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2020 New 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
6 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2020 New 17 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 Premium Contact 6
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Michelin Primacy 4
Nokian WetProof
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
Vredestein Ultrac Satin
Roadhog RGHP01

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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 35.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 18.3%.
  1. Continental Premium Contact 6
    35.6 M
  2. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    35.9 M
  3. Nokian WetProof
    36.4 M
  4. Michelin Primacy 4
    36.4 M
  5. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    36.7 M
  6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    36.9 M
  7. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    37 M
  8. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    39 M
  9. Roadhog RGHP01
    41.4 M
  10. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    43.6 M

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 6 with a result of 26.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 20.2%.
  1. Continental Premium Contact 6
    26.5 M
  2. Nokian WetProof
    28.3 M
  3. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    29 M
  4. Michelin Primacy 4
    29.1 M
  5. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    29.5 M
  6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    29.6 M
  7. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    30.6 M
  8. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    31.9 M
  9. Roadhog RGHP01
    32.1 M
  10. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    33.2 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the wet handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    101.2 s
  2. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    101.2 s
  3. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    101.4 s
  4. Michelin Primacy 4
    101.6 s
  5. Continental Premium Contact 6
    101.7 s
  6. Nokian WetProof
    101.9 s
  7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    101.9 s
  8. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    102.1 s
  9. Roadhog RGHP01
    104.1 s
  10. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    104.2 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 6 with a result of 75.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.7%.
  1. Continental Premium Contact 6
    75.9 Km/H
  2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    75.3 Km/H
  3. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    75.2 Km/H
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    75.2 Km/H
  5. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    75.1 Km/H
  6. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    75 Km/H
  7. Nokian WetProof
    75 Km/H
  8. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    74.7 Km/H
  9. Michelin Primacy 4
    74.6 Km/H
  10. Roadhog RGHP01
    73.1 Km/H

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.
  1. Nokian WetProof
    70.3 dB
  2. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    70.3 dB
  3. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    70.5 dB
  4. Continental Premium Contact 6
    70.6 dB
  5. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    70.7 dB
  6. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    70.7 dB
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    70.9 dB
  8. Roadhog RGHP01
    70.9 dB
  9. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    70.9 dB
  10. Michelin Primacy 4
    71.9 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 6.9 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 26.6%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    6.9 kg / t
  2. Michelin Primacy 4
    7.4 kg / t
  3. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    7.6 kg / t
  4. Roadhog RGHP01
    7.8 kg / t
  5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    8.7 kg / t
  6. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    8.7 kg / t
  7. Continental Premium Contact 6
    8.7 kg / t
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    9.2 kg / t
  9. Nokian WetProof
    9.3 kg / t
  10. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    9.4 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 Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 0%
3 Bridgestone Turanza T005 0%
4 Michelin Primacy 4 0%
5 Nokian WetProof 0%
6 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 0%
7 Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 0%
8 Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun 0%
9 Vredestein Ultrac Satin 0%
10 Roadhog RGHP01 0%
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