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2025 Al Volante Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
5 min read
Below are all the data points for the 2025 Al Volante 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.

Pirelli Cinturato C3
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
Continental PremiumContact 7
Michelin Primacy 5
Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Austone Athena SP 303

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 36.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 9.9%.
  1. Continental PremiumContact 7
    36.6 M
  2. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    36.9 M
  3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    36.9 M
  4. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    37.8 M
  5. Michelin Primacy 5
    38.2 M
  6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    38.7 M
  7. Austone Athena SP 303
    40.6 M

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 28.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.5%.
  1. Continental PremiumContact 7
    28.7 M
  2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    29.4 M
  3. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    29.4 M
  4. Michelin Primacy 5
    29.6 M
  5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    29.7 M
  6. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    29.8 M
  7. Austone Athena SP 303
    32.8 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato C3 with a result of 109.55 s. The difference between best and worst was 9.4%.
  1. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    109.55 s
  2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    109.71 s
  3. Continental PremiumContact 7
    110.11 s
  4. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    111.22 s
  5. Michelin Primacy 5
    111.71 s
  6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    113.22 s
  7. Austone Athena SP 303
    120.93 s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 with a result of 81.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 9%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    81.8 Km/H
  2. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    81.6 Km/H
  3. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    81.3 Km/H
  4. Michelin Primacy 5
    81.2 Km/H
  5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    81 Km/H
  6. Continental PremiumContact 7
    79.7 Km/H
  7. Austone Athena SP 303
    74.4 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 with a result of 91.8 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 12.7%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    91.8 m/sec2
  2. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    88.7 m/sec2
  3. Michelin Primacy 5
    88.4 m/sec2
  4. Continental PremiumContact 7
    88.1 m/sec2
  5. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    86.4 m/sec2
  6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    85.3 m/sec2
  7. Austone Athena SP 303
    80.1 m/sec2

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Primacy 5 with a result of 70.6 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.2%.
  1. Michelin Primacy 5
    70.6 dB
  2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    70.8 dB
  3. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    71.8 dB
  4. Continental PremiumContact 7
    72 dB
  5. Austone Athena SP 303
    72.7 dB
  6. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    72.8 dB
  7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    72.9 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN with a result of 6.8 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 21.8%.
  1. Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
    6.8 kg / t
  2. Michelin Primacy 5
    7 kg / t
  3. Pirelli Cinturato C3
    7.4 kg / t
  4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
    7.7 kg / t
  5. Continental PremiumContact 7
    7.9 kg / t
  6. Austone Athena SP 303
    8.2 kg / t
  7. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    8.7 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Pirelli Cinturato C3 0%
2 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 0%
3 Continental PremiumContact 7 0%
4 Michelin Primacy 5 0%
5 Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN 0%
6 Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%
7 Austone Athena SP 303 0%
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