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2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
12 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2022 Auto Bild 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.

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Michelin Primacy 4
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
Kumho Ecsta HS52
Sava Intensa UHP 2
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
BFGoodrich Advantage
Fulda SportControl 2
Toyo Proxes Comfort
Debica Presto UHP2
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
Vredestein Ultrac
Maxxis Premitra HP5
Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
Nexen N Fera Primus
Goodride SA57
Continental EcoContact 6
GT-Radial FE2
Nokian PowerProof
Reference All Season

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Kumho Ecsta HS52 with a result of 35.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.7%.
  1. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    35.7 M
  2. Nokian PowerProof
    35.7 M
  3. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    35.8 M
  4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    35.8 M
  5. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    35.9 M
  6. Vredestein Ultrac
    36.1 M
  7. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    36.1 M
  8. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    36.2 M
  9. Michelin Primacy 4
    36.2 M
  10. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    36.3 M
  11. BFGoodrich Advantage
    36.3 M
  12. Continental EcoContact 6
    36.4 M
  13. Fulda SportControl 2
    36.5 M
  14. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    36.5 M
  15. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    36.5 M
  16. Debica Presto UHP2
    36.5 M
  17. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    36.8 M
  18. GT-Radial FE2
    37 M
  19. Nexen N Fera Primus
    37.2 M
  20. Goodride SA57
    37.3 M
  21. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    37.3 M
  22. Reference All Season
    40.9 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    96 Km/H
  2. Michelin Primacy 4
    95.6 Km/H
  3. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    95.4 Km/H
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    95.2 Km/H
  5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    95.2 Km/H
  6. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    95.1 Km/H
  7. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    95 Km/H
  8. BFGoodrich Advantage
    95 Km/H
  9. Vredestein Ultrac
    95 Km/H
  10. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    95 Km/H
  11. Reference All Season
    94.8 Km/H
  12. Goodride SA57
    94.7 Km/H
  13. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    94.7 Km/H
  14. GT-Radial FE2
    94.5 Km/H
  15. Nokian PowerProof
    94.4 Km/H
  16. Debica Presto UHP2
    94.2 Km/H
  17. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    94.2 Km/H
  18. Fulda SportControl 2
    94.1 Km/H
  19. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    94.1 Km/H
  20. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    94 Km/H
  21. Nexen N Fera Primus
    93.9 Km/H
  22. Continental EcoContact 6
    93.8 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 43 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.9%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    43 M
  2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    43.5 M
  3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    43.6 M
  4. Vredestein Ultrac
    44 M
  5. Nexen N Fera Primus
    44.7 M
  6. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    44.7 M
  7. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    45 M
  8. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    45.2 M
  9. Nokian PowerProof
    45.2 M
  10. Michelin Primacy 4
    45.8 M
  11. Fulda SportControl 2
    45.9 M
  12. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    46.3 M
  13. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    46.4 M
  14. GT-Radial FE2
    46.4 M
  15. Debica Presto UHP2
    46.5 M
  16. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    46.5 M
  17. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    46.7 M
  18. BFGoodrich Advantage
    48.5 M
  19. Goodride SA57
    48.9 M
  20. Reference All Season
    49.9 M
  21. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    51 M
  22. Continental EcoContact 6
    51.1 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 74.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 9.6%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    74.9 Km/H
  2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    74.5 Km/H
  3. Nokian PowerProof
    74.4 Km/H
  4. Vredestein Ultrac
    74.3 Km/H
  5. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    74.3 Km/H
  6. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    74 Km/H
  7. Reference All Season
    73.6 Km/H
  8. Nexen N Fera Primus
    73.6 Km/H
  9. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    73.5 Km/H
  10. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    73.4 Km/H
  11. Debica Presto UHP2
    73.4 Km/H
  12. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    73.2 Km/H
  13. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    73.1 Km/H
  14. Michelin Primacy 4
    73 Km/H
  15. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    72.6 Km/H
  16. Fulda SportControl 2
    72.4 Km/H
  17. GT-Radial FE2
    72.3 Km/H
  18. BFGoodrich Advantage
    72.1 Km/H
  19. Goodride SA57
    72.1 Km/H
  20. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    71.6 Km/H
  21. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    70.9 Km/H
  22. Continental EcoContact 6
    67.7 Km/H

Wet Circle (m/s)

Lateral wet grip in m/s squared (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 6.74 m/s. The difference between best and worst was 15.7%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    6.74 m/s
  2. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    6.64 m/s
  3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    6.61 m/s
  4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    6.59 m/s
  5. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    6.49 m/s
  6. Vredestein Ultrac
    6.43 m/s
  7. Fulda SportControl 2
    6.38 m/s
  8. Nokian PowerProof
    6.34 m/s
  9. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    6.29 m/s
  10. Debica Presto UHP2
    6.27 m/s
  11. Reference All Season
    6.25 m/s
  12. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    6.23 m/s
  13. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    6.23 m/s
  14. Michelin Primacy 4
    6.2 m/s
  15. Nexen N Fera Primus
    6.19 m/s
  16. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    6.16 m/s
  17. GT-Radial FE2
    6.11 m/s
  18. Goodride SA57
    6.01 m/s
  19. BFGoodrich Advantage
    5.97 m/s
  20. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    5.94 m/s
  21. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    5.88 m/s
  22. Continental EcoContact 6
    5.68 m/s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun with a result of 88.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 9.5%.
  1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    88.2 Km/H
  2. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    88.1 Km/H
  3. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    87.9 Km/H
  4. Nexen N Fera Primus
    87.3 Km/H
  5. Michelin Primacy 4
    86.4 Km/H
  6. Vredestein Ultrac
    86.4 Km/H
  7. Nokian PowerProof
    86 Km/H
  8. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    86 Km/H
  9. Fulda SportControl 2
    85.6 Km/H
  10. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    85.6 Km/H
  11. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    84.8 Km/H
  12. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    84.4 Km/H
  13. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    84.3 Km/H
  14. BFGoodrich Advantage
    83.8 Km/H
  15. Debica Presto UHP2
    83.7 Km/H
  16. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    83.6 Km/H
  17. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    82.6 Km/H
  18. GT-Radial FE2
    82.2 Km/H
  19. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    81.6 Km/H
  20. Continental EcoContact 6
    81.5 Km/H
  21. Goodride SA57
    80.4 Km/H
  22. Reference All Season
    79.8 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra HP5 with a result of 4.85 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 24.9%.
  1. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    4.85 m/sec2
  2. Debica Presto UHP2
    4.83 m/sec2
  3. Vredestein Ultrac
    4.59 m/sec2
  4. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    4.54 m/sec2
  5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    4.53 m/sec2
  6. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    4.51 m/sec2
  7. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    4.47 m/sec2
  8. GT-Radial FE2
    4.45 m/sec2
  9. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    4.37 m/sec2
  10. Nexen N Fera Primus
    4.34 m/sec2
  11. Goodride SA57
    4.28 m/sec2
  12. Fulda SportControl 2
    4.27 m/sec2
  13. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    4.17 m/sec2
  14. Michelin Primacy 4
    4.15 m/sec2
  15. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    4.14 m/sec2
  16. Nokian PowerProof
    4.12 m/sec2
  17. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    3.98 m/sec2
  18. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    3.97 m/sec2
  19. BFGoodrich Advantage
    3.87 m/sec2
  20. Continental EcoContact 6
    3.75 m/sec2
  21. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    3.68 m/sec2
  22. Reference All Season
    3.64 m/sec2

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental EcoContact 6 with a result of 67.1 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.3%.
  1. Continental EcoContact 6
    67.1 dB
  2. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    67.8 dB
  3. BFGoodrich Advantage
    68.1 dB
  4. Michelin Primacy 4
    68.3 dB
  5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    68.4 dB
  6. GT-Radial FE2
    68.5 dB
  7. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    68.6 dB
  8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    68.6 dB
  9. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    68.8 dB
  10. Goodride SA57
    68.8 dB
  11. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    68.9 dB
  12. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    68.9 dB
  13. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    69 dB
  14. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    69 dB
  15. Debica Presto UHP2
    69.1 dB
  16. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    69.2 dB
  17. Nexen N Fera Primus
    69.4 dB
  18. Reference All Season
    69.7 dB
  19. Fulda SportControl 2
    69.7 dB
  20. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    69.7 dB
  21. Nokian PowerProof
    69.8 dB
  22. Vredestein Ultrac
    70.1 dB

Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 with a result of 51340 KM. The difference between best and worst was 49.7%.
  1. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    51340 KM
  2. Michelin Primacy 4
    44880 KM
  3. Continental EcoContact 6
    41480 KM
  4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    40800 KM
  5. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    39440 KM
  6. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    36380 KM
  7. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    35360 KM
  8. BFGoodrich Advantage
    35020 KM
  9. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    34340 KM
  10. Fulda SportControl 2
    32980 KM
  11. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    31960 KM
  12. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    31960 KM
  13. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    31620 KM
  14. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    31280 KM
  15. Debica Presto UHP2
    30600 KM
  16. GT-Radial FE2
    29240 KM
  17. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    27880 KM
  18. Nexen N Fera Primus
    27540 KM
  19. Vredestein Ultrac
    27200 KM
  20. Goodride SA57
    26860 KM
  21. Nokian PowerProof
    25840 KM

Value (Price/1000)

Euros/1000km based on cost/wear (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 with a result of 10.42 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 43.9%.
  1. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    10.42 Price/1000
  2. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    10.65 Price/1000
  3. Goodride SA57
    11.17 Price/1000
  4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    11.64 Price/1000
  5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    12.02 Price/1000
  6. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    12.02 Price/1000
  7. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    12.09 Price/1000
  8. Michelin Primacy 4
    12.59 Price/1000
  9. Nexen N Fera Primus
    12.89 Price/1000
  10. Fulda SportControl 2
    13.19 Price/1000
  11. Debica Presto UHP2
    13.24 Price/1000
  12. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    13.27 Price/1000
  13. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    13.27 Price/1000
  14. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    13.33 Price/1000
  15. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    13.92 Price/1000
  16. Continental EcoContact 6
    13.98 Price/1000
  17. GT-Radial FE2
    14.19 Price/1000
  18. BFGoodrich Advantage
    14.56 Price/1000
  19. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    15.96 Price/1000
  20. Vredestein Ultrac
    16.73 Price/1000
  21. Nokian PowerProof
    18.58 Price/1000

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodride SA57. The difference between best and worst was 48.3%.
  1. Goodride SA57
    300
  2. Nexen N Fera Primus
    355
  3. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    370
  4. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    380
  5. Debica Presto UHP2
    405
  6. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    415
  7. GT-Radial FE2
    415
  8. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    415
  9. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    420
  10. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    425
  11. Fulda SportControl 2
    435
  12. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    445
  13. Vredestein Ultrac
    455
  14. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    475
  15. Nokian PowerProof
    480
  16. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    485
  17. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    510
  18. BFGoodrich Advantage
    510
  19. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    535
  20. Michelin Primacy 4
    565
  21. Continental EcoContact 6
    580

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental EcoContact 6 with a result of 5.69 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 39.3%.
  1. Continental EcoContact 6
    5.69 kg / t
  2. Michelin Primacy 4
    6.83 kg / t
  3. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    6.94 kg / t
  4. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
    7.1 kg / t
  5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    7.35 kg / t
  6. Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
    7.8 kg / t
  7. Debica Presto UHP2
    7.96 kg / t
  8. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    8.19 kg / t
  9. BFGoodrich Advantage
    8.19 kg / t
  10. GT-Radial FE2
    8.24 kg / t
  11. Fulda SportControl 2
    8.37 kg / t
  12. Vredestein Ultrac
    8.42 kg / t
  13. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
    8.43 kg / t
  14. Kumho Ecsta HS52
    8.51 kg / t
  15. Nokian PowerProof
    8.55 kg / t
  16. Toyo Proxes Comfort
    8.56 kg / t
  17. Reference All Season
    8.8 kg / t
  18. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    8.84 kg / t
  19. Nexen N Fera Primus
    8.93 kg / t
  20. Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
    8.96 kg / t
  21. Goodride SA57
    8.98 kg / t
  22. Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
    9.38 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 0%
2 Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%
3 Michelin Primacy 4 0%
4 Bridgestone Turanza T005 0%
5 Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun 0%
6 Kumho Ecsta HS52 0%
7 Sava Intensa UHP 2 0%
8 Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 0%
9 BFGoodrich Advantage 0%
10 Fulda SportControl 2 0%
11 Toyo Proxes Comfort 0%
12 Debica Presto UHP2 0%
13 Kleber Dynaxer HP4 0%
14 Vredestein Ultrac 0%
15 Maxxis Premitra HP5 0%
16 Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus 0%
17 Nexen N Fera Primus 0%
18 Goodride SA57 0%
19 Continental EcoContact 6 0%
20 GT-Radial FE2 0%
21 Nokian PowerProof 0%
22 Reference All Season 0%

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