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2015 Auto Review Summer Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
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11 comments
  1. Marco Antonio Toss archived

    My car has 215/55r17 tires. Im planing to 225/50r17, wich tires are more confortable Michelin Primacy 3 or Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

    #1514
    1. TireReviews Marco Antonio Toss archived

      From the bulk of the tests, it looks to be the Goodyear leading in comfort.

      #1517
  2. Zain Ahmad Moeslim archived

    How about Yokohama Advan DB...?

    #1469
  3. 4cvg archived

    Yes, the Conti PC5 would have been apter than the SC5 in this company. I had thought that Bridgestone had recompounded the T001 for better braking but that doesn't show.

    Curiously, in Auto Bild's 185/60-15 summer tire test 2015, the T001 performs as well in wet or dry as the test winning Conti PC5. Perhaps it's another case of some tires working better in some sizes than others.

    #1458
    1. TireReviews 4cvg archived

      The latest Auto Express tire test in the UK doesn't do the Bridgestone T001 any favours either. 225/45 R17 again. We'll have a story about it soon!

      #1459
      1. Andy Holmes TireReviews archived

        I've noted that usually the t001 comes up short in the wet, with the odd sporadic test result contradicting this, maybe it is size related or maybe the tires are produced in more than one factory, with one pperhaps not processing the compound as well as the other, or maybe even utilising raw materials of a differing quality, or both?...
        For one of the 'big 6', Bridgestone generally don't perform too well, similar to Pirelli, they can mmake some relatively rubbish tires along with some rather decent ones, which I find rather odd...

        #1460
        1. TireReviews Andy Holmes archived

          Bridgestone are aware their product are behind the curve and are working hard on it. They're still the biggest tire manufacturer in the world, don't expect them to be down for long! One of their big problems as OE, they have so many different OE agreements in place, producing new tires is difficult while they keep up OE production of older tires. Pirelli have a similar problem, but to a lesser degree, as the largest OE in Europe.

          #1464
          1. Andy Holmes TireReviews archived

            Nice info there, cheers!
            I've often wondered if tire manufacturers continue with old patterns for car manufacturers, having seen so many new or extremely young cars fitted with patterns long since superseded... One example is the Michelin e3a/e3b, you cannot buy these for love nor money, and even if you find one n.o.s it's been sat on a rack a good many years...

            #1465
            1. TireReviews Andy Holmes archived

              They'll continue as long as there's either a demand, or an OE agreement in place for the tires. It's why you can still buy the Pirelli P6000 and Continental Sport Contact 2 for example! The OE process can take years, we've actually an article coming out soon on the process :)

              #1466
              1. Andy Holmes TireReviews archived

                Sounds good, I await that one! :-)
                Wish I was privy to such stuff, you have all the fun!... :-(

                #1467