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2023 Motor Summer Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
4 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2023 Motor 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.

Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Continental PremiumContact 7
Vredestein Ultrac
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
Bridgestone Turanza T005

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 4.00 M (11.2%) | Avg: 37.03 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 35.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.1%.
  1. Continental PremiumContact 7
    35.6 M
  2. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    36.3 M
  3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    36.3 M
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    36.6 M
  5. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    36.7 M
  6. Vredestein Ultrac
    37.4 M
  7. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    37.7 M
  8. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
    39.6 M

Dry Handling (s)

Spread: 1.60 s (2.9%) | Avg: 56.10 s

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Continental PremiumContact 7
    55.2 s
  2. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    55.7 s
  3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
    55.9 s
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    56 s
  5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    56.2 s
  6. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    56.3 s
  7. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    56.7 s
  8. Vredestein Ultrac
    56.8 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 13.50 M (26.4%) | Avg: 57.66 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 51.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 20.9%.
  1. Continental PremiumContact 7
    51.1 M
  2. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    54.6 M
  3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    56 M
  4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    57.5 M
  5. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    58.9 M
  6. Vredestein Ultrac
    59 M
  7. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    59.6 M
  8. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
    64.6 M

Wet Handling (s)

Spread: 4.40 s (5.3%) | Avg: 85.70 s

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 83.8 s. The difference between best and worst was 5%.
  1. Continental PremiumContact 7
    83.8 s
  2. Vredestein Ultrac
    84.7 s
  3. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    84.7 s
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    85.4 s
  5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    85.6 s
  6. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    85.6 s
  7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    87.6 s
  8. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
    88.2 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 6.60 Km/H (8.2%) | Avg: 76.80 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Ultrac with a result of 80.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8.2%.
  1. Vredestein Ultrac
    80.6 Km/H
  2. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    78.1 Km/H
  3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
    77.4 Km/H
  4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    77 Km/H
  5. Continental PremiumContact 7
    76 Km/H
  6. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    76 Km/H
  7. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    75.3 Km/H
  8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    74 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 1.30 dB (2%) | Avg: 64.66 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the noise test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    64 dB
  2. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    64.2 dB
  3. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    64.3 dB
  4. Continental PremiumContact 7
    64.6 dB
  5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    64.7 dB
  6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    64.9 dB
  7. Vredestein Ultrac
    65.3 dB
  8. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
    65.3 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 750.00 (12%) | Avg: 6672.00

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Ultrac. The difference between best and worst was 10.7%.
  1. Vredestein Ultrac
    6250
  2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    6500
  3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
    6563
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    6625
  5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    6750
  6. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    6750
  7. Continental PremiumContact 7
    6938
  8. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    7000

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 0.22 kg / t (33.5%) | Avg: 0.79 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 0.665 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 25.1%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    0.665 kg / t
  2. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
    0.754 kg / t
  3. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    0.775 kg / t
  4. Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
    0.797 kg / t
  5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    0.82 kg / t
  6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    0.823 kg / t
  7. Continental PremiumContact 7
    0.829 kg / t
  8. Vredestein Ultrac
    0.888 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
Continental PremiumContact 7 0%
2 Michelin Primacy 4 Plus 0%
3 Bridgestone Turanza T005 0%
4 Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 0%
5 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 0%
6 Vredestein Ultrac 0%
7 Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%
8 Dunlop Sport BluResponse 0%
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