Below is the data from the excellent 2024 ADAC summer tyre test, which tested sixteen tyres in the popular 215/55 R17 size.
Test Publication:
Test Size:
215/55 R17
Tyres Tested:
16 tyres
Test Categories:
4 categories (11 tests)
4 categories (11 tests)
| Test Category | Best Performer | Worst Performer | Difference |
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| Dry (1 tests) | |||
| Dry Braking | ▲ Continental PremiumContact 7: 35.4 M | ▼ Semperit Speed Life 3: 40.9 M | 5.5 M (13.4%) |
| Wet (4 tests) | |||
| Wet Braking | ▲ Continental PremiumContact 7: 28.5 M | ▼ Goodride Solmax 1: 35.1 M | 6.6 M (18.8%) |
| Wet Braking - Concrete | ▲ Continental PremiumContact 7: 32 M | ▼ Goodride Solmax 1: 40.1 M | 8.1 M (20.2%) |
| Straight Aqua | ▲ Bridgestone Turanza 6: 78.5 Km/H | ▼ Kumho Ecsta HS52: 73.8 Km/H | 4.7 Km/H (6.4%) |
| Curved Aquaplaning | ▲ Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2: 3.5 m/sec2 | ▼ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 2.7 m/sec2 | 0.8 m/sec2 (29.6%) |
| Comfort (1 tests) | |||
| Noise | ▲ Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2: 70 dB | ▼ Kumho Ecsta HS52: 72.6 dB | 2.6 dB (3.6%) |
| Value (5 tests) | |||
| Wear | ▲ Kumho Ecsta HS52: 69300 KM | ▼ Vredestein Ultrac: 27200 KM | 42,100.0 KM (154.8%) |
| Value | ▲ Kumho Ecsta HS52: 1.77 Price/1000 | ▼ Vredestein Ultrac: 5.11 Price/1000 | 3.3 Price/1000 (65.4%) |
| Price | ▲ Linglong Sport Master: 95 | ▼ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 182 | 87.0 (47.8%) |
| Fuel Consumption | ▲ Hankook Ventus Prime 4: 5.7 l/100km | ▼ Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun: 6 l/100km | 0.3 l/100km (5.0%) |
| Abrasion | ▲ Michelin Primacy 4 Plus: 48.1 mg/km/t | ▼ Vredestein Ultrac: 102.7 mg/km/t | 54.6 mg/km/t (53.2%) |
ADAC do not share all the data they use to read their final order, but they do share some very interesting test results, including wear! We've added a value calculation to the results comparing the reported purchase price against projected total mileage.
Dry
The new Continental PremiumContact 7 had a good advantage in dry braking over the second placed Michelin, which drew with the Linglong Sport Master.
Wet
The Continental also aced the wet braking test on both tarmac and concrete.
On average the Vredestein Ultrac was best in the deeper water of aquaplaning tests.
Comfort
The cheaper tyres performed very well in the external noise tests with Sailun and Linglong leading the way.
Value
Kumho narrowly beat Goodyear to be the best wearing tyres on test, and the quick stopping Continental matched the Michelin for third place.
The low wear of the Kumho paired with its reasonable purchase price it proved to be the cheapest per 1000km driven.
ADAC test fuel consumption by driving, not on a machine. The results were very close with three tyres tying for top spot.
As usual, Michelin had the lowest wearing compound which means it produced the lowest amount of environmental pollution.
Results
1st: Continental PremiumContact 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Continental PremiumContact 7 excels in driving safety for both dry and wet road conditions in this year's test, achieving the top marks for its excellent steering feedback, safe handling at the limit, and shortest braking distances, though it receives an average rating for aquaplaning resistance. While it demonstrates very good projected mileage and low tyre wear, its environmental impact rating is slightly reduced due to its relatively high weight and average noise levels, narrowly missing a high rating in efficiency. Read Reviews Buy from £133.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd: Michelin Primacy 4+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Michelin Primacy 4+ earns a solid rating for driving safety, delivering good steering feedback and secure handling at the limit on dry roads, along with a commendable short braking distance. Its performance on wet roads is also rated positively, with good marks in braking distance measurements and handling, allowing the test vehicle to be safely and easily maneuvered. However, it just misses a high rating in aquaplaning tests. In terms of environmental impact, the Primacy 4+ secures the second-best rating in the test. Its projected mileage is rated as very good, and tyre wear is minimal. Thanks to its low weight and fuel consumption, it also achieves a good rating in efficiency. Read Reviews Buy from £138.89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd: Kumho Ecsta HS52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Kumho Ecsta HS52 earns a solid rating in driving safety, providing good steering feedback and secure handling at the limit on dry roads, complemented by a short braking distance. On wet roads, it impresses with its braking performance and wet handling, offering good grip and easy, secure maneuverability. However, its aquaplaning performance is rated as average. Overall, the Kumho receives a good rating for wet performance. In terms of environmental impact, the Kumho achieves only an average outcome. While it scores well in projected mileage and wear, its higher tyre weight results in only average efficiency. The sustainability of this tyre, produced in China/Korea, is rated as sufficient. Read Reviews Buy from £97.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th: Debica Presto UHP2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Debica Presto UHP 2 is rated as good on dry roads but achieves only an average rating in wet conditions and overall driving safety. On dry roads, it provides just average steering feedback, making it challenging for drivers to immediately find the necessary steering angle for curves. However, its handling at the limit and braking distance are still rated as good, barely earning a good rating for dry performance. On wet roads, the Debica Presto UHP 2 does not surpass an average rating. While its aquaplaning resistance receives good marks, its braking performance and handling are deemed average. The tyre offers a moderate level of grip and satisfactorily combines longitudinal and lateral forces. In terms of environmental impact, the Presto UHP 2 narrowly misses a higher rating. Its projected mileage and wear are rated as nearly good. Additionally, its fuel consumption and low weight contribute to a good efficiency rating. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5th: Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 receives a just satisfactory rating in driving safety. On dry roads, it provides good steering feedback, precise control, and secure handling at the limit, along with a short braking distance, earning a solid good rating for dry performance. However, on wet roads, the Sport Maxx RT2 narrowly misses achieving more than a satisfactory rating. While it performs well in aquaplaning tests with good marks, it only achieves satisfactory results in braking distance measurements and wet handling. The tyre offers a medium level of grip and combines longitudinal and lateral forces satisfactorily. In terms of environmental impact, the Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 just falls short of a good rating. Its projected mileage and wear are rated as nearly good, as are its weight and fuel consumption. However, due to slightly higher rolling noise and just satisfactory sustainability, it narrowly misses a good evaluation. Read Reviews Buy from £110.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6th: Bridgestone Turanza 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The new Bridgestone Turanza 6 achieves only a satisfactory rating in driving safety due to minor weaknesses on both dry and wet roads. On dry roads, it fails to provide the necessary steering feedback, making it somewhat difficult for drivers to accurately adjust the steering angle for curves as required for a good rating. Its handling at the limit is also rated as just satisfactory, although it does secure a good rating for its braking distance. On wet surfaces, the Bridgestone Turanza 6 shows slight weaknesses, with its wet performance also deemed satisfactory within the test group. While it receives good marks in aquaplaning tests, these are not enough to offset its satisfactory performance in braking distance measurements and wet handling ability, where it offers a medium level of grip and suboptimal combination of longitudinal and lateral forces. In terms of environmental impact, the new Bridgestone Turanza 6 achieves a clearly good result. Its projected mileage and wear are rated as good, and it also records a good efficiency rating. However, it falls short of receiving good ratings in external noise and sustainability. Read Reviews Buy from £129.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7th: Fulda SportControl 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Fulda SportControl 2 achieves a good rating on dry roads but does not surpass a satisfactory rating in wet conditions, impacting its overall safety rating. On dry roads, it provides satisfactory steering feedback but is considered safe at the limit, with its braking distance rated clearly good compared to the test field. However, on wet surfaces, the SportControl 2 misses a good rating, showing strength in aquaplaning resistance but only achieving satisfactory results in wet braking and handling, offering a medium level of grip and suboptimal combination of longitudinal and lateral forces. In terms of environmental impact, the SportControl 2 narrowly misses a good rating, with its projected mileage and wear assessed as just satisfactory. However, its efficiency is rated as good due to low weight and fuel consumption. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th: Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Hankook Ventus Prime4 achieves only a satisfactory rating, primarily due to its wet performance. On dry roads, it provides satisfactory steering feedback and is considered safe at the limit, with its braking distance rated as good compared to other tyres in the test. However, on wet roads, the Ventus Prime4 narrowly misses a good rating in braking distance measurements and clearly falls short in wet handling, offering a medium level of grip and suboptimal integration of longitudinal and lateral forces. Its aquaplaning resistance is also rated as just satisfactory. In terms of environmental impact, the Ventus Prime4 receives a good rating, with both its projected mileage and wear rated as good. Its weight is considered good for efficiency, and it nearly achieves a very good rating in fuel consumption. Read Reviews Buy from £120.12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9th: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 only achieves a satisfactory rating, with its dry performance being the limiting factor. On dry surfaces, it provides just adequate steering feedback and does not exceed a satisfactory rating in handling at the limit. The insufficient steering feedback makes it challenging to accurately adjust the steering angle for curves, leading to a tendency for the test vehicle to oversteer during sudden evasion maneuvers. However, the tyre does achieve a clearly good rating in braking distance. Overall, its dry performance does not surpass a satisfactory outcome. On wet roads, the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 narrowly misses a good rating in braking and aquaplaning but secures a good grade in wet handling due to its controllability. In terms of environmental impact, it falls just short of an excellent evaluation but still impresses with a very high projected mileage in the wear test, low wear, low tyre weight, and low fuel consumption. Read Reviews Buy from £113.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th: Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Falken Ziex ZE 310 EcoRun achieves only a satisfactory overall result, primarily due to its dry performance. On dry surfaces, it fails to provide precise steering feedback, making it difficult for drivers to adjust the steering angle for curves accurately, which precludes a good rating. Its handling at the limit is also rated as just satisfactory, though it does receive a good rating for its braking distance. In wet conditions, the Falken Ziex ZE 310 EcoRun performs better, securing good ratings in braking distance measurements and aquaplaning resistance, but narrowly misses a good rating in handling. While the vehicle can be safely driven on the course, increased grip and precision would improve its performance. Environmentally, the Falken Ziex ZE 310 EcoRun only achieves a satisfactory rating. It scores well for projected mileage and wear, but its status as the heaviest tyre in the test leads to only an adequate rating in that criterion. Its fuel consumption is barely rated as good, and sustainability, particularly for tyres produced in Turkey, is deemed adequate. Read Reviews Buy from £110.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11th: Nexen N Fera Primus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Nexen N'Fera Primus receives a satisfactory rating in driving safety, failing to achieve a good rating in both dry and wet conditions. On dry roads, it provides barely satisfactory steering feedback and does not surpass a satisfactory rating in handling at the limit. A lack of precise steering feedback makes it challenging to accurately adjust the steering angle for curves, leading to a tendency for the vehicle to oversteer during sudden evasion maneuvers. However, the tyre achieves a clearly good rating in braking distance. On wet surfaces, the N'Fera Primus secures good ratings in braking distance measurements and lateral aquaplaning but only achieves satisfactory results in longitudinal aquaplaning and handling, preventing a good overall rating in wet performance. Environmentally, the Nexen narrowly misses a good rating, with its projected mileage, noise, and sustainability rated as just satisfactory, while its wear and efficiency are rated as good. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12th: Goodride Solmax 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Goodride Solmax 1 achieves only a satisfactory rating in this year's summer tyre test, primarily due to its performance on wet roads. On dry surfaces, it fails to provide sufficiently accurate steering feedback, making it challenging for drivers to adjust the steering angle for curves as needed for a good rating. Its handling at the limit is also rated as just satisfactory, although it scores a clearly good rating in braking distance. On wet surfaces, the Solmax 1 receives clear satisfactory ratings in braking distance and barely satisfactory in wet handling, demonstrating a relatively weak grip level and moderate ability to combine longitudinal and lateral forces. However, its aquaplaning resistance is rated as good. Environmentally, the Goodride Solmax 1 has a satisfactory impact, with both its projected mileage and wear rated as satisfactory. In terms of efficiency, it achieves a good rating due to low fuel consumption and a comparatively reasonable weight. However, the sustainability of this tyre, produced in China, is considered adequate. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13th: Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 achieves only a satisfactory rating in driving safety, providing just adequate steering feedback on dry roads and not exceeding a satisfactory rating in handling at the limit. The insufficient feedback affects the ability to accurately adjust the steering for curves, leading to a tendency for the vehicle to oversteer during sudden maneuvers. However, it does receive a clearly good rating in braking distance. Overall, its performance on dry roads is rated as satisfactory. On wet surfaces, the Sailun narrowly misses a good rating in both braking and aquaplaning, with only its wet handling performance being rated as just good. Thus, it achieves an overall satisfactory rating on wet roads. Environmentally, the Sailun also receives a satisfactory rating, with both its projected mileage and wear deemed satisfactory, albeit the latter just barely. It scores a good rating in efficiency due to low fuel consumption and a relatively low weight. However, the sustainability of this tyre, produced in China, is rated as adequate. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14th: Semperit Speed Life 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Semperit Speed-Life 3 receives a borderline satisfactory rating in driving safety, with only adequate steering feedback on dry roads and a similar rating in handling at the limit, leading to a tendency for the vehicle to oversteer during sudden maneuvers. Its braking performance is satisfactory, which just suffices for an overall satisfactory rating for its dry road properties. On wet roads, the Semperit Speed-Life 3 narrowly misses a good rating, achieving only satisfactory results in braking distance measurements and lateral aquaplaning. Despite good ratings in longitudinal aquaplaning and handling, it does not achieve a good overall wet performance rating. Environmentally, the Speed-Life 3 performs well, with a very good rating in projected mileage and good ratings in wear and efficiency. However, its noise level and sustainability receive satisfactory ratings. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15th: Linglong Sport Master | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Linglong Sport Master receives an overall satisfactory rating in driving safety. On dry roads, it provides only sufficient steering feedback and achieves an adequate rating in handling at the limit, with a tendency to oversteer during sudden evasive maneuvers and a slow stabilization time. Its braking performance on dry roads is also rated as satisfactory. In wet conditions, although the Sport Master achieves a good rating in braking distances, it only manages a satisfactory rating for aquaplaning resistance and handling, offering medium grip and suboptimal integration of longitudinal and lateral forces, leading to a satisfactory wet performance rating. Environmentally, the Linglong has a satisfactory impact, with satisfactory predicted mileage and good wear. Its efficiency is rated as good due to low fuel consumption and relatively low weight, but its sustainability, particularly for the tyre produced in China, is considered adequate. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16th: Vredestein Ultrac | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Vredestein Ultrac is rated as good in driving safety. It provides good steering feedback and secure handling at the limit on dry roads, along with a short braking distance. On wet roads, its properties are also considered good, including in braking distance measurements and aquaplaning resistance, although it narrowly misses a good rating in handling. The tyre offers a medium level of grip but needs to better combine longitudinal and lateral forces for a higher rating. In terms of environmental impact, the Vredestein Ultrac is rated as merely adequate overall due to its low projected mileage. It receives a satisfactory rating for wear but is praised for its efficiency, attributed to its low weight and fuel consumption. Read Reviews Buy from £123.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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