Below are all the data points for the 2019 AMS Summer SUV 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.

Michelin Primacy 4

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

Pirelli CINTURATO P7

Nexen N Blue HD Plus

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

Nokian WetProof

Giti GitiPremium H1

Continental Premium Contact 5

Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 3.20 M (8.9%) | Avg: 37.55 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Primacy 4 with a result of 36.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.1%.

Michelin Primacy 4

36.1 M
Nokian WetProof

36.2 M
Bridgestone Turanza T005

36.4 M
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

36.4 M
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

37.3 M
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

37.5 M
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

38 M
Nexen N Blue HD Plus

38 M
Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

38.6 M
Continental Premium Contact 5

39.2 M
Giti GitiPremium H1

39.3 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.10 Km/H (2%) | Avg: 103.74 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Nokian WetProof

104.5 Km/H
Giti GitiPremium H1

104.3 Km/H
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

104.3 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza T005

104 Km/H
Michelin Primacy 4

104 Km/H
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

103.9 Km/H
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

103.9 Km/H
Nexen N Blue HD Plus

103.5 Km/H
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

103.2 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 5

103.1 Km/H
Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

102.4 Km/H

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Spread: 3.00 Points (33.3%) | Avg: 7.82 Points

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 with a result of 9 Points. The difference between best and worst was 33.3%.

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

9 Points
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

9 Points
Michelin Primacy 4

9 Points
Bridgestone Turanza T005

8 Points
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

8 Points
Nokian WetProof

8 Points
Giti GitiPremium H1

8 Points
Continental Premium Contact 5

7 Points
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

7 Points
Nexen N Blue HD Plus

7 Points
Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

6 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 4.30 M (12.1%) | Avg: 37.11 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WetProof with a result of 35.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.8%.

Nokian WetProof

35.4 M
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

35.5 M
Continental Premium Contact 5

35.9 M
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

36.1 M
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

36.1 M
Michelin Primacy 4

36.6 M
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

37.3 M
Bridgestone Turanza T005

38.1 M
Nexen N Blue HD Plus

38.3 M
Giti GitiPremium H1

39.2 M
Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

39.7 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 5.30 Km/H (6%) | Avg: 85.60 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 88.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6%.

Bridgestone Turanza T005

88.1 Km/H
Nokian WetProof

87.1 Km/H
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

87 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 5

86.2 Km/H
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

86.2 Km/H
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

85.7 Km/H
Giti GitiPremium H1

85.3 Km/H
Michelin Primacy 4

85.1 Km/H
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

84.1 Km/H
Nexen N Blue HD Plus

84 Km/H
Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

82.8 Km/H

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Spread: 5.00 Points (50%) | Avg: 7.55 Points

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 50%.

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

10 Points
Nokian WetProof

9 Points
Bridgestone Turanza T005

9 Points
Continental Premium Contact 5

8 Points
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

8 Points
Michelin Primacy 4

8 Points
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

7 Points
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

7 Points
Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

6 Points
Nexen N Blue HD Plus

6 Points
Giti GitiPremium H1

5 Points

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 5.40 Km/H (6.7%) | Avg: 77.39 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 5 with a result of 80.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.7%.

Continental Premium Contact 5

80.5 Km/H
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

79.7 Km/H
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

79.1 Km/H
Giti GitiPremium H1

78.2 Km/H
Nokian WetProof

78.1 Km/H
Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

77 Km/H
Michelin Primacy 4

76.9 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza T005

76.1 Km/H
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

75.4 Km/H
Nexen N Blue HD Plus

75.2 Km/H
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

75.1 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Spread: 4.00 Points (40%) | Avg: 8.09 Points

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli CINTURATO P7 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 40%.

Pirelli CINTURATO P7

10 Points
Michelin Primacy 4

9 Points
Giti GitiPremium H1

9 Points
Continental Premium Contact 5

9 Points
Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

8 Points
Nexen N Blue HD Plus

8 Points
Bridgestone Turanza T005

8 Points
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

8 Points
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

7 Points
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

7 Points
Nokian WetProof

6 Points

Noise (dB)

Spread: 3.00 dB (4.2%) | Avg: 73.10 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WetProof with a result of 71.5 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4%.

Nokian WetProof

71.5 dB
Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

71.6 dB
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

72.4 dB
Giti GitiPremium H1

72.7 dB
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

72.8 dB
Michelin Primacy 4

72.8 dB
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

73 dB
Nexen N Blue HD Plus

74.2 dB
Bridgestone Turanza T005

74.2 dB
Continental Premium Contact 5

74.4 dB
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

74.5 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.70 kg / t (22.4%) | Avg: 8.37 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Primacy 4 with a result of 7.6 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 18.3%.

Michelin Primacy 4

7.6 kg / t
Bridgestone Turanza T005

7.7 kg / t
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

7.8 kg / t
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

8.1 kg / t
Giti GitiPremium H1

8.4 kg / t
Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

8.5 kg / t
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

8.5 kg / t
Nexen N Blue HD Plus

8.6 kg / t
Nokian WetProof

8.8 kg / t
Continental Premium Contact 5

8.8 kg / t
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

9.3 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
	Nokian WetProof	0%
2	Bridgestone Turanza T005	0%
3	Michelin Primacy 4	0%
4	Pirelli CINTURATO P7	0%
5	Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance	0%
6	Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125	0%
7	Continental Premium Contact 5	0%
8	Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun	0%
9	Giti GitiPremium H1	0%
10	Nexen N Blue HD Plus	0%
11	Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV	0%

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2019 AMS Summer SUV Tire Test