Below are all the data points for the 2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tire Test, displaying how each tire performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tire's plot, the better its overall performance.

How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Continental AllSeasonContact

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Falken Azenis FK510

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

GiTi GitiSport S1

Michelin CrossClimate Plus

Continental Premium Contact 6

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 7.70 M (21.8%) | Avg: 38.31 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 with a result of 35.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 17.9%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

35.4 M
Continental Premium Contact 6

35.8 M
Falken Azenis FK510

36.5 M
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

36.7 M
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

37.7 M
GiTi GitiSport S1

38.1 M
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

39 M
Continental AllSeasonContact

42.5 M
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

43.1 M

Dry Handling (s)

Spread: 2.90 s (4.6%) | Avg: 63.83 s

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 with a result of 62.8 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.4%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

62.8 s
Falken Azenis FK510

63.1 s
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

63.2 s
GiTi GitiSport S1

63.3 s
Continental Premium Contact 6

63.3 s
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

63.4 s
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

64.6 s
Continental AllSeasonContact

65.1 s
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

65.7 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 7.50 M (15.3%) | Avg: 51.92 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 with a result of 49.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 13.3%.

Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

49.1 M
Continental Premium Contact 6

49.1 M
Michelin Pilot Sport 4

49.4 M
Falken Azenis FK510

50 M
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

50.9 M
Continental AllSeasonContact

50.9 M
GiTi GitiSport S1

55.2 M
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

56.1 M
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

56.6 M

Wet Handling (s)

Spread: 5.20 s (6%) | Avg: 89.97 s

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 with a result of 87 s. The difference between best and worst was 5.6%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

87 s
Continental Premium Contact 6

87.6 s
Falken Azenis FK510

88.2 s
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

89.3 s
Continental AllSeasonContact

90.6 s
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

91 s
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

91.7 s
GiTi GitiSport S1

92.1 s
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

92.2 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 10.90 Km/H (14.1%) | Avg: 71.74 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 4 with a result of 77.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 14.1%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

77.4 Km/H
Falken Azenis FK510

73.3 Km/H
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

72.8 Km/H
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

72.7 Km/H
GiTi GitiSport S1

72.3 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 6

72.3 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

69.9 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact

68.5 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

66.5 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 3.00 dB (4.3%) | Avg: 71.11 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 with a result of 70 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.1%.

Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

70 dB
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

70 dB
GiTi GitiSport S1

70 dB
Continental AllSeasonContact

71 dB
Michelin Pilot Sport 4

71 dB
Falken Azenis FK510

71 dB
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

72 dB
Continental Premium Contact 6

72 dB
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

73 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 230.00 (79.3%) | Avg: 415.56

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was GiTi GitiSport S1. The difference between best and worst was 44.2%.

GiTi GitiSport S1

290
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

310
Falken Azenis FK510

330
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

390
Michelin Pilot Sport 4

450
Continental Premium Contact 6

450
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

490
Continental AllSeasonContact

510
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

520

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.54 kg / t (19.8%) | Avg: 8.74 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance with a result of 7.76 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 16.6%.

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

7.76 kg / t
Continental AllSeasonContact

8.27 kg / t
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

8.49 kg / t
Continental Premium Contact 6

8.8 kg / t
GiTi GitiSport S1

8.89 kg / t
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

8.91 kg / t
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

8.95 kg / t
Falken Azenis FK510

9.26 kg / t
Michelin Pilot Sport 4

9.3 kg / t

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position	Tire	Score
	Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2	0%
2	Michelin Pilot Sport 4	0%
3	Michelin CrossClimate Plus	0%
4	Continental Premium Contact 6	0%
5	Falken Azenis FK510	0%
6	Continental AllSeasonContact	0%
7	Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance	0%
8	Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125	0%
9	GiTi GitiSport S1	0%

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2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tire Test