Tire Reviews Best Summer Touring Tires

Below are all the data points for the Tire Reviews Best Summer Touring Tires, 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.

Continental PremiumContact 7
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Kumho Ecsta HS52
Vredestein Ultrac
Toyo Proxes Comfort
GT-Radial FE2
Nankang Econex NA1
Double-Coin DC99

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 35.27 M. The difference between best and worst was 11%.

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Ecsta HS52 with a result of 51.58 s. The difference between best and worst was 3.4%.

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 100 Points. The difference between best and worst was 70%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 31.58 M. The difference between best and worst was 31.4%.

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 with a result of 84.81 s. The difference between best and worst was 11.9%.

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Toyo Proxes Comfort with a result of 100 Points. The difference between best and worst was 50%.

Wet Circle (s)

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 11.5 s. The difference between best and worst was 10.4%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Ultrac with a result of 80.78 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 20.1%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Ultrac with a result of 3.7 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 38.4%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun with a result of 100 Points. The difference between best and worst was 10%.

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Double-Coin DC99 with a result of 70.2 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 Double-Coin DC99. The difference between best and worst was 49.7%.

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 6.76 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 26.4%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 Continental PremiumContact 7 96.8%
2 Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 95.5%
3 Bridgestone Turanza T005 95.5%
4 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 95.3%
5 Michelin Primacy 4 Plus 94.5%
6 Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun 93.6%
7 Kumho Ecsta HS52 93.3%
8 Hankook Ventus Prime 4 93.3%
9 Toyo Proxes Comfort 93.1%
10 Vredestein Ultrac 92.7%
11 GT-Radial FE2 90.6%
12 Nankang Econex NA1 84.5%
13 Double-Coin DC99 67.3%

Test Winner

Continental PremiumContact 7
Continental PremiumContact 7

96.8%

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