Comparison: Semperit Speed-Life 3 vs. GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2 vs. Kumho Ecsta HS52 vs. Continental UltraContact NXT

Budget

Semperit

Speed-Life 3

VS

Also compare with

Ventus Evo

PremiumContact 7

Pilot Sport 5

Test Profile

Speed-Life 3

Efficientgrip Performance 2

Ecsta HS52

UltraContact NXT

Number of tests

14

3

10

2

Best position

#2

#1

Average position

18.1

3.3

6.0

1.0

Latest test

2026

2025

Available sizes

116

40

104

23

Wet

Semperit Speed-Life 3

79%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

77%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

77%

Continental UltraContact NXT

56%

Wet braking

Semperit Speed-Life 3

79%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

78%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

80%

Continental UltraContact NXT

51%

Aquaplaning - cross

Semperit Speed-Life 3

80%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

69%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

66%

Continental UltraContact NXT

68%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Semperit Speed-Life 3

79%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

66%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

73%

Continental UltraContact NXT

65%

Wet handling

Semperit Speed-Life 3

75%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

74%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

79%

Continental UltraContact NXT

45%

Wet circle cornering

Semperit Speed-Life 3

73%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

61%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

89%

Continental UltraContact NXT

1%

Wet performance

Semperit Speed-Life 3

89%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

75%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

55%

Comfort

Semperit Speed-Life 3

73%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

70%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

77%

Continental UltraContact NXT

44%

Exterior noise

Semperit Speed-Life 3

78%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

67%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

73%

Continental UltraContact NXT

42%

Interior noise

Semperit Speed-Life 3

73%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

73%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

71%

Comfort

Semperit Speed-Life 3

65%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

59%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

71%

Continental UltraContact NXT

45%

Dry

Semperit Speed-Life 3

66%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

75%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

87%

Continental UltraContact NXT

75%

Dry braking

Semperit Speed-Life 3

69%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

77%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

89%

Continental UltraContact NXT

63%

Dry handling

Semperit Speed-Life 3

61%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

77%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

85%

Continental UltraContact NXT

51%

Dry driving behavior

Semperit Speed-Life 3

69%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

65%

Dry performance

Semperit Speed-Life 3

73%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

64%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

72%

Costs

Semperit Speed-Life 3

72%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

83%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

76%

Continental UltraContact NXT

88%

Mileage

Semperit Speed-Life 3

76%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

99%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

79%

Rolling resistance

Semperit Speed-Life 3

65%

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

72%

Kumho Ecsta HS52

70%

Continental UltraContact NXT

88%

Dimensions and prices

Compare prices across all available dimensions for these tyres.

Comparison: Semperit Speed-Life 3 vs. GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2 vs. Kumho Ecsta HS52 vs. Continental UltraContact NXT

Speed-Life 3

Efficientgrip Performance 2

Ecsta HS52

UltraContact NXT

Test Profile

Wet

Comfort

Dry

Costs

Dimensions and prices

Add to comparison