| Test Summary | |
| Wet Braking |
Michelin Primacy 3 |
| Dry Braking |
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance |
| Rolling Resistance |
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance |
| Noise |
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance Dunlop Sport BluResponse Continental Premium Contact 5 |
| Snow Handling |
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance |
| Snow Handling |
Yokohama C Drive2 |
An interesting mix of ten tires were on test, all bought on the open market. It seems instead of multiple sets of tires (Auto Express use 10 tires per manufacturer during testing), Auto Bild Belarus decided to use the same four tires for all the wet and dry tests, which gives us an interesting wear indication at the end of the test. No so interesting for Continental, who's tire started falling falling apart after just three laps of the final dry handling tests.
In addition to the usual dry, wet and the mentioned wear tests, Auto Bild included some subjective scoring, and the tires also had their rubber hardness tested (shore test.) All results are in the table below.
Results
Wear: Tread depth at the start: 8mm
Tread depth at the end: 7.25mm (-10%)
Tread depth at the end: 7.25mm (-10%)
The best level of grip on wet roads, high level of grip on dry roads, minimum rolling resistance, safe handling, good comfort, low noise
None mentioned
Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 73
Total: 981.4
Dry
297.2
Wet
593.5
Subjective
18
Comfort
8
Rolling Resistance
33
Noise
31.7
Wear: Tread depth at the start: 7.8mm
Tread depth at the end: 7mm (-8%)
Tread depth at the end: 7mm (-8%)
Good level of grip on wet asphalt, good level of grip on dry roads, safe handling, good comfort, low noise
None mentioned
Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 67
Total: 971.9
Dry
303.9
Wet
581.5
Subjective
17
Comfort
8
Rolling Resistance
28.9
Noise
32.6
Wear: Tread depth at the start: 6.9mm
Tread depth at the end: 6.5mm (-6%)
Tread depth at the end: 6.5mm (-6%)
The best level of grip on dry roads, good level of grip on wet asphalt, safe handling
Low comfort
Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 72
Total: 965.4
Dry
310
Wet
568.9
Subjective
17
Comfort
7
Rolling Resistance
30.8
Noise
31.7
Wear: Tread depth at the start: 8mm
Tread depth at the end: 7.4mm (-8%)
Tread depth at the end: 7.4mm (-8%)
Good level of grip on dry pavement, good level of grip on wet asphalt, safe handling, good comfort
Very poor wear during dry track laps
Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 64
Total: 963.4
Dry
298.6
Wet
579.7
Subjective
15
Comfort
8
Rolling Resistance
30
Noise
32.1
Wear: Tread depth at the start: 8.6mm
Tread depth at the end: 7.6mm (-12%)
Tread depth at the end: 7.6mm (-12%)
Good resistance to aquaplaning, short braking distance on dry roads
Noise / comfort
Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 71
Total: 947.2
Dry
291.9
Wet
579.9
Subjective
13
Comfort
6
Rolling Resistance
24
Noise
32.4
Wear: Tread depth at the start: 7.6mm
Tread depth at the end: 7.4mm (-3%)
Tread depth at the end: 7.4mm (-3%)
Good balance and handling, good dry braking
Long braking distance in the wet, noisy, low comfort, high rolling resistance
Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 65
Total: 895.7
Dry
289
Wet
530.1
Subjective
17
Comfort
5
Rolling Resistance
22.3
Noise
32.3
Wear: Tread depth at the start: 8mm
Tread depth at the end: 7.5mm (-7%)
Tread depth at the end: 7.5mm (-7%)
Very quiet, good dry braking
Long braking in the wet, low resistance to aquaplaning, poor handling, low comfort
Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 62
Total: 885.6
Dry
283.8
Wet
525.4
Subjective
11
Comfort
5
Rolling Resistance
27.4
Noise
33
Wear: Tread depth at the start: 7.5mm
Tread depth at the end: 7.2mm (-4%)
Tread depth at the end: 7.2mm (-4%)
Good curved aquaplaning
Long braking in the dry and wet, poor handling in the wet, noisy, low comfort
Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 64
Total: 855.8
Dry
277.8
Wet
529.2
Subjective
10
Comfort
6
Rolling Resistance
28.8
Noise
4
Wear: Tread depth at the start: 7.4mm
Tread depth at the end: 7mm (-5%)
Tread depth at the end: 7mm (-5%)
None mentioned
Very bad handling in the dry and wet, low resistance to aquaplaning, long braking in the dry and wet, low comfort, high noise, high rolling resistance
Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 71
Total: 868.9
Dry
279
Wet
522.5
Subjective
10
Comfort
4
Rolling Resistance
21.8
Noise
31.6
Wear: Tread depth at the start: 7mm
Tread depth at the end: 6.7mm (-4%)
Tread depth at the end: 6.7mm (-4%)
Cheapest tire on test
Very long wet braking, poor handling in the dry and wet, low resistance to aquaplaning, low comfort, noisy, high rolling resistance
Misc: Shore (rubber hardness): 71
Total: 834.7
Dry
281.6
Wet
488.4
Subjective
7
Comfort
4
Rolling Resistance
21.8
Noise
31.9