2019 ACE Summer Tyre Test

Test Summary
Best tyre for dry roadsContinental Premium Contact 6
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Best tyre for wet roadsNokian WetProof
The best tyre overallNokian WetProof
The lowest fuel useGoodyear EfficientGrip Performance
The quietest tyreHankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
The best value tyreNokian WetProof
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
The ACE / GTU tyre test is always a funny one, as they go to a lot of effort to test the tyres, but then provide no data at all, only the overview scores.

For this reason, we always keep the commentary low, but it's important to have the test results on Tyre Reviews, as the more tests published the better right?

This year, ACE have tested nine 205/55 R16 patterns using a Skoda Octavia Estate. ACE put a large percentage of the score weighting on wet performance, which has led to the first victory for the new Nokian WetProof!

The full results of the test are super close, so keep in mind just because a tyre is mid-table, doesn't make it a bad tyre.

Results

1st: Nokian WetProof

Nokian WetProof
  • 205/55 R16
  1. Total: 306
  2. Dry: 45
  3. Wet: 66
  4. Rolling Resistance: 17
  5. Noise: 8
  6. Cost: 17
  7. Overall: 153
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2nd: Dunlop Sport BluResponse

Dunlop Sport BluResponse
  • 205/55 R16
  1. Total: 304
  2. Dry: 49
  3. Wet: 63
  4. Rolling Resistance: 18
  5. Noise: 7
  6. Cost: 15
  7. Overall: 152
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3rd: Continental Premium Contact 6

Continental Premium Contact 6
  • 205/55 R16
  1. Total: 302
  2. Dry: 51
  3. Wet: 62
  4. Rolling Resistance: 17
  5. Noise: 7
  6. Cost: 14
  7. Overall: 151
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4th: Bridgestone Turanza T005

Bridgestone Turanza T005
  • 205/55 R16
  1. Total: 300
  2. Dry: 51
  3. Wet: 60
  4. Rolling Resistance: 18
  5. Noise: 6
  6. Cost: 15
  7. Overall: 150
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5th: Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
  • 205/55 R16
  1. Total: 292
  2. Dry: 48
  3. Wet: 59
  4. Rolling Resistance: 15
  5. Noise: 7
  6. Cost: 17
  7. Overall: 146
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6th: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
  • 205/55 R16
  1. Total: 286
  2. Dry: 45
  3. Wet: 56
  4. Rolling Resistance: 19
  5. Noise: 8
  6. Cost: 15
  7. Overall: 143
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6th: Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
  • 205/55 R16
  1. Total: 286
  2. Dry: 49
  3. Wet: 51
  4. Rolling Resistance: 16
  5. Noise: 10
  6. Cost: 17
  7. Overall: 143
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8th: Michelin Primacy 4

Michelin Primacy 4
  • 205/55 R16
  1. Total: 274
  2. Dry: 43
  3. Wet: 57
  4. Rolling Resistance: 17
  5. Noise: 8
  6. Cost: 12
  7. Overall: 137
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9th: Pirelli CINTURATO P7

Pirelli CINTURATO P7
  • 205/55 R16
  1. Total: 260
  2. Dry: 40
  3. Wet: 52
  4. Rolling Resistance: 16
  5. Noise: 7
  6. Cost: 15
  7. Overall: 130
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Published at April 4th, 2019, 11:30 am, by Jonathan Benson.
Filed under: Group tyre tests, Magazine tyre tests

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