2019 Swedish Summer Tire Test

Dry Braking	▲Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125: 23.7 M	▼Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus: 26.2 M
Subj. Dry Handling	▲Continental Premium Contact 6: 10 Points	▼Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus: 07 Points
Wet Braking	▲Michelin Primacy 4: 27.1 M	▼Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus: 29.8 M
Subj. Wet Handling	▲Nokian Hakka Blue 2: 10 Points	▼Michelin CrossClimate Plus: 06 Points
Straight Aqua	▲Nokian Hakka Blue 2: 83.8 Km/H	▼Continental Premium Contact 6: 77.3 Km/H

The Swedish news paper Aftonbladet have tested thirteen 205/55 R16 touring summer tires using a VW Passat.

Sadly the data is a little lacking in this test, but as the driving was done by the experts at Test World, you can be sure it was a proper tire test.

Points of interest? Well, we don't get the Nokian Hakka Blue 2 in Europe, we do get the Nokian WetProof instead, and while the Michelin CrossClimate+ finished in eleventh place overall, you can be sure it performed significantly better than any other siped all season tire with snow capabilities.

Full details of the test below!

Dry

Wet

Results

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1st: Nokian Hakka Blue 2

205/55 R16

Good dry and wet handling, high levels of stability in the dry and wet, high aquaplaning resistance.

None mentioned.

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2nd: Continental Premium Contact 6

205/55 R16

Excellent steering response and good wet stability, the best dry grip and handling.

Reduced aquaplaning resistance.

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3rd: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

205/55 R16

Good wet handling and grip, balanced in the dry, high aquaplaning resistance.

None mentioned.

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4th: Bridgestone Turanza T005

205/55 R16

Good wet handling.

In hot weather, the tires quickly stop the car on a wet surface, but as the temperature decreases, the braking distance becomes noticeably longer. Dry grip a little weak.

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