2021 All Road SUV Summer Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
March 8, 2021
Below are all the data points for the 2021 All Road SUV 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 EfficientGrip 2 SUV
Michelin Primacy 4
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Continental Premium Contact 6
Nokian Wetproof SUV
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
Maxxis Premitra HP5
BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
Toyo Proxes Comfort
Imperial EcoSport SUV

Quick Navigation

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 35.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.8%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 102.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.2%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 6 with a result of 48 M. The difference between best and worst was 17.1%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

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

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 87.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 9.2%.

Off road Performance Overview

Gravel Handling (Km/H)

Gravel Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

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

Gravel Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Wetproof SUV with a result of 9371 N. The difference between best and worst was 18.1%.

Sand Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Imperial EcoSport SUV with a result of 8258 N. The difference between best and worst was 11.4%.

Grass Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV with a result of 3917 N. The difference between best and worst was 21.2%.

Mud Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich Advantage SUV with a result of 4013 N. The difference between best and worst was 9.2%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV with a result of 69 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Imperial EcoSport SUV. The difference between best and worst was 49.5%.

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 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 22%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV 0%
2 Michelin Primacy 4 0%
3 Bridgestone Turanza T005 0%
4 Continental Premium Contact 6 0%
5 Nokian Wetproof SUV 0%
6 Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun 0%
7 Maxxis Premitra HP5 0%
8 BFGoodrich Advantage SUV 0%
9 Toyo Proxes Comfort 0%
10 Imperial EcoSport SUV 0%

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