2018 Auto Bild 19 inch Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
April 3, 2018
Below are all the data points for the 2018 Auto Bild 19 inch Summer Tyre Test, displaying how each tyre performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tyre's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Continental Sport Contact 6
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
Falken Azenis FK510
Toyo Proxes Sport
Nankang Noble Sport NS20

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Sport Contact 6 with a result of 35.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.8%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Sport Contact 6 with a result of 123.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.8%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken Azenis FK510 with a result of 46.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 21.5%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken Azenis FK510 with a result of 81.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8.6%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang Noble Sport NS20 with a result of 92.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 8%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the noise test finished less than 3% apart.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang Noble Sport NS20. The difference between best and worst was 60.4%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 with a result of 8.57 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 14.2%.

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position Tyre Score
1 Continental Sport Contact 6 0%
2 Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 0%
3 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 0%
4 Falken Azenis FK510 0%
5 Toyo Proxes Sport 0%
6 Nankang Noble Sport NS20 0%

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