Charts 2019 Auto Zeitung Summer Tyre Test

Below are all the data points for the 2019 Auto Zeitung 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 Premium Contact 6

Michelin Primacy 4

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Pirelli CINTURATO P7

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Yokohama BluEarth AE50

Michelin CrossClimate Plus

Apollo Aspire XP

Kumho Ecsta HS51

Nankang AS1

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 6 with a result of 36 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.2%.

Continental Premium Contact 6

36 M
Maxxis Premitra HP5

36.4 M
Michelin Primacy 4

36.6 M
Bridgestone Turanza T005

36.8 M
Apollo Aspire XP

37.4 M
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

37.5 M
Yokohama BluEarth AE50

37.8 M
Nankang AS1

39.2 M
Kumho Ecsta HS51

39.2 M
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

39.2 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

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

Continental Premium Contact 6

59.3 s
Michelin Primacy 4

59.7 s
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

60.2 s
Maxxis Premitra HP5

60.2 s
Apollo Aspire XP

60.3 s
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

60.4 s
Yokohama BluEarth AE50

60.4 s
Bridgestone Turanza T005

60.7 s
Kumho Ecsta HS51

60.7 s
Nankang AS1

60.9 s

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate Plus with a result of 54.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 29.4%.

Michelin CrossClimate Plus

54.6 M
Continental Premium Contact 6

57.7 M
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

58.8 M
Yokohama BluEarth AE50

59 M
Maxxis Premitra HP5

59.2 M
Michelin Primacy 4

60.6 M
Apollo Aspire XP

65.8 M
Bridgestone Turanza T005

66.6 M
Kumho Ecsta HS51

73.1 M
Nankang AS1

77.3 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 6 with a result of 90 s. The difference between best and worst was 9.9%.

Continental Premium Contact 6

90 s
Maxxis Premitra HP5

91.2 s
Bridgestone Turanza T005

92.8 s
Yokohama BluEarth AE50

93.4 s
Apollo Aspire XP

94 s
Michelin Primacy 4

94.2 s
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

96 s
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

96.6 s
Kumho Ecsta HS51

98 s
Nankang AS1

99.9 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Ecsta HS51 with a result of 75.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 9.2%.

Kumho Ecsta HS51

75.1 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza T005

74.3 Km/H
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

74.2 Km/H
Apollo Aspire XP

74.1 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 6

74 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra HP5

73.2 Km/H
Michelin Primacy 4

72.3 Km/H
Yokohama BluEarth AE50

70.8 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

70.4 Km/H
Nankang AS1

68.2 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra HP5 with a result of 68 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.6%.

Maxxis Premitra HP5

68 dB
Nankang AS1

69 dB
Apollo Aspire XP

70 dB
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

70 dB
Yokohama BluEarth AE50

70 dB
Kumho Ecsta HS51

70 dB
Continental Premium Contact 6

71 dB
Bridgestone Turanza T005

71 dB
Michelin Primacy 4

71 dB
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

72 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nankang AS1. The difference between best and worst was 58.9%.

Nankang AS1

265
Kumho Ecsta HS51

325
Maxxis Premitra HP5

345
Apollo Aspire XP

400
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

465
Yokohama BluEarth AE50

470
Bridgestone Turanza T005

540
Continental Premium Contact 6

555
Michelin Primacy 4

590
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

645

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Primacy 4 with a result of 7.2 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 19.3%.

Michelin Primacy 4

7.2 kg / t
Bridgestone Turanza T005

7.46 kg / t
Yokohama BluEarth AE50

7.68 kg / t
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

7.78 kg / t
Apollo Aspire XP

8.16 kg / t
Pirelli CINTURATO P7

8.19 kg / t
Maxxis Premitra HP5

8.31 kg / t
Continental Premium Contact 6

8.34 kg / t
Kumho Ecsta HS51

8.49 kg / t
Nankang AS1

8.92 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tyre	Score
	Continental Premium Contact 6	0%
2	Michelin Primacy 4	0%
3	Maxxis Premitra HP5	0%
4	Pirelli CINTURATO P7	0%
5	Bridgestone Turanza T005	0%
6	Yokohama BluEarth AE50	0%
7	Michelin CrossClimate Plus	0%
8	Apollo Aspire XP	0%
9	Kumho Ecsta HS51	0%
10	Nankang AS1	0%

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2019 Auto Zeitung Summer Tyre Test