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2026 AutoView Value 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: 235/40 R18
Tires tested: 4
Disciplines: 7
Test vehicle: Hyundai Avante N Line (CN7)

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	111 ft	Best	0 mph
2Michelin Pilot Sport 5	113 ft	+2 ft	11 mph
3Hankook Ventus Evo	114 ft	+3 ft	13 mph
4Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	116 ft	+5 ft	16 mph

The difference between best and worst was 4.4% (5 ft ≈ 0.3 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 would still be travelling at 16 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.

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Continental MaxContact MC7	95.69 s	Best
2Hankook Ventus Evo	96.77 s	+1.08 s
3Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	97.05 s	+1.36 s
4Michelin Pilot Sport 5	97.11 s	+1.42 s

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

Subj. Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Sport 5	8 Points	Best
2Continental MaxContact MC7	7.9 Points	-0.10 Points
3Hankook Ventus Evo	7.2 Points	-0.80 Points
4Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	7 Points	-1.00 Points

The difference between best and worst was 12.5% (1 Points).

Dry Circle Speed
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	45.8 mph	Best
2Continental MaxContact MC7	45.1 mph	-0.7 mph
3Michelin Pilot Sport 5	44.7 mph	-1.1 mph
4Hankook Ventus Evo	43.6 mph	-2.2 mph

The difference between best and worst was 4.9% (2.2 mph).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental MaxContact MC7	78 ft	Best	0 mph
2Michelin Pilot Sport 5	78 ft	0 ft	5 mph
3Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	79 ft	+1 ft	11 mph
4Hankook Ventus Evo	80 ft	+2 ft	14 mph

The difference between best and worst was 3.4% (2 ft). From 80 mph, the Hankook Ventus Evo would still be travelling at 14 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.

Comfort

Subj. Comfort
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook Ventus Evo	7.8 Points	Best
2Continental MaxContact MC7	7.6 Points	-0.20 Points
2Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	7.6 Points	-0.20 Points
4Michelin Pilot Sport 5	7 Points	-0.80 Points

The difference between best and worst was 10.3% (0.8 Points).

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	62.2 dB	Best
2Michelin Pilot Sport 5	62.7 dB	+0.50 dB
2Continental MaxContact MC7	62.7 dB	+0.50 dB
4Hankook Ventus Evo	63.7 dB	+1.50 dB