Dry Braking | ▲Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125: 23.7 M | ▼Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus: 26.2 M |
Subj. Dry Handling | ▲Continental Premium Contact 6: 10 Points | ▼Radar RPX800: 7 Points |
Wet Braking | ▲Michelin Primacy 4: 27.1 M | ▼Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus: 29.8 M |
Subj. Wet Handling | ▲Nokian Hakka Blue 2: 10 Points | ▼Radar RPX800: 6 Points |
Straight Aqua | ▲Nokian Hakka Blue 2: 83.8 Km/H | ▼Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus: 77.3 Km/H |
Sadly the data is a little lacking in this test, but as the driving was done by the experts at Test World, you can be sure it was a proper tyre test.
Points of interest? Well, we don't get the Nokian Hakka Blue 2 in Europe, we do get the Nokian WetProof instead, and while the Michelin CrossClimate+ finished in eleventh place overall, you can be sure it performed significantly better than any other siped all season tyre with snow capabilities.
Full details of the test below!
1st: Nokian Hakka Blue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good dry and wet handling, high levels of stability in the dry and wet, high aquaplaning resistance. None mentioned. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd: Continental Premium Contact 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Excellent steering response and good wet stability, the best dry grip and handling. Reduced aquaplaning resistance. Read Reviews Buy from £79.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good wet handling and grip, balanced in the dry, high aquaplaning resistance. None mentioned. Read Reviews Buy from £71.19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th: Bridgestone Turanza T005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good wet handling. In hot weather, the tyres quickly stop the car on a wet surface, but as the temperature decreases, the braking distance becomes noticeably longer. Dry grip a little weak. Read Reviews Buy from £63.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th: Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High braking performance, good handling on dry surfaces, including when making an emergency maneuver. High rolling resistance, average wet handling. Read Reviews Buy from £65.80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6th: Michelin Primacy 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Short wet braking in warm and cool temperatures, low rolling resistance. Average wet handling, understeer in the dry. Read Reviews Buy from £77.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7th: Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good aquaplaning resistance, short braking distances in the wet. Slight oversteer in the dry, high rolling resistance. Read Reviews Buy from £64.76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th: Vredestein Sportrac 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Acceptable dry handling. Long braking distances and nervous handling in the wet. Long dry braking. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9th: Maxxis Premitra HP5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Short wet braking when warm, good dry balance. Poor wet handling, long cold wet braking, high rolling resistance. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9th: Sava intensa hp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High aquaplaning resistance. Poor dry and wet handling. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11th: Michelin CrossClimate+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Short braking wet distance when cold, low rolling resistance. Expensive, average handling in the dry and wet. Read Reviews Buy from £91.70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12th: Radar RPX800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Short wet braking when cold. Poor dry and wet handling. Read Reviews Buy from £39.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13th: Nankang Sportnex AS2+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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None mentioned. Poor dry and wet grip, high rolling resistance. Read Reviews Buy from £57.64 |