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2026 Summer Braking Super Tire Test - How do 52 Tires Perform in Wet and Dry Braking?

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
19 min read
Below are all the data points for the 2026 Summer Braking Super Tire Test - How do 52 Tires Perform in Wet and Dry Braking?, 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.

Linglong Sport Master
Hankook Ventus Evo
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72
Giti GitiSport S2 plus
Continental PremiumContact 7
Pirelli Cinturato C3
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Nokian Powerproof 2
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
GT-Radial SportActive 2 EVO
Vredestein Ultrac Pro
Falken Azenis FK520
Maxxis Victra Sport 6
Toyo Proxes Sport 2
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
Yokohama Advan Sport V107
Kleber Dynaxer HP5
Sava Intensa UHP 2
Fulda SportControl 2
Semperit Speed Life 3
Firestone Firehawk Sport
Uniroyal RainSport 5
Ceat SportDrive
Delinte DS2
BFGoodrich Advantage 2
Landspider Sportraxx UHP
Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
Avon ZX7
Radar Dimax R8 plus
CST Adreno AD R9
Gripmax SuperGrip Pro Sport
Landsail RapidDragon
Minerva Radial F 205
Viking Protech Newgen
Sportiva Performance 2
Imperial Ecosport 2
Tomason SportRace
Tracmax X Privilo TX3
Matador Hectorra 5
Landsail Qirin 990
Aplus A610
Rotalla RU01 S Pace
Momo Toprun M300 AS Sport
Marshal MU12
Nankang Green Sport Eco 2 Plus
Dynamo STREET H MU02
Austone Athena SP 303
Accelera PHI

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus Evo with a result of 32.8 M. The difference between best and worst was 23.7%.
  1. Hankook Ventus Evo
    32.8 M
  2. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    33.9 M
  3. Linglong Sport Master
    33.9 M
  4. Yokohama Advan Sport V107
    34.1 M
  5. Vredestein Ultrac Pro
    34.2 M
  6. Continental PremiumContact 7
    34.3 M
  7. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    34.3 M
  8. Giti GitiSport S2 plus
    34.3 M
  9. Nokian Powerproof 2
    34.4 M
  10. Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72
    34.4 M
  11. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    34.4 M
  12. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
    34.5 M
  13. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    34.5 M
  14. Toyo Proxes Sport 2
    34.6 M
  15. Kleber Dynaxer HP5
    34.9 M
  16. GT-Radial SportActive 2 EVO
    35 M
  17. Maxxis Victra Sport 6
    35.1 M
  18. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    35.2 M
  19. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    35.3 M
  20. Falken Azenis FK520
    35.3 M
  21. Fulda SportControl 2
    35.5 M
  22. BFGoodrich Advantage 2
    35.8 M
  23. Firestone Firehawk Sport
    35.8 M
  24. Landspider Sportraxx UHP
    36 M
  25. Ceat SportDrive
    36.2 M
  26. Delinte DS2
    36.2 M
  27. Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
    36.4 M
  28. Gripmax SuperGrip Pro Sport
    36.8 M
  29. CST Adreno AD R9
    36.8 M
  30. Avon ZX7
    36.9 M
  31. Landsail RapidDragon
    37.1 M
  32. Semperit Speed Life 3
    37.4 M
  33. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    37.4 M
  34. Landsail Qirin 990
    37.6 M
  35. Tomason SportRace
    37.6 M
  36. Tracmax X Privilo TX3
    37.6 M
  37. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    37.8 M
  38. Radar Dimax R8 plus
    37.9 M
  39. Minerva Radial F 205
    38 M
  40. Viking Protech Newgen
    38.3 M
  41. Sportiva Performance 2
    38.5 M
  42. Aplus A610
    38.5 M
  43. Momo Toprun M300 AS Sport
    38.6 M
  44. Marshal MU12
    38.6 M
  45. Imperial Ecosport 2
    38.6 M
  46. Matador Hectorra 5
    39 M
  47. Dynamo STREET H MU02
    39.1 M
  48. Nankang Green Sport Eco 2 Plus
    39.4 M
  49. Austone Athena SP 303
    39.6 M
  50. Accelera PHI
    43 M

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Linglong Sport Master with a result of 25.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 37.3%.
  1. Linglong Sport Master
    25.2 M
  2. Hankook Ventus Evo
    27 M
  3. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    27.1 M
  4. Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72
    27.1 M
  5. Giti GitiSport S2 plus
    27.2 M
  6. Continental PremiumContact 7
    27.3 M
  7. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    27.5 M
  8. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    27.6 M
  9. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    27.7 M
  10. Falken Azenis FK520
    27.8 M
  11. GT-Radial SportActive 2 EVO
    27.9 M
  12. Nokian Powerproof 2
    28.1 M
  13. Semperit Speed Life 3
    28.1 M
  14. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
    28.2 M
  15. Maxxis Victra Sport 6
    28.7 M
  16. Vredestein Ultrac Pro
    28.8 M
  17. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    29.1 M
  18. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    29.2 M
  19. Toyo Proxes Sport 2
    29.5 M
  20. Fulda SportControl 2
    29.9 M
  21. Firestone Firehawk Sport
    29.9 M
  22. Kleber Dynaxer HP5
    29.9 M
  23. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    30.2 M
  24. Radar Dimax R8 plus
    30.2 M
  25. Ceat SportDrive
    30.5 M
  26. Delinte DS2
    30.5 M
  27. Yokohama Advan Sport V107
    30.6 M
  28. Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
    30.8 M
  29. Landspider Sportraxx UHP
    31 M
  30. BFGoodrich Advantage 2
    31.1 M
  31. Avon ZX7
    31.2 M
  32. CST Adreno AD R9
    31.6 M
  33. Sportiva Performance 2
    32.5 M
  34. Viking Protech Newgen
    32.7 M
  35. Landsail RapidDragon
    32.8 M
  36. Imperial Ecosport 2
    33 M
  37. Minerva Radial F 205
    33 M
  38. Matador Hectorra 5
    33 M
  39. Gripmax SuperGrip Pro Sport
    33.2 M
  40. Aplus A610
    33.7 M
  41. Momo Toprun M300 AS Sport
    33.9 M
  42. Tomason SportRace
    34 M
  43. Tracmax X Privilo TX3
    34 M
  44. Landsail Qirin 990
    34.4 M
  45. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    34.5 M
  46. Marshal MU12
    35.4 M
  47. Nankang Green Sport Eco 2 Plus
    35.9 M
  48. Dynamo STREET H MU02
    36.8 M
  49. Austone Athena SP 303
    37.1 M
  50. Accelera PHI
    40.2 M

Overall Findings

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

Position Tire Score
Linglong Sport Master 0%
2 Hankook Ventus Evo 0%
3 Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 0%
4 Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 0%
5 Giti GitiSport S2 plus 0%
6 Continental PremiumContact 7 0%
7 Pirelli Cinturato C3 0%
8 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 0%
9 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 0%
10 Nokian Powerproof 2 0%
11 Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo 0%
12 GT-Radial SportActive 2 EVO 0%
13 Vredestein Ultrac Pro 0%
14 Falken Azenis FK520 0%
15 Maxxis Victra Sport 6 0%
16 Toyo Proxes Sport 2 0%
17 Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 0%
18 Yokohama Advan Sport V107 0%
19 Kleber Dynaxer HP5 0%
20 Sava Intensa UHP 2 0%
21 Fulda SportControl 2 0%
22 Semperit Speed Life 3 0%
23 Firestone Firehawk Sport 0%
24 Uniroyal RainSport 5 0%
25 Ceat SportDrive 0%
26 Delinte DS2 0%
27 BFGoodrich Advantage 2 0%
28 Landspider Sportraxx UHP 0%
29 Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 0%
30 Avon ZX7 0%
31 Radar Dimax R8 plus 0%
32 CST Adreno AD R9 0%
33 Gripmax SuperGrip Pro Sport 0%
34 Landsail RapidDragon 0%
35 Minerva Radial F 205 0%
36 Viking Protech Newgen 0%
37 Sportiva Performance 2 0%
38 Imperial Ecosport 2 0%
39 Tomason SportRace 0%
40 Tracmax X Privilo TX3 0%
41 Matador Hectorra 5 0%
42 Landsail Qirin 990 0%
43 Aplus A610 0%
44 Rotalla RU01 S Pace 0%
45 Momo Toprun M300 AS Sport 0%
46 Marshal MU12 0%
47 Nankang Green Sport Eco 2 Plus 0%
48 Dynamo STREET H MU02 0%
49 Austone Athena SP 303 0%
50 Accelera PHI 0%

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