2013 European Summer Touring Tyre Test

While this isn't as exciting as the 225/45 R17 sports tyre version of this test, 185/60 R15 is still an important tyre size and this test covers 19 of the top players.

The Results

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1st: Michelin Energy Saver+
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 39.4 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 10 Very balanced tire, top marks for wear, good in the wet Read Reviews
2nd: Continental Premium Contact 5
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 38.6 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 7.8 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 8.4 Very balanced tyre, particularly strong on dry and wet roads, low fuel consumption Read Reviews
3rd: Dunlop Sport BluResponse
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 38.6 Dry: 9.2 Wet: 8 Rolling Resistance: 8.8 Noise: 5.6 Wear: 7 Very balanced, best scores on wet and dry roads, low fuel consumption Read Reviews Buy from £75.14
4th: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 38.2 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 8 Rolling Resistance: 8.8 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 7.4 Very balanced tyre, top marks in the wet, particularly strong on dry roads, low fuel consumption Read Reviews Buy from £72.22
5th: Vredestein Sportrac 5
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.8 Dry: 8.6 Wet: 7.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 8 Very balanced tyre, good on dry and wet roads, relatively low wear Read Reviews
6th: Bridgestone Turanza T001
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.6 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 6.2 Wear: 7.4 Very balanced tyre, especially good on dry roads Read Reviews
7th: Nokian Line
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.6 Dry: 8 Wet: 7.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 7 Very balanced tyre, good in the wet, relatively low fuel consumption Read Reviews
8th: Fulda EcoControl HP
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.6 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 7.4 Very balanced tyre, strong in all safety-related disciplines Read Reviews
9th: Semperit Comfort Life 2
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 34.2 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 7 Very balanced tyre, quite good in the wet Read Reviews
10th: Pirelli CINTURATO P1
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 36 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 6.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 6 Wear: 8 Relatively low wear Compared to the best a little weaker in the wet Read Reviews
11th: Barum Brillantis 2
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 33.4 Dry: 6.2 Wet: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 7.4 Good in the wet Slight weakness on dry roads Read Reviews
12th: Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 35 Dry: 8.4 Wet: 6 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 6 Wear: 7.4 Good on dry roads Slight weakness in the wet Read Reviews Buy from £81.99
13th: Firestone TZ300A
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 35 Dry: 8.4 Wet: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 6.8 Noise: 6 Wear: 8.4 Good on dry roads and low wear High fuel consumption, average in the wet Read Reviews
14th: Nexen N Blue HD
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 33.6 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 6.8 Rolling Resistance: 9 Noise: 6.2 Wear: 4.4 Top marks in fuel consumption High wear Read Reviews
15th: GT Radial Champiro 228
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 33.4 Dry: 5.6 Wet: 4.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 6.4 Wear: 10 Top marks for wear Relatively weak, especially on wet and dry roads Read Reviews
16th: Kleber Dynaxer HP 3
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 29.8 Dry: 7 Wet: 2.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 7 Relatively low fuel consumption Very weak in the wet Read Reviews
17th: Marangoni Verso
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 31.6 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 1 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 6.2 Wear: 10 Top marks for wear Very weak in the wet Read Reviews
18th: Rotalla F108
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 30.8 Dry: 6.2 Wet: 1 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 10 Good wear and fuel consumption Very weak especially in wet Read Reviews
19th: Sailun Atrezzo SH402
185/60 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 26.2 Dry: 4 Wet: 1 Rolling Resistance: 8.8 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 7 Low fuel consumption Very weak on dry and wet roads Read Reviews