Data Explorer / Auto Bild
2025 EV Tire Test
- Tested size
- 215/55 R18
- Tires tested
- 8
- Disciplines
- 13
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| ft ↓ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | mph ↑ | s ↓ | mph ↑ | ft/s² ↑ | Points ↑ | dB ↓ | miles ↑ | Price/1000 ↓ | kg/t ↓ | miles ↑ | ||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 97.64 | 110 | 57.7 | 100.0 | 130 | 46.2 | 12.45 | 46.5 | 9.7 | 99.0 | 7 | 70.2 | 92.7 | 26,794 | 15.1 | 6.81 | 237 | 85.3 | |
StrengthsThe Hankook iON evo wins with the shortest dry braking, the fastest dry handling, wet handling and wet circle times, the second-shortest wet braking, second place for aquaplaning both straight and in bends, and the second-best range. ConsiderationsIts predicted mileage, rolling resistance and cost per kilometer are good rather than class-leading. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry100 × 35% = 35 Wet98.96 × 50% = 49.48 Comfort92.68 × 5% = 4.63 Value85.28 × 10% = 8.53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 95.42 | 113 | 57.1 | 98.2 | 129 | 46.0 | 12.59 | 43.1 | 9.0 | 97.1 | 7 | 72.1 | 91.4 | 25,408 | 15.2 | 7.66 | 214 | 79.2 | |
StrengthsThe Continental PremiumContact 7 has the shortest wet braking and the second-shortest dry braking, and is second fastest in every handling test. ConsiderationsIt has the highest rolling resistance and the lowest range in the test, and it is the loudest tire. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry98.21 × 35% = 34.37 Wet97.1 × 50% = 48.55 Comfort91.39 × 5% = 4.57 Value79.2 × 10% = 7.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 95.24 | 118 | 56.6 | 95.9 | 138 | 45.3 | 12.79 | 44.4 | 9.3 | 95.2 | 8 | 69.9 | 99.1 | 30,478 | 12.0 | 7.15 | 232 | 91.1 | |
StrengthsThe Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV has the highest predicted mileage by a clear margin, the best comfort, the second-lowest noise and the second-lowest cost per kilometer, and it is third for dry and wet handling. ConsiderationsDry braking is only fifth, its time on the wet circle is sixth and its range is mid-field. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.88 × 35% = 33.56 Wet95.22 × 50% = 47.61 Comfort99.14 × 5% = 4.96 Value91.13 × 10% = 9.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 93.11 | 115 | 56.4 | 96.8 | 142 | 43.9 | 12.86 | 40.9 | 8.5 | 92.1 | 7 | 71.2 | 92.0 | 27,912 | 16.4 | 6.51 | 234 | 86.1 | |
StrengthsThe Michelin Primacy 4+ has the second-highest predicted mileage, the second-lowest rolling resistance, the third-best range and the third-shortest dry braking. ConsiderationsIt is the most expensive tire to buy and per kilometer, and second from last for aquaplaning both straight and in bends and on the wet circle. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry96.79 × 35% = 33.87 Wet92.06 × 50% = 46.03 Comfort92 × 5% = 4.6 Value86.07 × 10% = 8.61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 93.08 | 117 | 56.0 | 95.7 | 150 | 43.1 | 12.68 | 45.1 | 9.3 | 92.5 | 7 | 70.9 | 92.2 | 22,860 | 14.9 | 5.86 | 255 | 87.3 | |
StrengthsThe Falken e.Ziex has the lowest rolling resistance and the best range in the test by a clear margin, the third-lowest cost per kilometer and the third-best straight-line aquaplaning. ConsiderationsIt has the second-longest wet braking and is second slowest on both the dry and wet handling tracks. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.66 × 35% = 33.48 Wet92.53 × 50% = 46.26 Comfort92.2 × 5% = 4.61 Value87.26 × 10% = 8.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 93.55 | 120 | 56.2 | 94.6 | 137 | 44.7 | 12.70 | 49.8 | 9.9 | 97.2 | 7 | 72.0 | 91.5 | 17,715 | 15.6 | 7.33 | 219 | 72.9 | |
StrengthsThe Firestone Roadhawk 2 Enliten is the best tire for aquaplaning both straight and in bends, by a clear margin in a straight line, with the third-shortest wet braking. ConsiderationsIt has the lowest predicted mileage in the test and the second-lowest range, and it is the second-loudest tire. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.61 × 35% = 33.11 Wet97.16 × 50% = 48.58 Comfort91.46 × 5% = 4.57 Value72.91 × 10% = 7.29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 90.67 | 120 | 56.2 | 94.7 | 147 | 44.4 | 12.67 | 39.6 | 8.5 | 91.5 | 6 | 68.7 | 87.5 | 18,815 | 15.7 | 7.58 | 232 | 74.1 | |
StrengthsThe Yokohama BluEarth-XT AE61 is the quietest tire in the test by a clear margin and third on the wet circle. ConsiderationsIt is last for aquaplaning both straight and in bends, with the second-lowest predicted mileage and the second-highest rolling resistance and cost per kilometer. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.66 × 35% = 33.13 Wet91.49 × 50% = 45.75 Comfort87.5 × 5% = 4.38 Value74.14 × 10% = 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 89.11 | 124 | 54.8 | 92.0 | 160 | 42.5 | 13.03 | 41.9 | 9.4 | 89.4 | 5 | 70.3 | 80.1 | 19,281 | 11.0 | 7.22 | 232 | 82.0 | |
StrengthsThe Goodride Solmax 1 is the cheapest tire to buy and per kilometer, and third for aquaplaning in bends. ConsiderationsIt is last for dry and wet braking, in every handling test and for comfort, with the longest wet braking by a wide margin. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry91.97 × 35% = 32.19 Wet89.43 × 50% = 44.72 Comfort80.11 × 5% = 4.01 Value82 × 10% = 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Leading with these priorities
Hankook iON Evo
These are calculated scenarios, not new test awards. The published verdict may reflect judgement, close results and factors outside this calculation.
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Reference tires provide context only. They do not set the benchmark and cannot win the personalised ranking.
Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tire Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.
- Dry Weighting 35% Real impact 20%
- Wet Weighting 50% Real impact 52%
- Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 3%
- Value Weighting 10% Real impact 25%
- Wear counts for 2.9% of the score but creates 16% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Dry Handling counts for 17.5% of the score but creates only 4% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 13
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 17.5% | 16% |
| Dry Handling | 17.5% | 4% |
| Wet Braking | 13% | 22% |
| Wet Handling | 13% | 11% |
| Wet Circle | 13% | 3% |
| Straight Aqua | 5.5% | 9% |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 5.5% | 7% |
| Subj. Comfort | 2.5% | 2% |
| Noise | 2.5% | 1% |
| Wear | 2.9% | 16% |
| Value | 2.1% | 4% |
| Rolling Resistance | 2.9% | 5% |
| Range | 2.1% | 1% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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