The Best Touring Tyres for 2025 Tested

Below are all the data points for the The Best Touring Tyres for 2025 Tested, 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 PremiumContact 7
Pirelli Cinturato C3
Vredestein Ultrac
Falken ZIEX ZE320
Michelin Primacy 4 Plus
Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN
Goodtrip GR 66

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato C3 with a result of 34.13 M. The difference between best and worst was 8%.

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.

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato C3 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 40%.

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 24.61 M. The difference between best and worst was 27.6%.

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Falken ZIEX ZE320 with a result of 105.18 s. The difference between best and worst was 9.9%.

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Ultrac with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 20%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental PremiumContact 7 with a result of 98.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 10.1%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Cinturato C3 with a result of 2.6 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 12.7%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Primacy 4 Plus with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 30%.

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Ultrac with a result of 70.9 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.1%.

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 7.31 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 7.9%.

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
1 Pirelli Cinturato C3 98.2%
2 Continental PremiumContact 7 98%
3 Falken ZIEX ZE320 97.7%
4 Vredestein Ultrac 97.2%
5 Michelin Primacy 4 Plus 95.4%
6 Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN 94.9%
7 Goodtrip GR 66 82.3%

Test Winner

Pirelli Cinturato C3
Pirelli Cinturato C3

98.2%

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