Summer tyre test 195/65 R15 - ADAC 2017

Summer

2017

Year

16

Tyres

Winner

Pirelli P1 Cinturato Verde

Tested tyres

16

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Pirelli P1 Cinturato Verde

Rating: Good

Wet2,0

Dry2,1

Wear2,3

Comfort1,5

Fuel consumption2,3

2

Bridgestone Turanza T001

Rating: Good

£83

91 H

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91H 91H 95T

Wet2,1

Dry1,7

Wear1,9

Comfort2,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Dry

Dry Safety#3/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#5/16

Mileage#8/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/16

Noise Interior#13/16

3

Continental ContiPremiumContact 5

Rating: Good

Wet1,9

Dry1,8

Wear2,4

Comfort2,5

Fuel consumption2,4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/16

Dry

Dry Safety#4/16

Economy

Mileage#8/16

Fuel Efficiency#15/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

4

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance

Rating: Good

Wet2,1

Dry1,6

Wear1,9

Comfort2,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Dry

Dry Safety#2/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#5/16

Mileage#8/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise Exterior#16/16

5

Esa-Tecar Spirit 5 HP

Rating: Good

Wet2,3

Dry2,5

Wear2,0

Comfort2,5

Fuel consumption2,5

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Wet Handling#7/16

Wet Braking#13/16

Dry

Dry Safety#12/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#8/16

Mileage#8/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/16

Noise Exterior#12/16

6

Dunlop Sport BluResponse

Rating: Good

£69

91 H

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91H 91V · £71 91V +1

Wet2,6

Dry1,5

Wear2,5

Comfort3,2

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Wet Handling#11/16

Dry

Dry Safety#1/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#5/16

Mileage#8/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/16

Noise Interior#6/16

7

Nokian Line

Rating: Good

Wet2,6

Dry2,2

Wear2,0

Comfort3,5

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Dry

Dry Safety#11/16

Economy

Mileage#6/16

Fuel Efficiency#12/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#13/16

Noise Interior#13/16

8

Vredestein Sportrac 5

Rating: Good

£142

91 H

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91V

Wet2,8

Dry2,6

Wear1,0

Comfort3,2

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#5/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Aquaplaning Cross#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/16

Dry

Dry Safety#13/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Fuel Efficiency#8/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/16

Noise Interior#6/16

9

Aeolus PrecisionAce AH03

Rating: Good

Wet2,2

Dry2,5

Wear3,0

Comfort3,1

Fuel consumption2,5

10

Kumho EcowinG ES01 KH27

Rating: Good

Wet2,7

Dry2,3

Wear3,0

Comfort3,2

Fuel consumption1,8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Aquaplaning Cross#13/16

Wet Braking#13/16

Dry

Dry Safety#9/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#2/16

Mileage#14/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#13/16

11

Michelin Energy Saver +

Rating: Good

Wet3,0

Dry1,9

Wear0,5

Comfort3,2

Fuel consumption1,8

12

Sava Intensa HP

Rating: Good

Wet3,0

Dry2,2

Wear1,5

Comfort3,2

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Wet Handling#11/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/16

Dry

Dry Safety#9/16

Economy

Mileage#3/16

Fuel Efficiency#10/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/16

Noise Exterior#11/16

13

Semperit Comfort-Life 2

Rating: Good

Wet3,0

Dry2,9

Wear2,0

Comfort3,4

Fuel consumption1,8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Wet Braking#16/16

Dry

Dry Safety#15/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#2/16

Mileage#6/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#6/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

14

Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125

Rating: Good

£83

91 H

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91H · £94 91V · £83

Wet3,3

Dry1,8

Wear2,5

Comfort3,0

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Wet Braking#5/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/16

Aquaplaning Cross#13/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Dry

Dry Safety#4/16

Economy

Mileage#8/16

Fuel Efficiency#11/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#6/16

15

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Good

£68

91 H

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+2 More sizes →

91H 95V · £79

Wet2,3

Dry1,9

Wear3,5

Comfort3,2

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#10/16

Dry

Dry Safety#6/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#12/16

Mileage#16/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/16

Noise Interior#6/16

16

GT Radial Champiro FE1

Rating: Sufficient

Wet4,0

Dry2,9

Wear1,5

Comfort2,8

Fuel consumption1,6

Wet

Wet Braking#13/16

Aquaplaning Cross#16/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#16/16

Wet Circle Cornering#16/16

Wet Handling#16/16

Dry

Dry Safety#16/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/16

Mileage#3/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise Interior#3/16

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 90%	90%	Premium
2	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£70 91 T +9 More
3	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 78%	78%	Premium	£67 91 H +2 More
4	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£62 91 +2 More
5	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£64 91 H +3 More
6	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£76 91 T +1 More
7	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 71%	71%	Premium	£75 91 H +2 More
8	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£70 91 T +4 More

9	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP4 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£73 91 T +4 More
10	Budget Fulda EcoControl HP2 67%	67%	Budget	£52 91 H +2 More
11	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
12	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium	£92 91 H +2 More
13	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 62%	62%	Upper-middle
14	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 60%	60%	Budget	£62 91 V +1 More
15	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 60%	60%	Budget
16	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£86 91 T +10 More

17	Budget Debica Presto HP2 55%	55%	Budget	£54 91 H +1 More
18	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£53 91 H +2 More
19	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 54%	54%	Budget	£55 91 H +1 More
20	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 54%	54%	Upper-middle
21	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£79 91 V
22	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle	£69 91 T +4 More
23	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£71 91 V
24	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£65 91 H +2 More

25	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainExpert 5 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£52 91 T +5 More
26	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 37%	37%	Budget
27	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 33%	33%	Premium
28	Budget Westlake ZuperEco Z-107 31%	31%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle
30	Budget Lassa Revola 28%	28%	Budget
31	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget	£80 91 T +4 More
32	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 18%	18%	Budget	£51 +6 More

33	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget