Below are all the data points for the 2019 Mid Range 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.

Debica Presto HP

Dayton Touring 2

Sumitomo BC100

Nokian Nordman SX2

Kleber Dynaxer HP 3

Cooper Zeon CS8

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Semperit SpeedLife 2

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 1.13 M (4.5%) | Avg: 25.33 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Semperit SpeedLife 2 with a result of 24.85 M. The difference between best and worst was 4.3%.

Semperit SpeedLife 2

24.85 M
Maxxis Premitra HP5

24.86 M
Debica Presto HP

24.97 M
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3

25.26 M
Nokian Nordman SX2

25.37 M
Cooper Zeon CS8

25.44 M
Sumitomo BC100

25.92 M
Dayton Touring 2

25.98 M

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Spread: 2.00 Points (22.2%) | Avg: 8.31 Points

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Nordman SX2 with a result of 9 Points. The difference between best and worst was 22.2%.

Nokian Nordman SX2

9 Points
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3

9 Points
Semperit SpeedLife 2

8.8 Points
Maxxis Premitra HP5

8.4 Points
Sumitomo BC100

8.2 Points
Dayton Touring 2

8.1 Points
Debica Presto HP

8 Points
Cooper Zeon CS8

7 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 2.90 M (10.4%) | Avg: 29.34 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Semperit SpeedLife 2 with a result of 27.8 M. The difference between best and worst was 9.4%.

Semperit SpeedLife 2

27.8 M
Maxxis Premitra HP5

27.9 M
Nokian Nordman SX2

28.8 M
Cooper Zeon CS8

29.6 M
Debica Presto HP

29.7 M
Sumitomo BC100

30.1 M
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3

30.1 M
Dayton Touring 2

30.7 M

Wet Handling (s)

Spread: 2.50 s (4.3%) | Avg: 58.78 s

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Semperit SpeedLife 2 with a result of 57.7 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.2%.

Semperit SpeedLife 2

57.7 s
Maxxis Premitra HP5

57.7 s
Nokian Nordman SX2

58 s
Debica Presto HP

58.1 s
Cooper Zeon CS8

58.4 s
Sumitomo BC100

59.9 s
Dayton Touring 2

60.2 s
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3

60.2 s

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Spread: 1.00 Points (11.2%) | Avg: 8.40 Points

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Debica Presto HP with a result of 8.9 Points. The difference between best and worst was 11.2%.

Debica Presto HP

8.9 Points
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3

8.6 Points
Semperit SpeedLife 2

8.5 Points
Nokian Nordman SX2

8.5 Points
Maxxis Premitra HP5

8.5 Points
Cooper Zeon CS8

8.4 Points
Dayton Touring 2

7.9 Points
Sumitomo BC100

7.9 Points

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 7.30 Km/H (8.4%) | Avg: 80.83 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Semperit SpeedLife 2 with a result of 86.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8.4%.

Semperit SpeedLife 2

86.5 Km/H
Nokian Nordman SX2

80.5 Km/H
Debica Presto HP

80.2 Km/H
Dayton Touring 2

80.1 Km/H
Sumitomo BC100

80.1 Km/H
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3

80 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra HP5

80 Km/H
Cooper Zeon CS8

79.2 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 0.90 dB (1.4%) | Avg: 66.80 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

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

Cooper Zeon CS8

66.4 dB
Semperit SpeedLife 2

66.5 dB
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3

66.5 dB
Debica Presto HP

66.6 dB
Dayton Touring 2

66.9 dB
Sumitomo BC100

67.1 dB
Maxxis Premitra HP5

67.1 dB
Nokian Nordman SX2

67.3 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.49 kg / t (18.9%) | Avg: 8.50 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra HP5 with a result of 7.87 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 15.9%.

Maxxis Premitra HP5

7.87 kg / t
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3

7.93 kg / t
Semperit SpeedLife 2

8.29 kg / t
Dayton Touring 2

8.4 kg / t
Nokian Nordman SX2

8.51 kg / t
Sumitomo BC100

8.65 kg / t
Debica Presto HP

8.96 kg / t
Cooper Zeon CS8

9.36 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
	Semperit SpeedLife 2	0%
2	Maxxis Premitra HP5	0%
3	Nokian Nordman SX2	0%
4	Debica Presto HP	0%
5	Kleber Dynaxer HP 3	0%
6	Cooper Zeon CS8	0%
7	Sumitomo BC100	0%
8	Dayton Touring 2	0%

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2019 Mid Range Tire Test