2011 European Summer Tyre Test 195/65 R15

With Spring in the air, ADAC have just published their massive 2011 Summer tyre test covering 33 tyres! This year they've chosen to test two smaller sizes of tyres, 195/65 R 15 V and 175/65 14 T. While these tyre sizes are slightly more relevant to the European market compared to the big-wheel obsessed UK, it's still a good indication of who's doing well in 2011.

As usual with ADAC tests, the results are based on pure data with no subjective scores included. The tests are weighted in favour of wet grip, which is awarded 40% of the overall score. A further 20% is given to the dry weather tests, 10% based on how noisy / comfortable the tyres are, 10% on the rolling resistance of the tyre and 20% based on the wear.

ADAC also included a few extreme budget tyres in this test, which arenâ€™t covered by the Tyre Reviews database. Unsurprisingly, the performance of these extreme budget tyres was abysmal, further highlighting that with tyres at least, you do get what you pay for!

Here are the 195/65 R 15 V results. You can view the 175/65 14 T scores here.

Click here to view Results as a single table and adjust the score weighting based on your own driving needs!

1st: Vredestein Sportrac 3
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 37.6 Dry: 8.4 Wet: 8 Comfort: 5 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Wear: 9 Very balanced tyre, scores well in all safety related tests. Top marks on wet roads. Read Reviews
2nd: Bridgestone Ecopia EP150
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 38 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 7.6 Comfort: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Wear: 7 Very balanced tyre, scores well in all safety related tests. Read Reviews
3rd: Nokian V
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.8 Dry: 8.6 Wet: 8 Comfort: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Wear: 7 Very balanced tyre, scores well in all safety related tests. Top marks on wet roads. Read Reviews
4th: Maloya Lugano
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 37 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 7 Comfort: 4.8 Rolling Resistance: 7 Wear: 10 Very balanced tyre, scores well in all safety related tests. Read Reviews
5th: Continental Premium Contact 2
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 37 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 7.4 Comfort: 5.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Wear: 7 Very balanced tyre, scores well in all safety related tests. Read Reviews
6th: Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.2 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 7.2 Comfort: 4.8 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Wear: 7 Very balanced tyre, scores well in all safety related tests. Read Reviews
7th: Semperit Speed Life
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.8 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 7 Comfort: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Wear: 7 Very balanced tyre, scores well in all safety related tests. Read Reviews
8th: Michelin Energy Saver
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 38.6 Dry: 8.6 Wet: 5.8 Comfort: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 8 Wear: 10.4 Very balanced tyre, scores well in all safety related tests. Weakness in the wet. Read Reviews
9th: Firestone TZ300
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.8 Dry: 9 Wet: 6.6 Comfort: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Wear: 8.4 Very good in the dry. Slight weakness in the wet. Read Reviews
10th: Pirelli CINTURATO P1
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 38 Dry: 8.6 Wet: 6.2 Comfort: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 9 Wear: 8.4 Lowest fuel consumption Slight weakness in the wet Read Reviews
11th: Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 37.8 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 5.8 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 8.8 Wear: 9 Low fuel consumption Weakness in the wet. Read Reviews
12th: Goodyear EfficientGrip
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.4 Dry: 8.4 Wet: 5.8 Comfort: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Wear: 7.4 Low fuel consumption Weakness in the wet. Read Reviews
13th: Falken ZE912
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 33.8 Dry: 8.4 Wet: 5.6 Comfort: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Wear: 6.4 Great dry grip Weakness in the wet. Poor wear. Read Reviews
14th: Sava intensa hp
195/65 r15 3PMSF: no	Total: 32.2 Dry: 7 Wet: 4.8 Comfort: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Wear: 7.4 Weakness in the wet. Read Reviews

Also included in the 195/65 R15 tyre test were the "Point S Summer Star 2" and the "Chengshan CSR66". While the Point S matched the Sava intensa HP scores, the Chengshan only managed to score 1 point in the wet tests!

2011 European Summer Tyre Test - 195/65 R15

1st: Vredestein Sportrac 3

2nd: Bridgestone Ecopia EP150

3rd: Nokian V

4th: Maloya Lugano

5th: Continental Premium Contact 2

6th: Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response

7th: Semperit Speed Life

8th: Michelin Energy Saver

9th: Firestone TZ300

10th: Pirelli CINTURATO P1

11th: Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco

12th: Goodyear EfficientGrip

13th: Falken ZE912

14th: Sava intensa hp

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