Test Summary
Wet Braking	Continental Premium Contact 6
Dry Braking	Nokian Hakka Black
Rolling Resistance	Continental Premium Contact 6
Noise	Nokian Hakka Black Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV Dunlop SP QuattroMaxx Nexen N Fera RU1
Snow Handling	Continental Premium Contact 6 Nokian Hakka Black Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV Dunlop SP QuattroMaxx Nexen N Fera RU1

With the SUV sector booming, tyre manufacturers are starting to merge their car and SUV lines into one product. The latest, and according to this test by the Swedish magazine Vi Bilägare, greatest example of this, is the new Continental Premium Contact 6.

While only five patterns of tyres were tested, it was a good mix of 235/40 R18 tyres which are usually fitted to vehicles like the VW Tiguan and Volvo XC70.

The premium manufacturers were represented by Continental and Dunlop, the mid range by Hankook and Nokian, and the quickly improving Nexen represented the cheapest end of the market.

The results were surprisingly close overall. Nokian took the overall wet victory, and while the Continental was close in the wet handling test, the Nokian was in a league of its own during the wet braking tests. Hankook dominated the aquaplaning tests, with Nokian, Dunlop and Nexen close, and Continental performing the worse in the deep water testing.

During the dry tests, the new Continental showed how sacrificing a little aquaplaning performance can drastically change the dry results, where it dominated in both the dry braking and dry handling tests.

The difference in fuel consumption between the tyres was only 0.15 litres per 100/km. While Nexen won this category, it wasn't enough of a difference to have the magazine recommend the Nexen above any other tyre on test.

Lastly, all five tyres had similar results in the noise tests, but the Continental struggled a little in the subjective comfort testing.

The Results

1st: Continental Premium Contact 6
235/50 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 83 Dry: 20 Wet: 43 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 10 Noise: 4 Very good handling and safest behaviour at the limit of grip on dry surfaces, good handling on wet surfaces Kuru yüzeylerde kavrama sınırında çok iyi kullanım ve en güvenli davranış, ıslak yüzeylerde iyi kullanım Sehr gutes Handling und sicherstes Verhalten im Grenzbereich der Haftung auf trockener Fahrbahn, gutes Handling auf nasser Fahrbahn Très bonne tenue de route et comportement le plus sûr à la limite de l'adhérence sur sol sec, bonne tenue de route sur sol mouillé Weakest resistance to aquaplaning, average comfort Suda kızaklamaya karşı en zayıf direnç, ortalama konfor Schwächster Aquaplaning-Schutz, durchschnittlicher Komfort Résistance à l'aquaplaning la plus faible, confort moyen Read Reviews    Buy from £142.33
2nd: Nokian Hakka Black
235/50 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 82 Dry: 16 Wet: 46 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 4 Short braking distances, excellent handling and overall the best results in the wet, good handling on dry surfaces, quick steering response and predictable behaviour at the limit of grip in all conditions Kısa fren mesafeleri, mükemmel yol tutuşu ve ıslak zeminde genel olarak en iyi sonuçlar, kuru yüzeylerde iyi yol tutuşu, hızlı direksiyon tepkisi ve tüm koşullarda kavrama sınırında öngörülebilir davranış Kurze Bremswege, hervorragendes Handling und insgesamt beste Ergebnisse bei Nässe, gutes Handling auf trockener Fahrbahn, schnelle Lenkreaktion und vorhersehbares Verhalten an der Haftungsgrenze unter allen Bedingungen Distances de freinage courtes, excellente tenue de route et globalement les meilleurs résultats sur sol mouillé, bonne tenue de route sur sol sec, réponse rapide de la direction et comportement prévisible à la limite de l'adhérence dans toutes les conditions Worst fuel economy, most expensive tyre on test Testteki en kötü yakıt ekonomisi, en pahalı lastik Schlechtester Kraftstoffverbrauch, teuerster Reifen im Test La pire économie de carburant, le pneu le plus cher du test Read Reviews
3rd: Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV
235/50 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 78 Dry: 16 Wet: 42 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 4 A very well balanced all round tyre, highest resistance to aquaplaning, excellent grip and behaviour in the dry and wet, low fuel consumption, most comfortable tyre on test. Only lost out to two more expensive tyres Çok iyi dengelenmiş, her açıdan lastik, suda kızaklamaya karşı en yüksek direnç, kuru ve ıslak zeminde mükemmel tutuş ve davranış, düşük yakıt tüketimi, testteki en konforlu lastik. Sadece iki pahalı lastiğe yenildim. Ein sehr ausgewogener Allround-Reifen, höchste Aquaplaning-Sicherheit, exzellenter Grip und Fahrverhalten bei Trockenheit und Nässe, niedriger Kraftstoffverbrauch, komfortabelster Reifen im Test. Nur zwei teurere Reifen haben das Nachsehen. Pneu polyvalent très bien équilibré, résistance maximale à l'aquaplaning, excellente adhérence et comportement sur sol sec et mouillé, faible consommation de carburant, pneu le plus confortable du test. Il n'a perdu que face à deux pneus plus chers None mentioned Hiçbiri belirtilmedi Keine erwähnt Aucun mentionné Read Reviews
4th: Dunlop SP QuattroMaxx
235/50 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 64 Dry: 16 Wet: 32 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 4 Noise: 4 Good dry handling time İyi kuru elleçleme süresi Gute Trockenhandhabungszeit Bon temps de manipulation à sec Tendency to sudden loss of grip on dry and wet surfaces (the tyres react very quickly to the steering inputs but this causes unpredictably), lowest lateral stability on wet surfaces Kuru ve ıslak yüzeylerde ani kavrama kaybına eğilim (lastikler direksiyon komutlarına çok hızlı tepki veriyor ancak bu öngörülemeyen sonuçlara yol açıyor), ıslak yüzeylerde en düşük yanal denge Tendenz zum plötzlichen Verlust der Haftung auf trockener und nasser Fahrbahn (die Reifen reagieren sehr schnell auf Lenkbewegungen, dies führt jedoch zu unvorhersehbaren Fahreigenschaften), geringste Seitenstabilität auf nasser Fahrbahn Tendance à une perte soudaine d'adhérence sur les surfaces sèches et humides (les pneus réagissent très rapidement aux sollicitations de la direction mais cela se produit de manière imprévisible), stabilité latérale la plus faible sur les surfaces humides Read Reviews
5th: Nexen N Fera RU1
235/50 R18 3PMSF: no	Total: 56 Dry: 12 Wet: 26 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 4 Low noise level, low fuel consumption Düşük gürültü seviyesi, düşük yakıt tüketimi Niedriger Geräuschpegel, geringer Kraftstoffverbrauch Faible niveau sonore, faible consommation de carburant Long braking distance and poor handling on wet surfaces Uzun fren mesafesi ve ıslak zeminde kötü yol tutuşu Langer Bremsweg und schlechtes Handling auf nasser Fahrbahn Longue distance de freinage et mauvaise tenue de route sur sol mouillé Read Reviews    Buy from £113.37