Test Charts / Al Volante

2025 Al Volante Summer Tyre Test

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tyre, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 225/55 R18
Tyres tested: 7
Disciplines: 7

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tyres can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tyres does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental PremiumContact 7	36.6 m	Best	0 km/h
2Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	36.9 m	+0.30 m	12 km/h
2Pirelli Cinturato C3	36.9 m	+0.30 m	12 km/h
4Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	37.8 m	+1.20 m	23 km/h
5Michelin Primacy 5	38.2 m	+1.60 m	27 km/h
6Hankook Ventus Prime 4	38.7 m	+2.10 m	30 km/h
7Austone Athena SP 303	40.6 m	+4.00 m	41 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 10.9% (4 m ≈ 0.9 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Austone Athena SP 303 would still be travelling at 41 km/h when the Continental PremiumContact 7 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental PremiumContact 7	28.7 m	Best	0 km/h
2Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	29.4 m	+0.70 m	20 km/h
2Pirelli Cinturato C3	29.4 m	+0.70 m	20 km/h
4Michelin Primacy 5	29.6 m	+0.90 m	23 km/h
5Hankook Ventus Prime 4	29.7 m	+1.00 m	24 km/h
6Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	29.8 m	+1.10 m	25 km/h
7Austone Athena SP 303	32.8 m	+4.10 m	46 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 14.3% (4.1 m ≈ 0.9 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Austone Athena SP 303 would still be travelling at 46 km/h when the Continental PremiumContact 7 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli Cinturato C3	109.55 s	Best
2Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	109.71 s	+0.16 s
3Continental PremiumContact 7	110.11 s	+0.56 s
4Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	111.22 s	+1.67 s
5Michelin Primacy 5	111.71 s	+2.16 s
6Hankook Ventus Prime 4	113.22 s	+3.67 s
7Austone Athena SP 303	120.93 s	+11.38 s

The difference between best and worst was 10.4% (11.38 s).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	81.8 km/h	Best
2Pirelli Cinturato C3	81.6 km/h	-0.20 km/h
3Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	81.3 km/h	-0.50 km/h
4Michelin Primacy 5	81.2 km/h	-0.60 km/h
5Hankook Ventus Prime 4	81 km/h	-0.80 km/h
6Continental PremiumContact 7	79.7 km/h	-2.10 km/h
7Austone Athena SP 303	74.4 km/h	-7.40 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 9% (7.4 Km/H).

Curved Aquaplaning
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	91.8 m/sec2	Best
2Pirelli Cinturato C3	88.7 m/sec2	-3.10 m/sec2
3Michelin Primacy 5	88.4 m/sec2	-3.40 m/sec2
4Continental PremiumContact 7	88.1 m/sec2	-3.70 m/sec2
5Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	86.4 m/sec2	-5.40 m/sec2
6Hankook Ventus Prime 4	85.3 m/sec2	-6.50 m/sec2
7Austone Athena SP 303	80.1 m/sec2	-11.70 m/sec2

The difference between best and worst was 12.7% (11.7 m/sec2).

Comfort

Noise
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Primacy 5	70.6 dB	Best
2Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	70.8 dB	+0.20 dB
3Pirelli Cinturato C3	71.8 dB	+1.20 dB
4Continental PremiumContact 7	72 dB	+1.40 dB
5Austone Athena SP 303	72.7 dB	+2.10 dB
6Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	72.8 dB	+2.20 dB
7Hankook Ventus Prime 4	72.9 dB	+2.30 dB

The difference between best and worst was 3.3% (2.3 dB).

Value

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN	6.8 kg/t	Best	£0
2Michelin Primacy 5	7 kg/t	+0.20 kg/t	£13
3Pirelli Cinturato C3	7.4 kg/t	+0.60 kg/t	£39
4Hankook Ventus Prime 4	7.7 kg/t	+0.90 kg/t	£58
5Continental PremiumContact 7	7.9 kg/t	+1.10 kg/t	£71
6Austone Athena SP 303	8.2 kg/t	+1.40 kg/t	£91
7Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	8.7 kg/t	+1.90 kg/t	£123

The difference between best and worst was 27.9% (1.9 kg / t). Over 19,000 km a year at £1.45/L, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 uses about 85 L (£123) more fuel than the Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN.

Adjust the assumptions

Calculated estimates, not additional measurements. Use the controls to explore the assumptions. These calculators use the full test field, independently of your tyre selection above.

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Annual Mileage

19,000 km

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Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tyre age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.