Below are all the data points for the 2026 AutoView Value Sport Tire Test, 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.

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72

Continental MaxContact MC7

Hankook Ventus Evo

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 1.50 M (4.4%) | Avg: 34.66 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental MaxContact MC7 with a result of 33.91 M. The difference between best and worst was 4.2%.

Continental MaxContact MC7

33.91 M
Michelin Pilot Sport 5

34.53 M
Hankook Ventus Evo

34.77 M
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72

35.41 M

Dry Handling (s)

Spread: 1.42 s (1.5%) | Avg: 96.66 s

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Continental MaxContact MC7

95.69 s
Hankook Ventus Evo

96.77 s
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72

97.05 s
Michelin Pilot Sport 5

97.11 s

(km/h)

Spread: 3.59 km/h (4.9%) | Avg: 72.09 km/h

(Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 with a result of 73.75 km/h. The difference between best and worst was 4.9%.

Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72

73.75 km/h
Continental MaxContact MC7

72.53 km/h
Michelin Pilot Sport 5

71.93 km/h
Hankook Ventus Evo

70.16 km/h

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Spread: 1.00 Points (12.5%) | Avg: 7.53 Points

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 5 with a result of 8 Points. The difference between best and worst was 12.5%.

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

8 Points
Continental MaxContact MC7

7.9 Points
Hankook Ventus Evo

7.2 Points
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72

7 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 0.80 M (3.4%) | Avg: 23.98 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental MaxContact MC7 with a result of 23.65 M. The difference between best and worst was 3.3%.

Continental MaxContact MC7

23.65 M
Michelin Pilot Sport 5

23.76 M
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72

24.07 M
Hankook Ventus Evo

24.45 M

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Spread: 0.80 Points (10.3%) | Avg: 7.50 Points

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus Evo with a result of 7.8 Points. The difference between best and worst was 10.3%.

Hankook Ventus Evo

7.8 Points
Continental MaxContact MC7

7.6 Points
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72

7.6 Points
Michelin Pilot Sport 5

7 Points

Noise (dB)

Spread: 1.50 dB (2.4%) | Avg: 62.83 dB

Internal noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the noise test finished less than 3% apart.

Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72

62.2 dB
Continental MaxContact MC7

62.7 dB
Michelin Pilot Sport 5

62.7 dB
Hankook Ventus Evo

63.7 dB

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
	Continental MaxContact MC7	0%
2	Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	0%
3	Michelin Pilot Sport 5	0%
4	Hankook Ventus Evo	0%

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2026 AutoView Value Sport Tire Test