2011 Finnish ECO Touring Tire Test

Finnish magazine Engineering World have tested 15 of the latest tires in 205/55 r16. The test includes all the latest ECO tires and regular touring tires from premium, mid range and budget manufacturers.

Data analyzed and reviewed byJonathan Benson

May 24, 2011 6 min read Updated January 8, 2025

Finnish magazine Engineering World have tested 15 of the latest tires in 205/55 r16.

The test includes all the latest ECO tires and regular touring tires from premium, mid range and budget manufacturers.

The Continental Premium Contact 2 is a convincing tire, winning in almost every test. Best dry and wet grip and great handling

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	29
Wet	39
Comfort	9
Rolling Resistance	8
Noise	9
Overall	9.5

Total: 103.5

Precise setting and excellent stability in both the wet and dry gives the Nokian V a strong second. Extremely quiet to boot

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	26
Wet	37
Comfort	8
Rolling Resistance	7
Noise	9
Overall	8.8

Total: 95.8

Sporty drivability and excellent wet performance give the Vredestien a strong 3rd place.

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	22
Wet	36
Comfort	9
Rolling Resistance	8
Noise	9
Overall	8.5

Total: 92.5

The Goodyear EfficientGrip wins the rolling resistance test and finishes a strong 4th. Its quiet comfortable nature means it's not the sharpest handling tire in the group but a good all rounder

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	24
Wet	32
Comfort	9
Rolling Resistance	10
Noise	9
Overall	8.2

Total: 92.2

The Pirelli P7 Cinturato is most at home on the dry tarmac with excellent grip and a sharp steering response. Only slightly let down by its wet braking leaves the Pirelli in 5th

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	27
Wet	31
Comfort	9
Rolling Resistance	8
Noise	9
Overall	8.5

Total: 92.5

The Nokian Hakka Green excelled in the wet tests but was slightly let down by its dry performance. Another comfortable quiet tire.

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	22
Wet	33
Comfort	9
Rolling Resistance	9
Noise	9
Overall	8

Total: 90

The Dunlop Sport Fast Responce resists aquaplaning brilliantly but unfortunately has a high rolling resistance and isn't the most comfortable tire in the test

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	22
Wet	32
Comfort	7
Rolling Resistance	5
Noise	8
Overall	7.8

Total: 81.8

The Bridgestone ER300 Ectopica proves itself as a very balanced tire by excelling in no one test but scoring well in every category.

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	22
Wet	29
Comfort	8
Rolling Resistance	7
Noise	9
Overall	7.5

Total: 82.5

The Hankook Ventus Prime 2 is let down by its wet braking and high rolling resistance. Its aquaplaning resistance is excellent and dry driveability good.

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	23
Wet	29
Comfort	8
Rolling Resistance	6
Noise	8
Overall	7.4

Total: 81.4

The Barum Bravuris 2 performed honorably with good scores in every test proving no major weakness.

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	22
Wet	28
Comfort	9
Rolling Resistance	9
Noise	9
Overall	7.4

Total: 84.4

The Linglong Green Max is the first time a Linglong tire has scored reasonably in a group test. Its wet braking is rather modest but lateral grip good in the wet and dry. Slightly let down by its rolling resistance.

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	24
Wet	30
Comfort	8
Rolling Resistance	7
Noise	8
Overall	7.4

Total: 84.4

The BF Goodrich g-Grip offers reasonable aquaplaning resistance but not enough to make up for its average wet and dry grip.

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	20
Wet	27
Comfort	9
Rolling Resistance	9
Noise	7
Overall	7.2

Total: 79.2

Its the usual story for the Michelin Energy Saver - excellent rolling reistance but at the expense of wet performance. This tire is due an update.

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	24
Wet	26
Comfort	8
Rolling Resistance	10
Noise	10
Overall	7.2

Total: 85.2

The Sava intensa HP offers good aquaplaning restance but that's where the praise ends. Thanks to a seeming random ability to slide the Sava is not a nice tire to drive on.= and has the highest rolling resistance in the test

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	16
Wet	27
Comfort	9
Rolling Resistance	4
Noise	8
Overall	6.6

Total: 70.6

The magazine would not use the Sunny SN3630 if they were given away thanks to poor grip levels and random handling characteristics

All discipline results (6)

Test	Result
Dry	13
Wet	16
Comfort	8
Rolling Resistance	7
Noise	7
Overall	4.6

Total: 55.6

Discussion

7 comments

yessuz Oct 7, 2014 archived

hi.
is there a link to the test?

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1. TireReviews yessuz Oct 7, 2014 archived
  
  Most of these tires are no longer on sale! We suggest looking at some of the latest tests:
  http://www.tirereviews.co.u...
  
  #1227
Bglassw Jun 5, 2012 archived

i have sunny sn880 and they are faboulous

#616
Jim Grassick Sep 25, 2011 archived

How have you measured "low rolling resistance"? Dunlop do not accept your conclusion and say this tire is Low rolling resistance

#320
1. TireReviews Jim Grassick Sep 25, 2011 archived
  
  Finnish magazine Engineering World selected the tire criteria!
  
  #321
Jf64 May 27, 2011 archived

The comments for tires ranked 1st to 4th don't correspond to the tires!

#271
1. TireReviews Jf64 May 27, 2011 archived
  
  Thanks for the heads up, our database was having a bad day!
  
  #272

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