2025 Al Volante Summer Tire Test

Below are all the data points for the 2025 Al Volante 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 C3
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
Continental PremiumContact 7
Michelin Primacy 5
Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Austone Athena SP 303

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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 36.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 9.9%.

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 28.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.5%.

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato C3 with a result of 109.55 s. The difference between best and worst was 9.4%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 with a result of 81.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 9%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 with a result of 91.8 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 12.7%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Primacy 5 with a result of 70.6 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.2%.

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN with a result of 6.8 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 21.8%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
1 Pirelli Cinturato C3 0%
2 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 0%
3 Continental PremiumContact 7 0%
4 Michelin Primacy 5 0%
5 Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN 0%
6 Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%
7 Austone Athena SP 303 0%
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