2017 ADAC 195/65 R15 Summer Tyre Test

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Dunlop Sport BluResponse
Dry Braking	Continental Premium Contact 5
Wear	Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde
Rolling Resistance	GT Radial Champiro FE1
Snow Braking	Michelin Energy Saver Plus
Snow Handling	GT Radial Champiro FE1

After testing the unusually large size of 225/45 R17 in 2016, normal service has been resumed for the 2017 ADAC Summer tyre test, this time testing sixteen tyre patterns in 195/65 R15.

ADAC tests are no toriously data driven and they write very little commentry of their own, so here's our take on the test.

The Top Three

The first full test for 2017 shows a small dent in Continentals usual German test domination. The Continental Premium Contact 6, launched in late 2016 might have faired better, but as the new pattern is only manufactured in 16" and above, Continental were instead represented by the now-aging Premium Contact 5. The older tyre could only manage (a still respectable) third place, which left the top two spots open for another manufacturer to step up and win some glory.

Surprisingly, it's Pirelli and Bridgestone who took the first and second places. Pirelli have been making some fantastic tyres in the larger sizes recently, so it's good to see the P1 matching the Pirelli quality we know. The real surprise is Bridgestone, they've struggled in testing recently, particuarly in the wet, so it's nice to see Bridgestone making progress with a mid-life update of the T001.

The Rest

There wasn't a huge amount of surprise for the other thirteen places.

Goodyear and Dunlop scored well with balanced performances and took fourth and sixth overall, split by a new ESA Tecar tyre pattern taking fifth. Sadly we know nothing about this brand as they're not availabile in the UK market, but they consistently test well.

Nokian and Vredestein finished a few points apart overall with Nokian taking seventh place, and Vredestein eighth, and Michelin were the worst of the premium brands down eleventh place. As usual, the Energy Saver+ offered incredible wear and low fuel use, but suffers in the wet as a result.

Unusally Hankook struggled with the Prime 3. This tyre won a number of tests in 2016, so it will be interesting to see if this is a quirk of the smaller size, or a mid life update has caused a problem.

The full results are below. As usual, ADAC weight their overall test results towards wet grip.

The Results

Very balanced summer tyre, especially good in the wet, relatively low wear and low noise

None mentioned

Total: 46.2

Dry 7.8

Wet 8

Rolling Resistance 7.4

Noise 6.2

Wear 9

Overall 7.8

Very balanced, particularly good on dry and wet roads, relatively low fuel consumption

None mentioned

Total: 44.4

Dry 8.6

Wet 7.8

Rolling Resistance 8.2

Noise 5.2

Wear 7

Overall 7.6

Very balanced tyre, top marks in the wet. Good in the dry

None mentioned

Total: 44.2

Dry 8.4

Wet 8.2

Rolling Resistance 7.2

Noise 5.8

Wear 7

Overall 7.6

Very balanced, particularly good in the dry, good in the wet, low fuel consumption

None mentioned

Total: 44.4

Dry 8.8

Wet 7.8

Rolling Resistance 8.2

Noise 5

Wear 7

Overall 7.6

Balanced summer tyre, relatively good in the wet, relatively low fuel consumption

None mentioned

Total: 42

Dry 7

Wet 7.4

Rolling Resistance 8

Noise 5.6

Wear 7

Overall 7

Top marks on dry roads, low fuel consumption

Compared to the best, a little weak in the wet

Total: 43.4

Dry 9

Wet 6.8

Rolling Resistance 8.2

Noise 5.6

Wear 7

Overall 6.8

Good in the dry

Compared to the best, a little weak in the wet and noise tests

Total: 41.6

Dry 7.6

Wet 6.8

Rolling Resistance 7.4

Noise 5

Wear 8

Overall 6.8

Low wear, relatively low fuel consumption

Slightly weak on both wet and dry roads

Total: 43.2

Dry 6.8

Wet 6.4

Rolling Resistance 8

Noise 5.6

Wear 10

Overall 6.4

Slightly weak on both wet and dry roads

Relatively high wear and fuel consumption

Total: 39.4

Dry 7

Wet 7.6

Rolling Resistance 7

Noise 5.8

Wear 6

Overall 6

Low fuel consumption

Slightly weak in the wet, high wear

Total: 40

Dry 7.4

Wet 6.6

Rolling Resistance 8.4

Noise 5.6

Wear 6

Overall 6

Top marks in wear, low fuel consumption, good in the dry

Weak on wet roads

Total: 45.2

Dry 8.2

Wet 6

Rolling Resistance 8.4

Noise 5.6

Wear 11

Overall 6

Relatively low wear

Weak on wet roads

Total: 42

Dry 7.6

Wet 6

Rolling Resistance 7.8

Noise 5.6

Wear 9

Overall 6

Low fuel consumption

Weak in the wet, noisy

Total: 39.8

Dry 6.2

Wet 6

Rolling Resistance 8.4

Noise 5.2

Wear 8

Overall 6

Good in the dry

Relatively weak in the wet

Total: 39.8

Dry 8.4

Wet 5.4

Rolling Resistance 7.6

Noise 6

Wear 7

Overall 5.4

Good in the dry and wet

High wear

Total: 38.6

Dry 8.2

Wet 7.4

Rolling Resistance 7.4

Noise 5.6

Wear 5

Overall 5

Top marks on fuel consumption, low wear, very quiet

Weak in the wet and on dry roads

Total: 38.4

Dry 6.2

Wet 4

Rolling Resistance 8.8

Noise 6.4

Wear 9

Overall 4

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2017 ADAC 195/65 R15 Summer Tyre Test

The Top Three

The Rest

The Results

Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde

Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo

Continental Premium Contact 5

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

ESA Tecar Spirit 5 HP

Dunlop Sport BluResponse

Nokian Line

Vredestein Sportrac 5

Aeolus PrecisionACE2

Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27

Michelin Energy Saver+

Sava intensa hp

Semperit Comfort Life 2

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

Maxxis Premitra HP5

GT Radial Champiro FE1

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