Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - AutoMotorSport 2019

Summer

2019

Year

11

Tyres

Winner

Nokian WetProof

Best Value

Pirelli Cinturato P7

Test Vehicle

Volkswagen T-Roc

Tested tyres

11

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

Nokian WetProof

Rating: Recommended

Wet9,0

Dry9,0

Enviromental impact6,5

Wet

Wet Braking#1/11

Wet Handling#2/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Wet Side Guide#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Aquaplaning Cross#8/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Handling Measured#1/11

Dry Lane Change#1/11

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Steering Reaction#6/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Noise Interior#11/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/11

Strengths

Very safe and adhesive on wet and dry, easy to handle

Weaknesses

Small steering response, unsatisfactory rolling resistance, slightly unsettled

2

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Recommended

£115

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V · £123 94V · £117 94V +2

Wet8,4

Dry8,7

Enviromental impact9,4

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#1/11

Wet Side Guide#1/11

Wet Handling#2/11

Aquaplaning Cross#3/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11

Wet Braking#8/11

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Braking#4/11

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/11

Noise Exterior#7/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/11

Strengths

Above average in cornering, highly reliable on the wet, intuitive response to steering, lowest rolling resistance

Weaknesses

Deficiencies in wet braking

3

Michelin Primacy 4

Rating: Recommended

£138

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V 94V · £138 94V +2

Wet7,9

Dry9,3

Enviromental impact9,7

Wet

Wet Side Guide#3/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Wet Handling#4/11

Aquaplaning Cross#5/11

Wet Braking#6/11

Wet Handling Measured#7/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Steering Reaction#3/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/11

Noise Exterior#3/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/11

Strengths

Very balanced tire with short braking distances on dry, easy to use

Weaknesses

Lack of grip on wet, weaker water drainage.

4

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance

Rating: Recommended

£115

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V 94V · £115 94W +2

Wet8,8

Dry7,7

Enviromental impact8,7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11

Wet Handling#1/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Aquaplaning Cross#3/11

Wet Braking#4/11

Wet Side Guide#8/11

Dry

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Braking#5/11

Dry Steering Reaction#6/11

Dry Handling Measured#8/11

Dry Lane Change#8/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/11

Noise Interior#9/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/11

Strengths

Safe, stable handling in wet and dry conditions, reliable during lane changes, easy to handle

Weaknesses

worse cornering in dry when going downhill

5

Pirelli Cinturato P7

Rating: Recommended

£121

94 V

tyres.pneus.online.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V 94V 94W · £121 +2

Wet8,6

Dry8,3

Enviromental impact7,3

Wet

Wet Braking#1/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Wet Side Guide#3/11

Wet Handling#4/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11

Aquaplaning Cross#10/11

Dry

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Steering Reaction#1/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Dry Braking#7/11

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/11

Noise Exterior#7/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/11

Strengths

Sporty, dynamic and comfortable tire, best in wet braking

Weaknesses

Weak in dry braking and aquaplaning

6

Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125

Rating: Recommended

£117

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V · £138 94V · £120 94V · £124 +2

Wet7,8

Dry9,3

Enviromental impact6,9

Wet

Wet Braking#4/11

Wet Handling#7/11

Wet Handling Measured#7/11

Aquaplaning Cross#8/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11

Wet Side Guide#8/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Handling Measured#1/11

Dry Lane Change#1/11

Dry Steering Reaction#9/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/11

Noise Interior#5/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/11

Strengths

Safe braking distances on wet and dry, stable during lane changes

Weaknesses

weak in the wet in comparision to others, unpredictable handling in higher speeds

7

Continental PremiumContact 5

Rating: Recommended

£146

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

94V · £146 94W · £146 94W · £170

Wet9,1

Dry7,2

Enviromental impact6,6

Strengths

Very safe on wet roads with short braking distances, the best prevention of aquaplaning

Weaknesses

Shortcomings in the dry braking, understeering strongly with very short limit area

8

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Rating: Still recommended

£121

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98W · £136

Wet7,9

Dry8,0

Enviromental impact5,5

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11

Wet Side Guide#3/11

Aquaplaning Cross#5/11

Wet Braking#6/11

Wet Handling#7/11

Dry

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Steering Reaction#3/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Dry Braking#5/11

Dry Handling#8/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/11

Noise Interior#9/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/11

Strengths

Good on wet and dry, dynamic on wet with good limits, intuitive handling on dry

Weaknesses

Worse steering response on wet with strong understeer, worse on dry, high rolling resistance

9

Giti Premium H1

Rating: Still recommended

Wet6,8

Dry7,4

Enviromental impact7,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/11

Wet Side Guide#3/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Wet Handling Measured#7/11

Wet Braking#10/11

Wet Handling#11/11

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/11

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Lane Change#8/11

Dry Steering Reaction#9/11

Dry Braking#10/11

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/11

Noise Exterior#3/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/11

Strengths

Good in corners and handling on dry, good rolling resistance, quiet

Weaknesses

Poor in braking, oversteer on wet, worse than average steering response

10

Nexen N blue HD plus

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£103

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V 94V · £103 94V +2

Wet6,8

Dry7,0

Enviromental impact6,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/11

Wet Handling Measured#7/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11

Wet Braking#8/11

Wet Handling#9/11

Wet Side Guide#10/11

Dry

Dry Braking#7/11

Dry Handling#8/11

Dry Handling Measured#8/11

Dry Steering Reaction#9/11

Dry Lane Change#11/11

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/11

Noise Exterior#7/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/11

Strengths

Dominant in handling and steering response

Weaknesses

Only satisfactory grip in wet and dry conditions

11

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet6,0

Dry7,1

Enviromental impact7,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Wet Handling#9/11

Wet Braking#10/11

Wet Side Guide#10/11

Aquaplaning Cross#11/11

Wet Handling Measured#11/11

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#6/11

Dry Braking#7/11

Dry Handling#8/11

Dry Lane Change#8/11

Dry Handling Measured#11/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Noise Interior#5/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/11

Strengths

Good performance on dry surface, good comfort, quiet

Weaknesses

Deficiencies in aquaplaning, poor grip in the wet

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.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£131 98 W
2	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£133 98 W
3	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£124 94 V +1 More
4	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£143 98 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£148 98 Y
6	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2 88%	88%	Premium	£119 94 W +4 More
7	Premium Hankook iON evo 85%	85%	Premium	£143 98 Y
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£167 94 V

9	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£143 94 V +3 More
10	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 78%	78%	Premium	£133 94 W +1 More
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£129 98 W
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£94 94 W +2 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£119 0 W
14	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£98 94 W +1 More
15	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£87 98 W +1 More
16	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£100 98 +1 More

17	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£95 94 +14 More
18	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 71%	71%	Premium	£136 94 V
19	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 71%	71%	Premium	£216 94 V +1 More
20	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 69%	69%	Premium	£124 94 Y +1 More
21	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£119 94 V +2 More
22	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 67%	67%	Budget	£104 94 V
23	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
24	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium	£129 94 V +2 More

25	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£101 94 V +2 More
26	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£115 +1 More
27	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£101 98 Y +1 More
28	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget
29	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£106 94 V +3 More
30	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 60%	60%	Budget	£93 94 V +2 More
31	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£75 94 V +19 More
32	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£97 94 W +1 More

33	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 54%	54%	Budget
34	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£124 94 V +1 More
35	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£82 98 0
36	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle	£112 94 W +1 More
37	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£85 98 W +1 More
38	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£99 94 V +1 More
39	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£115 +3 More
40	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 47%	47%	Budget

41	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 37%	37%	Budget	£102 98 W +1 More
42	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 33%	33%	Premium
43	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 30%	30%	Budget
44	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£84 0 W +5 More
45	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
46	Premium Vredestein Ultrac 16%	16%	Premium
47	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget
48	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 1%	1%	Budget	£81 98 W