2019 SUV 4x4 Summer Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
March 11, 2019
Below are all the data points for the 2019 SUV 4x4 Summer 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.

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
Continental Premium Contact 6
Nokian PowerProof
Maxxis Premitra HP5
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Toyo Proxes Sport
Nexen N Fera RU1
Cooper Zeon CS8
CST Medallion MD A1

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 6 with a result of 34 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.1%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

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

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 with a result of 46.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 22.1%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian PowerProof with a result of 89.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra HP5 with a result of 82 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.1%.

Off road Performance Overview

Gravel Handling (Km/H)

Gravel Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian PowerProof with a result of 67.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%.

Gravel Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 with a result of 9902 N. The difference between best and worst was 14.8%.

Grass Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 with a result of 9548 N. The difference between best and worst was 16.3%.

Mud Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was CST Medallion MD A1 with a result of 2725 N. The difference between best and worst was 18.2%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was CST Medallion MD A1 with a result of 64.2 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.7%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was CST Medallion MD A1. The difference between best and worst was 50.9%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 7.56 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 26.2%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 0%
2 Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 0%
3 Continental Premium Contact 6 0%
4 Nokian PowerProof 0%
5 Maxxis Premitra HP5 0%
6 Bridgestone Turanza T005 0%
7 Toyo Proxes Sport 0%
8 Nexen N Fera RU1 0%
9 Cooper Zeon CS8 0%
10 CST Medallion MD A1 0%

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