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2026 AutoView Mid-Range Comfort 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: 215/55R17
Tires tested: 5
Disciplines: 6
Test vehicle: Kia K5

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	Residual speed
1Davanti DX640	139 ft	Best	0 mph
2Kumho Solus TA51+	141 ft	+2 ft	8 mph
3Hankook Kinergy ST AS	142 ft	+3 ft	10 mph
4Atlas Force HP	142 ft	+3 ft	12 mph
4Nexen Primus AS T1	142 ft	+3 ft	12 mph

All the tires in the Dry Braking test finished less than 3% apart. From 80 mph, the Nexen Primus AS T1 would still be travelling at 12 mph when the Davanti DX640 had stopped.

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

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Kumho Solus TA51+	44.2 mph	Best
2Atlas Force HP	44.1 mph	-0.1 mph
3Nexen Primus AS T1	43.6 mph	-0.6 mph
4Hankook Kinergy ST AS	43.5 mph	-0.7 mph
5Davanti DX640	43.3 mph	-0.9 mph

All the tires in the Dry Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Subj. Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook Kinergy ST AS	7.5 Points	Best
2Nexen Primus AS T1	7.4 Points	-0.10 Points
3Kumho Solus TA51+	7.3 Points	-0.20 Points
4Atlas Force HP	7.1 Points	-0.40 Points
5Davanti DX640	6.8 Points	-0.70 Points

The difference between best and worst was 9.3% (0.7 Points).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Atlas Force HP	105 ft	Best	0 mph
2Kumho Solus TA51+	106 ft	+1 ft	7 mph
3Hankook Kinergy ST AS	108 ft	+3 ft	14 mph
4Davanti DX640	112 ft	+7 ft	20 mph
5Nexen Primus AS T1	123 ft	+18 ft	30 mph

The difference between best and worst was 16.9% (18 ft ≈ 1.2 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Nexen Primus AS T1 would still be travelling at 30 mph when the Atlas Force HP had stopped.

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

Comfort

Subj. Comfort
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Kumho Solus TA51+	8.1 Points	Best
2Nexen Primus AS T1	7.8 Points	-0.30 Points
3Hankook Kinergy ST AS	7.7 Points	-0.40 Points
4Atlas Force HP	7.6 Points	-0.50 Points
5Davanti DX640	6.95 Points	-1.15 Points

The difference between best and worst was 14.2% (1.15 Points).

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Kumho Solus TA51+	59.3 dB	Best
2Nexen Primus AS T1	59.9 dB	+0.60 dB
3Davanti DX640	61 dB	+1.70 dB
4Atlas Force HP	61.3 dB	+2.00 dB
5Hankook Kinergy ST AS	61.5 dB	+2.20 dB