Passenger Car Summer Premium Touring Tires
Below are all the reviewed passenger car summer premium touring tires on Tire Reviews. Please click into each tire for further details.
| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN (4) | 93% | 90% | 93% | 90% | 100% | 90% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 560 (5) | 94% | 85% | 92% | 90% | 96% | 96% |
| Pirelli Cinturato C3 (4) | 95% | 93% | 93% | 90% | 90% | 88% |
| Michelin Primacy HP Zero Pressure (8) | 91% | 85% | 84% | 88% | 95% | 95% |
| Nokian eLine 2 (3) | 87% | 93% | 87% | 80% | 100% | 97% |
| Michelin Primacy 5 (15) | 94% | 92% | 82% | 82% | 94% | 98% |
| Vredestein T Trac 2 (6) | 93% | 84% | 90% | 85% | 90% | 87% |
| Nokian iLine (16) | 94% | 90% | 86% | 77% | 86% | 94% |
| Vredestein Ultrac Satin (45) | 92% | 87% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 90% |
| Nokian Wetproof 1 (7) | 91% | 98% | 89% | 89% | 73% | 84% |
| Nokian Line (65) | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 82% | 86% |
| Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun (50) | 89% | 90% | 84% | 87% | 83% | 83% |
| Michelin Energy X2 Plus (7) | 89% | 87% | 74% | 89% | 87% | 87% |
| Michelin Energy E3B (6) | 87% | 97% | 83% | 88% | 78% | 80% |
| Falken Sincera SN110 Ecorun (14) | 87% | 86% | 82% | 88% | 78% | 88% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (102) | 91% | 87% | 81% | 84% | 91% | 85% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 (29) | 91% | 84% | 85% | 85% | 82% | 87% |
| Goodyear Assurance Triplemax (6) | 90% | 90% | 80% | 82% | 84% | 82% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE320 (6) | 90% | 93% | 90% | 83% | 73% | 87% |
| Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 (11) | 95% | 89% | 85% | 91% | 86% | 72% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 (104) | 88% | 82% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 86% |
| Dunlop SP Sport FM800 (59) | 88% | 86% | 79% | 83% | 84% | 84% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 4 (60) | 90% | 85% | 84% | 85% | 80% | 84% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 Driveguard (3) | 83% | 87% | 90% | 90% | 75% | 83% |
| Kleber Dynaxer HP4 (20) | 91% | 85% | 82% | 74% | 84% | 87% |
| Falken ZE914 (99) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| Toyo Proxes R39 (3) | 97% | 83% | 93% | 83% | 73% | 80% |
| Continental PremiumContact 7 (38) | 92% | 93% | 84% | 83% | 75% | 76% |
| Michelin Defender (4) | 88% | 75% | 85% | 88% | 80% | 85% |
| Yokohama BluEarth 1 (3) | 90% | 83% | 77% | 80% | 83% | 73% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (43) | 88% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 86% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo (7) | 88% | 85% | 83% | 87% | 80% | 85% |
| Nexen N Fera Primus (9) | 88% | 91% | 84% | 76% | 80% | 80% |
| Toyo Proxes R32 (5) | 94% | 66% | 92% | 92% | 74% | 82% |
| Bridgestone Turanza 6 (40) | 91% | 91% | 84% | 84% | 68% | 82% |
| Yokohama C Drive (45) | 86% | 82% | 83% | 77% | 77% | 86% |
| Kumho Ecsta HS52 (18) | 91% | 82% | 88% | 82% | 75% | 70% |
| Dunlop StreetResponse 2 (22) | 87% | 83% | 84% | 84% | 71% | 80% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 Plus (33) | 88% | 86% | 76% | 74% | 83% | 85% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (120) | 89% | 80% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 80% |
| Continental Premium Contact 6 (125) | 89% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 74% | 77% |
| Yokohama AVS dB v550 (6) | 88% | 77% | 83% | 82% | 67% | 92% |
| Toyo NanoEnergy R38 (8) | 88% | 81% | 78% | 81% | 76% | 80% |
| Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 (35) | 88% | 79% | 77% | 79% | 79% | 83% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP300 (15) | 83% | 77% | 75% | 82% | 86% | 78% |
| Michelin Energy Saver Plus (64) | 84% | 71% | 78% | 76% | 91% | 83% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (105) | 86% | 82% | 81% | 80% | 76% | 79% |
| Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (92) | 86% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 77% | 76% |
| Kumho Ecsta HS51 (38) | 87% | 83% | 77% | 80% | 77% | 84% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 Ecopia (16) | 87% | 82% | 75% | 81% | 81% | 83% |
| Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 (51) | 82% | 78% | 80% | 80% | 75% | 86% |
| Pirelli Cinturato Rosso (4) | 85% | 78% | 70% | 78% | 80% | 78% |
| Nokian WetProof (24) | 88% | 90% | 78% | 83% | 66% | 78% |
| Continental UltraContact (20) | 86% | 83% | 77% | 74% | 78% | 84% |
| BFGoodrich Advantage (13) | 78% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 83% | 89% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert 3 (36) | 83% | 93% | 78% | 75% | 66% | 81% |
| Continental UltraContact UC6 (50) | 86% | 82% | 73% | 75% | 79% | 83% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (252) | 86% | 84% | 76% | 78% | 73% | 85% |
| Toyo Proxes Comfort (17) | 82% | 81% | 78% | 73% | 81% | 82% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (175) | 85% | 80% | 74% | 76% | 82% | 83% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde (46) | 83% | 74% | 78% | 73% | 83% | 79% |
| Toyo Proxes R30 (3) | 83% | 70% | 87% | 83% | 77% | 70% |
| Dunlop SP Touring R1 (22) | 84% | 75% | 75% | 81% | 82% | 76% |
| Fulda EcoControl HP (15) | 82% | 73% | 76% | 81% | 78% | 80% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P1 (33) | 81% | 73% | 77% | 73% | 80% | 83% |
| Toyo R27 (3) | 83% | 77% | 83% | 77% | 80% | 60% |
| Kumho Solus HS51 Harmony Sports (5) | 85% | 80% | 65% | 65% | 80% | 90% |
| Toyo NanoEnergy 3 (40) | 82% | 66% | 74% | 75% | 82% | 82% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005A (3) | 80% | 70% | 80% | 73% | 73% | 90% |
| Yokohama AVS DB S2 (3) | 93% | 73% | 83% | 80% | 53% | 73% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (191) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Michelin Energy Saver (136) | 83% | 71% | 74% | 71% | 85% | 80% |
| Michelin Energy XM2 (54) | 80% | 74% | 73% | 74% | 86% | 72% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue (33) | 86% | 71% | 75% | 71% | 87% | 77% |
| Michelin Primacy LC (12) | 82% | 79% | 67% | 68% | 73% | 88% |
| Michelin Primacy HP (200) | 84% | 75% | 77% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (194) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 71% |
| Continental ComfortContact CC6 (51) | 79% | 67% | 71% | 71% | 78% | 89% |
| Continental Premium Contact 5 (118) | 87% | 83% | 76% | 77% | 58% | 79% |
| Apollo Aspire XP (8) | 78% | 76% | 74% | 75% | 74% | 71% |
| Uniroyal RainExpert 5 (6) | 73% | 83% | 75% | 63% | 78% | 83% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Pirelli P6000 Powergy (11) | 83% | 67% | 71% | 75% | 85% | 70% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P6 (20) | 86% | 81% | 81% | 62% | 67% | 71% |
| Michelin Pilot Primacy (52) | 80% | 76% | 71% | 68% | 85% | 71% |
| Continental Eco Contact 3 (54) | 80% | 78% | 73% | 68% | 74% | 78% |
| Michelin e.Primacy (17) | 81% | 63% | 72% | 67% | 84% | 83% |
| Pirelli Powergy (29) | 84% | 77% | 71% | 76% | 65% | 77% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Compact (27) | 83% | 57% | 77% | 78% | 80% | 83% |
| Dunlop SP Sport LM704 (27) | 80% | 58% | 75% | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| Yokohama C Drive2 (31) | 79% | 73% | 70% | 69% | 71% | 81% |
| Kumho Ecowing ES31 (23) | 79% | 65% | 73% | 62% | 78% | 77% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 200 (3) | 80% | 57% | 77% | 57% | 87% | 83% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (184) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 69% | 74% |
| Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 (28) | 80% | 71% | 69% | 70% | 78% | 68% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (157) | 82% | 78% | 73% | 73% | 65% | 72% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT (9) | 86% | 78% | 81% | 79% | 56% | 69% |
| Continental Premium Contact 2 (199) | 84% | 77% | 75% | 73% | 62% | 73% |
| Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424 (5) | 84% | 52% | 82% | 70% | 84% | 80% |
| Continental PremiumContact (15) | 83% | 68% | 72% | 69% | 75% | 73% |
| Goodyear OptiGrip (16) | 74% | 83% | 66% | 71% | 71% | 66% |
| Goodyear Excellence (127) | 79% | 70% | 72% | 71% | 72% | 73% |
| Yokohama BluEarth AE01 (22) | 79% | 73% | 76% | 68% | 59% | 75% |
| Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27 (20) | 76% | 63% | 73% | 61% | 76% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP200 (19) | 75% | 68% | 71% | 68% | 72% | 80% |
| Avon ZV7 (139) | 82% | 77% | 72% | 71% | 57% | 78% |
| Continental UltraContact UC7 (6) | 82% | 65% | 58% | 70% | 70% | 83% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP001S (4) | 83% | 83% | 70% | 78% | 58% | 80% |
| Yokohama A Drive (28) | 77% | 64% | 70% | 69% | 79% | 70% |
| Nokian i3 (6) | 72% | 68% | 82% | 68% | 65% | 77% |
| Bridgestone DriveGuard (26) | 84% | 83% | 77% | 74% | 47% | 69% |
| Goodyear Assurance ComfortDrive (6) | 72% | 68% | 50% | 78% | 80% | 78% |
| Continental Eco Contact 5 (90) | 80% | 68% | 68% | 69% | 74% | 68% |
| Yokohama E70D db (10) | 73% | 68% | 76% | 74% | 71% | 69% |
| Pirelli P 7 (85) | 79% | 69% | 71% | 68% | 73% | 65% |
| Yokohama Aspec A349 BluEarth (11) | 72% | 59% | 69% | 78% | 87% | 65% |
| Sava Intensa HP2 (6) | 78% | 62% | 68% | 75% | 50% | 86% |
| Michelin Energy (42) | 71% | 65% | 59% | 61% | 84% | 76% |
| Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 (18) | 79% | 69% | 61% | 68% | 72% | 67% |
| Giti GitiSynergyH2 (19) | 73% | 81% | 60% | 61% | 73% | 68% |
| Avon ZT7 (12) | 79% | 74% | 69% | 66% | 63% | 73% |
| Bridgestone Alenza 001 (31) | 83% | 75% | 70% | 77% | 70% | 57% |
| Yokohama Advan dB V552 (10) | 70% | 63% | 68% | 68% | 60% | 81% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T001 (107) | 80% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 72% |
| Goodyear Eagle NCT5 (91) | 75% | 61% | 68% | 61% | 78% | 69% |
| Toyo Proxes Sport (22) | 75% | 62% | 70% | 65% | 69% | 69% |
| Yokohama dB super E spec (6) | 72% | 55% | 70% | 68% | 66% | 80% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip (144) | 77% | 68% | 64% | 61% | 70% | 72% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 (68) | 75% | 68% | 67% | 67% | 65% | 69% |
| Firestone RoadHawk (40) | 83% | 72% | 68% | 63% | 56% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER33 (22) | 75% | 59% | 69% | 61% | 91% | 57% |
| Yokohama BluEarth AE50 (36) | 74% | 67% | 68% | 69% | 60% | 68% |
| Pirelli P5000 (10) | 70% | 73% | 59% | 66% | 70% | 57% |
| Dunlop SP Touring T1 (7) | 67% | 56% | 69% | 63% | 73% | 73% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 RFT (11) | 66% | 57% | 67% | 67% | 70% | 65% |
| Nexen N Fera AU5 (6) | 62% | 52% | 64% | 70% | 67% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER30 (44) | 78% | 61% | 67% | 62% | 73% | 57% |
| Yokohama BluEarth E70 (14) | 74% | 66% | 61% | 68% | 75% | 53% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 2050 (4) | 75% | 50% | 80% | 63% | 58% | 73% |
| Pirelli P3000 (17) | 74% | 57% | 66% | 58% | 65% | 67% |
| Firestone Multihawk 2 (6) | 82% | 52% | 56% | 75% | 52% | 64% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P 7 Ecoimpact (11) | 65% | 62% | 66% | 59% | 72% | 57% |
| Toyo NanoEnergy 2 (5) | 68% | 44% | 66% | 60% | 68% | 64% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP100 (8) | 69% | 60% | 63% | 53% | 64% | 63% |
| Pirelli P6 (22) | 73% | 66% | 60% | 52% | 58% | 60% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (130) | 74% | 56% | 58% | 60% | 53% | 70% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 2020 (4) | 65% | 60% | 55% | 63% | 63% | 45% |
| Pirelli P7000 (7) | 71% | 47% | 63% | 57% | 61% | 57% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP25 (12) | 65% | 46% | 63% | 62% | 55% | 62% |
| Goodyear Assurance MaxLife (3) | 73% | 27% | 50% | 47% | 80% | 63% |
| Pirelli P6000 (175) | 66% | 46% | 55% | 48% | 67% | 60% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 plus (11) | 58% | 56% | 51% | 52% | 50% | 62% |
| Yokohama Bluearth E51 (3) | 70% | 47% | 43% | 43% | 83% | 40% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 2030 (9) | 64% | 58% | 48% | 49% | 38% | 38% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T002 (3) | 85% | 50% | 30% | 15% | 65% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP500 ologic (3) | 63% | 63% | 53% | 63% | 10% | 53% |
| Bridgestone Turanza EL440 (17) | 53% | 45% | 56% | 49% | 40% | 42% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 270 (11) | 67% | 27% | 51% | 49% | 35% | 55% |
Passenger Car Summer Premium Touring Tires with no reviews
BFGoodrich Advantage 2, Bridgestone Turanza Eco, Bridgestone Turanza EL42, Bridgestone Turanza ER70, Bridgestone Turanza T002, Continental CrossContact RX, Continental EcoContact 7, Continental EcoContact 7 S, Continental PureContact, Continental UltraContact NXT, Cooper CS7, Dunlop SP Sport Aquajet, Dunlop SP10, Dunlop Sport Response, Falken ECORUN A A, Falken ZIEX CT50, Falken Ziex ZE914A Ecorun, Goodyear Eagle Enforcer, Goodyear EfficientGrip Compact 2, Goodyear GT Eco Stage, Kleber Dynaxer HP5, Kumho ECSTA LX PLATINUM KU27, Laufenn G Fit EQ Plus, Michelin Energy Saver 4, Michelin Primacy 4 ST, Michelin XAS, Michelin XWX, Nexen Aria AH7, Nexen N Blue S, Nexen N Fera AU7, Nexen N Priz AH8, Nokian eLine, Nokian Hakka Blue 3, Nokian Hakka Green, Nokian Hakka Green 3, Nokian Hakka Green2, Nokian Nordman SX2, Nokian Nordman SZ, Nokian xLine, Pirelli Cinturato HS CN12, Pirelli Cinturato P5, Pirelli P4000, Reference OE Summer, Reference Summer, Reference Summer 16 inch, Reference Summer 17 inch, Reference Summer 18 inch, Reference Summer 19 inch, Toyo NanoEnergy 1, Toyo NanoEnergy R41, Toyo Proxes Ne, Vredestein Ultrac, Vredestein Ultrac plus, Yokohama BluEarth air EF21
Passenger Car Summer Premium Touring Tires Tire Review Highlights
Bridgestone Turanza T005A rated 86% while driving a Volkswagen Jetta MKVI 2.5
Driving on mostly motorways for 55361 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 55361 average miles
Quiet, comfortable confidence inspiring tires.
Bridgestone Turanza T005 rated 61% while driving a Mercedes Benz A200 petrol
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 20000 average miles
Came fitted from factory and were replaced initially for the same model. Grip is fairly good and predictable, both dry and wet. Comfort, efficiency and noise also satisfactory. On the other hand, steering feeling is somahow lacking, they don't last long and they are prone to punctures. Also they lack a rim protector which is very much in need given the amg.style rims are prone to scratching against curbs and similar obstacles. We are changing them for the Good Year F1 Assymetric 5/6 which is what we are driving in our other rides. They do not have the weakness this display, grip better, have nice steering feeling and last longer. They may not be as efficient or comfortable but they are close enough. Better all rounders, we expect. We'll review when changed and driven for a few thousand miles.
Bridgestone Ecopia EP25 rated 66% while driving a Toyota Yaris
Driving on mostly country roads for 27000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 27000 average miles
The tire behaved great for what it is and stayed largely consistent for most of its life.
The standout thing that I'd like to raise some awareness about was how much and how quickly it degraded during the fifth year of its life (the last 4-5k miles of its ~27k mile life) and while still having plenty of tread on it. It was apparent under a few specific recurring circumstances, out of which the most obvious and most common was on tight horseshoe turns. If the front tires were loaded due to braking (just slight amounts of braking, consider that one enters the turn under brakes and gradually lifts so that they are fully released potentially before hitting the apex) they were eager to lose traction and slide outwards when nearing the apex. We are talking about just slight amounts of skidding that required no corrections from the driver. They were essentially just enough to affect your confidence in the car. Still, it was something that started happening relatively suddenly and consistently and we became aware of it both during trips & travels and on familiar corners on known roads where we had been taking the car for years and years.
Other than that most other characteristics remained relatively consistent till the end. That is their noise, their general braking performance (though, luckily, I didn't have the "opportunity" to do much emergency braking), their behavior under high speed turns, their traction under first gear acceleration (say uphill stop and go, or with a heavy foot off a green light).
Lastly, I didn't feel too comfortable riding them in heavy rain lately, but that was a rare enough occurrence that I don't have enough experience to express an informed opinion on.
When I retired it it still had plenty of tread on it so I assume most of the degradation in performance was probably caused by the rubber aging.
The standout thing that I'd like to raise some awareness about was how much and how quickly it degraded during the fifth year of its life (the last 4-5k miles of its ~27k mile life) and while still having plenty of tread on it. It was apparent under a few specific recurring circumstances, out of which the most obvious and most common was on tight horseshoe turns. If the front tires were loaded due to braking (just slight amounts of braking, consider that one enters the turn under brakes and gradually lifts so that they are fully released potentially before hitting the apex) they were eager to lose traction and slide outwards when nearing the apex. We are talking about just slight amounts of skidding that required no corrections from the driver. They were essentially just enough to affect your confidence in the car. Still, it was something that started happening relatively suddenly and consistently and we became aware of it both during trips & travels and on familiar corners on known roads where we had been taking the car for years and years.
Other than that most other characteristics remained relatively consistent till the end. That is their noise, their general braking performance (though, luckily, I didn't have the "opportunity" to do much emergency braking), their behavior under high speed turns, their traction under first gear acceleration (say uphill stop and go, or with a heavy foot off a green light).
Lastly, I didn't feel too comfortable riding them in heavy rain lately, but that was a rare enough occurrence that I don't have enough experience to express an informed opinion on.
When I retired it it still had plenty of tread on it so I assume most of the degradation in performance was probably caused by the rubber aging.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 rated 74% while driving a Peugeot 308 sw 1.6 hdi
Driving on mostly motorways for 40000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 40000 easy going miles
Unfortunately I would recommend these tires. I say unfortunately because they're expensive. I had the 91 rating, 2 year old tires and mounted a kerb to park and tore the sidewall. So these are not particularly strong. Having said that I had 40,000 miles out of the last pair. No signs of cracking. Predictable performance from the start to end. I've never had a sporty car but as a 'grandad' driver these were good enough, cornering so-so a bit of lean and understeer. About 10% more fuel economy than my next C rated tires. With all that said unless there is a promotion I will not buy again purely based on cost.
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 rated 53% while driving a Renault Megane
Driving on a combination of roads for 14000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 14000 average miles
I’ve owned these tires for two years and covered around 22,000 km. Overall, they’re decent when it comes to road handling, especially on dry surfaces—they feel stable and are pretty quiet, which makes driving more comfortable. I’ve noticed that even after two years, the tires have maintained their characteristics well and show logical signs of wear, which is something I didn't expect from these pirelli's.
However, things aren’t as positive when it comes to wet conditions. The wet grip is far from reassuring and, honestly, quite unpredictable at times. For tires that are marketed as a top-shelf choice, the wet handling is disappointing and, in my opinion, unacceptable, especially considering that even some budget brands I’ve tried in the past performed better in the rain.
The other major issue I’ve observed is their sensitivity to temperature changes. It’s unsettling how much the tires’ handling and grip can change throughout a drive—sometimes they feel very different at the end of a journey compared to the start. This inconsistency undermines my confidence in them and is the biggest reason I can’t give a strong recommendation.
In summary, these tires deliver satisfactory performance in dry conditions and hold up well over time, but their wet handling and temperature sensitivity are major drawbacks. If reliable wet performance is a priority for you, I’d suggest looking elsewhere.
However, things aren’t as positive when it comes to wet conditions. The wet grip is far from reassuring and, honestly, quite unpredictable at times. For tires that are marketed as a top-shelf choice, the wet handling is disappointing and, in my opinion, unacceptable, especially considering that even some budget brands I’ve tried in the past performed better in the rain.
The other major issue I’ve observed is their sensitivity to temperature changes. It’s unsettling how much the tires’ handling and grip can change throughout a drive—sometimes they feel very different at the end of a journey compared to the start. This inconsistency undermines my confidence in them and is the biggest reason I can’t give a strong recommendation.
In summary, these tires deliver satisfactory performance in dry conditions and hold up well over time, but their wet handling and temperature sensitivity are major drawbacks. If reliable wet performance is a priority for you, I’d suggest looking elsewhere.
Kleber Dynaxer HP5 rated 95% while driving a Mercedes Benz W213 E220d All terrain
Driving on a combination of roads for 1800 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 1800 spirited miles
Got them on my MB W213 E220d in April. They're reliable in all conditions. Drove them in wet, drove them in 35 celsius heat - all is well. When it's hot, the road noise increases. On wet, handling is exceptional and extremely reliable. You're conifdent that the tire grip does not worsen, it feels.
I'm dumbstruck there's zero, I mean zero tests/official reviews of these tires. It's a hint as to which brands get all the media noise = which brands pay for reviews ;) Get Kleber, you'll thank me later.
I'm dumbstruck there's zero, I mean zero tests/official reviews of these tires. It's a hint as to which brands get all the media noise = which brands pay for reviews ;) Get Kleber, you'll thank me later.
Continental EcoContact 6 rated 57% while driving a BYD Seal EV AWD
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
This is an updated review after 5000 miles. I have the 6Q variant of this tire fitted to my car. After 5000 miles, the tire is still very comfortable and quiet. Dry grip is quite good, and dry handling is okay. Not great but adequate for daily driving. Wet grip, on the other hand, is horrendous. I encountered aquaplaning quite a lot in the rain, so I had to slow down quite a bit. Driving 60 mph in the wet feels really unsafe and jittery, and that’s in the straight. Wet braking is terrible. ABS kicked in a lot even at relatively low speed. For that reason, I will not be buying this tire again. I would gladly sacrifice a bit of comfort for safety. If you live in the area that rains a lot, avoid this tire.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 rated 56% while driving a Volkswagen polo 2018 1.0 tsi 115 hp
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
Bought to replace Continental Premium Contact Sport 5s on the assumption these would be much quieter. Tested on a UK VW Polo 95TSI Manual on motorways and country roads. Key attributes of the Goodyear as follows:
Handling - Relative to the Conti the Goodyear sidewall flexes more. This presents itself in a few ways. Firstly turning into a corner at high speed there is a moment where the sidewall flexes and you don't know if there is sufficient grip, there is a sense of vagueness to it. This also shows up on the motorway at high speed as the car has a greater tendency to wander, and feel more vague on the straight ahead. It saps rather than instils confidence. It isn't dramatically bad or dangerous, but if you like to know exactly where the levels of grip are, this isn't the tire for you. In crosswinds these traits are exacerbated.
Comfort - It is marginally quieter than the Contis when rolling from 30-70mph, but not by a great deal. What is better is that when the Goodyear hits a bump, there is less of a 'crash' in the cabin (something the Polo is known for in basic spec): this is probably due to the softer sidewall. So comfort overall is slightly better than the Conti PC 5s.
Wet Grip - the tire hangs on gamely, at least as good as the Contis, in the wet, but because of the amount of flex in the tire to begin with, you are never quite sure where you stand. On the same roads in the same conditions the Goodyear will take you down a wet road as quickly, but on a road you don't know, you will back off because you can't trust it the same. It's not bad, it's just not as good as the Conti's.
I wouldn't recommend these tires and would consider NEXEN NFeras or Conti Premium Contact 6/7 over these.
Handling - Relative to the Conti the Goodyear sidewall flexes more. This presents itself in a few ways. Firstly turning into a corner at high speed there is a moment where the sidewall flexes and you don't know if there is sufficient grip, there is a sense of vagueness to it. This also shows up on the motorway at high speed as the car has a greater tendency to wander, and feel more vague on the straight ahead. It saps rather than instils confidence. It isn't dramatically bad or dangerous, but if you like to know exactly where the levels of grip are, this isn't the tire for you. In crosswinds these traits are exacerbated.
Comfort - It is marginally quieter than the Contis when rolling from 30-70mph, but not by a great deal. What is better is that when the Goodyear hits a bump, there is less of a 'crash' in the cabin (something the Polo is known for in basic spec): this is probably due to the softer sidewall. So comfort overall is slightly better than the Conti PC 5s.
Wet Grip - the tire hangs on gamely, at least as good as the Contis, in the wet, but because of the amount of flex in the tire to begin with, you are never quite sure where you stand. On the same roads in the same conditions the Goodyear will take you down a wet road as quickly, but on a road you don't know, you will back off because you can't trust it the same. It's not bad, it's just not as good as the Conti's.
I wouldn't recommend these tires and would consider NEXEN NFeras or Conti Premium Contact 6/7 over these.
Bridgestone Alenza 001 rated 53% while driving a BMW X3m40i
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
The Bridgestone Alenza RFT in 245/40R21 front and 275/35R21 rear is a very average tire. It’s okay but not great. Grip is acceptable in dry conditions, but in the wet it can slip when pushed, although the AWD system helps manage it. Ride comfort is harsh, with noticeable thumping over bumps and poor handling of rough roads. This is typical of run-flats, but still disappointing at this price point. Feedback and progression near the grip limit are minimal, making spirited driving feel numb.
Wear has been reasonable. After around 40,000 km, the fronts have about 5 mm of tread left while the rears are down to 2 mm. The front tires show noticeable outer edge wear, likely from SUV weight transfer during cornering. Running higher-than-recommended front pressures helps mitigate this.
Overall, it’s an expensive tire with no standout qualities. The limited run-flat alternatives in this size make that more frustrating.
Wear has been reasonable. After around 40,000 km, the fronts have about 5 mm of tread left while the rears are down to 2 mm. The front tires show noticeable outer edge wear, likely from SUV weight transfer during cornering. Running higher-than-recommended front pressures helps mitigate this.
Overall, it’s an expensive tire with no standout qualities. The limited run-flat alternatives in this size make that more frustrating.
Bridgestone Alenza 001 rated 69% while driving a Subaru Outback
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Subaru Outback Touring XT: For many years Subaru fitted Yokohama Geolanders to Outback and Forester, they being the best compromise for bitumen and gravel roads. Those cars are "all road" cars, pitched at people who did a lot of touring, bush adventuring and so on - "See You Out There". Alenza a much quieter, softer, better handling tire than Geolander on bitumen but poor performance on gravel. Subaru have surrendered to the city drivers? The adventurers now relegated to also-ran's? I am replacing my Alenzas with Pirelli Scorpion.
BFGoodrich Advantage 2 rated 56% while driving a BMW 530i
Driving on a combination of roads for 6300 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 6300 spirited miles
This is a follow up review to the other one I posted. I have now covered about 10000km with those tires over the span of 4 months.
My initial comments regarding comfort still stand. Its a super quiet tire and its qualities are fully oriented towards comfort.
However at least for my car they are a very (very) poor fit. I mentioned before that the sidewalls are too soft and this now also shows in the wear pattern.
My rear tires are like brand new. But my fronts have now rendered the on-center feel of the car very vague to the point where driving at regular highway speeds felt uncomfortable. I can clearly see how on the exterior side of the channel walls (for lack of better wording) I have squished the tires and started to eat at it. In practical terms this means that now if I need to do a quite direction change the front is not only slow to respond but starts to lose grip quite quickly and I can feel in the my steering wheel that I am just squishing the tire and asking it to do something it does not want to.
At this point I'm thinking that these are probably not well suited to bigger heavier cars despite their XL rating. I have only pushed them hard on mountain passes 3-4 times and that loss of performance is worrying. Especially considering the BMW G30 I drive only has a 2L petrol so is neither very powerful, not particularly nose heavy.
After my last highway drive I decided to give up on them and bought a set of crossclimate 3 sport which so far have made my car feel like a bmw once again. Once I do some more miles I will share a review on the Michelins as well.
TL;DR
For comfort on smaller passenger cars, probably fine. For anything else? Way too soft and likely to wear fast and perform poorly.
My initial comments regarding comfort still stand. Its a super quiet tire and its qualities are fully oriented towards comfort.
However at least for my car they are a very (very) poor fit. I mentioned before that the sidewalls are too soft and this now also shows in the wear pattern.
My rear tires are like brand new. But my fronts have now rendered the on-center feel of the car very vague to the point where driving at regular highway speeds felt uncomfortable. I can clearly see how on the exterior side of the channel walls (for lack of better wording) I have squished the tires and started to eat at it. In practical terms this means that now if I need to do a quite direction change the front is not only slow to respond but starts to lose grip quite quickly and I can feel in the my steering wheel that I am just squishing the tire and asking it to do something it does not want to.
At this point I'm thinking that these are probably not well suited to bigger heavier cars despite their XL rating. I have only pushed them hard on mountain passes 3-4 times and that loss of performance is worrying. Especially considering the BMW G30 I drive only has a 2L petrol so is neither very powerful, not particularly nose heavy.
After my last highway drive I decided to give up on them and bought a set of crossclimate 3 sport which so far have made my car feel like a bmw once again. Once I do some more miles I will share a review on the Michelins as well.
TL;DR
For comfort on smaller passenger cars, probably fine. For anything else? Way too soft and likely to wear fast and perform poorly.
Continental UltraContact rated 83% while driving a Toyota CHR Hybrid
Driving on mostly motorways for 29000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 29000 spirited miles
Hello from Thailand, I mostly drive Continental UC6 on motorway with the surface quality as average or below. I am not an always sporty driver just when it is the time. I list from my most impressive:
Compared to the Previous tires as dunlop ec300+, yokohama E70, michelin primacy4
1. Wet grip : in heavy rain I push it faster than other traffic and confident in long puddles 70-80 km/hr
2. Value : my priority is wet road performance b/c it is the most uncontrollable factor when you are on puddles and heavy brake. With half budget from primacy4, it is very preferable other great spec below as compliments in my priority list.
3. Durability with consistent tire feature : I rate it 2nd as primacy4 the best by noise and wear.
4. Comfort : I would say it will be a smooth drive until it end of life at 31,000 miles(I will have reached the safety limit on 31,000 mi / 2 years almost the same time by Sep’25). Previously, I did expect this value on the Michelin only.
5. Handling : when heavily make a lane change(turn and straight again in 1 sec), it feedbacks unstable in tires. The reason I guess due to it soft sidewall which is softer than primacy4.
To summarize, It is acceptable for me with it handling compensating the comfort. With others spec maintained only more stiff in handling, I would accept it as good in all performance. Until now, I have still fine tuned for the tire. Next one I will try Giti Control P90.
PS. Few words for the other tires: Yokohama (decibel) E70 ‘bad wet grip’ ‘not quiet as expect’ , Dunlop Enasave EC300+ ‘all average with stiffer sidewall as I want for my Conti UC6’ , Michelin Primacy 4 ‘all good with less confident on wet than Conti UC6’ ‘pricy tire’
Compared to the Previous tires as dunlop ec300+, yokohama E70, michelin primacy4
1. Wet grip : in heavy rain I push it faster than other traffic and confident in long puddles 70-80 km/hr
2. Value : my priority is wet road performance b/c it is the most uncontrollable factor when you are on puddles and heavy brake. With half budget from primacy4, it is very preferable other great spec below as compliments in my priority list.
3. Durability with consistent tire feature : I rate it 2nd as primacy4 the best by noise and wear.
4. Comfort : I would say it will be a smooth drive until it end of life at 31,000 miles(I will have reached the safety limit on 31,000 mi / 2 years almost the same time by Sep’25). Previously, I did expect this value on the Michelin only.
5. Handling : when heavily make a lane change(turn and straight again in 1 sec), it feedbacks unstable in tires. The reason I guess due to it soft sidewall which is softer than primacy4.
To summarize, It is acceptable for me with it handling compensating the comfort. With others spec maintained only more stiff in handling, I would accept it as good in all performance. Until now, I have still fine tuned for the tire. Next one I will try Giti Control P90.
PS. Few words for the other tires: Yokohama (decibel) E70 ‘bad wet grip’ ‘not quiet as expect’ , Dunlop Enasave EC300+ ‘all average with stiffer sidewall as I want for my Conti UC6’ , Michelin Primacy 4 ‘all good with less confident on wet than Conti UC6’ ‘pricy tire’
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