In a data-extravaganza, Autobild have taken eleven SUV summer tires in the popular 235/55 R19 size, and even though this size is an ultrahigh performance fitment, and is fitted to soft-roaders such as the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Honda CR-V and many others, tested them exhaustively in off-road tests along with the usual dry and wet testing!

Test setup & methodology

The test setting, the conditions recorded and how the results contribute to the score.

Recorded test conditions

Dry Braking: 62.1 → 0.0 mph
Wet Braking: 62.1 → 0.0 mph

Dry

The Bridgestone Potenza Sport was the best in dry braking, closely followed by the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6.

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Bridgestone Potenza Sport	110 ft	Best	0 mph
2Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	110 ft	0 ft	4 mph
3Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	112 ft	+2 ft	12 mph
4Pirelli Scorpion	113 ft	+3 ft	13 mph
5Toyo Proxes Sport 2	113 ft	+3 ft	14 mph
6Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	115 ft	+5 ft	17 mph
7Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	116 ft	+6 ft	19 mph
8Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	116 ft	+6 ft	19 mph
9Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	117 ft	+7 ft	20 mph
10Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	119 ft	+9 ft	22 mph
11Ceat Sport Drive SUV	119 ft	+9 ft	23 mph

The difference between best and worst was 8.7% (9 ft ≈ 0.6 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Ceat Sport Drive SUV would still be travelling at 23 mph when the Bridgestone Potenza Sport had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

The Goodyear also topped the dry handling test with the fastest laptime, narrowly ahead of the Toyo Proxes Sport 2.

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	67.5 mph	Best
2Toyo Proxes Sport 2	67.1 mph	-0.4 mph
3Bridgestone Potenza Sport	66.8 mph	-0.7 mph
4Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	66.7 mph	-0.8 mph
5Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	66.7 mph	-0.8 mph
6Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	66.2 mph	-1.3 mph
6Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	66.2 mph	-1.3 mph
8Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	66.1 mph	-1.4 mph
8Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	66.1 mph	-1.4 mph
10Pirelli Scorpion	66.1 mph	-1.4 mph
10Ceat Sport Drive SUV	66.1 mph	-1.4 mph

All the tires in the Dry Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet

The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV was the best in wet braking, with the Bridgestone and Goodyear close behind.

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	162 ft	Best	0 mph
2Bridgestone Potenza Sport	164 ft	+2 ft	9 mph
3Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	165 ft	+3 ft	12 mph
4Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	166 ft	+4 ft	13 mph
5Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	167 ft	+5 ft	14 mph
6Pirelli Scorpion	170 ft	+8 ft	17 mph
7Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	176 ft	+14 ft	23 mph
8Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	177 ft	+15 ft	23 mph
9Toyo Proxes Sport 2	178 ft	+16 ft	24 mph
10Ceat Sport Drive SUV	185 ft	+23 ft	29 mph
11Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	195 ft	+33 ft	33 mph

The difference between best and worst was 20.3% (33 ft ≈ 2.2 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV would still be travelling at 33 mph when the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Bridgestone was back at the front for wet handling, with the Goodyear again performing well in second place.

Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Potenza Sport	52.0 mph	Best
2Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	51.4 mph	-0.6 mph
3Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	51.1 mph	-0.9 mph
4Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	51.0 mph	-1.0 mph
5Pirelli Scorpion	50.4 mph	-1.6 mph
6Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	50.1 mph	-1.9 mph
6Toyo Proxes Sport 2	50.1 mph	-1.9 mph
6Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	50.1 mph	-1.9 mph
9Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	49.5 mph	-2.5 mph
10Ceat Sport Drive SUV	48.7 mph	-3.3 mph
11Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	48.5 mph	-3.5 mph

The difference between best and worst was 6.7% (3.5 mph).

Bridgestone and Goodyear also led the wet circle test.

Wet Circle
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Potenza Sport	20.36 s	Best
2Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	20.58 s	+0.22 s
3Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	20.81 s	+0.45 s
4Toyo Proxes Sport 2	20.91 s	+0.55 s
5Pirelli Scorpion	20.92 s	+0.56 s
6Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	20.99 s	+0.63 s
7Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	21.23 s	+0.87 s
8Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	21.37 s	+1.01 s
9Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	21.38 s	+1.02 s
10Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	21.59 s	+1.23 s
11Ceat Sport Drive SUV	21.75 s	+1.39 s

The difference between best and worst was 6.8% (1.39 s).

Michelin was best overall in the straight and curved aquaplaning tests.

Straight Aqua
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	58.0 mph	Best
2Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	55.8 mph	-2.2 mph
3Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	55.3 mph	-2.7 mph
4Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	55.2 mph	-2.8 mph
5Pirelli Scorpion	55.1 mph	-2.9 mph
6Toyo Proxes Sport 2	54.2 mph	-3.8 mph
7Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	54.0 mph	-4.0 mph
7Bridgestone Potenza Sport	54.0 mph	-4.0 mph
9Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	53.9 mph	-4.1 mph
10Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	53.7 mph	-4.3 mph
11Ceat Sport Drive SUV	52.3 mph	-5.7 mph

The difference between best and worst was 9.8% (5.7 mph).

Curved Aquaplaning
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	9.0 ft/s²	Best
2Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	8.9 ft/s²	-0.1 ft/s²
3Toyo Proxes Sport 2	8.9 ft/s²	-0.1 ft/s²
4Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	8.8 ft/s²	-0.2 ft/s²
5Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	8.7 ft/s²	-0.3 ft/s²
6Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	8.7 ft/s²	-0.3 ft/s²
7Pirelli Scorpion	8.4 ft/s²	-0.6 ft/s²
8Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	8.3 ft/s²	-0.7 ft/s²
9Bridgestone Potenza Sport	8.2 ft/s²	-0.8 ft/s²
10Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	7.8 ft/s²	-1.2 ft/s²
11Ceat Sport Drive SUV	7.5 ft/s²	-1.5 ft/s²

The difference between best and worst was 16.1% (1.5 ft/s²).

Off road

Before getting into these results it's worth noting two things. Firstly, none of these tires have been developed with any sort of off-roading in mind, and secondly off-road testing is very difficult, which is why you might see results jumping about.

For example, the Ceat was best in gravel traction, average in gravel handling and the worse in mud traction, and the Michelin had the best traction on grass, an average performance on gravel and was one of the worst on sand. These are just two examples of many interesting variations in the offroad testing results.

The fastest tire around the gravel handling lap was the Bridgestone Potenza Sport, a tire more at home on the race track than lose travel.

Gravel Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Potenza Sport	55.1 mph	Best
2Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	54.3 mph	-0.8 mph
3Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	54.2 mph	-0.9 mph
3Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	54.2 mph	-0.9 mph
5Pirelli Scorpion	54.1 mph	-1.0 mph
6Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	54.1 mph	-1.0 mph
7Ceat Sport Drive SUV	53.8 mph	-1.3 mph
8Toyo Proxes Sport 2	53.7 mph	-1.4 mph
9Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	53.5 mph	-1.6 mph
10Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	53.3 mph	-1.8 mph
11Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	53.2 mph	-1.9 mph

The difference between best and worst was 3.5% (1.9 mph).

The Bridgestone dropped to "below average" for gravel traction, which was led by the Ceat with the Maxxis in a close second place.

Gravel Traction
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Ceat Sport Drive SUV	1,840 lbf	Best
2Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	1,809 lbf	-31 lbf
3Pirelli Scorpion	1,778 lbf	-62 lbf
4Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	1,758 lbf	-82 lbf
5Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	1,744 lbf	-96 lbf
6Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	1,739 lbf	-101 lbf
7Bridgestone Potenza Sport	1,728 lbf	-112 lbf
8Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	1,700 lbf	-140 lbf
9Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	1,692 lbf	-148 lbf
10Toyo Proxes Sport 2	1,659 lbf	-181 lbf
11Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	1,608 lbf	-232 lbf

The difference between best and worst was 12.6% (232 lbf).

Maxxis was again good in sand, with the Kumho and Giti close behind.

Sand Traction
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	2,479 lbf	Best
2Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	2,366 lbf	-113 lbf
3Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	2,346 lbf	-133 lbf
4Toyo Proxes Sport 2	2,155 lbf	-324 lbf
5Bridgestone Potenza Sport	2,135 lbf	-344 lbf
6Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	2,089 lbf	-390 lbf
7Ceat Sport Drive SUV	2,069 lbf	-410 lbf
8Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	2,035 lbf	-444 lbf
9Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	1,956 lbf	-523 lbf
10Pirelli Scorpion	1,947 lbf	-532 lbf
11Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	1,935 lbf	-544 lbf

The difference between best and worst was 21.9% (544 lbf).

Grass traction was led by Michelin and Pirelli.

Grass Traction
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	548 lbf	Best
2Pirelli Scorpion	498 lbf	-50 lbf
3Bridgestone Potenza Sport	494 lbf	-54 lbf
4Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	453 lbf	-95 lbf
5Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	442 lbf	-106 lbf
6Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	433 lbf	-115 lbf
7Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	431 lbf	-117 lbf
8Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	412 lbf	-136 lbf
9Ceat Sport Drive SUV	394 lbf	-154 lbf
10Toyo Proxes Sport 2	385 lbf	-163 lbf
11Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	334 lbf	-214 lbf

The difference between best and worst was 39.1% (214 lbf).

Bridgestone was back at the front for mud traction.

Mud Traction
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Potenza Sport	557 lbf	Best
2Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	548 lbf	-9 lbf
3Pirelli Scorpion	543 lbf	-14 lbf
4Toyo Proxes Sport 2	528 lbf	-29 lbf
5Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	525 lbf	-32 lbf
6Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	506 lbf	-51 lbf
7Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	504 lbf	-53 lbf
8Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	503 lbf	-54 lbf
9Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	493 lbf	-64 lbf
10Ceat Sport Drive SUV	492 lbf	-65 lbf
11Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	472 lbf	-85 lbf

The difference between best and worst was 15.3% (85 lbf).

Comfort

The Pirelli Scorpion was the quietest tire on test, with the Goodyear and Maxxis following closely.

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli Scorpion	68.6 dB	Best
2Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	69.2 dB	+0.60 dB
3Toyo Proxes Sport 2	69.9 dB	+1.30 dB
4Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	70 dB	+1.40 dB
4Ceat Sport Drive SUV	70 dB	+1.40 dB
6Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	70.3 dB	+1.70 dB
7Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	70.4 dB	+1.80 dB
8Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	70.8 dB	+2.20 dB
9Bridgestone Potenza Sport	71 dB	+2.40 dB
10Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	71.9 dB	+3.30 dB
11Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	72.8 dB	+4.20 dB

The difference between best and worst was 6.1% (4.2 dB).

Value

The Pirelli Scorpion also had the lowest rolling resistance by a good margin.

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Pirelli Scorpion	7.2 kg/t	Best	$0
2Maxxis Victra Sport VS5 SUV	7.63 kg/t	+0.43 kg/t	$18
3Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	7.73 kg/t	+0.53 kg/t	$22
3Ceat Sport Drive SUV	7.73 kg/t	+0.53 kg/t	$22
5Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV	7.83 kg/t	+0.63 kg/t	$26
6Giti GitiSport S2 SUV	8.15 kg/t	+0.95 kg/t	$39
7Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV	8.25 kg/t	+1.05 kg/t	$43
8Toyo Proxes Sport 2	8.44 kg/t	+1.24 kg/t	$51
9Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV	8.55 kg/t	+1.35 kg/t	$55
10Vredestein Ultrac Vorti+	8.85 kg/t	+1.65 kg/t	$67
11Bridgestone Potenza Sport	9.23 kg/t	+2.03 kg/t	$83

The difference between best and worst was 28.2% (2.03 kg / t). Over 12,000 miles a year at $3.60/gal, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport uses about 23 gal ($83) more fuel than the Pirelli Scorpion.

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Results

Dry99.9%

Wet97.2%

Off road89.7%

Comfort99.1%

Rolling Resistance93.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (14)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 11	110 ft	0 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 11	67.5 mph	Best in this discipline
Wet BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 11	165 ft	+3 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 11	51.4 mph	-0.6 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	2^nd / 11	20.58 s	+0.22 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	10^th / 11	53.7 mph	-4.3 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	8^th / 11	8.3 ft/s²	-0.7 ft/s²
Gravel HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 11	54.3 mph	-0.8 mph
Gravel TractionHigher is better	6^th / 11	1,739 lbf	-101 lbf
Sand TractionHigher is better	8^th / 11	2,035 lbf	-444 lbf
Grass TractionHigher is better	4^th / 11	453 lbf	-95 lbf
Mud TractionHigher is better	6^th / 11	506 lbf	-51 lbf
NoiseLower is better	2^nd / 11	69.2 dB	+0.60 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	3^rd / 11	7.73 kg/t	+0.53 kg/t

Dry98.2%

Wet98.9%

Off road92.6%

Comfort97.4%

Rolling Resistance87.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (14)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 11	112 ft	+2 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 11	66.7 mph	-0.8 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	1^st / 11	162 ft	Best in this discipline
Wet HandlingHigher is better	4^th / 11	51.0 mph	-1.0 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	3^rd / 11	20.81 s	+0.45 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	1^st / 11	58.0 mph	Best in this discipline
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	1^st / 11	9.0 ft/s²	Best in this discipline
Gravel HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 11	54.2 mph	-0.9 mph
Gravel TractionHigher is better	4^th / 11	1,758 lbf	-82 lbf
Sand TractionHigher is better	9^th / 11	1,956 lbf	-523 lbf
Grass TractionHigher is better	1^st / 11	548 lbf	Best in this discipline
Mud TractionHigher is better	8^th / 11	503 lbf	-54 lbf
NoiseLower is better	7^th / 11	70.4 dB	+1.80 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	7^th / 11	8.25 kg/t	+1.05 kg/t

Dry99.5%

Wet98%

Off road94%

Comfort96.6%

Rolling Resistance78%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (14)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	1^st / 11	110 ft	Best in this discipline
Dry HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 11	66.8 mph	-0.7 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 11	164 ft	+2 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 11	52.0 mph	Best in this discipline
Wet CircleLower is better	1^st / 11	20.36 s	Best in this discipline
Straight AquaHigher is better	7^th / 11	54.0 mph	-4.0 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	9^th / 11	8.2 ft/s²	-0.8 ft/s²
Gravel HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 11	55.1 mph	Best in this discipline
Gravel TractionHigher is better	7^th / 11	1,728 lbf	-112 lbf
Sand TractionHigher is better	5^th / 11	2,135 lbf	-344 lbf
Grass TractionHigher is better	3^rd / 11	494 lbf	-54 lbf
Mud TractionHigher is better	1^st / 11	557 lbf	Best in this discipline
NoiseLower is better	9^th / 11	71 dB	+2.40 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	11^th / 11	9.23 kg/t	+2.03 kg/t

Dry97.3%

Wet97.4%

Off road92.2%

Comfort94.2%

Rolling Resistance84.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (14)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	6^th / 11	115 ft	+5 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	4^th / 11	66.7 mph	-0.8 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	5^th / 11	167 ft	+5 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 11	51.1 mph	-0.9 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	6^th / 11	20.99 s	+0.63 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	3^rd / 11	55.3 mph	-2.7 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	2^nd / 11	8.9 ft/s²	-0.1 ft/s²
Gravel HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 11	54.1 mph	-1.0 mph
Gravel TractionHigher is better	5^th / 11	1,744 lbf	-96 lbf
Sand TractionHigher is better	2^nd / 11	2,366 lbf	-113 lbf
Grass TractionHigher is better	7^th / 11	431 lbf	-117 lbf
Mud TractionHigher is better	5^th / 11	525 lbf	-32 lbf
NoiseLower is better	11^th / 11	72.8 dB	+4.20 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	9^th / 11	8.55 kg/t	+1.35 kg/t

Dry97.6%

Wet96%

Off road92.3%

Comfort100%

Rolling Resistance100%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (14)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	4^th / 11	113 ft	+3 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	10^th / 11	66.1 mph	-1.4 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	6^th / 11	170 ft	+8 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 11	50.4 mph	-1.6 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	5^th / 11	20.92 s	+0.56 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	5^th / 11	55.1 mph	-2.9 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	7^th / 11	8.4 ft/s²	-0.6 ft/s²
Gravel HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 11	54.1 mph	-1.0 mph
Gravel TractionHigher is better	3^rd / 11	1,778 lbf	-62 lbf
Sand TractionHigher is better	10^th / 11	1,947 lbf	-532 lbf
Grass TractionHigher is better	2^nd / 11	498 lbf	-50 lbf
Mud TractionHigher is better	3^rd / 11	543 lbf	-14 lbf
NoiseLower is better	1^st / 11	68.6 dB	Best in this discipline
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	1^st / 11	7.2 kg/t	Best in this discipline

Dry96%

Wet95.1%

Off road88%

Comfort96.9%

Rolling Resistance92%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (14)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	9^th / 11	117 ft	+7 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 11	66.2 mph	-1.3 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	4^th / 11	166 ft	+4 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 11	50.1 mph	-1.9 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	7^th / 11	21.23 s	+0.87 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	9^th / 11	53.9 mph	-4.1 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	10^th / 11	7.8 ft/s²	-1.2 ft/s²
Gravel HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 11	54.2 mph	-0.9 mph
Gravel TractionHigher is better	8^th / 11	1,700 lbf	-140 lbf
Sand TractionHigher is better	11^th / 11	1,935 lbf	-544 lbf
Grass TractionHigher is better	5^th / 11	442 lbf	-106 lbf
Mud TractionHigher is better	7^th / 11	504 lbf	-53 lbf
NoiseLower is better	8^th / 11	70.8 dB	+2.20 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	5^th / 11	7.83 kg/t	+0.63 kg/t

Dry98.3%

Wet95.1%

Off road87.9%

Comfort98.1%

Rolling Resistance85.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (14)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	5^th / 11	113 ft	+3 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 11	67.1 mph	-0.4 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	9^th / 11	178 ft	+16 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 11	50.1 mph	-1.9 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	4^th / 11	20.91 s	+0.55 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	6^th / 11	54.2 mph	-3.8 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	3^rd / 11	8.9 ft/s²	-0.1 ft/s²
Gravel HandlingHigher is better	8^th / 11	53.7 mph	-1.4 mph
Gravel TractionHigher is better	10^th / 11	1,659 lbf	-181 lbf
Sand TractionHigher is better	4^th / 11	2,155 lbf	-324 lbf
Grass TractionHigher is better	10^th / 11	385 lbf	-163 lbf
Mud TractionHigher is better	4^th / 11	528 lbf	-29 lbf
NoiseLower is better	3^rd / 11	69.9 dB	+1.30 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	8^th / 11	8.44 kg/t	+1.24 kg/t

Dry96.3%

Wet94.8%

Off road86.5%

Comfort95.4%

Rolling Resistance88.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (14)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	7^th / 11	116 ft	+6 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	8^th / 11	66.1 mph	-1.4 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	7^th / 11	176 ft	+14 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 11	50.1 mph	-1.9 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	9^th / 11	21.38 s	+1.02 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	4^th / 11	55.2 mph	-2.8 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	6^th / 11	8.7 ft/s²	-0.3 ft/s²
Gravel HandlingHigher is better	11^th / 11	53.2 mph	-1.9 mph
Gravel TractionHigher is better	9^th / 11	1,692 lbf	-148 lbf
Sand TractionHigher is better	3^rd / 11	2,346 lbf	-133 lbf
Grass TractionHigher is better	11^th / 11	334 lbf	-214 lbf
Mud TractionHigher is better	9^th / 11	493 lbf	-64 lbf
NoiseLower is better	10^th / 11	71.9 dB	+3.30 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	6^th / 11	8.15 kg/t	+0.95 kg/t

Dry96.2%

Wet94.6%

Off road88.4%

Comfort97.6%

Rolling Resistance81.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (14)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	8^th / 11	116 ft	+6 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	8^th / 11	66.1 mph	-1.4 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	8^th / 11	177 ft	+15 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 11	49.5 mph	-2.5 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	8^th / 11	21.37 s	+1.01 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	2^nd / 11	55.8 mph	-2.2 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	5^th / 11	8.7 ft/s²	-0.3 ft/s²
Gravel HandlingHigher is better	10^th / 11	53.3 mph	-1.8 mph
Gravel TractionHigher is better	11^th / 11	1,608 lbf	-232 lbf
Sand TractionHigher is better	6^th / 11	2,089 lbf	-390 lbf
Grass TractionHigher is better	8^th / 11	412 lbf	-136 lbf
Mud TractionHigher is better	2^nd / 11	548 lbf	-9 lbf
NoiseLower is better	6^th / 11	70.3 dB	+1.70 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	10^th / 11	8.85 kg/t	+1.65 kg/t

Dry95.2%

Wet91.4%

Off road91.8%

Comfort98%

Rolling Resistance94.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (14)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	10^th / 11	119 ft	+9 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 11	66.2 mph	-1.3 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	11^th / 11	195 ft	+33 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	11^th / 11	48.5 mph	-3.5 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	10^th / 11	21.59 s	+1.23 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	7^th / 11	54.0 mph	-4.0 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	4^th / 11	8.8 ft/s²	-0.2 ft/s²
Gravel HandlingHigher is better	9^th / 11	53.5 mph	-1.6 mph
Gravel TractionHigher is better	2^nd / 11	1,809 lbf	-31 lbf
Sand TractionHigher is better	1^st / 11	2,479 lbf	Best in this discipline
Grass TractionHigher is better	6^th / 11	433 lbf	-115 lbf
Mud TractionHigher is better	11^th / 11	472 lbf	-85 lbf
NoiseLower is better	4^th / 11	70 dB	+1.40 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	2^nd / 11	7.63 kg/t	+0.43 kg/t

Dry94.9%

Wet90.5%

Off road88.3%

Comfort98%

Rolling Resistance93.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (14)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	11^th / 11	119 ft	+9 ft
Dry HandlingHigher is better	10^th / 11	66.1 mph	-1.4 mph
Wet BrakingLower is better	10^th / 11	185 ft	+23 ft
Wet HandlingHigher is better	10^th / 11	48.7 mph	-3.3 mph
Wet CircleLower is better	11^th / 11	21.75 s	+1.39 s
Straight AquaHigher is better	11^th / 11	52.3 mph	-5.7 mph
Curved AquaplaningHigher is better	11^th / 11	7.5 ft/s²	-1.5 ft/s²
Gravel HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 11	53.8 mph	-1.3 mph
Gravel TractionHigher is better	1^st / 11	1,840 lbf	Best in this discipline
Sand TractionHigher is better	7^th / 11	2,069 lbf	-410 lbf
Grass TractionHigher is better	9^th / 11	394 lbf	-154 lbf
Mud TractionHigher is better	10^th / 11	492 lbf	-65 lbf
NoiseLower is better	4^th / 11	70 dB	+1.40 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	3^rd / 11	7.73 kg/t	+0.53 kg/t

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