tyres

16

1

1

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Good

£73
88 Ttyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

88H · £8688H88T · £73+2

Wet1,9

Dry1,5

Noise2,9

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Dry

Dry Safety#2/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Fuel Efficiency#11/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise#14/16

Noise Exterior#16/16

2

2

Vredestein Sportrac 5

Rating: Good

Wet2,2

Dry2,3

Noise2,5

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Wet Braking#3/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Dry

Dry Safety#8/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#8/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise#5/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

3

3

Michelin CrossClimate+ (!)

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,4

Dry2,6

Noise2,6

Wear0,5

Fuel consumption2,4

4

4

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance

Rating: Satisfactory

£79
88 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88H88H · £7992T

Wet2,7

Dry1,9

Noise2,9

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption1,7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#3/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#4/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#3/16

Mileage#4/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/16

Noise Interior#12/16

Noise#14/16

5

5

Firestone Roadhawk

Rating: Satisfactory

£70
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88H · £7588V · £11588V · £88

Wet2,8

Dry1,5

Noise2,9

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,5

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#3/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Aquaplaning Cross#14/16

Dry

Dry Safety#1/16

Economy

Mileage#9/16

Fuel Efficiency#16/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/16

Noise Interior#12/16

Noise#14/16

6

6

Kumho EcowinG ES01 KH27

Rating: Satisfactory

£71
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88H · £7688H · £7188H

Wet2,8

Dry2,8

Noise2,8

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Wet Handling#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Braking#12/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#12/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Fuel Efficiency#5/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise#11/16

Noise Exterior#14/16

7

7

Maxxis Mecotra 3

Rating: Satisfactory

£63
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88H · £6888T · £6392T · £67

Wet2,8

Dry1,9

Noise2,4

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,4

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#4/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/16

Mileage#9/16

Comfort

Noise#3/16

Noise Exterior#4/16

Noise Interior#4/16

8

8

Toyo Proxes CF2

Rating: Satisfactory

£64
88 Hmytyres.co.uk

Wet2,8

Dry2,2

Noise2,3

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Dry

Dry Safety#8/16

Economy

Mileage#4/16

Fuel Efficiency#5/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise#2/16

Noise Exterior#4/16

9

9

Continental ContiPremiumContact 5

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,4

Dry2,2

Noise2,5

Wear3,0

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Wet Handling#4/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#6/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#11/16

Mileage#15/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise#5/16

Noise Exterior#8/16

10

10

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,0

Dry1,8

Noise2,8

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Braking#8/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Dry

Dry Safety#2/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#10/16

Comfort

Noise#11/16

Noise Exterior#11/16

Noise Interior#12/16

11

11

Semperit Comfort-Life 2

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,0

Dry2,9

Noise2,8

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Handling#11/16

Wet Circle Cornering#15/16

Wet Braking#16/16

Dry

Dry Safety#12/16

Economy

Mileage#9/16

Fuel Efficiency#11/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise#11/16

Noise Exterior#14/16

12

12

Giti Synergy E1

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,2

Dry2,8

Noise2,1

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,6

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#3/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Wet Handling#11/16

Aquaplaning Cross#14/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#12/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#2/16

Mileage#9/16

Comfort

Noise#1/16

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise Interior#1/16

13

13

Petlas Imperium PT515

Rating: Satisfactory

£76
88 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Wet3,3

Dry3,0

Noise2,7

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Dry

Dry Safety#16/16

Economy

Mileage#9/16

Fuel Efficiency#11/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/16

Noise#10/16

Noise Interior#12/16

14

14

Hankook Kinergy eco2 K435

Rating: Satisfactory

£64
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88H · £8088H · £6988H · £64+2

Wet3,4

Dry2,4

Noise2,4

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,7

Wet

Wet Braking#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Wet Handling#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#11/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#3/16

Mileage#9/16

Comfort

Noise#3/16

Noise Exterior#3/16

Noise Interior#4/16

15

15

Pirelli P1 Cinturato Verde

Rating: Satisfactory

£138
88 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

88H · £13892H

Wet3,4

Dry2,3

Noise2,5

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

16

16

Linglong Green-Max HP010

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,8

Dry3,0

Noise2,5

Wear3,5

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Braking#12/16

Wet Circle Cornering#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#15/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#8/16

Mileage#16/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise#5/16

Noise Interior#16/16

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2019 185/65 R15 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Golf in 2019. This test was performed in 185/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (185). Bridgestone Turanza T005 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Noise, Wear, ). Other featured tyres include Vredestein Sportrac 5, Michelin CrossClimate+ (!), Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin e.Primacy, Kumho Ecsta HS52, BFGoodrich Advantage.

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