Summer tyre test 225/55 R17 - Autobild 2024

225/55 R17 - 2024

Winner

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Best Value

hankook

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Test Vehicle

mercedes Mercedes Benz V-class

Tested tyres

10

1

1

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Rating: Exemplary

£143
101 Ymytyres.co.uk

Wet1-

Dry2

Rolling resistance2+

Noise3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

2

2

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Exemplary

£124
101 Ymytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2+

Rolling resistance2+

Noise2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

3

3

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Rating: Exemplary

£114
97 Vtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

101 · £116101W · £114101W · £144+2

Wet2+

Dry2

Rolling resistance2

Noise2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#3/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

4

4

Michelin Primacy 4+

Rating: Exemplary

£152
97 Wtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

97Y · £152101V101W · £165

Wet2

Dry2+

Rolling resistance2

Noise2

Wet

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

5

5

GoodYear Efficient Grip Performance 2

Rating: Good

£120
101 Wmytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry2

Rolling resistance2

Noise2

6

6

Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2

Rating: Good

£136
97 Wtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

97Y · £136101Y101Y

Wet2

Dry2

Rolling resistance2+

Noise2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

7

7

Vredestein ULTRAC

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Rolling resistance2-

Noise2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Wet Handling#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#8/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

8

8

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Rating: Satisfactory

£131
97 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

101V · £150101W · £131101W

Wet2-

Dry2

Rolling resistance2+

Noise2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

9

9

Toyo Proxes Comfort

Rating: Satisfactory

£98
101 mytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry2-

Rolling resistance2-

Noise2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

10

10

Goodride Z-107 ZuperEco

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet2-

Dry2-

Rolling resistance2

Noise2

Wet

Wet Handling#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#8/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2024 225/55 R17 test performed by Autobild on a Mercedes Benz V-class in 2024. This test was performed in 225/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Bridgestone Potenza Sport is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Continental PremiumContact 7, Hankook Ventus Prime 4, Michelin Primacy 4+; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato (C3), Bridgestone Turanza T005, Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO.

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