Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - ADAC 2021
- Winner: Continental PremiumContact 6
- Best value: Semperit Speed-Life 3
- Testing vehicle: VW Golf
- Tested tyres: 15
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental PremiumContact 6 | Good + |
1,8
|
2,0
|
3,1
|
2,5
| £85 91 H + 1 | |
| 2. | Semperit Speed-Life 3 | Good + |
1,9
|
2,0
|
2,8
|
2,5
| £59 91 H + 3 | |
| 3. | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Good + |
2,1
|
2,0
|
3,2
|
2,5
| £74 91 H + 9 | |
| 4. | Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 | Satisfactory |
2,3
|
2,6
|
2,8
|
0,6
| £74 91 H + 4 | |
| 5. | Kumho Ecsta HS51 | Satisfactory |
2,2
|
2,6
|
2,8
|
2,0
| £48 91 V + 3 | |
| 6. | Apollo Alnac 4G | Satisfactory |
2,7
|
2,6
|
2,8
|
2,0
| £55 91 H + 2 | |
| 7. | Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 | Satisfactory |
2,7
|
1,5
|
2,9
|
2,5
| £59 91 H + 7 | |
| 8. | Fulda EcoControl HP2 | Satisfactory |
2,8
|
2,5
|
2,7
|
1,5
| £61 91 H + 3 | |
| 9. | BFGoodrich Advantage | Satisfactory |
2,9
|
2,2
|
2,8
|
2,0
| £70 91 H + 5 | |
| 10. | Maxxis Premitra HP5 | Satisfactory |
2,2
|
1,4
|
3,1
|
3,0
| £52 91 V + 1 | |
| 11. | Nokian WetProof | Satisfactory |
2,3
|
2,1
|
2,7
|
3,0
| £56 91 H + 4 | |
| 12. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | Satisfactory |
2,0
|
2,0
|
2,7
|
3,0
| ||
| 13. | Uniroyal Rainsport 5 | Satisfactory |
2,1
|
2,9
|
2,7
|
3,0
| £66 91 H + 3 | |
| 14. | Petlas Imperium PT515 | Satisfactory |
3,3
|
3,3
|
3,1
|
1,5
| ||
| 15. | King Meiler Sport 1 | Sufficient |
3,6
|
3,2
|
3,7
|
2,5
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Noise | Wear | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2021 205/55 R16 test performed by ADAC on a VW Golf in 2021. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental PremiumContact 6 is the best of 15 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Noise, Wear, ). Other featured tyres include Semperit Speed-Life 3, Bridgestone Turanza T005, Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli P7 Cinturato Blue, Dunlop Sport BluResponse, Pirelli P7 Cinturato.
Same size tyres not featured in the test
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