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2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
17 min read Updated

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Dry 41%
Wet 59%
Dry 41% · Wet 59%
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Test Results Data

BEST Good Average Below Average
# Tyre Total Score Dry Wet
Braking M % Braking M %
1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 99.2% 34.7 2 98.6% 28.8 2 99.7%
2 ▲1 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 98.8% 35.2 97.2% 28.7 100%
3 ▲1 Pirelli P Zero 98.5% 35.1 97.4% 28.9 3 99.3%
4 ▼2 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 98.2% 34.2 100% 29.6 97%
5 ▲1 Falken Azenis FK510 97.3% 36 95% 29 99%
6 ▼1 Nokian WetProof 96.8% 35.2 97.2% 29.7 96.6%
7 Kenda Emera A1 96.1% 34.9 3 98% 30.3 94.7%
8 Continental Premium Contact 6 95.8% 35.8 95.5% 29.9 96%
9 Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 94.7% 35.3 96.9% 30.8 93.2%
10 Bridgestone Turanza T005 94.2% 35.6 96.1% 30.9 92.9%
11 Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 93.5% 35.4 96.6% 31.4 91.4%
12 ▲2 Apollo Aspire XP 93.2% 36.3 94.2% 31 92.6%
13 ▼1 Fulda SportControl 2 92.9% 35.1 97.4% 32 89.7%
14 ▼1 Firestone RoadHawk 92.8% 35.2 97.2% 32 89.7%
15 Kleber Dynaxer UHP 91.8% 35.9 95.3% 32.1 89.4%
16 ▲2 Kumho Ecsta PS71 91.4% 37.1 92.2% 31.6 90.8%
17 ▼1 Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 91.3% 35.2 97.2% 32.9 87.2%
18 ▲1 Toyo Proxes Sport 91.2% 37.1 92.2% 31.7 90.5%
19 ▼2 Sava Intensa UHP 2 90.9% 35.7 95.8% 32.8 87.5%
20 ▲1 Uniroyal RainSport 3 89.9% 37.4 91.4% 32.3 88.9%
21 ▼1 Maxxis Premitra HP5 89.6% 36.3 94.2% 33.2 86.5%
22 ▲1 General Altimax Sport 89.4% 37.3 91.7% 32.7 87.8%
23 ▼1 Trazano SA07 89.2% 36.3 94.2% 33.5 85.7%
24 Federal Evoluzion ST 1 88.6% 37 92.4% 33.4 85.9%
25 ▲2 Linglong Green Max 88% 37.7 90.7% 33.3 86.2%
26 ▼1 Avon ZV7 87.7% 35.3 96.9% 35.3 81.3%
27 ▼1 GT-Radial SportActive 87.4% 36.2 94.5% 34.8 82.5%
28 Mabor Sport Jet 3 87.3% 36.8 92.9% 34.4 83.4%
29 Cooper Zeon CS8 87% 37.3 91.7% 34.3 83.7%
30 Semperit SpeedLife 2 86.5% 37.2 91.9% 34.7 82.7%
31 ▲1 Gislaved Ultra Speed 86.1% 38.2 89.5% 34.3 83.7%
32 ▼1 BFGoodrich gGrip 85.5% 36.5 93.7% 36 79.7%
33 ▲4 Barum Bravuris 3 85.3% 38.7 88.4% 34.5 83.2%
34 ▲2 Matador MP 47 Hectorra 3 85.1% 37.9 90.2% 35.2 81.5%
35 Dayton Touring 2 84.8% 37 92.4% 36.1 79.5%
36 ▲3 Nankang Sportnex AS2 Plus 84.5% 37.6 91% 35.9 79.9%
37 ▲1 Kormoran Kormoran UHP 84.4% 36.2 94.5% 37.1 77.4%
38 ▲2 Tigar Tigar UHP 83.9% 36.3 94.2% 37.4 76.7%
39 ▲2 Imperial Ecosport 2 83.3% 37.1 92.2% 37.2 77.2%
40 ▲5 Zeetex HP2000 vfm 82.8% 38.7 88.4% 36.4 78.9%
41 ▲3 Laufenn S fit EQ 82.5% 37.5 91.2% 37.5 76.5%
42 ▲4 Viking ProTech HP 82.4% 38.9 87.9% 36.5 78.6%
43 ▲5 Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 81.3% 37.9 90.2% 38.2 75.1%
44 ▲7 Tyfoon Successor 5 80.9% 39.1 87.5% 37.6 76.3%
45 ▲8 Star-Performer TNG UHP1 78.9% 39 87.7% 39.4 72.8%
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Dry 99% Wet 100%
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Dry Braking 34.7 M 2
Wet
Wet Braking 28.8 M 2
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Dry Braking 35.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 28.7 M
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98.5%
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Dry Braking 35.1 M
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Wet Braking 28.9 M 3
4
98.2%
Dry 100% Wet 97%
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Dry Braking 34.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 29.6 M
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97.3%
Dry 95% Wet 99%
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Dry Braking 36 M
Wet
Wet Braking 29 M
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96.8%
Dry 97% Wet 97%
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Dry Braking 35.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 29.7 M
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96.1%
Dry 98% Wet 95%
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Dry Braking 34.9 M 3
Wet
Wet Braking 30.3 M
Dry 96% Wet 96%
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Dry Braking 35.8 M
Wet
Wet Braking 29.9 M
Dry 97% Wet 93%
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Dry Braking 35.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 30.8 M
Dry 96% Wet 93%
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Dry Braking 35.6 M
Wet
Wet Braking 30.9 M
Dry 97% Wet 91%
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Dry Braking 35.4 M
Wet
Wet Braking 31.4 M
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93.2%
Dry 94% Wet 93%
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Dry Braking 36.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 31 M
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92.9%
Dry 97% Wet 90%
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Dry Braking 35.1 M
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Wet Braking 32 M
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92.8%
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Dry Braking 35.2 M
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Wet Braking 32 M
Dry 95% Wet 89%
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Dry Braking 35.9 M
Wet
Wet Braking 32.1 M
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91.4%
Dry 92% Wet 91%
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Dry Braking 37.1 M
Wet
Wet Braking 31.6 M
Dry 97% Wet 87%
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Dry Braking 35.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 32.9 M
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91.2%
Dry 92% Wet 91%
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Dry Braking 37.1 M
Wet
Wet Braking 31.7 M
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90.9%
Dry 96% Wet 88%
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Dry Braking 35.7 M
Wet
Wet Braking 32.8 M
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89.9%
Dry 91% Wet 89%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.4 M
Wet
Wet Braking 32.3 M
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89.6%
Dry 94% Wet 87%
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Dry Braking 36.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 33.2 M
22
89.4%
Dry 92% Wet 88%
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Dry Braking 37.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 32.7 M
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89.2%
Dry 94% Wet 86%
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Dry Braking 36.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 33.5 M
Dry 92% Wet 86%
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Dry Braking 37 M
Wet
Wet Braking 33.4 M
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88%
Dry 91% Wet 86%
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Dry Braking 37.7 M
Wet
Wet Braking 33.3 M
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Avon ZV7 ▼1
87.7%
Dry 97% Wet 81%
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Dry Braking 35.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 35.3 M
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87.4%
Dry 95% Wet 83%
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Dry Braking 36.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 34.8 M
Dry 93% Wet 83%
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Dry Braking 36.8 M
Wet
Wet Braking 34.4 M
Dry 92% Wet 84%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 34.3 M
Dry 92% Wet 83%
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Dry Braking 37.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 34.7 M
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86.1%
Dry 90% Wet 84%
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Dry
Dry Braking 38.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 34.3 M
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85.5%
Dry 94% Wet 80%
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Dry Braking 36.5 M
Wet
Wet Braking 36 M
33
85.3%
Dry 88% Wet 83%
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Dry Braking 38.7 M
Wet
Wet Braking 34.5 M
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85.1%
Dry 90% Wet 82%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.9 M
Wet
Wet Braking 35.2 M
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84.8%
Dry 92% Wet 80%
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Dry Braking 37 M
Wet
Wet Braking 36.1 M
Dry 91% Wet 80%
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Dry Braking 37.6 M
Wet
Wet Braking 35.9 M
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84.4%
Dry 95% Wet 77%
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Dry Braking 36.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 37.1 M
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83.9%
Dry 94% Wet 77%
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Dry Braking 36.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 37.4 M
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83.3%
Dry 92% Wet 77%
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Dry Braking 37.1 M
Wet
Wet Braking 37.2 M
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82.8%
Dry 88% Wet 79%
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Dry Braking 38.7 M
Wet
Wet Braking 36.4 M
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82.5%
Dry 91% Wet 77%
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Dry Braking 37.5 M
Wet
Wet Braking 37.5 M
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82.4%
Dry 88% Wet 79%
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Dry Braking 38.9 M
Wet
Wet Braking 36.5 M
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81.3%
Dry 90% Wet 75%
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Dry Braking 37.9 M
Wet
Wet Braking 38.2 M
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80.9%
Dry 88% Wet 76%
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Dry Braking 39.1 M
Wet
Wet Braking 37.6 M
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78.9%
Dry 88% Wet 73%
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Dry Braking 39 M
Wet
Wet Braking 39.4 M
Not every driver has the same priorities. Adjust the category weightings above to re-rank the tyres based on what matters most to your driving style.
Scores are colour-coded from red (weakest) through yellow to green (strongest) to help you quickly spot each tyre's strengths and weaknesses.
The original test ranking is shown in the # column. Arrows indicate how each tyre moves when your custom weighting is applied.
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