Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - AutoMotorSport 2019
215/55 R17 - 2019
Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
Points total8,8
Wet9,0
Dry9,0
Enviromental impact6,5
Very safe and adhesive on wet and dry, easy to handle
Little steering response, unsatisfactory rolling resistance, slightly unpredictable
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
Points total8,6
Wet8,4
Dry8,7
Enviromental impact9,4
Above average in cornering, highly reliable on the wet, intuitive response to steering, lowest rolling resistance
Deficiencies in wet braking
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
Points total8,6
Wet7,9
Dry9,3
Enviromental impact9,7
Very balanced tire with short braking distances on dry, easy to use
Wet adhesion deficiency, weak water channeling
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
Points total8,3
Wet8,8
Dry7,7
Enviromental impact8,7
Safe, stable handling on wet and dry, reliable when changing lane, easy to use
Worse cornering on dry while riding downhiill
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
Points total8,3
Wet8,6
Dry8,3
Enviromental impact7,3
Sporty, dynamic and comfortable tire, best in wet braking
Weak in dry braking and aquaplaning
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
Points total8,3
Wet7,8
Dry9,3
Enviromental impact6,9
Safe braking distances on both wet and dry, stable when changing lane
weak in the wet in comparision to others, unpredictable handling in higher speeds
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
Points total8,1
Wet9,1
Dry7,2
Enviromental impact6,6
Very safe on wet roads with short braking distances, the best prevention of aquaplaning
Shortcomings in the dry braking, understeering strongly with very short limit area
Points total7,7
Wet7,9
Dry8,0
Enviromental impact5,5
Good for both wet and dry, dynamic on the wet with a good limit area, intuitive on the dry
Worse response to handling on the wet with strong understeer, worse in dry, high rolling resistance
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
Points total7,1
Wet6,8
Dry7,4
Enviromental impact7,6
Good cornering and handling on dry, good rolling resistance, silent
Poor in braking, oversteer on wet, worse than average steering response
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
Points total6,9
Wet6,8
Dry7,0
Enviromental impact6,6
Dominant in hadling and steering response
Just a satisfactory grip on wet and dry
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
Points total6,5
Wet6,0
Dry7,1
Enviromental impact7,2
Good performance on dry surfaces, good comfort, quiet
Deficiencies in aquaplaning, poor grip in the wet
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
Above you can see the results of the AutoMotorSport 2019 215/55 R17 test performed by AutoMotorSport on a Volkswagen T-Roc in 2019. This test was performed in 215/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). Nokian WetProof is the best of 11 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Wet, Dry, Enviromental impact, ). Other featured tyres include Bridgestone Turanza T005, Michelin Primacy 4, Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Hankook iON evo, Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO.
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