2021 Auto Express Summer Tire Test

Auto Express have asked Tire Reviews not to cover too much of their test, so if you'd like to see the full results of this 225/45 R17 summer tire test head over to the Auto Express website!

Here's a very basic overview of the results. One thing to keep in mind is there's a mix of tire types in this test, with more performance bias patterns such as the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 and Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 up against touring bias tires such as the Bridgestone Turanza T005 and Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2.

One final note, the scoring is based on percentages against the best in test. Dry and wet are made up of two and five tests respectively which is why they're over 100%.

Results

1^st

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

225/45 R17

A deserved win for the Hankook, excelling in wet braking and generally a great all round performance.

All discipline results (5)

Test	Result
Dry	197.2
Wet	477.1
Rolling Resistance	68.2
Noise	98.9
Overall	100

Total: 941.4

EU Label

C/A/72

2^nd

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

225/45 R17

The PS4 continues to be impressive in the wet and dry.

All discipline results (5)

Test	Result
Dry	199.3
Wet	491.7
Rolling Resistance	63.8
Noise	98.1
Overall	99.5

Total: 952.4

EU Label

C/A/71

3^rd

Vredestein Ultrac

225/45 R17

The updated Vredestein Ultrac is impressive, with a consistent performance in all tests.

All discipline results (5)

Test	Result
Dry	197.5
Wet	481.1
Rolling Resistance	67.8
Noise	99.2
Overall	99.4

Total: 945

EU Label

C/A/69

4^th

Bridgestone Turanza T005

225/45 R17

The T005 has very low rolling resistance but struggled in the wet.

All discipline results (5)

Test	Result
Dry	195.6
Wet	457.2
Rolling Resistance	100
Noise	99.1
Overall	99.2

Total: 951.1

EU Label

B/A/71

5^th

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

225/45 R17

The Asym 5 had a balanced performance in the we and dry but had a very high rolling resistance.

All discipline results (5)

Test	Result
Dry	196.3
Wet	484.4
Rolling Resistance	65.7
Noise	98.8
Overall	98.8

Total: 944

EU Label

D/A/71

6^th

Continental Premium Contact 6

225/45 R17

The PremiumContact 6 remains a good tire but is getting on and a replacement is needed to put Continental at the very front.

All discipline results (5)

Test	Result
Dry	196.8
Wet	441.8
Rolling Resistance	71.2
Noise	99.3
Overall	98.7

Total: 907.8

EU Label

C/A/71

7^th

Nokian PowerProof

225/45 R17

The PowerProof needs work if it's to match the big names.

All discipline results (5)

Test	Result
Dry	196.3
Wet	461
Rolling Resistance	68.2
Noise	99.4
Overall	97.7

Total: 922.6

EU Label

C/A/69

8^th

Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2

225/45 R17

The wet weather improvement needs improvement for the P7 C2 to get to the front of testing in this size.

All discipline results (5)

Test	Result
Dry	194.9
Wet	449.7
Rolling Resistance	82
Noise	99.2
Overall	97.6

Total: 923.4

EU Label

B/A/70

9^th

Avon ZV7

225/45 R17

Avon is closing in on its rivals with the ZV7, but there's still a way to go!

All discipline results (5)

Test	Result
Dry	191.2
Wet	445
Rolling Resistance	68.7
Noise	100
Overall	97.4

Total: 902.3

EU Label

D/A/70

10^th

Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2

225/45 R17

The worrying wet braking result means a replacement for the RT2 can't come soon enough.

All discipline results (5)

Test	Result
Dry	194.2
Wet	465.3
Rolling Resistance	70.9
Noise	99.9
Overall	96.6

Total: 926.9

EU Label

E/A/72