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2020 Tyre Reviews Ultimate Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
8 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2020 Tyre Reviews Ultimate 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
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
Uniroyal RainSport 5
Nokian WetProof
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Michelin Primacy 4
Maxxis Premitra HP5
BFGoodrich Advantage
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
Goodride RP28

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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 34.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.8%.
  1. Continental Premium Contact 6
    34.2 M
  2. Nokian WetProof
    34.5 M
  3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    34.5 M
  4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    34.5 M
  5. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    34.8 M
  6. Michelin Primacy 4
    34.9 M
  7. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    35 M
  8. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    35.1 M
  9. BFGoodrich Advantage
    35.1 M
  10. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    35.7 M
  11. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    36.3 M
  12. Goodride RP28
    37.5 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.
  1. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    101.17 s
  2. Continental Premium Contact 6
    101.25 s
  3. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    101.25 s
  4. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    101.47 s
  5. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    101.67 s
  6. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    102.05 s
  7. Nokian WetProof
    102.24 s
  8. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    102.32 s
  9. Michelin Primacy 4
    102.57 s
  10. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    102.77 s
  11. BFGoodrich Advantage
    103.07 s
  12. Goodride RP28
    104.01 s

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra HP5 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 30%.
  1. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    10 Points
  2. Continental Premium Contact 6
    10 Points
  3. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    9.4 Points
  4. Nokian WetProof
    9 Points
  5. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    9 Points
  6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    8.6 Points
  7. Michelin Primacy 4
    8.6 Points
  8. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    8 Points
  9. Goodride RP28
    7.5 Points
  10. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    7.5 Points
  11. BFGoodrich Advantage
    7 Points
  12. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    7 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun with a result of 35.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 22.1%.
  1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    35.7 M
  2. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    36.1 M
  3. Continental Premium Contact 6
    36.1 M
  4. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    38.1 M
  5. BFGoodrich Advantage
    38.9 M
  6. Nokian WetProof
    39 M
  7. Michelin Primacy 4
    39.8 M
  8. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    39.9 M
  9. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    40.3 M
  10. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    41 M
  11. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    42.1 M
  12. Goodride RP28
    45.8 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra HP5 with a result of 69.86 s. The difference between best and worst was 9%.
  1. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    69.86 s
  2. Nokian WetProof
    69.95 s
  3. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    70.04 s
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    70.05 s
  5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    70.09 s
  6. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    70.39 s
  7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    70.88 s
  8. Michelin Primacy 4
    70.97 s
  9. Continental Premium Contact 6
    71.64 s
  10. BFGoodrich Advantage
    71.93 s
  11. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    72.28 s
  12. Goodride RP28
    76.76 s

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 50%.
  1. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    10 Points
  2. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    10 Points
  3. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    9.2 Points
  4. Nokian WetProof
    8.8 Points
  5. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    8.6 Points
  6. Michelin Primacy 4
    8.6 Points
  7. BFGoodrich Advantage
    8.6 Points
  8. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    8.6 Points
  9. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    8.6 Points
  10. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    7.5 Points
  11. Continental Premium Contact 6
    7.5 Points
  12. Goodride RP28
    5 Points

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Uniroyal RainSport 5 with a result of 91.62 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 21.3%.
  1. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    91.62 Km/H
  2. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    85.22 Km/H
  3. Michelin Primacy 4
    82.86 Km/H
  4. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    82.61 Km/H
  5. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    82.53 Km/H
  6. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    82.02 Km/H
  7. Nokian WetProof
    81.26 Km/H
  8. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    81.18 Km/H
  9. BFGoodrich Advantage
    80.93 Km/H
  10. Continental Premium Contact 6
    78.48 Km/H
  11. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    78.48 Km/H
  12. Goodride RP28
    72.08 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich Advantage with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 18%.
  1. BFGoodrich Advantage
    10 Points
  2. Michelin Primacy 4
    9.8 Points
  3. Nokian WetProof
    9.4 Points
  4. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    9.4 Points
  5. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    9 Points
  6. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    9 Points
  7. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    9 Points
  8. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    8.8 Points
  9. Continental Premium Contact 6
    8.8 Points
  10. Goodride RP28
    8.8 Points
  11. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    8.2 Points
  12. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    8.2 Points

Noise (dB)

Internal noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the noise test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. BFGoodrich Advantage
    61.2 dB
  2. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    61.4 dB
  3. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    61.5 dB
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    61.5 dB
  5. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    61.6 dB
  6. Michelin Primacy 4
    61.6 dB
  7. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    61.6 dB
  8. Goodride RP28
    61.9 dB
  9. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    62.1 dB
  10. Continental Premium Contact 6
    62.1 dB
  11. Nokian WetProof
    62.2 dB
  12. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    62.3 dB

Tyre Weight (Kg)

Tyre Weight Per Set (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian WetProof with a result of 7.98 Kg. The difference between best and worst was 12.9%.
  1. Nokian WetProof
    7.98 Kg
  2. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    8.1 Kg
  3. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    8.52 Kg
  4. Continental Premium Contact 6
    8.56 Kg
  5. BFGoodrich Advantage
    8.74 Kg
  6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    8.74 Kg
  7. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    8.8 Kg
  8. Goodride RP28
    8.82 Kg
  9. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    8.94 Kg
  10. Michelin Primacy 4
    8.94 Kg
  11. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    9.04 Kg
  12. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    9.16 Kg

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodride RP28. The difference between best and worst was 41.6%.
  1. Goodride RP28
    156
  2. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    187
  3. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    191
  4. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    192
  5. Nokian WetProof
    201
  6. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    205
  7. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    218
  8. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    224
  9. BFGoodrich Advantage
    236
  10. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    238
  11. Continental Premium Contact 6
    252
  12. Michelin Primacy 4
    267

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 7.19 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 26.8%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    7.19 kg / t
  2. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    7.28 kg / t
  3. Michelin Primacy 4
    8.08 kg / t
  4. BFGoodrich Advantage
    8.34 kg / t
  5. Continental Premium Contact 6
    8.37 kg / t
  6. Nokian WetProof
    8.44 kg / t
  7. Goodride RP28
    8.81 kg / t
  8. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    8.85 kg / t
  9. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    8.98 kg / t
  10. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
    9.76 kg / t
  11. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    9.77 kg / t
  12. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    9.82 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 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 0%
3 Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun 0%
4 Uniroyal RainSport 5 0%
5 Nokian WetProof 0%
6 Bridgestone Turanza T005 0%
7 Michelin Primacy 4 0%
8 Maxxis Premitra HP5 0%
9 BFGoodrich Advantage 0%
10 Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 0%
11 Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 0%
12 Goodride RP28 0%

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