2011 Finnish ECO Touring Tyre Test

Finnish magazine Engineering World have tested 15 of the latest tyres in 205/55 r16.

The test includes all the latest ECO tyres and regular touring tyres from premium, mid range and budget manufacturers.

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

1st: Continental Premium Contact 2
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 103.5 Dry: 29 Wet: 39 Comfort: 9 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 9 Overall: 9.5 Grip and driveability in both the wet and dry None mentioned The Continental Premium Contact 2 is a convincing tyre, winning in almost every test. Best dry and wet grip and great handling Read Reviews
2nd: Nokian V
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 95.8 Dry: 26 Wet: 37 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 9 Overall: 8.8 Grip and driveability in the wet, good dry handling None mentioned Precise setting and excellent stability in both the wet and dry gives the Nokian V a strong second. Extremely quiet to boot Read Reviews
3rd: Vredestein Sportrac 3
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 92.5 Dry: 22 Wet: 36 Comfort: 9 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 9 Overall: 8.5 Great in the wet Not as good in the dry as the top 2 Sporty drivability and excellent wet performance give the Vredestien a strong 3rd place. Read Reviews
4th: Goodyear EfficientGrip
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 92.2 Dry: 24 Wet: 32 Comfort: 9 Rolling Resistance: 10 Noise: 9 Overall: 8.2 Excellent aquaplaning resistance, best rolling resistance None mentioned The Goodyear EfficientGrip wins the rolling resistance test and finishes a strong 4th. Its quiet comfortable nature means it's not the sharpest handling tyre in the group but a good all rounder Read Reviews
5th: Pirelli CINTURATO P7
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 92.5 Dry: 27 Wet: 31 Comfort: 9 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 9 Overall: 8.5 Extremely good in the dry Slightly let down by it's wet grip The Pirelli P7 Cinturato is most at home on the dry tarmac with excellent grip and a sharp steering response. Only slightly let down by its wet braking leaves the Pirelli in 5th Read Reviews
6th: Nokian Hakka Green
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 90 Dry: 22 Wet: 33 Comfort: 9 Rolling Resistance: 9 Noise: 9 Overall: 8 Good wet performance and low rolling resistance Not as good in the dry as others The Nokian Hakka Green excelled in the wet tests but was slightly let down by its dry performance. Another comfortable quiet tyre. Read Reviews
7th: Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 81.8 Dry: 22 Wet: 32 Comfort: 7 Rolling Resistance: 5 Noise: 8 Overall: 7.8 Best aquaplaning result in test Not the most comfortable tyre, not great rolling resistance The Dunlop Sport Fast Responce resists aquaplaning brilliantly but unfortunately has a high rolling resistance and isn't the most comfortable tyre in the test Read Reviews
8th: Bridgestone Turanza ER300 Ecopia
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 82.5 Dry: 22 Wet: 29 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 9 Overall: 7.5 Very low noise Slightly let down by dry braking The Bridgestone ER300 Ectopica proves itself as a very balanced tyre by excelling in no one test but scoring well in every category. Read Reviews
9th: Hankook Ventus Prime2
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 81.4 Dry: 23 Wet: 29 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 8 Overall: 7.4 Excellent aquaplaning resistance Wet braking The Hankook Ventus Prime 2 is let down by its wet braking and high rolling resistance. Its aquaplaning resistance is excellent and dry driveability good. Read Reviews
10th: Barum Bravuris 2
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 84.4 Dry: 22 Wet: 28 Comfort: 9 Rolling Resistance: 9 Noise: 9 Overall: 7.4 Great rolling resistance Average wet performance The Barum Bravuris 2 performed honorably with good scores in every test proving no major weakness. Read Reviews
11th: Linglong Green Max
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 84.4 Dry: 24 Wet: 30 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 8 Overall: 7.4 Easy to drive Average wet braking The Linglong Green Max is the first time a Linglong tyre has scored reasonably in a group test. Its wet braking is rather modest but lateral grip good in the wet and dry. Slightly let down by its rolling resistance. Read Reviews
12th: BFGoodrich gGrip
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 79.2 Dry: 20 Wet: 27 Comfort: 9 Rolling Resistance: 9 Noise: 7 Overall: 7.2 Good rolling resistance Quite high noise The BF Goodrich g-Grip offers reasonable aquaplaning resistance but not enough to make up for its average wet and dry grip. Read Reviews
13th: Michelin Energy Saver
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 85.2 Dry: 24 Wet: 26 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 10 Noise: 10 Overall: 7.2 Excellent rolling resistance Poor wet performance Its the usual story for the Michelin Energy Saver - excellent rolling reistance but at the expense of wet performance. This tyre is due an update. Read Reviews
14th: Sava intensa hp
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 70.6 Dry: 16 Wet: 27 Comfort: 9 Rolling Resistance: 4 Noise: 8 Overall: 6.6 Good aquaplaning resistance Poor drivability, high rolling resistance The Sava intensa HP offers good aquaplaning restance but that's where the praise ends. Thanks to a seeming random ability to slide the Sava is not a nice tyre to drive on.= and has the highest rolling resistance in the test Read Reviews
15th: Sunny SN3630
205/55 r16 3PMSF: no	Total: 55.6 Dry: 13 Wet: 16 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 7 Overall: 4.6 Moderately comfortable All other characteristics! The magazine would not use the Sunny SN3630 if they were given away thanks to poor grip levels and random handling characteristics Read Reviews