Test Summary | |
Best tyre for dry roads | Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 |
Best tyre for wet roads | Continental Sport Contact 5 |
The lowest fuel use | Dunlop Sport BluResponse Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance |
The most comfortable | Continental Sport Contact 5 Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 |
The quietest tyre | Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 |
With a near flawless performance, the Continental Sport Contact 5 took top place with only a slightly high rolling resistance and the highest price as a negative points. The Dunlop Sport BlueResponse, Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance and Hankook Ventus V12 Evo2 placed second to fourth respectively, all with a very similar balance of qualities, and despite the best aquaplaning score and second best wet braking result , the Uniroyal Rainsport 3 ended in fifth thanks to an average dry performance.
The overall weighting of the results is 35% dry, 45% wet, 15% comfort / noise and 5% based on price.
1st: Continental Sport Contact 5 | |
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| High grip and short braking distances in all conditions, balanced behavior on wet roads, good handling on dry roads Slightly high rolling resistance, expensive Read Reviews Buy from £108.49 |
2nd: Dunlop Sport BluResponse | |
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| Good handling on wet surfaces, good handling and very short braking distances in the dry, very low rolling resistance Relatively weak resistance to aquaplaning, relatively long braking distances on wet surfaces Read Reviews Buy from £94.99 |
3rd: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance | |
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| Good handling on wet surfaces, balanced behavior and short braking distances in the dry, very low rolling resistance relatively weak resistance to aquaplaning, somewhat slow steering response on dry roads Read Reviews Buy from £106.69 |
4th: Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 | |
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| Good performance on wet roads, short braking distance in the dry Relatively weak resistance to aquaplaning, high rolling resistance Read Reviews Buy from £84.39 |
5th: Uniroyal RainSport 3 | |
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| Excellent resistance to aquaplaning, good handling and predictable behavior at the limit of grip on dry surfaces Long braking distance on dry surface, relatively high noise level Read Reviews Buy from £114.66 |
6th: Nokian zLine | |
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| Good steering and handling on both dry and wet roads Poor resistance to aquaplaning, average comfort, noisy, relatively high rolling resistance Read Reviews |
7th: Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue | |
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| Good handling on dry roads Long braking distances on wet roads, poor resistance to aquaplaning Read Reviews Buy from £110.00 |
8th: Bridgestone Turanza T001 | |
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| Good resistance to aquaplaning, good handling and feel Long braking distances and slow steering response in the wet, high rolling resistance, high noise level Read Reviews Buy from £113.80 |
9th: Kumho Ecsta LE Sport | |
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| Short braking distance on dry roads Poor resistance to aquaplaning, poor dry handling, high rolling resistance Read Reviews |