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2020 Auto Zeitung Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
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Dry 35%
Wet 50%
Comfort 5%
Value 10%
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Test Results Data

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# Tyre Total Score Dry Wet Comfort Value
Braking M Handling s Subj. Dry Handling Points % Braking M Handling s Subj. Wet Handling Points Straight Aqua Km/H % Subj. Comfort Points Noise dB % Price Rolling Resistance kg / t %
1 Continental Premium Contact 6 94.7% 35.8 2 74.3 26 97.6% 58.3 3 88.8 ★ 45 ★ 90.7 97.6% 7 71 3 93% 470 7.93 69.6%
2 Bridgestone Turanza T005 93.2% 35.9 3 74.2 3 27 3 97.8% 57.3 ★ 92.3 33 88.8 93.6% 7 72 92.4% 450 7.45 73.8%
3 ▼1 Michelin Primacy 4 93% 36.1 75 19 94.7% 57.3 ★ 90.8 2 42 2 88.2 96.3% 6 72 86.1% 540 7.29 72.2%
4 Maxxis Premitra HP5 92.6% 36.4 73.8 ★ 30 ★ 98.4% 63 91.1 3 40 3 88.8 92.4% 7 71 3 93% 340 8.57 71.8%
5 Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 92.2% 35.1 ★ 74.3 26 98.5% 60.3 92.7 30 91.1 91.3% 7 71 3 93% 390 7.82 73.7%
6 Vredestein Ultrac Satin 90% 38.3 75.2 17 91.4% 61.4 93.5 26 102.4 ★ 91.1% 8 ★ 70 ★ 100% 370 8 73.5%
7 Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 89.8% 36.3 75.8 14 92.4% 59.5 93 28 94.2 2 91.6% 7 72 92.4% 400 8.52 68.8%
8 ▼1 Dunlop Sport BluResponse 89.2% 36.7 74.3 23 95.6% 66.3 94.2 22 90.3 85.5% 8 ★ 72 98.6% 410 6.89 2 80.1%
9 ▲1 Apollo Aspire XP 88.9% 37.3 75.2 17 92.5% 60.5 94.3 22 90.9 88.6% 7 70 ★ 93.8% 350 8.1 74%
10 ▼1 Giti GitiPremium H1 88.5% 37.1 74 2 28 2 96.8% 64.4 95.4 19 89 85.1% 7 71 3 93% 360 8.09 73.5%
11 ▲3 Linglong Green Max 88.4% 36.4 75.9 9 90.8% 58.9 95.9 17 88.7 87.4% 6 71 3 86.8% 250 7.84 84.5%
12 ▲3 Westlake Sport SA37 87% 37.8 74.8 21 93.4% 65.4 95.9 16 89.1 83.7% 6 72 86.1% 240 2 8.61 80.9%
13 Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue 86.9% 37.8 75.2 17 92% 65.5 96.9 13 88.2 82.4% 8 ★ 71 3 99.3% 440 6.33 ★ 84.2%
14 ▼2 Firestone RoadHawk 86.8% 36.5 74.3 25 96.4% 64 97.7 12 87.2 82.5% 7 72 92.4% 400 8.08 71.5%
15 ▼4 Yokohama BluEarth AE50 86.7% 38.1 74.3 24 94.3% 64.9 97.1 13 88.3 82.7% 7 71 3 93% 420 7.27 3 76.4%
16 Rotalla RU01 S Pace 86.2% 37.6 74.6 22 94.1% 65 97.9 11 93.1 82.6% 6 72 86.1% 280 8.65 76.1%
17 Star-Performer UHP 3 86% 37.8 74.2 3 25 95% 68.8 98.4 9 93.8 3 80.3% 6 72 86.1% 240 2 8.34 82.5%
18 Goodride SA37 85.8% 37.7 75.1 18 92.4% 65 97.8 11 89.7 82.1% 6 72 86.1% 230 ★ 8.97 80.3%
19 Nankang Noble Sport NS20 83.3% 37.4 76.1 8 89.2% 69.4 97.6 12 91.5 80.6% 6 72 86.1% 280 9.08 73.8%
20 Achilles ATR Sport 2 83% 38.1 75.5 15 90.9% 68.1 102.3 4 88 77.2% 6 71 3 86.8% 240 2 8.37 82.3%
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1
Continental Premium Contact 6
94.7%
Dry 98% Wet 98% Comfort 93% Value 70%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.8 M 2
Dry Handling 74.3 s
Subj. Dry Handling 26 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 58.3 M 3
Wet Handling 88.8 s ★
Subj. Wet Handling 45 Points ★
Straight Aqua 90.7 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 71 dB 3
Value
Price 470
Rolling Resistance 7.93 kg / t
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Bridgestone Turanza T005
93.2%
Dry 98% Wet 94% Comfort 92% Value 74%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.9 M 3
Dry Handling 74.2 s 3
Subj. Dry Handling 27 Points 3
Wet
Wet Braking 57.3 M ★
Wet Handling 92.3 s
Subj. Wet Handling 33 Points
Straight Aqua 88.8 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 72 dB
Value
Price 450
Rolling Resistance 7.45 kg / t
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3
Michelin Primacy 4 ▼1
93%
Dry 95% Wet 96% Comfort 86% Value 72%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.1 M
Dry Handling 75 s
Subj. Dry Handling 19 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 57.3 M ★
Wet Handling 90.8 s 2
Subj. Wet Handling 42 Points 2
Straight Aqua 88.2 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 72 dB
Value
Price 540
Rolling Resistance 7.29 kg / t
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4
Maxxis Premitra HP5
92.6%
Dry 98% Wet 92% Comfort 93% Value 72%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.4 M
Dry Handling 73.8 s ★
Subj. Dry Handling 30 Points ★
Wet
Wet Braking 63 M
Wet Handling 91.1 s 3
Subj. Wet Handling 40 Points 3
Straight Aqua 88.8 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 71 dB 3
Value
Price 340
Rolling Resistance 8.57 kg / t
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Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
92.2%
Dry 99% Wet 91% Comfort 93% Value 74%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.1 M ★
Dry Handling 74.3 s
Subj. Dry Handling 26 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 60.3 M
Wet Handling 92.7 s
Subj. Wet Handling 30 Points
Straight Aqua 91.1 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 71 dB 3
Value
Price 390
Rolling Resistance 7.82 kg / t
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6
Vredestein Ultrac Satin
90%
Dry 91% Wet 91% Comfort 100% Value 74%
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Dry
Dry Braking 38.3 M
Dry Handling 75.2 s
Subj. Dry Handling 17 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 61.4 M
Wet Handling 93.5 s
Subj. Wet Handling 26 Points
Straight Aqua 102.4 Km/H ★
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 8 Points ★
Noise 70 dB ★
Value
Price 370
Rolling Resistance 8 kg / t
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7
Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun
89.8%
Dry 92% Wet 92% Comfort 92% Value 69%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.3 M
Dry Handling 75.8 s
Subj. Dry Handling 14 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 59.5 M
Wet Handling 93 s
Subj. Wet Handling 28 Points
Straight Aqua 94.2 Km/H 2
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 72 dB
Value
Price 400
Rolling Resistance 8.52 kg / t
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8
Dunlop Sport BluResponse ▼1
89.2%
Dry 96% Wet 86% Comfort 99% Value 80%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.7 M
Dry Handling 74.3 s
Subj. Dry Handling 23 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 66.3 M
Wet Handling 94.2 s
Subj. Wet Handling 22 Points
Straight Aqua 90.3 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 8 Points ★
Noise 72 dB
Value
Price 410
Rolling Resistance 6.89 kg / t 2
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9
Apollo Aspire XP ▲1
88.9%
Dry 93% Wet 89% Comfort 94% Value 74%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.3 M
Dry Handling 75.2 s
Subj. Dry Handling 17 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 60.5 M
Wet Handling 94.3 s
Subj. Wet Handling 22 Points
Straight Aqua 90.9 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 70 dB ★
Value
Price 350
Rolling Resistance 8.1 kg / t
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10
Giti GitiPremium H1 ▼1
88.5%
Dry 97% Wet 85% Comfort 93% Value 74%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.1 M
Dry Handling 74 s 2
Subj. Dry Handling 28 Points 2
Wet
Wet Braking 64.4 M
Wet Handling 95.4 s
Subj. Wet Handling 19 Points
Straight Aqua 89 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 71 dB 3
Value
Price 360
Rolling Resistance 8.09 kg / t
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11
Linglong Green Max ▲3
88.4%
Dry 91% Wet 87% Comfort 87% Value 85%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.4 M
Dry Handling 75.9 s
Subj. Dry Handling 9 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 58.9 M
Wet Handling 95.9 s
Subj. Wet Handling 17 Points
Straight Aqua 88.7 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 71 dB 3
Value
Price 250
Rolling Resistance 7.84 kg / t
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12
Westlake Sport SA37 ▲3
87%
Dry 93% Wet 84% Comfort 86% Value 81%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.8 M
Dry Handling 74.8 s
Subj. Dry Handling 21 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 65.4 M
Wet Handling 95.9 s
Subj. Wet Handling 16 Points
Straight Aqua 89.1 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 72 dB
Value
Price 240 2
Rolling Resistance 8.61 kg / t
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13
Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue
86.9%
Dry 92% Wet 82% Comfort 99% Value 84%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.8 M
Dry Handling 75.2 s
Subj. Dry Handling 17 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 65.5 M
Wet Handling 96.9 s
Subj. Wet Handling 13 Points
Straight Aqua 88.2 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 8 Points ★
Noise 71 dB 3
Value
Price 440
Rolling Resistance 6.33 kg / t ★
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14
Firestone RoadHawk ▼2
86.8%
Dry 96% Wet 83% Comfort 92% Value 72%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.5 M
Dry Handling 74.3 s
Subj. Dry Handling 25 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 64 M
Wet Handling 97.7 s
Subj. Wet Handling 12 Points
Straight Aqua 87.2 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 72 dB
Value
Price 400
Rolling Resistance 8.08 kg / t
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15
Yokohama BluEarth AE50 ▼4
86.7%
Dry 94% Wet 83% Comfort 93% Value 76%
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Dry
Dry Braking 38.1 M
Dry Handling 74.3 s
Subj. Dry Handling 24 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 64.9 M
Wet Handling 97.1 s
Subj. Wet Handling 13 Points
Straight Aqua 88.3 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 71 dB 3
Value
Price 420
Rolling Resistance 7.27 kg / t 3
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16
Rotalla RU01 S Pace
86.2%
Dry 94% Wet 83% Comfort 86% Value 76%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.6 M
Dry Handling 74.6 s
Subj. Dry Handling 22 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 65 M
Wet Handling 97.9 s
Subj. Wet Handling 11 Points
Straight Aqua 93.1 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 72 dB
Value
Price 280
Rolling Resistance 8.65 kg / t
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17
Star-Performer UHP 3
86%
Dry 95% Wet 80% Comfort 86% Value 83%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.8 M
Dry Handling 74.2 s 3
Subj. Dry Handling 25 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 68.8 M
Wet Handling 98.4 s
Subj. Wet Handling 9 Points
Straight Aqua 93.8 Km/H 3
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 72 dB
Value
Price 240 2
Rolling Resistance 8.34 kg / t
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18
Goodride SA37
85.8%
Dry 92% Wet 82% Comfort 86% Value 80%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.7 M
Dry Handling 75.1 s
Subj. Dry Handling 18 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 65 M
Wet Handling 97.8 s
Subj. Wet Handling 11 Points
Straight Aqua 89.7 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 72 dB
Value
Price 230 ★
Rolling Resistance 8.97 kg / t
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Nankang Noble Sport NS20
83.3%
Dry 89% Wet 81% Comfort 86% Value 74%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.4 M
Dry Handling 76.1 s
Subj. Dry Handling 8 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 69.4 M
Wet Handling 97.6 s
Subj. Wet Handling 12 Points
Straight Aqua 91.5 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 72 dB
Value
Price 280
Rolling Resistance 9.08 kg / t
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Achilles ATR Sport 2
83%
Dry 91% Wet 77% Comfort 87% Value 82%
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Dry
Dry Braking 38.1 M
Dry Handling 75.5 s
Subj. Dry Handling 15 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 68.1 M
Wet Handling 102.3 s
Subj. Wet Handling 4 Points
Straight Aqua 88 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 71 dB 3
Value
Price 240 2
Rolling Resistance 8.37 kg / t
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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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