Dry Braking | ▲Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 32.1 M | ▼Falken Azenis FK510: 36 M |
Dry Handling | ▲Vredestein Ultrac Vorti: 117 Km/H | ▼Zeetex HP2000 vfm: 112.5 Km/H |
Wet Braking | ▲Bridgestone Potenza S001: 44.9 M | ▼Maxxis Victra Sport 5: 52.2 M |
Wet Handling | ▲Bridgestone Potenza S001: 74.6 Km/H | ▼Uniroyal RainSport 3: 67.7 Km/H |
Straight Aqua | ▲Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 99.1 Km/H | ▼Zeetex HP2000 vfm: 90.7 Km/H |
Noise | ▲Nexen N Fera Sport SU2: 71 dB | ▼Bridgestone Potenza S001: 73.6 dB |
Wear | ▲Continental Premium Contact 6: 44900 Km | ▼Kumho Ecsta PS71: 22450 Km |
Value | ▲Falken Azenis FK510: 11.90 Price/1000 | ▼Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 20.01 Price/1000 |
Price | ▲Zeetex HP2000 vfm: 300 | ▼Michelin Pilot Sport 4: 665 |
Rolling Resistance | ▲Fulda SportControl 2: 7.13 kg / t | ▼Bridgestone Potenza S001: 9.82 kg / t |
The top three tyres should come as no surprise, with Continental, Goodyear and Michelin proving to be the most rounded tyres across all the testing.
The Continental Premium Contact 6 and Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 tied for first place. As we found with our video comparison, both the Continental and Goodyear tyres offer sporty handling, good levels of grip in the dry and wet, and good comfort levels. Both tyres also topped the wear test, and when combined with their reasonable purchase price, offered some of the best value on test.
The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 was a close third, and like the Continental and Goodyear provided to have an excellent rounded performance in all conditions. One thing worth noting, he Michelin had significantly worse wear than the Contiental and Goodyear, which when combined with the most expensive purchase price on test, meant the French tyre offered the worst value. An unusual situation for a Michelin tyre.
Other notable performances again come from Vredestein and its parent company Apollo in fourth and fifth place, while Nexen and Falken round out the list of "highly recommended" tyres in sixth and seventh.
Michelin had its usual dry braking advantage, stopping nearly a meter shorter than any other tyre.
Michelin's dry braking advantage could not be carried over to dry handling, with the Vredestien Ultrac Vorti proving to be best on test.
Bridgestone highlight their wet grip improvements to the S001, winning the wet braking testing.
Bridgestone continued the wet advantage through to the wet handling test.
Michelin took a second test win, proving best during the straight aquaplaning testing.
Continental has again shown to have the lowest wear on test, with Goodyear and Falken extremely close behind.
Thanks to the excellent wear and reasonable purchase prices, the Falken, Goodyear and Continental prove to be the value of all twenty tyres.
The Fulda SportControl 2 had the lowest rolling resistance on test, with the Bridgestone having the highest by a margin.
The noise testing was relatively close, with the Nexen having the quietest pass-by noise levels.
The budget Zeetex tyre was the cheapest on test, but also the worst overall.
View Results as a single table and adjust the score weighting
1st: Continental Premium Contact 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balanced driving behavior at a high level. Dynamic handling with precise steering, short braking distances, best wear on test, low fuel use. None mentioned. Exemplary. Read Reviews Buy from £123.59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sporty handling tyres in the wet and dry, precise steering, short braking distances, very good mileage, affordable price. None mentioned. Exemplary. Read Reviews Buy from £111.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd: Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sporty steering behaviour, excellent driving dynamics, good aquaplaning resistance, short braking distances. Expensive. Exemplary. Read Reviews Buy from £141.79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th: Vredestein Ultrac Vorti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good grip and excellent handling in the dry and wet, precise steering, good aquaplaning resistance, well priced. High rolling resistance. Exemplary. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5th: Apollo Aspire XP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good handling, short braking distances, low wear, good price / wear ratio. None mentioned. Exemplary. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6th: Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Safe driving behavior in the dry and wet,short braking distances, low noise, good comfort. High rolling resistance. Exemplary. Read Reviews Buy from £101.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7th: Falken Azenis FK510 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Safe handling, short wet braking distances, low noise, low wear, very good price / performance ratio. None mentioned. Exemplary. Read Reviews Buy from £106.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th: Nokian PowerProof | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good handling and short braking in the wet and dry, precise steering. Average wear. Good. Read Reviews Buy from £117.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9th: Firestone RoadHawk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Well priced tyres with balanced behavior in the wet and dry. good aquaplaning resistance. Average wear. Good. Read Reviews Buy from £101.59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9th: Fulda SportControl 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stable driving in the wet, short dry braking distances, good comfort, low rolling resistance. Average wear, high price. Good. Read Reviews Buy from £125.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11th: Bridgestone Potenza S001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A wet specialist with a good balance and safe handling properties, good aquaplaning reserves, short braking distances. Average wear, high rolling resistance. Satisfactory. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12th: Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Convincing performance on wet and dry roads, short braking distances, good aquaplaning resistance, good price. Average wear. Satisfactory. Read Reviews Buy from £119.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13th: Laufenn S Fit EQ+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sporty handling qualities, good dry grip, low rolling resistance. Understeer in the wet, average wear. Satisfactory. Read Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14th: Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good lateral grip, short dry braking, low rolling resistance. Understeer handling and long wet braking. Satisfactory. Read Reviews Buy from £120.19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15th: Kleber Dynaxer UHP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Short dry braking, low wear, low rolling resistance, low price. Average wet performance. Satisfactory. Read Reviews Buy from £115.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16th: Uniroyal RainSport 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Low wear, low rolling resistance. Understeer handling, slow steering in the wet. Satisfactory. Read Reviews Buy from £129.29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17th: Kumho Ecsta PS71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Good aquaplaning resistance, short wet braking. Understeer in the dry, average wear, high fuel use. Conditionally Recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £95.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18th: Maxxis Victra Sport 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport handling, good aquaplaning safety, short braking distances. Long wet braking, high wear. Conditionally Recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £102.59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19th: Toyo Proxes Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High aquaplaning resistance, short wet and dry braking distances. Understeer in the wet, poor wear. Conditionally Recommended. Read Reviews Buy from £96.59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20th: Zeetex HP2000 vfm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Short wet and dry braking distances, low price, low rolling resistance. Understeer in the dry and wet, low aquaplaning resistance, high wear. Conditionally Recommended. Read Reviews |