2022 Auto Bild Summer Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
March 11, 2022
Below are all the data points for the 2022 Auto Bild 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 Performance 2
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Michelin Primacy 4
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
Kumho Ecsta HS52
Sava Intensa UHP 2
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
BFGoodrich Advantage
Fulda SportControl 2
Toyo Proxes Comfort
Debica Presto UHP2
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
Vredestein Ultrac
Maxxis Premitra HP5
Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
Nexen N Fera Primus
Goodride SA57
Continental EcoContact 6
GT-Radial FE2
Nokian PowerProof
Reference All Season

Quick Navigation

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Ecsta HS52 with a result of 35.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.7%.

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 Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 43 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.9%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 74.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 9.6%.

Wet Circle (m/s)

Lateral wet grip in m/s squared (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 6.74 m/s. The difference between best and worst was 15.7%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun with a result of 88.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 9.5%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra HP5 with a result of 4.85 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 24.9%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental EcoContact 6 with a result of 67.1 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.3%.

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 with a result of 51340 KM. The difference between best and worst was 49.7%.

Value (Price/1000)

Euros/1000km based on cost/wear (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 with a result of 10.42 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 43.9%.

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodride SA57. The difference between best and worst was 48.3%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental EcoContact 6 with a result of 5.69 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 39.3%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 0%
2 Toyo Proxes Comfort 0%
3 Michelin Primacy 4 0%
4 Bridgestone Turanza T005 0%
5 Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun 0%
6 Kumho Ecsta HS52 0%
7 Sava Intensa UHP 2 0%
8 Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 0%
9 BFGoodrich Advantage 0%
10 Fulda SportControl 2 0%
11 Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%
12 Kleber Dynaxer HP4 0%
13 Debica Presto UHP2 0%
14 Vredestein Ultrac 0%
15 Maxxis Premitra HP5 0%
16 Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus 0%
17 Nexen N Fera Primus 0%
18 Goodride SA57 0%
19 Continental EcoContact 6 0%
20 GT-Radial FE2 0%
21 Nokian PowerProof 0%
22 Reference All Season 0%

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