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2026 AutoView Value 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: 235/40 R18
Tyres tested: 4
Disciplines: 7
Test vehicle: Hyundai Avante N Line (CN7)

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	33.91 m	Best	0 km/h
2Michelin Pilot Sport 5	34.53 m	+0.62 m	17 km/h
3Hankook Ventus Evo	34.77 m	+0.86 m	20 km/h
4Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	35.41 m	+1.50 m	27 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 4.4% (1.5 m ≈ 0.3 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 would still be travelling at 27 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.

Dry Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental MaxContact MC7	95.69 s	Best
2Hankook Ventus Evo	96.77 s	+1.08 s
3Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	97.05 s	+1.36 s
4Michelin Pilot Sport 5	97.11 s	+1.42 s

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

Subj. Dry Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Pilot Sport 5	8 Points	Best
2Continental MaxContact MC7	7.9 Points	-0.10 Points
3Hankook Ventus Evo	7.2 Points	-0.80 Points
4Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	7 Points	-1.00 Points

The difference between best and worst was 12.5% (1 Points).

Dry Circle Speed
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	73.75 km/h	Best
2Continental MaxContact MC7	72.53 km/h	-1.22 km/h
3Michelin Pilot Sport 5	71.93 km/h	-1.82 km/h
4Hankook Ventus Evo	70.16 km/h	-3.59 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 4.9% (3.59 km/h).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental MaxContact MC7	23.65 m	Best	0 km/h
2Michelin Pilot Sport 5	23.76 m	+0.11 m	9 km/h
3Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	24.07 m	+0.42 m	17 km/h
4Hankook Ventus Evo	24.45 m	+0.80 m	24 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 3.4% (0.8 m). From 130 km/h, the Hankook Ventus Evo would still be travelling at 24 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.

Comfort

Subj. Comfort
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook Ventus Evo	7.8 Points	Best
2Continental MaxContact MC7	7.6 Points	-0.20 Points
2Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	7.6 Points	-0.20 Points
4Michelin Pilot Sport 5	7 Points	-0.80 Points

The difference between best and worst was 10.3% (0.8 Points).

Noise
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72	62.2 dB	Best
2Michelin Pilot Sport 5	62.7 dB	+0.50 dB
2Continental MaxContact MC7	62.7 dB	+0.50 dB
4Hankook Ventus Evo	63.7 dB	+1.50 dB