Test Charts / Vi Bilagare

2017 Summer SUV Tyre Test

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tyre, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 235/50 R18
Tyres tested: 5
Disciplines: 4

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tyres can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tyres does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental Premium Contact 6	35.8 m	Best
2Nokian Hakka Black	36.9 m	+1.10 m
3Dunlop SP QuattroMaxx	37.3 m	+1.50 m
4Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV	37.5 m	+1.70 m
5Nexen N Fera RU1	38.3 m	+2.50 m

The difference between best and worst was 7% (2.5 m ≈ 0.6 Car Lengths).

Dry Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental Premium Contact 6	93.65 s	Best
2Dunlop SP QuattroMaxx	94.39 s	+0.74 s
2Nokian Hakka Black	94.39 s	+0.74 s
4Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV	95.04 s	+1.39 s
5Nexen N Fera RU1	95.25 s	+1.60 s

All the tyres in the Dry Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Hakka Black	43.1 m	Best
2Continental Premium Contact 6	46.5 m	+3.40 m
3Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV	46.6 m	+3.50 m
4Dunlop SP QuattroMaxx	47.4 m	+4.30 m
5Nexen N Fera RU1	49.6 m	+6.50 m

The difference between best and worst was 15.1% (6.5 m ≈ 1.4 Car Lengths).

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Hakka Black	70.47 s	Best
2Continental Premium Contact 6	71.5 s	+1.03 s
3Dunlop SP QuattroMaxx	72.45 s	+1.98 s
4Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV	72.52 s	+2.05 s
5Nexen N Fera RU1	73.62 s	+3.15 s