4 categories (11 tests)
Test Category | Best Performer | Worst Performer | Difference |
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Dry (2 tests) | |||
Dry Braking | ▲ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 34.2 M | ▼ Kumho Ecsta PS71: 37.1 M | 2.9 M (7.8%) |
Dry Handling | ▲ Pirelli P Zero: 118 Km/H | ▼ Firestone RoadHawk: 115.3 Km/H | 2.7 Km/H (2.3%) |
Wet (3 tests) | |||
Wet Braking | ▲ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3: 28.7 M | ▼ Maxxis Premitra HP5: 33.2 M | 4.5 M (13.6%) |
Wet Handling | ▲ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 76.5 Km/H | ▼ Kleber Dynaxer UHP: 71.6 Km/H | 4.9 Km/H (6.8%) |
Straight Aqua | ▲ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 99.7 Km/H | ▼ Firestone RoadHawk: 90.7 Km/H | 9.0 Km/H (9.9%) |
Comfort (2 tests) | |||
Subj. Comfort | ▲ Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 9 Points | ▼ Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2: 2 Points | 7.0 Points (350.0%) |
Noise | ▲ Nokian WetProof: 71.3 dB | ▼ Bridgestone Turanza T005: 75 dB | 3.7 dB (4.9%) |
Value (4 tests) | |||
Wear | ▲ Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5: 54210 KM | ▼ Kumho Ecsta PS71: 26520 KM | 27,690.0 KM (104.4%) |
Value | ▲ Sava Intensa UHP 2: 6.47 Price/1000 | ▼ Pirelli P Zero: 12.26 Price/1000 | 5.8 Price/1000 (47.2%) |
Price | ▲ Sava Intensa UHP 2: 290 | ▼ Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5: 520 | 230.0 (44.2%) |
Rolling Resistance | ▲ Bridgestone Turanza T005: 7.49 kg / t | ▼ Vredestein Ultrac Vorti: 11.49 kg / t | 4.0 kg / t (34.8%) |
The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 continued on from a very strong run of results in 2018 to win the test overall, with the brand new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 a very close second. The new Goodyear only had one weakness, the rolling resistance testing, and was also reported to have a very high purchase price, which no longer applies in the UK market.
Third place was joint awarded to another new tyre, the Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3. This continues on the excellent results Hankook has achieved with the new Ventus Prime 3 in 2018, and confirms what the market has suspected for a while - Hankook is now a premium player. The more established Falken FK510 matched the Hankook, with its only weakness being wear.
It's also worth noting that this is the first test the seventh place Nokian WetProof has been featured in. WetProof by name, the new Nokian proved to be extremely strong in the wet handling tests, but struggled during the aquaplaning testing.
Dry
If you average the dry braking and dry handling results, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 is the best dry weather tyre overall, with a huge gap during the dry braking testing. The Auto Bild testers also commented that the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 was the best handling tyre on test, giving excellent steering feel and precision.
Wet
The top four tyres during wet braking were all extremely close, with the new Hankook just beating the new Goodyear for the best wet braking tyre on test.
The test-winning Michelin proved to be extremely strong during wet handling, leading the pack by a small margin.
And somehow the Michelin tyre also dominated the straight aquaplaning testing, which is normally an opposing quality to tests like dry grip and handling.
Environment
The Bridgestone Turanza T005 proved to have the lowest fuel use on test.
All tyres, apart from the Bridgestone T005 were separated by less than 3dB during the external noise testing, with the new Nokian WetProof the quietest tyre on test.
Each tyre was given a subjective comfort score, with the Michelin again being in a class of one.
Cost
The new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 beat Michelin at it's own game, having the lowest wear on test! Michelin and Continental were a close second and third place, which is great to see as wear has been a weak point for Continental in the past.
The new Goodyear was the most expensive tyre tested, which would be to do with the new nature of the tyre. If you see our pricing below, the new Goodyear is already significantly cheaper than the Michelin in the UK.
Most importantly, the "value" test, where the magazine divides the purchase price by the potential wear had the Continental and Falken as the best value tyres of the top six places! With the corrected Goodyear pricing, the new Asymmetric 5 also looks to be extremely good value.
Results
Below are the overall results and testers commentary. Be sure to check out the full test on autobild.de, and feel free to leave any comments or questions below.
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Best driving dynamics on test, and in the top 3 in almost all tests. Excellent wet and dry handling, low wear. High purchase price, average rolling resistance. Highly recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £102.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Excellent wet handling with high steering precision, short braking distances, extremely low wear leading to an excellent price / performance ratio. High purchase price, average comfort. Highly recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £84.16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd: Falken Azenis FK510 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good wet and dry grip, sporty dry handling, excellent wet braking, well priced. Average mileage. Highly recommended. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd: Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Extremely well balanced performance, precise steering and good feedback in the dry, best wet braking, well priced. Average comfort. Highly recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £96.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5th: Continental Premium Contact 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A well balanced performance with good wet handling, short wet and dry braking distances, low rolling resistance, low wear. Average aquaplaning results. Highly recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £89.17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6th: Fulda SportControl 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sporty summer tyre with excellent handling, good dry braking, very good curved aquaplaning, low noise, low rolling resistance, low price. Average mileage. Highly recommended. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7th: Nokian WetProof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wet specialist with the best wet cornering, precise steering, short wet and dry braking distances, low noise. Poor aquaplaning result. Recommended. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th: Pirelli P Zero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Excellent wet and dry handling, precise steering with good feedback, short wet and dry braking. Average mileage, high fuel use. Recommended. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9th: Sava Intensa UHP 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good dry handling, good aquaplaning results, low wear, best price / performance ratio. Slightly reduced wet grip. Recommended. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th: Apollo Aspire XP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stable wet handling, good aquaplaning resistance, good comfort, low fuel use, good price / performance ratio. Understeer during dry handling. Recommended. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th: Vredestein Ultrac Vorti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Short dry and wet braking, good steering precision and grip in the dry handling test, low noise. High rolling resistance. Recommended. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th: Bridgestone Turanza T005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sporty dynamic wet handling, short braking distances, lowest rolling resistance. Understeer during dry handling, average comfort, average noise. Recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £77.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13th: Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good aquaplaning resistance, good handling and short braking distances in the dry, low rolling resistance. Understeer in the wet. Recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £80.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14th: Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Short dry braking, low noise, low fuel use. Average grip and handling in the wet, high wear. Conditionally recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £90.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15th: Toyo Proxes Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Very good aquaplaning results, good wet handling, good comfort. Average dry grip, high wear, high rolling resistance. Conditionally recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £91.54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16th: Kleber Dynaxer UHP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Low noise, low fuel use. Average wet performance with poor steering, understeer in the dry and wet, low aquaplaning resistance. Conditionally recommended. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17th: Maxxis Premitra HP5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Well priced, low rolling resistance. Slight understeer in the dry and wet, slow steering response, average mileage. Conditionally recommended. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18th: Firestone RoadHawk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Short dry braking. Understeer balance handling and limited steering precision in the dry and wet, poor aquaplaning reserves. Conditionally recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £81.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19th: Kenda Emera A1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good aquaplaning resistance, short dry braking. Understeer during dry handling, very poor wear. Conditionally recommended. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20th: Kumho Ecsta PS71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good aquaplaning properties, good dry handling. Very poor wear, very high rolling resistance. Conditionally recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £77.99 |