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2026 AutoView Sport 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: 225/45 R18
Tires tested: 7
Disciplines: 6
Test vehicle: BMW 120 MSP (BMW 220 MSP for on-road subjective work)

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
1Continental MaxContact MC7	113 ft	Best	0 mph
2Michelin Pilot Sport 5	115 ft	+2 ft	12 mph
3Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	119 ft	+6 ft	19 mph
4Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	119 ft	+6 ft	19 mph
5Hankook Ventus Evo	123 ft	+10 ft	23 mph
6Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	123 ft	+10 ft	23 mph
7Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	126 ft	+13 ft	26 mph

The difference between best and worst was 12% (13 ft ≈ 0.9 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 would still be travelling at 26 mph when the Continental MaxContact MC7 had stopped.

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

Subj. Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Continental MaxContact MC7	7.5 Points	Best
2Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	7.3 Points	-0.20 Points
3Michelin Pilot Sport 5	7.2 Points	-0.30 Points
4Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	6.8 Points	-0.70 Points
5Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	6.4 Points	-1.10 Points
6Hankook Ventus Evo	6.25 Points	-1.25 Points
7Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	5.9 Points	-1.60 Points

The difference between best and worst was 21.3% (1.6 Points).

Dry Circle Speed
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Continental MaxContact MC7	45.4 mph	Best
2Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	45.1 mph	-0.3 mph
3Michelin Pilot Sport 5	44.9 mph	-0.5 mph
4Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	44.9 mph	-0.5 mph
5Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	44.8 mph	-0.6 mph
6Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	44.5 mph	-0.9 mph
7Hankook Ventus Evo	44.2 mph	-1.2 mph

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

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin Pilot Sport 5	83 ft	Best	0 mph
2Continental MaxContact MC7	86 ft	+3 ft	14 mph
3Hankook Ventus Evo	88 ft	+5 ft	18 mph
4Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	90 ft	+7 ft	21 mph
5Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	90 ft	+7 ft	22 mph
6Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	92 ft	+9 ft	24 mph
7Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	95 ft	+12 ft	28 mph

The difference between best and worst was 13.9% (12 ft ≈ 0.8 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 would still be travelling at 28 mph when the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 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
1Continental MaxContact MC7	7.1 Points	Best
2Michelin Pilot Sport 5	7 Points	-0.10 Points
3Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	6.9 Points	-0.20 Points
4Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	6.75 Points	-0.35 Points
5Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	6.6 Points	-0.50 Points
5Hankook Ventus Evo	6.6 Points	-0.50 Points
5Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	6.6 Points	-0.50 Points

The difference between best and worst was 7% (0.5 Points).

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	47.8 dB	Best
2Continental MaxContact MC7	48.69 dB	+0.89 dB
3Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	48.9 dB	+1.10 dB
4Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	49.04 dB	+1.24 dB
5Michelin Pilot Sport 5	49.38 dB	+1.58 dB
6Hankook Ventus Evo	49.44 dB	+1.64 dB
7Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	49.84 dB	+2.04 dB