2022 AMS Performance Summer Tire Test - Tire reviews and ratings

Tire	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	Bridgestone Turanza T005	Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3	Continental Premium Contact 6	Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	Nokian PowerProof	Michelin Pilot Sport 4	Falken Azenis FK510	Maxxis Victra Sport 5	GT Radial SportActive 2
Position	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	7^th	8^th	9^th	10^th
Category scores (% of best)
Dry	100%	98.9%	98.5%	98.8%	98.8%	98.6%	98.7%	97.5%	98.4%	96.2%
Wet	96.2%	97%	95.6%	95%	96.6%	94%	93.6%	93.7%	93.3%	94.5%
Comfort	96.1%	97%	95.3%	94.7%	100%	96.7%	98.5%	95.6%	98.3%	99.3%
Rolling Resistance	85.5%	100%	76.5%	86.7%	74.7%	84.4%	90.3%	75.6%	80.3%	78.3%
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It's the first test of the new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, and it's the first test win for the new tire!

For 2022, the excellent publication Auto Motor und Sport have tested ten ultra high performance tires in 245/45 R19 using an Audi A6 Quattro. The new Goodyear was essentially the best in nearly all the grip tests, and had the best subjective handling on test, but did drop some points in aquaplaning.

Bridgestone placed second with the T005, proving to be a balanced tire doing well in most tests, and the Hankook Ventus S1 Evo3 finished third, excelling in the braking tests but it couldn't match the performance in handling.

Interestingly, the fourth placed Continental PremiumContact 6 was the Audi AO specific tire, which meant it had both SEAL technology and foam sound absorbing system.

Dry

The new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 was best in dry braking, with Hankook in second. Falken and GT Radial finished an unusual amount of distance behind.

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result
1Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	100 %
2Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3	99 %
3Bridgestone Turanza T005	98 %
3Nokian PowerProof	98 %
5Michelin Pilot Sport 4	98 %
5Continental Premium Contact 6	98 %
5Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	98 %
8Maxxis Victra Sport 5	97 %
9Falken Azenis FK510	95 %
10GT Radial SportActive 2	93 %

The difference between best and worst was 7%.

The Goodyear was also best in dry handling, with the sportiest handling, however Hankook dropped down to last place thanks to a sluggish and imprecise steering response.

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result
1Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	100 %
2Bridgestone Turanza T005	100 %
3Continental Premium Contact 6	100 %
3Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	100 %
5Michelin Pilot Sport 4	100 %
5Falken Azenis FK510	100 %
7GT Radial SportActive 2	100 %
8Maxxis Victra Sport 5	100 %
9Nokian PowerProof	99 %
10Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3	98 %

All the tires in the Dry Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet

Hankook was back at the front for wet braking, with Michelin doing unusually badly.

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result
1Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3	100 %
2Bridgestone Turanza T005	98 %
3Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	96 %
4Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	94 %
5Nokian PowerProof	94 %
6Continental Premium Contact 6	93 %
7Falken Azenis FK510	91 %
8Michelin Pilot Sport 4	89 %
9Maxxis Victra Sport 5	86 %
10GT Radial SportActive 2	86 %

The difference between best and worst was 14%.

Goodyear was back at the front in wet handling, leading with an impressive margin. Michelin again performed poorly.

Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result
1Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	100 %
2Bridgestone Turanza T005	99 %
3Maxxis Victra Sport 5	98 %
4GT Radial SportActive 2	97 %
5Continental Premium Contact 6	97 %
5Nokian PowerProof	97 %
7Falken Azenis FK510	97 %
8Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3	97 %
9Michelin Pilot Sport 4	96 %
10Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	96 %

The difference between best and worst was 4%.

Wet circle approximately matched wet handling, which is always nice to see!

Wet Circle
Position / Tire	Result
1Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	100 %
2Maxxis Victra Sport 5	99 %
3Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3	98 %
4Nokian PowerProof	98 %
5GT Radial SportActive 2	98 %
6Falken Azenis FK510	97 %
6Bridgestone Turanza T005	97 %
8Continental Premium Contact 6	97 %
8Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	97 %
10Michelin Pilot Sport 4	96 %

The difference between best and worst was 4%.

Nexen and GT Radial led the way in the two aquaplaning tests, with the GT Radial best overall.

Straight Aqua
Position / Tire	Result
1Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	100 %
2GT Radial SportActive 2	96 %
3Michelin Pilot Sport 4	95 %
4Maxxis Victra Sport 5	92 %
5Continental Premium Contact 6	90 %
6Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	89 %
7Bridgestone Turanza T005	89 %
8Nokian PowerProof	89 %
9Falken Azenis FK510	86 %
10Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3	86 %

The difference between best and worst was 14%.

Curved Aquaplaning
Position / Tire	Result
1GT Radial SportActive 2	100 %
2Continental Premium Contact 6	97 %
2Bridgestone Turanza T005	97 %
2Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	97 %
5Michelin Pilot Sport 4	93 %
6Falken Azenis FK510	90 %
6Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	90 %
8Maxxis Victra Sport 5	86 %
8Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3	86 %
10Nokian PowerProof	83 %

The difference between best and worst was 17%.

Environment

External noise testing had no advantage for the foam damped Continental, which was the noisiest outside but the quietest inside the car.

Noise
Position / Tire	Result
1Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	100 %
2GT Radial SportActive 2	99 %
3Michelin Pilot Sport 4	99 %
4Maxxis Victra Sport 5	98 %
5Bridgestone Turanza T005	97 %
6Nokian PowerProof	97 %
7Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	96 %
8Falken Azenis FK510	96 %
9Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3	95 %
10Continental Premium Contact 6	95 %

The difference between best and worst was 5%.

Bridgestone and Michelin led the way in the fuel use testing.

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tire	Result
1Bridgestone Turanza T005	100 %
2Michelin Pilot Sport 4	90 %
3Continental Premium Contact 6	87 %
4Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	86 %
5Nokian PowerProof	84 %
6Maxxis Victra Sport 5	80 %
7GT Radial SportActive 2	78 %
8Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3	76 %
9Falken Azenis FK510	76 %
10Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	75 %

The difference between best and worst was 25%.

GT Radial was the cheapest tire on test, nearly half the price of the AO Continental.

Results

Goodyear's new tire impresses with a lot of safety and the best dynamics.

Dry100%

Wet96.2%

Comfort96.1%

Rolling Resistance85.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	%
Dry Braking	1^st / 10	100%
Dry Handling	1^st / 10	100%
Wet Braking	4^th / 10	94.25%
Wet Handling	1^st / 10	100%
Wet Circle	1^st / 10	100%
Straight Aqua	6^th / 10	89.5%
Curved Aquaplaning	6^th / 10	89.66%
Noise	7^th / 10	96.14%
Rolling Resistance	4^th / 10	85.53%

EU Label: C/A/70
Weight: 10.77 kgs
Tread: 6.8 mm
Price: 203.00

With no significant weaknesses, the T005 is still worth recommending.

Dry98.9%

Wet97%

Comfort97%

Rolling Resistance100%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	%
Dry Braking	3^rd / 10	98.02%
Dry Handling	2^nd / 10	99.84%
Wet Braking	2^nd / 10	98.33%
Wet Handling	2^nd / 10	98.76%
Wet Circle	6^th / 10	97.45%
Straight Aqua	7^th / 10	89.36%
Curved Aquaplaning	2^nd / 10	96.55%
Noise	5^th / 10	96.97%
Rolling Resistance	1^st / 10	100%

EU Label: B/A/72
Weight: 10.1 kgs
Tread: 6.6 mm
Price: 167.00

The tire focuses on being excellent in safety.

Dry98.5%

Wet95.6%

Comfort95.3%

Rolling Resistance76.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	%
Dry Braking	2^nd / 10	99.14%
Dry Handling	10^th / 10	97.85%
Wet Braking	1^st / 10	100%
Wet Handling	8^th / 10	96.83%
Wet Circle	3^rd / 10	98.05%
Straight Aqua	10^th / 10	85.95%
Curved Aquaplaning	8^th / 10	86.21%
Noise	9^th / 10	95.33%
Rolling Resistance	8^th / 10	76.47%

EU Label: C/A/72
Weight: 12.57 kgs
Tread: 7.6 mm
Price: 160.00

Only the Audi AO self seal version of the PC6 was available in this size.

Dry98.8%

Wet95%

Comfort94.7%

Rolling Resistance86.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	%
Dry Braking	5^th / 10	97.74%
Dry Handling	3^rd / 10	99.76%
Wet Braking	6^th / 10	92.77%
Wet Handling	5^th / 10	97.17%
Wet Circle	8^th / 10	96.85%
Straight Aqua	5^th / 10	89.63%
Curved Aquaplaning	2^nd / 10	96.55%
Noise	10^th / 10	94.66%
Rolling Resistance	3^rd / 10	86.67%

EU Label: B/A/72
Weight: 10.55 kgs
Tread: 6.6 mm
Price: 209.00

Inexpensive but balanced, just limited wet cornering performance.

Dry98.8%

Wet96.6%

Comfort100%

Rolling Resistance74.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	%
Dry Braking	5^th / 10	97.74%
Dry Handling	3^rd / 10	99.76%
Wet Braking	3^rd / 10	95.78%
Wet Handling	10^th / 10	95.59%
Wet Circle	8^th / 10	96.85%
Straight Aqua	1^st / 10	100%
Curved Aquaplaning	2^nd / 10	96.55%
Noise	1^st / 10	100%
Rolling Resistance	10^th / 10	74.71%

EU Label: C/A/71
Weight: 12.51 kgs
Tread: 6.8 mm
Price: 138.00

Good for every day summer weather, deficits only in heavy rain.

Dry98.6%

Wet94%

Comfort96.7%

Rolling Resistance84.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	%
Dry Braking	3^rd / 10	98.02%
Dry Handling	9^th / 10	99.13%
Wet Braking	5^th / 10	93.95%
Wet Handling	5^th / 10	97.17%
Wet Circle	4^th / 10	97.75%
Straight Aqua	8^th / 10	88.95%
Curved Aquaplaning	10^th / 10	82.76%
Noise	6^th / 10	96.7%
Rolling Resistance	5^th / 10	84.42%

EU Label: C/A/72
Weight: 12.18 kgs
Tread: 7.8 mm
Price: 144.00

Impressively precise and direct in the dry, showing its age in the wet.

Dry98.7%

Wet93.6%

Comfort98.5%

Rolling Resistance90.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	%
Dry Braking	5^th / 10	97.74%
Dry Handling	5^th / 10	99.68%
Wet Braking	8^th / 10	88.59%
Wet Handling	9^th / 10	95.81%
Wet Circle	10^th / 10	95.95%
Straight Aqua	3^rd / 10	95.09%
Curved Aquaplaning	5^th / 10	93.1%
Noise	3^rd / 10	98.54%
Rolling Resistance	2^nd / 10	90.28%

EU Label: C/A/71
Weight: 11.19 kgs
Tread: 6.8 mm
Price: 208.00

Well priced and essentially safe in the wet.

Dry97.5%

Wet93.7%

Comfort95.6%

Rolling Resistance75.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	%
Dry Braking	9^th / 10	95.32%
Dry Handling	5^th / 10	99.68%
Wet Braking	7^th / 10	91.33%
Wet Handling	7^th / 10	96.95%
Wet Circle	6^th / 10	97.45%
Straight Aqua	9^th / 10	86.49%
Curved Aquaplaning	6^th / 10	89.66%
Noise	8^th / 10	95.6%
Rolling Resistance	9^th / 10	75.58%

EU Label: D/A/69
Weight: 12.41 kgs
Tread: 7.3 mm
Price: 155.00

Good dry performance but limited unbalanced grip in the wet.

Dry98.4%

Wet93.3%

Comfort98.3%

Rolling Resistance80.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	%
Dry Braking	8^th / 10	97.19%
Dry Handling	8^th / 10	99.52%
Wet Braking	9^th / 10	86.01%
Wet Handling	3^rd / 10	98.19%
Wet Circle	2^nd / 10	99.4%
Straight Aqua	4^th / 10	92.09%
Curved Aquaplaning	8^th / 10	86.21%
Noise	4^th / 10	98.25%
Rolling Resistance	6^th / 10	80.25%

EU Label: C/A/72
Weight: 11.89 kgs
Tread: 7.2 mm
Price: 137.00

Inexpensive tire with some strengths but also noticeable weaknesses.

Dry96.2%

Wet94.5%

Comfort99.3%

Rolling Resistance78.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	%
Dry Braking	10^th / 10	92.76%
Dry Handling	7^th / 10	99.6%
Wet Braking	10^th / 10	85.76%
Wet Handling	4^th / 10	97.4%
Wet Circle	5^th / 10	97.6%
Straight Aqua	2^nd / 10	95.63%
Curved Aquaplaning	1^st / 10	100%
Noise	2^nd / 10	99.26%
Rolling Resistance	7^th / 10	78.31%

EU Label: C/A/69
Weight: 10.05 kgs
Tread: 7.6 mm
Price: 130.00

Discussion

14 comments

fredzy Dec 5, 2025 archived

I've run PS4 on several cars now and really can't complain about them. On GR86 the OEM set held up to 3 hard track weekends. They are about cooked now at 15,000 miles. The biggest win is that they never had any bad/funny wear patterns, or got significantly louder as they wore or anything like that. This was my experience with some other UHP tires. They are a great summer tire. But the main purpose of this comment is as a test. I haven't been able to post or comment anywhere on the site!

#10458
1. TireReviews fredzy Dec 5, 2025 archived
  
  Glad you got the comment working. Are you also unable to leave a review on the site?
  
  #10459
  1. fredzy TireReviews Dec 5, 2025 archived
    
    Thank you for replying! No, I am not able to leave a comment, and I even got an email that I tried sending to [email protected] bounced back to me by the filter policy. Let me know if I get the green light and I will re-send that email with the details on the issues I've been having (unable to verify email for my account, etc)
    
    #10460
    1. TireReviews fredzy Dec 5, 2025 archived
      
      try [email protected] (I don't own the tirereviews.com domain)
      
      #10461
Lokids Apr 12, 2022 archived

Hello,
Got a set of new Hankook S1 Evo3 based on this test. (Assy6 was not available)
Do you have any experience how tire performance change if we change the size? Like 17" ->18". Or 215 -> 225. Or bigger change like 17" -> 20"

#7958
1. TireReviews Lokids Apr 12, 2022 archived
  
  The trends should continue, where it's very close there might be some inversions in the results.
  
  #7961
BeastMonkey Apr 3, 2022 archived

Hello @TireReviews:disqus, thank you for all your reviews. For me comfort and noice is most important, but since inside noice does not correlate to external noice, this is hard to judge. I was happy to note the below comment which indicates that the internal noice is measured:
"External noise testing had no advantage for the foam damped Continental, which was the noisiest outside but the quietest inside the car."
Would it be possible to include this in future tests?

#7940
1. TireReviews BeastMonkey Apr 3, 2022 archived
  
  I do internal noise testing where it's realistic to do but it's very very time consuming so often not possible sadly
  
  #7941
T Turkington Mar 31, 2022 archived

Hi there - love your content and can't wait for the Michelin PS5 v Goodyear Asymmetric 6 comparison to come out! I have a quick question about whether the new Goodyear Asymmetric 6 or the existing Goodyear SuperSport would be the better tire for an enthusiastically driven mainstream car (BMW 3 series)? I prioritize accurate and sharp steering but also have to live with the reality of potholes and speed bumps. Tough one I know but basically wondering how the latest and greatest Asymmetric 6 compares to the 'previous gen' tire from the UUHP segment above i.e. the SuperSport. Any advice much appreciated!

#7929
1. TireReviews T Turkington Mar 31, 2022 archived
  
  Good question, and I don't have an answer as I've not driven both. I would probably opt for the Asym 6 at this point for a daily.
  
  #7930
  1. T Turkington TireReviews Apr 1, 2022 archived
    
    Thanks for the quick reply and thanks again for all your great work.
    
    #7933
dufonrafal . Mar 28, 2022 archived

Hi, sorry because I don't want to be that guy... But you always seem to make this typo :
"quiet sensitive" , it's "quite" :D

#7923
Lukica Stipetić Mar 14, 2022 archived

Too bad there are no Michelin 5 and Falken 520

#7884
1. TireReviews Lukica Stipetić Mar 14, 2022 archived
  
  Yep, I'm having the same issue with Falken
  
  #7885

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