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2025 EV Tire Test

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tire, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 215/55 R18
Tires tested: 8
Disciplines: 13

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tires can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tires does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook iON Evo	110 ft	Best
2Continental PremiumContact 7	113 ft	+3 ft
3Michelin Primacy 4+	115 ft	+5 ft
4Falken e.Ziex	117 ft	+7 ft
5Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	118 ft	+8 ft
6Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	120 ft	+10 ft
6Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	120 ft	+10 ft
8Goodride Solmax 1	124 ft	+14 ft

The difference between best and worst was 12.5% (14 ft ≈ 0.9 Car Lengths).

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook iON Evo	57.7 mph	Best
2Continental PremiumContact 7	57.1 mph	-0.6 mph
3Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	56.6 mph	-1.1 mph
4Michelin Primacy 4+	56.4 mph	-1.3 mph
5Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	56.2 mph	-1.5 mph
6Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	56.2 mph	-1.5 mph
7Falken e.Ziex	56.0 mph	-1.7 mph
8Goodride Solmax 1	54.8 mph	-2.9 mph

The difference between best and worst was 5% (2.9 mph).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental PremiumContact 7	129 ft	Best	0 mph
2Hankook iON Evo	130 ft	+1 ft	6 mph
3Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	137 ft	+8 ft	19 mph
4Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	138 ft	+9 ft	21 mph
5Michelin Primacy 4+	142 ft	+13 ft	24 mph
6Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	147 ft	+18 ft	28 mph
7Falken e.Ziex	150 ft	+21 ft	29 mph
8Goodride Solmax 1	160 ft	+31 ft	35 mph

The difference between best and worst was 23.6% (31 ft ≈ 2.1 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Goodride Solmax 1 would still be travelling at 35 mph when the Continental PremiumContact 7 had stopped.

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

Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook iON Evo	46.2 mph	Best
2Continental PremiumContact 7	46.0 mph	-0.2 mph
3Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	45.3 mph	-0.9 mph
4Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	44.7 mph	-1.5 mph
5Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	44.4 mph	-1.8 mph
6Michelin Primacy 4+	43.9 mph	-2.3 mph
7Falken e.Ziex	43.1 mph	-3.1 mph
8Goodride Solmax 1	42.5 mph	-3.7 mph

The difference between best and worst was 8.1% (3.7 mph).

Wet Circle
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook iON Evo	12.45 s	Best
2Continental PremiumContact 7	12.59 s	+0.14 s
3Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	12.67 s	+0.22 s
4Falken e.Ziex	12.68 s	+0.23 s
5Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	12.7 s	+0.25 s
6Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	12.79 s	+0.34 s
7Michelin Primacy 4+	12.86 s	+0.41 s
8Goodride Solmax 1	13.03 s	+0.58 s

The difference between best and worst was 4.7% (0.58 s).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	49.8 mph	Best
2Hankook iON Evo	46.5 mph	-3.3 mph
3Falken e.Ziex	45.1 mph	-4.7 mph
4Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	44.4 mph	-5.4 mph
5Continental PremiumContact 7	43.1 mph	-6.7 mph
6Goodride Solmax 1	41.9 mph	-7.9 mph
7Michelin Primacy 4+	40.9 mph	-8.9 mph
8Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	39.6 mph	-10.2 mph

The difference between best and worst was 20.5% (10.2 mph).

Curved Aquaplaning
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	9.9 ft/s²	Best
2Hankook iON Evo	9.7 ft/s²	-0.2 ft/s²
3Goodride Solmax 1	9.4 ft/s²	-0.5 ft/s²
4Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	9.3 ft/s²	-0.6 ft/s²
4Falken e.Ziex	9.3 ft/s²	-0.6 ft/s²
6Continental PremiumContact 7	9.0 ft/s²	-0.9 ft/s²
7Michelin Primacy 4+	8.5 ft/s²	-1.4 ft/s²
8Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	8.5 ft/s²	-1.4 ft/s²

The difference between best and worst was 14.6% (1.4 ft/s²).

Comfort

Subj. Comfort
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	8 Points	Best
2Michelin Primacy 4+	7 Points	-1.00 Points
2Continental PremiumContact 7	7 Points	-1.00 Points
2Falken e.Ziex	7 Points	-1.00 Points
2Hankook iON Evo	7 Points	-1.00 Points
2Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	7 Points	-1.00 Points
7Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	6 Points	-2.00 Points
8Goodride Solmax 1	5 Points	-3.00 Points

The difference between best and worst was 37.5% (3 Points).

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	68.7 dB	Best
2Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	69.9 dB	+1.20 dB
3Hankook iON Evo	70.2 dB	+1.50 dB
4Goodride Solmax 1	70.3 dB	+1.60 dB
5Falken e.Ziex	70.9 dB	+2.20 dB
6Michelin Primacy 4+	71.2 dB	+2.50 dB
7Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	72 dB	+3.30 dB
8Continental PremiumContact 7	72.1 dB	+3.40 dB

The difference between best and worst was 4.9% (3.4 dB).

Value

Wear
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	30,478 miles	Best
2Michelin Primacy 4+	27,912 miles	-2,566 miles
3Hankook iON Evo	26,794 miles	-3,684 miles
4Continental PremiumContact 7	25,408 miles	-5,070 miles
5Falken e.Ziex	22,860 miles	-7,618 miles
6Goodride Solmax 1	19,281 miles	-11,197 miles
7Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	18,815 miles	-11,663 miles
8Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	17,715 miles	-12,763 miles

The difference between best and worst was 41.9% (12,763 miles).

Value
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	cost per 1,000 miles
1Goodride Solmax 1	11 Price/1000	Best	€26.64
2Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	12 Price/1000	+1.00 Price/1000	€26.76
3Falken e.Ziex	14.9 Price/1000	+3.90 Price/1000	€27.12
4Hankook iON Evo	15.1 Price/1000	+4.10 Price/1000	€30.63
5Continental PremiumContact 7	15.2 Price/1000	+4.20 Price/1000	€34.28
6Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	15.6 Price/1000	+4.60 Price/1000	€34.88
7Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	15.7 Price/1000	+4.70 Price/1000	€35.77
8Michelin Primacy 4+	16.4 Price/1000	+5.40 Price/1000	€31.41

The difference between best and worst was 49.1% (5.4 Price/1000). Over 25,000 miles the cheapest tire to own (Goodride Solmax 1) works out €228 cheaper than the most expensive (Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61).

How this is calculated

Assumes a typical EV using 18 kWh/100km (with rolling resistance causing 25% of energy use), electricity at €0.32 per kWh and €70 fitting per set of four. Purchase prices are from the time of the 2025 test; financing costs are excluded.

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Extra energy / year
1Falken e.Ziex	5.86 kg/t	Best	$0
2Michelin Primacy 4+	6.51 kg/t	+0.65 kg/t	$14
3Hankook iON Evo	6.81 kg/t	+0.95 kg/t	$21
4Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	7.15 kg/t	+1.29 kg/t	$29
5Goodride Solmax 1	7.22 kg/t	+1.36 kg/t	$30
6Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	7.33 kg/t	+1.47 kg/t	$33
7Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	7.58 kg/t	+1.72 kg/t	$38
8Continental PremiumContact 7	7.66 kg/t	+1.80 kg/t	$40

The difference between best and worst was 30.7% (1.8 kg / t). Over 12,000 miles a year at $0.15/kWh, the Continental PremiumContact 7 uses about 267 kWh ($40) more electricity than the Falken e.Ziex.

Adjust the assumptions

Calculated estimates, not additional measurements. Use the controls to explore the assumptions. These calculators use the full test field, independently of your tire selection above.

Gas/Diesel Electric

Annual Mileage

12,000 mi

km (L)

miles (US gal)

Fuel Price

$3.60/gal

GBP (£)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

Set my vehicle consumption

Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tire age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

Range
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Falken e.Ziex	255 miles	Best
2Hankook iON Evo	237 miles	-18 miles
3Michelin Primacy 4+	234 miles	-21 miles
4Goodride Solmax 1	232 miles	-23 miles
5Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV	232 miles	-23 miles
5Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61	232 miles	-23 miles
7Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	219 miles	-36 miles
8Continental PremiumContact 7	214 miles	-41 miles