Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autobild 2024

205/55 R16 - 2024

Winner

Continental

Continental PremiumContact 7

Best Value

kumho

Kumho Ecsta HS52

Test Vehicle

vw VW Golf

Tested tyres

55

1

1

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: -

£83
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £83

Stopping distance on dry35,4

Stopping distance on wet25,8

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20

Aquaplaning Cross#11/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Rolling Resistance#7/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#15/20

2

2

Kumho Ecsta HS52

Rating: -

£55
91 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £5591W · £5991W · £65+2

Stopping distance on dry35,4

Stopping distance on wet26,1

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Wet Handling#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#5/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20

Aquaplaning Cross#19/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Mileage#10/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

3

3

Vredestein ULTRAC

Rating: -

£91
0 mytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

0 · £970 · £910

Stopping distance on dry36,1

Stopping distance on wet26,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Braking#3/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#3/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#18/20

Mileage#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/20

4

4

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Rating: -

£71
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £8391H · £8391V · £73+2

Stopping distance on dry35,9

Stopping distance on wet27,7

Wet

Wet Braking#4/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Wet Circle Cornering#10/20

Aquaplaning Cross#11/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20

Dry

Dry Braking#3/20

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#13/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/20

5

5

Michelin Primacy 4+

Rating: -

£90
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £11091W · £13094H · £121+1

Stopping distance on dry36,3

Stopping distance on wet27,7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Aquaplaning Cross#3/20

Wet Braking#4/20

Wet Circle Cornering#5/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#3/20

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Rolling Resistance#7/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

6

6

Toyo Proxes Comfort

Rating: -

£66
0 mytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91 · £8094 · £66

Stopping distance on dry36,7

Stopping distance on wet27,5

Wet

Wet Handling#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#3/20

Wet Braking#4/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20

Aquaplaning Cross#11/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#3/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/20

Mileage#13/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

7

7

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Rating: -

£67
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £9091V · £6791V · £74+2

Stopping distance on dry36,5

Stopping distance on wet28,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/20

Wet Braking#4/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Wet Circle Cornering#10/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#3/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/20

Mileage#13/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/20

8

8

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: -

£88
91 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94W · £92

Stopping distance on dry36,2

Stopping distance on wet28,4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Wet Braking#11/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20

Wet Circle Cornering#20/20

Wet Handling#20/20

Dry

Dry Braking#3/20

Dry Handling#18/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Rolling Resistance#18/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#15/20

9

9

Pirelli Cinturato P7

Rating: -

£69
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H91V91V · £82+2

Stopping distance on dry36,3

Stopping distance on wet28,4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Wet Circle Cornering#10/20

Wet Braking#11/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20

Dry

Dry Braking#3/20

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Mileage#13/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/20

10

10

Bridgestone Turanza 6

Rating: -

£71
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £7191W · £8894V · £96

Stopping distance on dry36,9

Stopping distance on wet27,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Wet Braking#4/20

Wet Circle Cornering#5/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Aquaplaning Cross#19/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Dry Braking#13/20

Economy

Mileage#4/20

Rolling Resistance#7/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#15/20

11

11

Nexen N fera Primus

Rating: -

£55
91 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91W · £74

Stopping distance on dry37,2

Stopping distance on wet27,7

Wet

Wet Handling#2/20

Wet Braking#4/20

Wet Circle Cornering#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#11/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20

Dry

Dry Braking#13/20

Dry Handling#14/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Mileage#19/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/20

12

12

Firestone Roadhawk

Rating: -

£86
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £10491V91W · £86+1

Stopping distance on dry36,6

Stopping distance on wet28,7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Wet Handling#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Wet Braking#11/20

Dry

Dry Braking#3/20

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#5/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#20/20

13

13

GoodYear Efficient Grip Performance 2

Rating: -

£79
91 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £7991W · £8391Y · £80+1

Stopping distance on dry36,4

Stopping distance on wet29,2

14

14

Uniroyal RainSport 5

Rating: -

£62
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £6391W · £7494V · £72

Stopping distance on dry37,9

Stopping distance on wet27,7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#3/20

Wet Braking#4/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#20/20

Dry Handling#20/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/20

Mileage#10/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

15

15

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

Rating: -

£79
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £8191V91V · £79+2

Stopping distance on dry37,4

Stopping distance on wet28,8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#10/20

Aquaplaning Cross#11/20

Wet Braking#11/20

Wet Handling#17/20

Dry

Dry Braking#13/20

Dry Handling#14/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#13/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

16

16

Fulda EcoControl HP2

Rating: -

£56
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £5791W · £6194V · £69

Stopping distance on dry36,8

Stopping distance on wet29,5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/20

Wet Circle Cornering#10/20

Wet Braking#11/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Dry

Dry Braking#13/20

Dry Handling#18/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Rolling Resistance#7/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

17

17

Giti Gitisynergy H2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry36,6

Stopping distance on wet29,8

Wet

Wet Handling#7/20

Wet Circle Cornering#10/20

Aquaplaning Cross#11/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20

Wet Braking#19/20

Dry

Dry Braking#3/20

Dry Handling#14/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Rolling Resistance#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#15/20

18

18

BFGoodrich Advantage

Rating: -

£87
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £9191V · £8791V+2

Stopping distance on dry37,4

Stopping distance on wet29,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Wet Braking#11/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20

Wet Circle Cornering#17/20

Wet Handling#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Dry Braking#13/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#13/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

19

19

Gt Radial Fe2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,4

Stopping distance on wet29,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#10/20

Aquaplaning Cross#11/20

Wet Braking#11/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Dry

Dry Braking#13/20

Dry Handling#14/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/20

20

20

Dunlop Sport BluResponse

Rating: -

£68
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £7691V · £6891V+2

Stopping distance on dry36,9

Stopping distance on wet30,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#17/20

Wet Handling#17/20

Wet Braking#19/20

Dry

Dry Braking#13/20

Dry Handling#13/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/20

Mileage#10/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#15/20

21

21

Sava Intensa HP2

Rating: -

£54
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £5491W · £7094V

Stopping distance on dry37,2

Stopping distance on wet30,0

22

22

Debica Presto HP2

Rating: -

£54
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £5491W · £6894V · £68

Stopping distance on dry37,4

Stopping distance on wet30,2

23

23

Semperit Speed-Life 3

Rating: -

£68
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £7691W · £8194V · £72

Stopping distance on dry39,0

Stopping distance on wet28,8

24

24

Goodride ZuperEco Z-107

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,6

Stopping distance on wet30,5

25

25

Apollo Aspire 4G

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry37,6

Stopping distance on wet30,7

26

26

Kenda Kenetica Pro KR210

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,6

Stopping distance on wet31,2

27

27

Westlake ZuperEco Z-107

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,6

Stopping distance on wet31,5

28

28

Petlas Imperium PT515

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,0

Stopping distance on wet31,4

29

29

Minerva F209

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,3

Stopping distance on wet31,6

30

30

Leao Nora-Force HP100

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,0

Stopping distance on wet33,1

31

31

Tristar Ecopower 4

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,5

Stopping distance on wet32,1

32

32

Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,2

Stopping distance on wet32,5

33

33

Cooper Zeon CS8

Rating: -

£63
0 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

0V · £630W · £900W+2

Stopping distance on dry38,9

Stopping distance on wet33,0

34

34

Tomket Sport

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,6

Stopping distance on wet33,3

35

35

Linglong Comfort Master

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,6

Stopping distance on wet33,5

36

36

Ovation Eco-Vision VI-682

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,6

Stopping distance on wet32,5

37

37

Sumitomo Bc100

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,2

Stopping distance on wet33,2

38

38

Imperial EcoDriver 5

Rating: -

£70
91 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £7291W · £7294V · £72

Stopping distance on dry40,1

Stopping distance on wet32,6

39

39

Tourador Wonder TH1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,5

Stopping distance on wet33,2

40

40

Zeta Tyres Alventi

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,6

Stopping distance on wet33,1

41

41

Tigar High Performance

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,3

Stopping distance on wet34,5

42

42

Milestone Green Sport GS05

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,2

Stopping distance on wet33,7

43

43

Matador Hectorra 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry40,1

Stopping distance on wet32,9

44

44

Firemax FM601

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,4

Stopping distance on wet34,9

45

45

Radar RPX-800

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry40,2

Stopping distance on wet33,3

46

46

Ceat SecuraDrive

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry40,6

Stopping distance on wet33,3

47

47

Fortuna EcoPlus 4S

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,1

Stopping distance on wet34,9

48

48

Lassa Driveways

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,5

Stopping distance on wet34,7

49

49

Atlas Green HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,3

Stopping distance on wet35,1

50

50

Superia Tires Ecoblue HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,7

Stopping distance on wet34,7

51

51

Nordexx NS9000

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry38,8

Stopping distance on wet36,1

52

52

Berlin Tires Summer UHP 1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry41,1

Stopping distance on wet35,6

53

53

Arivo Premio Arzero

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry40,1

Stopping distance on wet38,0

54

54

DoubleCoin DC99

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry39,6

Stopping distance on wet42,1

55

55

Triangle AdvanteX TC101

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry42,1

Stopping distance on wet39,7

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2024 205/55 R16 test performed by Autobild on a VW Golf in 2024. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental PremiumContact 7 is the best of 55 tested tyres according to tested properties (Stopping distance on dry, Stopping distance on wet, ). Other featured tyres include Kumho Ecsta HS52, Vredestein ULTRAC, Hankook Ventus Prime 4; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Kumho Ecsta PS71, Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2, Hankook Ih61 Ion St As.

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