2014 ADAC 175/65 R14 Summer Tyre Test

Test Summary
Array	Continental Eco Contact 5 Bridgestone Ecopia EP150
Array	Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco
Array	Michelin Energy Saver Plus
Array	Michelin Energy Saver Plus
Array	Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco

The Results

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1st: Continental Eco Contact 5
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 39 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Noise: 5 Wear: 9.4 Very balanced tyre with top grip on dry roads, exceptionally good at fuel consumption and wear Read Reviews Buy from £86.99
2nd: Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 37.4 Dry: 8 Wet: 8.2 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 6.2 Wear: 7 Very balanced tire with top marks in the wet, relatively quiet interior and exterior noise Slightly higher wear Read Reviews
3rd: Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 37.2 Dry: 8.6 Wet: 7.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 8 Very balanced tyre, especially good on dry roads, good in the wet Slightly higher fuel consumption Read Reviews Buy from £89.99
4th: Bridgestone Ecopia EP150
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.8 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 5 Wear: 7 Very balanced tire with top grade on dry pavement, good in the wet Slightly higher fuel consumption and wear Read Reviews
5th: Falken Sincera SN832 Ecorun
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.4 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 7.4 Very balanced tyre, good in the wet, relatively low fuel consumption Read Reviews
6th: Nokian Line
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.6 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 5 Wear: 8 Very balanced tyre, good on wet and dry roads Slightly higher fuel consumption Read Reviews
7th: Firestone Multihawk
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 34.2 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 6.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 4.4 Wear: 8 Acceptable performance in the dry Compared to the best little weaker in the wet, slightly higher fuel consumption Read Reviews
8th: Michelin Energy Saver+
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 38.6 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 8.8 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 10 Top marks in terms of fuel consumption and wear Compared to the best little weaker in the wet Read Reviews Buy from £81.99
9th: Barum Brillantis 2
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 33.8 Dry: 6.4 Wet: 6.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 7 Acceptable performance on wet roads Slight weakness on dry roads, slightly higher wear Read Reviews
10th: Vredestein T Trac 2
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.6 Dry: 8.4 Wet: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 5 Wear: 8.4 Relatively low fuel consumption and wear, good on dry roads Somewhat weak in the wet Read Reviews
11th: Goodyear EfficientGrip Compact
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 33.8 Dry: 8 Wet: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 4.8 Wear: 7.4 Acceptable performance on dry roads Relatively weak in the wet Read Reviews
12th: Semperit Comfort Life 2
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 34 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 5 Wear: 7 Relatively low fuel consumption Relatively weak in the wet, slightly higher wear Read Reviews
13th: Avon ZT5
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 27.6 Dry: 5.4 Wet: 4.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 3.6 Wear: 7 Weak on dry and wet roads, slightly higher fuel consumption and wear Read Reviews
14th: Debica Passio 2
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 30.2 Dry: 7.4 Wet: 2 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 3.6 Wear: 9.4 Particularly low wear, ok in the dry Very weak in the wet Read Reviews
15th: Kormoran Impulser B2
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 28.8 Dry: 7 Wet: 2 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 7 Very weak in the wet, slightly higher fuel consumption and wear Read Reviews
16th: Kleber Dynaxer HP 3
175/65 R14 3PMSF: no	Total: 30.8 Dry: 6.4 Wet: 1.6 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 9.4 Particularly low wear, relatively low fuel consumption Very weak in the wet, relatively weak on dry roads Read Reviews