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Summer tyre test 225/50 R17 - ADAC 2021

Summer
2021
Year
17
Tyres
Tested tyres
17

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
Falken Azenis FK510
Falken
Wet2,0
Dry1,9
Noise2,8
Wear2,0
Wet
Wet Handling#1/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/17
Wet Braking#2/17
Wet Circle Cornering#2/17
Aquaplaning Cross#9/17
Dry
Dry Braking#4/17
Dry Safety#4/17
Economy
Mileage#4/17
Fuel Efficiency#16/17
Comfort
Noise Interior#1/17
Noise#2/17
Noise Exterior#13/17
Wet2,1
Dry2,1
Noise3,1
Wear2,0
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/17
Wet Handling#1/17
Wet Braking#2/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/17
Aquaplaning Cross#9/17
Dry
Dry Braking#4/17
Dry Safety#8/17
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#2/17
Mileage#4/17
Comfort
Noise Interior#6/17
Noise#14/17
Noise Exterior#15/17
Wet2,2
Dry2,5
Noise3,2
Wear2,0
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/17
Wet Circle Cornering#2/17
Wet Handling#5/17
Wet Braking#7/17
Dry
Dry Braking#4/17
Dry Safety#11/17
Economy
Mileage#4/17
Fuel Efficiency#8/17
Comfort
Noise Exterior#7/17
Noise#15/17
Noise Interior#15/17
Wet2,5
Dry2,2
Noise3,5
Wear2,5
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#2/17
Wet Braking#6/17
Wet Handling#6/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/17
Aquaplaning Cross#9/17
Dry
Dry Braking#1/17
Dry Safety#9/17
Economy
Mileage#10/17
Fuel Efficiency#12/17
Comfort
Noise Interior#12/17
Noise#16/17
Noise Exterior#17/17
5
Michelin Primacy 4
Michelin

Michelin Primacy 4

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet2,7
Dry1,5
Noise3,0
Wear1,5
Wet
Wet Braking#4/17
Wet Circle Cornering#7/17
Wet Handling#7/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/17
Aquaplaning Cross#17/17
Dry
Dry Braking#1/17
Dry Safety#1/17
Economy
Mileage#1/17
Fuel Efficiency#5/17
Comfort
Noise Exterior#4/17
Noise#10/17
Noise Interior#12/17
6
Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
Dunlop

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Satisfactory
£100
94 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Wet2,8
Dry1,8
Noise2,8
Wear2,5
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#2/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/17
Wet Circle Cornering#7/17
Wet Handling#9/17
Wet Braking#12/17
Dry
Dry Braking#4/17
Dry Safety#4/17
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#5/17
Mileage#10/17
Comfort
Noise#2/17
Noise Interior#2/17
Noise Exterior#5/17
7
Esa+Tecar Spirit Pro
Esa+tecar

Esa+Tecar Spirit Pro

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet2,3
Dry2,8
Noise2,9
Wear1,5
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#2/17
Wet Braking#4/17
Wet Handling#4/17
Aquaplaning Cross#5/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/17
Dry
Dry Braking#11/17
Dry Safety#13/17
Economy
Mileage#1/17
Fuel Efficiency#8/17
Comfort
Noise#5/17
Noise Exterior#5/17
Noise Interior#6/17
8
Nexen N fera Sport
Nexen

Nexen N fera Sport

Rating: Satisfactory
£83
94 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Wet2,8
Dry1,9
Noise2,8
Wear2,5
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#2/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/17
Wet Braking#7/17
Aquaplaning Cross#9/17
Wet Handling#9/17
Dry
Dry Braking#4/17
Dry Safety#6/17
Economy
Mileage#10/17
Fuel Efficiency#16/17
Comfort
Noise#2/17
Noise Interior#2/17
Noise Exterior#7/17
9
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
Pirelli

Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2

Rating: Satisfactory
£126
94 Y
tyres.pneus.online.uk
Wet2,8
Dry1,5
Noise2,9
Wear2,0
10
Semperit Speed-Life 3
Semperit

Semperit Speed-Life 3

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet2,0
Dry2,9
Noise2,9
Wear1,5
Wet
Wet Braking#1/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/17
Wet Handling#3/17
Aquaplaning Cross#4/17
Wet Circle Cornering#7/17
Dry
Dry Braking#11/17
Dry Safety#15/17
Economy
Mileage#1/17
Fuel Efficiency#12/17
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/17
Noise#5/17
Noise Interior#12/17
11
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
Kleber

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet3,1
Dry2,3
Noise2,9
Wear2,5
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/17
Wet Braking#9/17
Wet Handling#11/17
Aquaplaning Cross#14/17
Wet Circle Cornering#16/17
Dry
Dry Braking#4/17
Dry Safety#10/17
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#2/17
Mileage#10/17
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/17
Noise#5/17
Noise Interior#15/17
12
Sava Intensa UHP 2
Sava

Sava Intensa UHP 2

Rating: Satisfactory
£84
98 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Wet3,1
Dry2,0
Noise2,6
Wear2,5
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#2/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/17
Wet Circle Cornering#7/17
Wet Handling#11/17
Wet Braking#14/17
Dry
Dry Safety#7/17
Dry Braking#11/17
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#8/17
Mileage#10/17
Comfort
Noise#1/17
Noise Exterior#2/17
Noise Interior#2/17
13
Giti Premium H1
Giti

Giti Premium H1

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet3,3
Dry1,8
Noise3,0
Wear2,5
14
Laufenn S Fit EQ+ LK01
Laufenn

Laufenn S Fit EQ+ LK01

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet3,3
Dry2,5
Noise2,9
Wear2,5
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#7/17
Wet Braking#11/17
Wet Handling#13/17
Aquaplaning Cross#14/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/17
Dry
Dry Braking#4/17
Dry Safety#11/17
Economy
Mileage#10/17
Fuel Efficiency#12/17
Comfort
Noise Interior#2/17
Noise#5/17
Noise Exterior#10/17
15
Barum Bravuris 5 HM
Barum

Barum Bravuris 5 HM

Rating: Satisfactory
£83
98 V
mytyres.co.uk
Wet3,3
Dry2,5
Noise2,9
Wear2,5
16
Viking Protech NewGen
Viking

Viking Protech NewGen

Rating: Satisfactory
£78
98 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Wet3,5
Dry3,3
Noise3,0
Wear2,0
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#7/17
Aquaplaning Cross#9/17
Wet Handling#13/17
Wet Braking#16/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/17
Dry
Dry Braking#11/17
Dry Safety#16/17
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#1/17
Mileage#4/17
Comfort
Noise Interior#6/17
Noise#10/17
Noise Exterior#10/17
17
Firestone Roadhawk
Firestone

Firestone Roadhawk

Rating: Poor
£98
98 W
mytyres.co.uk
Wet4,9
Dry2,8
Noise3,0
Wear2,5
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#14/17
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/17
Wet Braking#17/17
Wet Circle Cornering#17/17
Wet Handling#17/17
Dry
Dry Braking#11/17
Dry Safety#13/17
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#5/17
Mileage#10/17
Comfort
Noise Interior#6/17
Noise#10/17
Noise Exterior#13/17

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.

#NamePrice
1£118
94 W
+2 More
2£133
98 Y
3£130
98 Y
4£108
94 Y
+1 More
5£237
94 H
+5 More
6£128
98 Y
7£84
98 Y
8£123
94 V
+4 More
9£139
98 Y
10
firestoneUpper-middle
Firestone Roadhawk 2
80%
£93
98 Y
11£108
94 W
+2 More
12£110
98 Y
13£129
94 V
+5 More
14£124
94 H
+13 More
15£98
98 Y
+1 More
16
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta HS52
74%
£98
98 W
+1 More
17
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian Powerproof 2
72%
£117
0 Y
18£88
98 V
19£95
94 H
+7 More
20
toyoUpper-middle
Toyo Proxes Comfort
71%
£115
98
+3 More
21
22£175
98 V
+2 More
23
bfgoodrichUpper-middle
BFGoodrich Advantage
68%
£133
94 W
+3 More
24£125
98 W
+2 More
25
falkenUpper-middle
Falken ZIEX ZE320
66%
£103
98 W
26
uniroyalUpper-middle
Uniroyal RainSport 5
65%
£94
94 V
+4 More
27£91
98 Y
+1 More
28
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian Wetproof
59%
29£120
94 W
+1 More
30£81
98 V
31
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian PowerProof 1
57%
£111
98 Y
32
33£107
98 W
34
35£130
94 W
+6 More
36
cooperUpper-middle
Cooper Zeon CS8
33%
£131
0 W
+4 More
37
38£79
94 W
+1 More
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