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2019 Auto Bild Summer Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
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Test Results Data

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# Tire Total Score Dry Wet Comfort Value
Braking M Handling Km/H % Braking M Handling Km/H Straight Aqua Km/H % Subj. Comfort Points Noise dB % Wear KM Value Price/1000 Price Rolling Resistance kg / t %
1 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 97.1% 34.2 117.7 2 99.9% 29.6 76.5 99.7 98.8% 9 71.6 99.8% 51090 2 9.4 480 9.8 77.8%
2 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 95.6% 34.7 2 116.8 98.8% 28.8 2 74.7 95 98% 6 72.6 82.4% 54210 9.59 520 9.61 79%
3 Falken Azenis FK510 95% 36 117.4 97.2% 29 74.4 95.6 97.7% 7 3 71.7 88.6% 39390 8.76 345 9.48 76.6%
4 ▼1 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 94.9% 35.2 117.5 3 98.4% 28.7 73.2 95.1 97.4% 6 71.8 83% 41340 9.19 380 9.48 75.8%
5 Continental Premium Contact 6 94.6% 35.8 116.4 97.1% 29.9 73.3 91.8 95.2% 7 3 72.6 88% 50700 3 8.09 2 410 8.23 3 86.2%
6 ▲2 Pirelli P Zero 94.1% 35.1 118 98.7% 28.9 3 75.7 3 92.3 98% 6 73.5 81.8% 35880 12.26 440 10.27 65.2%
7 ▲3 Bridgestone Turanza T005 93.8% 35.6 115.6 97% 30.9 74.9 91.7 94.8% 7 3 75 86.4% 41370 9.59 400 7.49 81%
8 ▲1 Sava Intensa UHP 2 93.7% 35.7 116.8 97.4% 32.8 72.8 94.9 92% 8 2 72.6 93.6% 44850 6.47 290 9.22 88.8%
9 ▼2 Nokian WetProof 93.7% 35.2 116.3 97.9% 29.7 75.9 2 90.8 96.7% 5 71.3 77.8% 37440 10.28 385 9.49 71.7%
10 Apollo Aspire XP 93.3% 36.3 115.7 96.1% 31 73.8 94.6 94.6% 7 3 71.5 3 88.8% 40560 8.38 3 340 8.97 79.6%
11 ▲8 Kenda Emera A1 92.8% 34.9 3 115.8 98.1% 30.3 74.5 95.7 96% 5 72.2 77.2% 28080 11.04 310 3 10.29 66.1%
12 ▼6 Fulda SportControl 2 92.7% 35.1 116.9 98.3% 32 73 93.8 92.8% 6 71.9 82.9% 38220 8.77 335 9.09 77.4%
13 ▼3 Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 92.3% 35.3 117.1 98.1% 30.8 72.9 94 94.2% 5 72.3 77.1% 38610 9.32 360 11.49 70.3%
14 ▲3 Maxxis Premitra HP5 91.7% 36.3 116 96.3% 33.2 72.2 94.5 91.2% 7 3 73 87.7% 35490 8.45 300 2 8.47 79.8%
15 ▼2 Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 91.6% 35.4 117 97.9% 31.4 72.1 96.1 3 93.5% 2 72.2 60.5% 41730 9.11 380 9.43 76.3%
16 ▲2 Firestone RoadHawk 91.6% 35.2 115.3 97.4% 32 72 90.7 91.7% 5 73 76.6% 35490 9.72 345 7.69 2 78.4%
17 ▼1 Kleber Dynaxer UHP 91.5% 35.9 115.6 96.6% 32.1 71.6 91.1 91.5% 7 3 71.8 88.5% 39050 9.48 370 8.99 75.6%
18 ▼3 Toyo Proxes Sport 91.3% 37.1 116.3 95.4% 31.7 74 96.8 2 94.3% 7 3 72.7 87.9% 30420 11.83 360 10.67 63.8%
19 ▲1 Kumho Ecsta PS71 90.8% 37.1 116.3 95.4% 31.6 73.2 95.5 93.7% 7 3 74.1 87% 26520 12.07 320 11.06 62.1%
20 ▼6 Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 90.7% 35.2 116.2 97.8% 32.9 72.3 92.2 91.2% 5 71.4 2 77.7% 35880 11.43 410 9.08 69.7%
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Dry 100% Wet 99% Comfort 100% Value 78%
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Dry
Dry Braking 34.2 M
Dry Handling 117.7 Km/H 2
Wet
Wet Braking 29.6 M
Wet Handling 76.5 Km/H
Straight Aqua 99.7 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 9 Points
Noise 71.6 dB
Value
Wear 51090 KM 2
Value 9.4 Price/1000
Price 480
Rolling Resistance 9.8 kg / t
Dry 99% Wet 98% Comfort 82% Value 79%
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Dry
Dry Braking 34.7 M 2
Dry Handling 116.8 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 28.8 M 2
Wet Handling 74.7 Km/H
Straight Aqua 95 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 72.6 dB
Value
Wear 54210 KM
Value 9.59 Price/1000
Price 520
Rolling Resistance 9.61 kg / t
Dry 97% Wet 98% Comfort 89% Value 77%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36 M
Dry Handling 117.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 29 M
Wet Handling 74.4 Km/H
Straight Aqua 95.6 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points 3
Noise 71.7 dB
Value
Wear 39390 KM
Value 8.76 Price/1000
Price 345
Rolling Resistance 9.48 kg / t
Dry 98% Wet 97% Comfort 83% Value 76%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.2 M
Dry Handling 117.5 Km/H 3
Wet
Wet Braking 28.7 M
Wet Handling 73.2 Km/H
Straight Aqua 95.1 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 71.8 dB
Value
Wear 41340 KM
Value 9.19 Price/1000
Price 380
Rolling Resistance 9.48 kg / t
Dry 97% Wet 95% Comfort 88% Value 86%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.8 M
Dry Handling 116.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 29.9 M
Wet Handling 73.3 Km/H
Straight Aqua 91.8 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points 3
Noise 72.6 dB
Value
Wear 50700 KM 3
Value 8.09 Price/1000 2
Price 410
Rolling Resistance 8.23 kg / t 3
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94.1%
Dry 99% Wet 98% Comfort 82% Value 65%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.1 M
Dry Handling 118 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 28.9 M 3
Wet Handling 75.7 Km/H 3
Straight Aqua 92.3 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 73.5 dB
Value
Wear 35880 KM
Value 12.26 Price/1000
Price 440
Rolling Resistance 10.27 kg / t
Dry 97% Wet 95% Comfort 86% Value 81%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.6 M
Dry Handling 115.6 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 30.9 M
Wet Handling 74.9 Km/H
Straight Aqua 91.7 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points 3
Noise 75 dB
Value
Wear 41370 KM
Value 9.59 Price/1000
Price 400
Rolling Resistance 7.49 kg / t
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93.7%
Dry 97% Wet 92% Comfort 94% Value 89%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.7 M
Dry Handling 116.8 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 32.8 M
Wet Handling 72.8 Km/H
Straight Aqua 94.9 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 8 Points 2
Noise 72.6 dB
Value
Wear 44850 KM
Value 6.47 Price/1000
Price 290
Rolling Resistance 9.22 kg / t
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93.7%
Dry 98% Wet 97% Comfort 78% Value 72%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.2 M
Dry Handling 116.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 29.7 M
Wet Handling 75.9 Km/H 2
Straight Aqua 90.8 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 5 Points
Noise 71.3 dB
Value
Wear 37440 KM
Value 10.28 Price/1000
Price 385
Rolling Resistance 9.49 kg / t
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93.3%
Dry 96% Wet 95% Comfort 89% Value 80%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.3 M
Dry Handling 115.7 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 31 M
Wet Handling 73.8 Km/H
Straight Aqua 94.6 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points 3
Noise 71.5 dB 3
Value
Wear 40560 KM
Value 8.38 Price/1000 3
Price 340
Rolling Resistance 8.97 kg / t
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92.8%
Dry 98% Wet 96% Comfort 77% Value 66%
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Dry
Dry Braking 34.9 M 3
Dry Handling 115.8 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 30.3 M
Wet Handling 74.5 Km/H
Straight Aqua 95.7 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 5 Points
Noise 72.2 dB
Value
Wear 28080 KM
Value 11.04 Price/1000
Price 310 3
Rolling Resistance 10.29 kg / t
12
92.7%
Dry 98% Wet 93% Comfort 83% Value 77%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.1 M
Dry Handling 116.9 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 32 M
Wet Handling 73 Km/H
Straight Aqua 93.8 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 71.9 dB
Value
Wear 38220 KM
Value 8.77 Price/1000
Price 335
Rolling Resistance 9.09 kg / t
13
92.3%
Dry 98% Wet 94% Comfort 77% Value 70%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.3 M
Dry Handling 117.1 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 30.8 M
Wet Handling 72.9 Km/H
Straight Aqua 94 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 5 Points
Noise 72.3 dB
Value
Wear 38610 KM
Value 9.32 Price/1000
Price 360
Rolling Resistance 11.49 kg / t
14
91.7%
Dry 96% Wet 91% Comfort 88% Value 80%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.3 M
Dry Handling 116 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 33.2 M
Wet Handling 72.2 Km/H
Straight Aqua 94.5 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points 3
Noise 73 dB
Value
Wear 35490 KM
Value 8.45 Price/1000
Price 300 2
Rolling Resistance 8.47 kg / t
15
91.6%
Dry 98% Wet 94% Comfort 61% Value 76%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.4 M
Dry Handling 117 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 31.4 M
Wet Handling 72.1 Km/H
Straight Aqua 96.1 Km/H 3
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 2 Points
Noise 72.2 dB
Value
Wear 41730 KM
Value 9.11 Price/1000
Price 380
Rolling Resistance 9.43 kg / t
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91.6%
Dry 97% Wet 92% Comfort 77% Value 78%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.2 M
Dry Handling 115.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 32 M
Wet Handling 72 Km/H
Straight Aqua 90.7 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 5 Points
Noise 73 dB
Value
Wear 35490 KM
Value 9.72 Price/1000
Price 345
Rolling Resistance 7.69 kg / t 2
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91.5%
Dry 97% Wet 92% Comfort 89% Value 76%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.9 M
Dry Handling 115.6 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 32.1 M
Wet Handling 71.6 Km/H
Straight Aqua 91.1 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points 3
Noise 71.8 dB
Value
Wear 39050 KM
Value 9.48 Price/1000
Price 370
Rolling Resistance 8.99 kg / t
18
91.3%
Dry 95% Wet 94% Comfort 88% Value 64%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.1 M
Dry Handling 116.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 31.7 M
Wet Handling 74 Km/H
Straight Aqua 96.8 Km/H 2
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points 3
Noise 72.7 dB
Value
Wear 30420 KM
Value 11.83 Price/1000
Price 360
Rolling Resistance 10.67 kg / t
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90.8%
Dry 95% Wet 94% Comfort 87% Value 62%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.1 M
Dry Handling 116.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 31.6 M
Wet Handling 73.2 Km/H
Straight Aqua 95.5 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points 3
Noise 74.1 dB
Value
Wear 26520 KM
Value 12.07 Price/1000
Price 320
Rolling Resistance 11.06 kg / t
Dry 98% Wet 91% Comfort 78% Value 70%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.2 M
Dry Handling 116.2 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 32.9 M
Wet Handling 72.3 Km/H
Straight Aqua 92.2 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 5 Points
Noise 71.4 dB 2
Value
Wear 35880 KM
Value 11.43 Price/1000
Price 410
Rolling Resistance 9.08 kg / t
Not every driver has the same priorities. Adjust the category weightings above to re-rank the tires based on what matters most to your driving style.
Scores are colour-coded from red (weakest) through yellow to green (strongest) to help you quickly spot each tire's strengths and weaknesses.
The original test ranking is shown in the # column. Arrows indicate how each tire moves when your custom weighting is applied.
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