| Test Summary | |
| Wet Braking |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport |
| Dry Braking |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 |
| Wear |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport |
| Snow Handling |
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 |
As always, we will steer you towards the Auto Express website to see the full details of the test, but we do have a few comments to make.
- At time of testing there were stock issues for some of the usual brands, meaning no Michelin and Continental are included in this test.
- The Asymmetric 6 placed a very close second to the Potenza Sport, just 0.5% off overall. The Bridgestone was the sharper handling tire in the dry and wet by a small margin, but the Goodyear was the best of the rest by a clear margin.
- The Pirelli Cinturato P7 seems out of place in this test as the only touring tire in the group, in this group we'd have prefered to see the P Zero PZ4.
- The budget Austone tire took 18 meters longer than the best on test to stop in wet braking, which is a huge difference.
- Maxxis seems to continue its recent form with the Victra Sport 5 finishing impressively well with a rounded performance!
The overall results are below, and once again you can find the full details on www.autoexpress.com. The scores are weighed as 50% wet, 40% dry and fuel economy 10% with the emphasis on handling and braking in the dry and wet.
Results
- 3PMSF: no
- Weight: D/A/72 kgs
The Potenza Sport lead in the dry and wet with the sharpest handling and shortest braking distances.
Total: 790.8
Dry
200
Wet
392.1
Noise
98.7
Overall
100
- 3PMSF: no
- Weight: C/A/70 kgs
The Asymmetric 6 was only slightly behind the Potenza Sport in the dry and wet, but had a better rolling resistance and the best aquaplaning resistance on test.
Total: 788.1
Dry
196.4
Wet
395
Noise
97.2
Overall
99.5
- 3PMSF: no
- Weight: C/A/72 kgs
The VS5 had good handling and levels of grip in the dry and wet.
Total: 768
Dry
193.5
Wet
378.7
Noise
98.3
Overall
97.5
- 3PMSF: no
- Weight: C/A/72 kgs
The S1 Evo3 excelled in wet braking and had a good subjective handling result, but struggled a little in the deep water aquaplaning testing.
Total: 749.7
Dry
191.2
Wet
361.1
Noise
100
Overall
97.4
- 3PMSF: no
- Weight: C/A/70 kgs
The new Falken Azenis FK520 performed well in the dry and in the aquaplaning testing, but couldn't match the best in the wet grip tests of wet handling and braking.
Total: 750.3
Dry
194.9
Wet
360.7
Noise
98.2
Overall
96.5
- 3PMSF: no
- Weight: B/A/70 kgs
The Cinturato P7 C2 was the only touring tire in a group of UHP tires, and performed as you would expect. It couldn't match the outright grip of the performance tires but had the best rolling resistance on test.
Total: 722.2
Dry
187
Wet
340.6
Noise
99.4
Overall
95.2
- 3PMSF: no
- Weight: C/A/72 kgs
The Austone SP7 finished last in every grip test, and took 18 meters longer to stop the test car than the winner, which is a huge margin. As always, cheap tires are cheap for a reason.
Total: 675.5
Dry
181.5
Wet
304.9
Noise
99.4
Overall
89.7