Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - AutoMotorSport 2019

Summer

2019

Year

11

Tyres

Winner

Nokian WetProof

Best Value

Pirelli Cinturato P7

Test Vehicle

Volkswagen T-Roc

Tested tyres

11

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Nokian WetProof

Rating: Recommended

Wet9,0

Dry9,0

Enviromental impact6,5

Wet

Wet Braking#1/11

Wet Handling#2/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Wet Side Guide#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Aquaplaning Cross#8/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Handling Measured#1/11

Dry Lane Change#1/11

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Steering Reaction#6/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Noise Interior#11/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/11

Strengths

Very safe and adhesive on wet and dry, easy to handle

Weaknesses

Small steering response, unsatisfactory rolling resistance, slightly unsettled

2

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Recommended

£113

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V · £131 94V · £128 94V +2

Wet8,4

Dry8,7

Enviromental impact9,4

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#1/11

Wet Side Guide#1/11

Wet Handling#2/11

Aquaplaning Cross#3/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11

Wet Braking#8/11

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Braking#4/11

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/11

Noise Exterior#7/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/11

Strengths

Above average in cornering, highly reliable on the wet, intuitive response to steering, lowest rolling resistance

Weaknesses

Deficiencies in wet braking

3

Michelin Primacy 4

Rating: Recommended

£130

94 V

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V 94V · £130 94V +2

Wet7,9

Dry9,3

Enviromental impact9,7

Wet

Wet Side Guide#3/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Wet Handling#4/11

Aquaplaning Cross#5/11

Wet Braking#6/11

Wet Handling Measured#7/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Steering Reaction#3/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/11

Noise Exterior#3/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/11

Strengths

Very balanced tire with short braking distances on dry, easy to use

Weaknesses

Lack of grip on wet, weaker water drainage.

4

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance

Rating: Recommended

£109

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V 94V · £109 94W +2

Wet8,8

Dry7,7

Enviromental impact8,7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11

Wet Handling#1/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Aquaplaning Cross#3/11

Wet Braking#4/11

Wet Side Guide#8/11

Dry

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Braking#5/11

Dry Steering Reaction#6/11

Dry Handling Measured#8/11

Dry Lane Change#8/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/11

Noise Interior#9/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/11

Strengths

Safe, stable handling in wet and dry conditions, reliable during lane changes, easy to handle

Weaknesses

worse cornering in dry when going downhill

5

Pirelli Cinturato P7

Rating: Recommended

£131

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V 94V 94W · £133 +2

Wet8,6

Dry8,3

Enviromental impact7,3

Wet

Wet Braking#1/11

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Wet Side Guide#3/11

Wet Handling#4/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11

Aquaplaning Cross#10/11

Dry

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Steering Reaction#1/11

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Dry Braking#7/11

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/11

Noise Exterior#7/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/11

Strengths

Sporty, dynamic and comfortable tire, best in wet braking

Weaknesses

Weak in dry braking and aquaplaning

6

Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125

Rating: Recommended

£98

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V · £120 94V · £105 94V · £115 +2

Wet7,8

Dry9,3

Enviromental impact6,9

Wet

Wet Braking#4/11

Wet Handling#7/11

Wet Handling Measured#7/11

Aquaplaning Cross#8/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11

Wet Side Guide#8/11

Dry

Dry Braking#1/11

Dry Handling#1/11

Dry Handling Measured#1/11

Dry Lane Change#1/11

Dry Steering Reaction#9/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/11

Noise Interior#5/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/11

Strengths

Safe braking distances on wet and dry, stable during lane changes

Weaknesses

weak in the wet in comparision to others, unpredictable handling in higher speeds

7

Continental PremiumContact 5

Rating: Recommended

£147

94 V

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94V · £147 94W

Wet9,1

Dry7,2

Enviromental impact6,6

Strengths

Very safe on wet roads with short braking distances, the best prevention of aquaplaning

Weaknesses

Shortcomings in the dry braking, understeering strongly with very short limit area

8

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Rating: Still recommended

£115

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98W · £126

Wet7,9

Dry8,0

Enviromental impact5,5

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#2/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11

Wet Side Guide#3/11

Aquaplaning Cross#5/11

Wet Braking#6/11

Wet Handling#7/11

Dry

Dry Lane Change#3/11

Dry Steering Reaction#3/11

Dry Handling Measured#4/11

Dry Braking#5/11

Dry Handling#8/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/11

Noise Interior#9/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/11

Strengths

Good on wet and dry, dynamic on wet with good limits, intuitive handling on dry

Weaknesses

Worse steering response on wet with strong understeer, worse on dry, high rolling resistance

9

Giti Premium H1

Rating: Still recommended

Wet6,8

Dry7,4

Enviromental impact7,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/11

Wet Side Guide#3/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Wet Handling Measured#7/11

Wet Braking#10/11

Wet Handling#11/11

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/11

Dry Handling#4/11

Dry Lane Change#8/11

Dry Steering Reaction#9/11

Dry Braking#10/11

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/11

Noise Exterior#3/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/11

Strengths

Good in corners and handling on dry, good rolling resistance, quiet

Weaknesses

Poor in braking, oversteer on wet, worse than average steering response

10

Nexen N blue HD plus

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£101

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V 94V 94V · £104 +2

Wet6,8

Dry7,0

Enviromental impact6,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/11

Wet Handling Measured#7/11

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/11

Wet Braking#8/11

Wet Handling#9/11

Wet Side Guide#10/11

Dry

Dry Braking#7/11

Dry Handling#8/11

Dry Handling Measured#8/11

Dry Steering Reaction#9/11

Dry Lane Change#11/11

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/11

Noise Exterior#7/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/11

Strengths

Dominant in handling and steering response

Weaknesses

Only satisfactory grip in wet and dry conditions

11

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet6,0

Dry7,1

Enviromental impact7,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/11

Wet Handling#9/11

Wet Braking#10/11

Wet Side Guide#10/11

Aquaplaning Cross#11/11

Wet Handling Measured#11/11

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#6/11

Dry Braking#7/11

Dry Handling#8/11

Dry Lane Change#8/11

Dry Handling Measured#11/11

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/11

Noise Interior#5/11

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/11

Strengths

Good performance on dry surface, good comfort, quiet

Weaknesses

Deficiencies in aquaplaning, poor grip in the wet

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£126 98 W
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£120 94 V +1 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£90 94 V +1 More
4	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£123 98 Y
5	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	£121 98 W
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£141 98 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£132 98 Y
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£153 94 V

9	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£112 94 W +6 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£87 94 W +2 More
11	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£133 94 V +3 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£113 0 W
13	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£130 94 V +1 More
14	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£102 94 W +1 More
15	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£116 98 W +1 More
16	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£105 98 +1 More

17	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium
18	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
19	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£111 94 V +18 More
20	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£99 94 Y +1 More
21	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£77 98 W +1 More
22	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
23	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£97 94 W +1 More
24	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£94 94 +9 More

25	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£82 94 V +2 More
26	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£103 94 V +1 More
27	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£142 94 V +3 More
28	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget	£92 94 V
29	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£106
30	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£107 +1 More
31	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle
32	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£103 94 V +1 More

33	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£100 94 V +2 More
34	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£105 94 V +3 More
35	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£84 98 W +1 More
36	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£101 98 Y +1 More
37	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£107 +3 More
38	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£81 94 W +1 More
39	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget	£81 94 V
40	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£145 94 W +1 More

41	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 Q 56%	56%	Premium	£116 94 V +1 More
42	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£91 94 V +1 More
43	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£83 98 W +1 More
44	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£104 98 W +1 More
45	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
46	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
47	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
48	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget

49	Premium Vredestein Ultrac 43%	43%	Premium	£150 94 W +1 More
50	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
51	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
52	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
53	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£83 0 W +5 More
54	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
55	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
56	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B

57	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
58	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
59	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
60	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£82 94 V +2 More
61	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£86 98 W
62	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
63	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
64	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A

65	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
66	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
67	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£62 98 W