The 2018 Gute Fahrt test is a confusing tyre test for a number of reasons. Firstly is tests both summer and all season tyres in the same dry and wet tests, but fails to include the all season class leading Michelin CrossClimate or cover the all season tyres snow performance.
Secondly, even though it is testing the very popular 205/55 R16 tyre size, it uses some strange / old tyre patterns, ie the Bridgestone Turanza T001 which has now been replaced twice, and the Continental EcoContact 5 instead of Premium Contact 5.
Thirdly, it doesn't give any dry and wet handling times or data, it just rates the tyres "very good, good and ok" which doesn't really give much insight, and lastly the tyre with the best overall braking result, the Hankook Ventus Prime 3 was placed seventh overall.
It's debatable as to whether this should be published at all on Tyre Reviews, but it does give some interesting data on how the all season tyres compare to the summer tyres during dry and wet braking, so it was worth inclusion.
If you want to try and make more sense of it, feel free to head over to the Gute Fahrt website and see the full data.
Dry
- Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
- Firestone RoadHawk
- Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue
- Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
- Dunlop Sport BluResponse
- Bridgestone Turanza T001
- Laufenn S fit EQ
- Continental Eco Contact 5
- Nexen N Blue HD Plus
- Continental AllSeasonContact
- Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
- Fulda MultiControl
Wet
- Bridgestone Turanza T001
- Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
- Continental Eco Contact 5
- Nexen N Blue HD Plus
- Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue
- Firestone RoadHawk
- Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
- Dunlop Sport BluResponse
- Laufenn S fit EQ
- Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
- Continental AllSeasonContact
- Fulda MultiControl
- Bridgestone Turanza T001
- Continental AllSeasonContact
- Firestone RoadHawk
- Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
- Nexen N Blue HD Plus
- Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
- Dunlop Sport BluResponse
- Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
- Laufenn S fit EQ
- Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue
- Continental Eco Contact 5
- Fulda MultiControl
Environment
Results
Very strong in the wet and dry with excellent balance. High levels of comfort too.
None mentioned.
Very Good.
Better than the Goodyear in the dry. Balanced performance.
Compared to the summer tyres poor dry and wet performance, especially in braking.
Good.
A very balanced tyre, performing well in braking and handling tests.
Average aquaplaning result.
Very Good.
Balanced all season tyre.
Compared to the summer tyres poor dry and wet performance, especially in braking.
Good.
Very balanced and easy to handle at the limit of grip. Precise steering, good wet grip, good wet and dry braking.
Average rolling resistance.
Very Good.
Very good comfort levels.
Weak in the wet and dry.
Satisfactory.
Strong in all tests, excellent dry braking, very good wet handling, strong resistance to aquaplaning.
Average rolling resistance.
Very Good.
Best rolling resistance on test, good wet braking.
Average dry braking, poor aquaplaning resistance.
Good.
Low rolling resistance, good dry braking, excellent dry handling.
Average wet braking, average aquaplaning.
Good.
Excellent safety with best overall dry and wet braking result. Good dry handling.
Average wet handling with understeer. Average comfort.
Good.
Good wet braking and handling
Average dry performance.
Good.
Low price.
Weak in the dry and wet.
Satisfactory.
How GOODYEAR in none of these tables is on the first place, but at the final has best results?
We don't know sadly!
I'm asking because, i'm going to buy these tyres, but now I have to think a little bit more..