Summer tyre test 195/55 R16 - Automotorsport 2026

Summer Testing was conducted by auto motor und sport on wet and dry handling circuits, with braking tests on dedicated wet and dry tracks. Rolling resistance and range were measured in the lab and in real-world city driving with a Hyundai Inster EV.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

Hyundai i20 (conventional) and Hyundai Inster (electric), both on 195/55 R16.

Winner

Dunlop Blue Response TG

Test Vehicle

Hyundai i20, Hyundai Inster

Tested tyres

8

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

Dunlop shortest at 34.9 m from 100 km/h, Falken close at 35.5 m. Cooper worst at 37.5 m — a 2.6 m gap that matters in emergency stops.

1

Dunlop Blue Response TG

Rating: Outstanding

£90

87 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91V · £113

Wet9.9

Dry9.7

Enviromental impact7.2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Handling#1/8

Wet Handling Measured#1/8

Wet Side Guide#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Handling Measured#1/8

Dry Lane Change#1/8

Dry Steering Reaction#2/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/8

Summary

2

Vredestein Ultrac+

Rating: Very good

£97

87 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet8.8

Dry7.2

Enviromental impact7.3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Side Guide#2/8

Wet Handling Measured#3/8

Aquaplaning Cross#5/8

Wet Handling#5/8

Dry

Dry Braking#3/8

Dry Handling Measured#5/8

Dry Lane Change#5/8

Dry Handling#8/8

Dry Steering Reaction#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

Summary

3

Michelin Primacy 5

Rating: Good

£117

87 H

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

87V · £124 91V · £133 91V +1

Wet8.1

Dry7.4

Enviromental impact8.6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Wet Handling Measured#3/8

Wet Side Guide#6/8

Dry

Dry Handling#2/8

Dry Steering Reaction#2/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling Measured#5/8

Dry Lane Change#5/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Summary

4

Falken e.Ziex

Rating: Good

£92

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet7.2

Dry8.4

Enviromental impact6.3

Wet

Wet Side Guide#2/8

Wet Handling Measured#3/8

Aquaplaning Cross#5/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Wet Handling#8/8

Dry

Dry Braking#2/8

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Handling Measured#4/8

Dry Lane Change#5/8

Dry Steering Reaction#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Summary

5

Firestone Roadhawk 2

Rating: Good

£85

87 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

87V · £85 91V · £100

Wet8.4

Dry7.3

Enviromental impact6.7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Wet Handling Measured#2/8

Wet Side Guide#2/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Dry

Dry Lane Change#3/8

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling Measured#5/8

Dry Steering Reaction#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/8

Summary

6

Continental EcoContact 6

Rating: Good

£87

87 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

87H · £110 87H · £87 87H +2

Wet6.3

Dry8.0

Enviromental impact9.1

Wet

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Side Guide#6/8

Aquaplaning Cross#7/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Wet Handling Measured#8/8

Dry

Dry Lane Change#1/8

Dry Steering Reaction#1/8

Dry Handling#2/8

Dry Handling Measured#2/8

Dry Braking#3/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

Summary

7

Cooper Summer

Rating: Good

Wet7.8

Dry7.2

Enviromental impact6.7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Wet Side Guide#2/8

Wet Handling Measured#3/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Dry

Dry Lane Change#3/8

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Steering Reaction#4/8

Dry Handling Measured#5/8

Dry Braking#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

Summary

8

Giti Gitisynergy H2

Rating: Good

Wet6.5

Dry7.8

Enviromental impact8.0

Wet

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Side Guide#6/8

Aquaplaning Cross#7/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Wet Handling Measured#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/8

Dry Steering Reaction#4/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Lane Change#5/8

Dry Handling#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Summary

Detailed results

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 Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£99 87 H +13 More
2	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£92 87 H +3 More
3	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£88 87 V +1 More
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P1 86%	86%	Premium	£93 +6 More
5	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£87 87 V +2 More
6	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£117 87 T +5 More
7	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£81 87 H +3 More
8	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£84 87 H +1 More

9	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£66 87 V +4 More
10	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£79 87 +3 More
11	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£122 87 H +6 More
12	Budget Fulda EcoControl HP2 74%	74%	Budget
13	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£94
14	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£93 87 T +3 More
15	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£97 87 T +5 More
16	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£85 87 H +1 More

17	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£108 87 H +5 More
18	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£89 87 T +5 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£85 +11 More
21	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£74 91 V
22	Budget Debica Presto HP2 64%	64%	Budget	£74 87 V
23	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 63%	63%	Budget	£100 87 H +1 More
24	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	£81 0 V +10 More

25	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
26	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£82 87 H +1 More
27	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£109 91 V
28	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 51%	51%	Budget
29	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£92 87 H +17 More
30	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
31	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
32	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget

33	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 39%	39%	Budget
34	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£102 0 V +3 More
35	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£84 87 H +4 More
36	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
37	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£69 87 H +1 More
38	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
39	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
40	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£80 87 H +2 More

41	Budget Tigar High Performance 19%	19%	Budget
42	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
43	Budget Radar RPX-800 14%	14%	Budget
44	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
45	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
46	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget
47	Budget Atlas Green HP 5%	5%	Budget