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2026 AutoView Sport 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: 225/45 R18
Tyres tested: 7
Disciplines: 6
Test vehicle: BMW 120 MSP (BMW 220 MSP for on-road subjective work)

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 MaxContact MC7	34.38 m	Best	0 km/h
2Michelin Pilot Sport 5	35.13 m	+0.75 m	19 km/h
3Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	36.34 m	+1.96 m	30 km/h
4Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	36.42 m	+2.04 m	31 km/h
5Hankook Ventus Evo	37.37 m	+2.99 m	37 km/h
6Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	37.4 m	+3.02 m	37 km/h
7Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	38.5 m	+4.12 m	43 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 12% (4.12 m ≈ 0.9 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 would still be travelling at 43 km/h when the Continental MaxContact MC7 had stopped.

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

Subj. Dry Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental MaxContact MC7	7.5 Points	Best
2Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	7.3 Points	-0.20 Points
3Michelin Pilot Sport 5	7.2 Points	-0.30 Points
4Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	6.8 Points	-0.70 Points
5Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	6.4 Points	-1.10 Points
6Hankook Ventus Evo	6.25 Points	-1.25 Points
7Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	5.9 Points	-1.60 Points

The difference between best and worst was 21.3% (1.6 Points).

Dry Circle Speed
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental MaxContact MC7	73.07 km/h	Best
2Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	72.58 km/h	-0.49 km/h
3Michelin Pilot Sport 5	72.28 km/h	-0.79 km/h
4Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	72.24 km/h	-0.83 km/h
5Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	72.07 km/h	-1.00 km/h
6Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	71.58 km/h	-1.49 km/h
7Hankook Ventus Evo	71.18 km/h	-1.89 km/h

All the tyres in the Dry Circle Speed test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin Pilot Sport 5	25.45 m	Best	0 km/h
2Continental MaxContact MC7	26.31 m	+0.86 m	24 km/h
3Hankook Ventus Evo	26.84 m	+1.39 m	30 km/h
4Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	27.32 m	+1.87 m	34 km/h
5Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	27.55 m	+2.10 m	36 km/h
6Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	27.92 m	+2.47 m	39 km/h
7Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	28.99 m	+3.54 m	45 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 13.9% (3.54 m ≈ 0.8 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 would still be travelling at 45 km/h when the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 had stopped.

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

Comfort

Subj. Comfort
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental MaxContact MC7	7.1 Points	Best
2Michelin Pilot Sport 5	7 Points	-0.10 Points
3Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	6.9 Points	-0.20 Points
4Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	6.75 Points	-0.35 Points
5Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	6.6 Points	-0.50 Points
5Hankook Ventus Evo	6.6 Points	-0.50 Points
5Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	6.6 Points	-0.50 Points

The difference between best and worst was 7% (0.5 Points).

Noise
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	47.8 dB	Best
2Continental MaxContact MC7	48.69 dB	+0.89 dB
3Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005	48.9 dB	+1.10 dB
4Nexen N Fera Sport SU2	49.04 dB	+1.24 dB
5Michelin Pilot Sport 5	49.38 dB	+1.58 dB
6Hankook Ventus Evo	49.44 dB	+1.64 dB
7Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601	49.84 dB	+2.04 dB