An interesting mix of ten tyres were on test, all bought on the open market. It seems instead of multiple sets of tyres (Auto Express use 10 tyres per manufacturer during testing), Auto Bild Belarus decided to use the same four tyres for all the wet and dry tests, which gives us an interesting wear indication at the end of the test. No so interesting for Continental, who's tyre started falling falling apart after just three laps of the final dry handling tests.
In addition to the usual dry, wet and the mentioned wear tests, Auto Bild included some subjective scoring, and the tyres also had their rubber hardness tested (shore test.) All results are in the table below.
Results
1st: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance | |
| Wear:Tread depth at the start: 8mm Tread depth at the end: 7.25mm (-10%) The best level of grip on wet roads, high level of grip on dry roads, minimum rolling resistance, safe handling, good comfort, low noise
None mentioned Misc:Shore (rubber hardness): 73 Read Reviews |
2nd: Dunlop Sport BluResponse | |
| Wear:Tread depth at the start: 7.8mm Tread depth at the end: 7mm (-8%) Good level of grip on wet asphalt, good level of grip on dry roads, safe handling, good comfort, low noise None mentioned Misc:Shore (rubber hardness): 67 Read Reviews Buy from £118.99 |
3rd: Michelin Primacy 3 | |
| Wear:Tread depth at the start: 6.9mm Tread depth at the end: 6.5mm (-6%) The best level of grip on dry roads, good level of grip on wet asphalt, safe handling Low comfort Misc:Shore (rubber hardness): 72 Read Reviews Buy from £171.99 |
4th: Continental Premium Contact 5 | |
| Wear:Tread depth at the start: 8mm Tread depth at the end: 7.4mm (-8%) Good level of grip on dry pavement, good level of grip on wet asphalt, safe handling, good comfort Very poor wear during dry track laps Misc:Shore (rubber hardness): 64 Read Reviews |
5th: Fulda SportControl | |
| Wear:Tread depth at the start: 8.6mm Tread depth at the end: 7.6mm (-12%) Good resistance to aquaplaning, short braking distance on dry roads Noise / comfort Misc:Shore (rubber hardness): 71 Read Reviews |
6th: Maxxis MA Z4S Victra | |
| Wear:Tread depth at the start: 7.6mm Tread depth at the end: 7.4mm (-3%) Good balance and handling, good dry braking Long braking distance in the wet, noisy, low comfort, high rolling resistance Misc:Shore (rubber hardness): 65 Read Reviews |
7th: Yokohama C Drive2 | |
| Wear:Tread depth at the start: 8mm Tread depth at the end: 7.5mm (-7%) Very quiet, good dry braking Long braking in the wet, low resistance to aquaplaning, poor handling, low comfort Misc:Shore (rubber hardness): 62 Read Reviews |
8th: Nokian Hakka Green | |
| Wear:Tread depth at the start: 7.5mm Tread depth at the end: 7.2mm (-4%) Good curved aquaplaning Long braking in the dry and wet, poor handling in the wet, noisy, low comfort Misc:Shore (rubber hardness): 64 Read Reviews |
9th: Premiorri Solazo | |
| Wear:Tread depth at the start: 7.4mm Tread depth at the end: 7mm (-5%) None mentioned Very bad handling in the dry and wet, low resistance to aquaplaning, long braking in the dry and wet, low comfort, high noise, high rolling resistance Misc:Shore (rubber hardness): 71 Read Reviews |
10th: Belshina Bel 203 | |
| Wear:Tread depth at the start: 7mm Tread depth at the end: 6.7mm (-4%) Cheapest tyre on test Very long wet braking, poor handling in the dry and wet, low resistance to aquaplaning, low comfort, noisy, high rolling resistance Misc:Shore (rubber hardness): 71 Read Reviews |
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