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2022/23 Tyre Reviews 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
12 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2022/23 Tyre Reviews 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.

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
Continental Premium Contact 6
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Semperit Speed Life 3
Yokohama Advan Sport V105
Giti GitiSportS2
Rotalla RU01 S Pace

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 with a result of 32.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 9.7%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    32.6 M
  2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    33 M
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    33.2 M
  4. Continental Premium Contact 6
    33.5 M
  5. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    34.1 M
  6. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    34.2 M
  7. Semperit Speed Life 3
    35.1 M
  8. Giti GitiSportS2
    35.2 M
  9. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    36.1 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. Continental Premium Contact 6
    91.2 s
  2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    91.35 s
  3. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    92.07 s
  4. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    92.48 s
  5. Giti GitiSportS2
    92.81 s
  6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    93.01 s
  7. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    93.58 s
  8. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    93.76 s
  9. Semperit Speed Life 3
    93.92 s

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 6 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 25%.
  1. Continental Premium Contact 6
    10 Points
  2. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    9.8 Points
  3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    9.5 Points
  4. Giti GitiSportS2
    9 Points
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    8.8 Points
  6. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    8.5 Points
  7. Semperit Speed Life 3
    8 Points
  8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    8 Points
  9. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    7.5 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 with a result of 28.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 28.2%.
  1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    28.5 M
  2. Continental Premium Contact 6
    30.1 M
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    31.3 M
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    31.5 M
  5. Semperit Speed Life 3
    32.3 M
  6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    33.8 M
  7. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    34.8 M
  8. Giti GitiSportS2
    39.3 M
  9. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    39.7 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 with a result of 64.02 s. The difference between best and worst was 5%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    64.02 s
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    64.08 s
  3. Semperit Speed Life 3
    64.09 s
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    64.53 s
  5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    64.81 s
  6. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    65.09 s
  7. Continental Premium Contact 6
    65.3 s
  8. Giti GitiSportS2
    65.45 s
  9. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    67.4 s

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Semperit Speed Life 3 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 25%.
  1. Semperit Speed Life 3
    10 Points
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    10 Points
  3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    9 Points
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    9 Points
  5. Giti GitiSportS2
    9 Points
  6. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    9 Points
  7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    9 Points
  8. Continental Premium Contact 6
    8.5 Points
  9. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    7.5 Points

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Sport 5 with a result of 87.44 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.3%.
  1. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    87.44 Km/H
  2. Giti GitiSportS2
    86.99 Km/H
  3. Semperit Speed Life 3
    86.92 Km/H
  4. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    86.72 Km/H
  5. Continental Premium Contact 6
    85.71 Km/H
  6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    85.58 Km/H
  7. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    85.55 Km/H
  8. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    84.1 Km/H
  9. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    83.67 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 20%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    10 Points
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    9.8 Points
  3. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    9.5 Points
  4. Semperit Speed Life 3
    9.5 Points
  5. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    9 Points
  6. Giti GitiSportS2
    9 Points
  7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    8.5 Points
  8. Continental Premium Contact 6
    8.5 Points
  9. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    8 Points

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 with a result of 67.8 dB. The difference between best and worst was 6.5%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    67.8 dB
  2. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    68.9 dB
  3. Giti GitiSportS2
    69 dB
  4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    69.2 dB
  5. Semperit Speed Life 3
    69.7 dB
  6. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    70.7 dB
  7. Continental Premium Contact 6
    71.5 dB
  8. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    71.8 dB
  9. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    72.5 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 7.01 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 30.9%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    7.01 kg / t
  2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    8.48 kg / t
  3. Semperit Speed Life 3
    8.81 kg / t
  4. Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    8.84 kg / t
  5. Giti GitiSportS2
    8.85 kg / t
  6. Continental Premium Contact 6
    9.06 kg / t
  7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    9.07 kg / t
  8. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    9.33 kg / t
  9. Yokohama Advan Sport V105
    10.15 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94.9%
2 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94.9%
3 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 94.7%
4 Continental Premium Contact 6 94.2%
5 Bridgestone Turanza T005 93.2%
6 Semperit Speed Life 3 92.8%
7 Yokohama Advan Sport V105 90.5%
8 Giti GitiSportS2 89%
9 Rotalla RU01 S Pace 86.2%

Test Winner

Rotalla RU01 S Pace
Rotalla RU01 S Pace

86.2%

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