2025 AMS Sustainability Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
March 19, 2025
Below are all the data points for the 2025 AMS Sustainability 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.

Continental UltraContact NXT
Falken e.Ziex
Bridgestone Turanza 6
Michelin e.Primacy
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
Insa-Turbo EcoEvolution

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken e.Ziex with a result of 35.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.4%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

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

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental UltraContact NXT with a result of 31.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 26.1%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 with a result of 78.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 11.8%.

Wet Circle (m/s)

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

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 with a result of 8.63 m/s. The difference between best and worst was 19%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza 6 with a result of 78.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 13.7%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza 6 with a result of 2.94 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 23.1%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin e.Primacy with a result of 70.5 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.3%.

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin e.Primacy with a result of 5.7 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 45.2%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 Continental UltraContact NXT 0%
2 Falken e.Ziex 0%
3 Bridgestone Turanza 6 0%
4 Michelin e.Primacy 0%
5 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 0%
6 Insa-Turbo EcoEvolution 0%

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