Below are all the data points for the 2024 AMS Summer SUV 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.

Bridgestone Turanza 6

Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV

Falken Azenis FK520

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV

Continental PremiumContact 7

Vredestein Ultrac

Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 2.50 M (7.3%) | Avg: 35.71 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 34.1 M. The difference between best and worst was 6.8%.

Continental PremiumContact 7

34.1 M
Falken Azenis FK520

35.2 M
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

35.5 M
Vredestein Ultrac

35.7 M
Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV

36.1 M
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV

36.1 M
Bridgestone Turanza 6

36.4 M
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

36.6 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 1.20 Km/H (1.3%) | Avg: 93.30 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Continental PremiumContact 7

93.8 Km/H
Falken Azenis FK520

93.7 Km/H
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV

93.7 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza 6

93.5 Km/H
Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV

93.5 Km/H
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

93 Km/H
Vredestein Ultrac

92.6 Km/H
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

92.6 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 3.20 M (11.5%) | Avg: 29.74 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 27.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.3%.

Continental PremiumContact 7

27.9 M
Vredestein Ultrac

28.7 M
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV

28.9 M
Bridgestone Turanza 6

29.9 M
Falken Azenis FK520

30.1 M
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

30.3 M
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

31 M
Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV

31.1 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.40 Km/H (3.2%) | Avg: 74.11 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 75.5 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.2%.

Continental PremiumContact 7

75.5 Km/H
Vredestein Ultrac

75.1 Km/H
Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV

74.2 Km/H
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV

74.2 Km/H
Falken Azenis FK520

73.8 Km/H
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

73.7 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza 6

73.3 Km/H
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

73.1 Km/H

Wet Circle (m/s)

Spread: 0.35 m/s (4.1%) | Avg: 8.43 m/s

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

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 8.62 m/s. The difference between best and worst was 4.1%.

Continental PremiumContact 7

8.62 m/s
Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV

8.54 m/s
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV

8.53 m/s
Vredestein Ultrac

8.42 m/s
Falken Azenis FK520

8.42 m/s
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

8.36 m/s
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

8.28 m/s
Bridgestone Turanza 6

8.27 m/s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 9.30 Km/H (11.9%) | Avg: 74.88 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken Azenis FK520 with a result of 77.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 11.9%.

Falken Azenis FK520

77.9 Km/H
Vredestein Ultrac

77.5 Km/H
Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV

77.2 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza 6

75.2 Km/H
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

75.1 Km/H
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV

74 Km/H
Continental PremiumContact 7

73.5 Km/H
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

68.6 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Spread: 2.38 m/sec2 (27%) | Avg: 7.99 m/sec2

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV with a result of 8.8 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 27%.

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

8.8 m/sec2
Vredestein Ultrac

8.58 m/sec2
Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV

8.51 m/sec2
Bridgestone Turanza 6

8.42 m/sec2
Falken Azenis FK520

8.32 m/sec2
Continental PremiumContact 7

8.25 m/sec2
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV

6.61 m/sec2
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

6.42 m/sec2

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 3.90 dB (5.6%) | Avg: 70.78 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV with a result of 69.3 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.3%.

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

69.3 dB
Vredestein Ultrac

70.1 dB
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV

70.3 dB
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

70.5 dB
Bridgestone Turanza 6

70.5 dB
Falken Azenis FK520

70.9 dB
Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV

71.4 dB
Continental PremiumContact 7

73.2 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 2.50 kg / t (37.9%) | Avg: 7.30 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Primacy 4 Plus with a result of 6.6 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 27.5%.

Michelin Primacy 4 Plus

6.6 kg / t
Bridgestone Turanza 6

6.6 kg / t
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

6.9 kg / t
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV

6.9 kg / t
Vredestein Ultrac

7.1 kg / t
Falken Azenis FK520

7.5 kg / t
Continental PremiumContact 7

7.7 kg / t
Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV

9.1 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	Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	0%
3	Vredestein Ultrac	0%
4	Bridgestone Turanza 6	0%
5	Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV	0%
6	Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	0%
7	Falken Azenis FK520	0%
8	Michelin Primacy 4 Plus	0%

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2024 AMS Summer SUV Tire Test