Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - Automotorsport 2025
215/55 R17 - 2025
Winner
Continental
Best Value
falken
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
6
Auto Motor und Sport published it's test for 2025 in 215/55 R17 dimension, and this time it took entirely new approach by evaluating each tire twice. First, they conducted their "classic summer tire test", focusing on the usual disciplines like braking distances, cornering grip, and aquaplaning safety. Then they introduced a second score based on the classic test, but with sustainability criteria mixed in, such as manufacturing ecology, transportation distance and energy efficiency. Also, more weight was put on the rolling resistance and noise.
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Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
Wet9.0
Dry9.0
Enviromental impact9.0
Running costs8.8
Wet
Wet Braking#1/6
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/6
Wet Side Guide#2/6
Aquaplaning Cross#3/6
Wet Handling#3/6
Wet Handling Measured#4/6
Dry
Dry Handling#1/6
Dry Handling Measured#1/6
Dry Lane Change#1/6
Dry Braking#2/6
Dry Steering Reaction#2/6
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/6
Wet9.0
Dry9.5
Enviromental impact8.7
Running costs7.4
Wet
Wet Braking#1/6
Wet Side Guide#2/6
Wet Handling#3/6
Wet Handling Measured#3/6
Aquaplaning Cross#5/6
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/6
Dry
Dry Braking#1/6
Dry Handling#1/6
Dry Handling Measured#1/6
Dry Lane Change#3/6
Dry Steering Reaction#5/6
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/6
Wet8.9
Dry8.3
Enviromental impact7.7
Running costs7.2
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/6
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/6
Wet Handling#1/6
Wet Handling Measured#1/6
Wet Side Guide#2/6
Wet Braking#4/6
Dry
Dry Braking#2/6
Dry Steering Reaction#2/6
Dry Handling Measured#3/6
Dry Handling#4/6
Dry Lane Change#4/6
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/6
Wet7.3
Dry8.5
Enviromental impact10.0
Running costs10.0
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/6
Wet Side Guide#2/6
Aquaplaning Cross#3/6
Wet Braking#5/6
Wet Handling#5/6
Wet Handling Measured#5/6
Dry
Dry Handling#1/6
Dry Lane Change#1/6
Dry Steering Reaction#1/6
Dry Braking#4/6
Dry Handling Measured#4/6
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/6
Wet9.4
Dry7.8
Enviromental impact7.3
Running costs7.8
Wet
Wet Handling#1/6
Wet Handling Measured#1/6
Wet Side Guide#1/6
Aquaplaning Cross#2/6
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/6
Wet Braking#3/6
Dry
Dry Steering Reaction#2/6
Dry Braking#4/6
Dry Handling#4/6
Dry Handling Measured#4/6
Dry Lane Change#4/6
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/6
Wet3.5
Dry3.9
Enviromental impact3.2
Running costs5.4
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#6/6
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/6
Wet Braking#6/6
Wet Handling#6/6
Wet Handling Measured#6/6
Wet Side Guide#6/6
Dry
Dry Braking#6/6
Dry Handling#6/6
Dry Handling Measured#6/6
Dry Lane Change#6/6
Dry Steering Reaction#6/6
Comfort
Noise Exterior#6/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#6/6
Above you can see the results of the Automotorsport 2025 215/55 R17 test performed by Automotorsport on a Audi A5 in 2025. This test was performed in 215/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). Continental UltraContact NXT is the best of 6 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Enviromental impact, Running costs, ). Other featured tyres include Falken E.Ziex, Bridgestone Turanza 6, Michelin E.Primacy; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato (C3), Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2.
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