Test Summary | |
Wet Braking | Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 |
Dry Braking | Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo |
Wear | Michelin Primacy 3 |
Rolling Resistance | Vredestein Sportrac 5 Continental Premium Contact 5 |
Noise | Nexen N Blue HD Plus |
Snow Braking | Michelin Primacy 3 |
In this 205/55 R16 test, premium manufacturers take the top three places. Michelin lead the way, having the lowest wear on test and proving to be excellent in the dry, Bridgestone have a surprisingly strong performance in the wet to score second place overall, and Continental have a very balanced showing for the last of the podium spots.
The next group of tyres are all mid range brands, with Bridgestone owned Firestone taking fourth place with a very balanced performance, Hankook continuing the run of strong finishes for the Prime 3 in fifth place, and the Continental owned Semperit brand finishing in sixth largely thanks to a great wet performance.
Other note worthy results are Pirelli and Goodyear only managing to finish ninth and twelfth overall, with both premium manufacturers struggling in the wet, and the new Giti brand beating some very established brands on their first attempt.
More results below, or check out the ADAC website for the full details.
Results
The overall results are weighted 20% dry, 40% wet, 10% noise and comfort, 10% fuel consumption and 20% wear
1st: Michelin Primacy 3 | |
| Very balanced with top marks when worn, especially good on dry roads, still very good in the wet None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £86.67 |
2nd: Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo | |
| Very balanced with top marks in the wet, good on dry roads None mentioned Read Reviews |
3rd: Continental Premium Contact 5 | |
| Very well balanced with top fuel consumption, especially good in the wet None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £96.66 |
4th: Firestone RoadHawk | |
| A very balanced tyre, very good in the wet None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £70.70 |
5th: Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 | |
| Very balanced with top marks on dry roads, still good in the wet None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £77.83 |
6th: Semperit SpeedLife 2 | |
| Very balanced, especially good on wet roads, but still good in the dry None mentioned Read Reviews |
7th: ESA Tecar Spirit 5 HP | |
| Good in the dry Slightly weak in the wet when compared to the best on test Read Reviews |
8th: Kumho Ecsta HS51 | |
| Good in the wet Slightly weak in the dry when compared to the best on test Read Reviews |
9th: Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue | |
| Very good in the dry, low wear and low fuel consumption A little weak in the wet Read Reviews |
10th: Fulda EcoControl HP | |
| Low wear Relatively weak in the wet, slightly weak on dry roads Read Reviews |
11th: Giti GitiPremium H1 | |
| None mentioned Relatively weak in the dry and wet, slightly high wear Read Reviews |
12th: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance | |
| Good in the dry, low fuel consumption Slightly weak in the wet, high wear Read Reviews Buy from £71.19 |
13th: Nexen N Blue HD+ | |
| Very quiet Highest fuel use, high wear Read Reviews |
14th: Cooper Zeon CS8 | |
| None mentioned Weak in the dry and wet Read Reviews Buy from £84.26 |
15th: Infinity Ecosis | |
| None mentioned Relatively weak on dry and wet roads, high wear, ADAC high speed test failed, standard test ECE R-30 passed Read Reviews Buy from £63.48 |
16th: Vredestein Sportrac 5 | |
| Lowest fuel use, very good in the dry A little weak in the wet, ADAC high speed test failed, standard test ECE R-30 passed
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