Summer tyre test 195/55 R16 - Automotorsport 2026

Summer Testing was conducted by auto motor und sport on wet and dry handling circuits, with braking tests on dedicated wet and dry tracks. Rolling resistance and range were measured in the lab and in real-world city driving with a Hyundai Inster EV.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

Hyundai i20 (conventional) and Hyundai Inster (electric), both on 195/55 R16.

Winner

Dunlop Blue Response TG

Test Vehicle

Hyundai i20, Hyundai Inster

Tested tyres

8

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

Dunlop shortest at 34.9 m from 100 km/h, Falken close at 35.5 m. Cooper worst at 37.5 m — a 2.6 m gap that matters in emergency stops.

1

Dunlop Blue Response TG

Rating: Outstanding

Wet9.9

Dry9.7

Enviromental impact7.2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Handling#1/8

Wet Handling Measured#1/8

Wet Side Guide#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Handling Measured#1/8

Dry Lane Change#1/8

Dry Steering Reaction#2/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/8

2

Vredestein Ultrac+

Rating: Very good

£87

87 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet8.8

Dry7.2

Enviromental impact7.3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Side Guide#2/8

Wet Handling Measured#3/8

Aquaplaning Cross#5/8

Wet Handling#5/8

Dry

Dry Braking#3/8

Dry Handling Measured#5/8

Dry Lane Change#5/8

Dry Handling#8/8

Dry Steering Reaction#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

3

Michelin Primacy 5

Rating: Good

£118

87 H

tyres.pneus.online.uk

+4 More sizes →

87V · £122 91V · £131 91V +1

Wet8.1

Dry7.4

Enviromental impact8.6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Wet Handling Measured#3/8

Wet Side Guide#6/8

Dry

Dry Handling#2/8

Dry Steering Reaction#2/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling Measured#5/8

Dry Lane Change#5/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

4

Falken e.Ziex

Rating: Good

£94

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet7.2

Dry8.4

Enviromental impact6.3

Wet

Wet Side Guide#2/8

Wet Handling Measured#3/8

Aquaplaning Cross#5/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Wet Handling#8/8

Dry

Dry Braking#2/8

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Handling Measured#4/8

Dry Lane Change#5/8

Dry Steering Reaction#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

5

Firestone Roadhawk 2

Rating: Good

£87

87 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

87V · £97 91V · £92

Wet8.4

Dry7.3

Enviromental impact6.7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Wet Handling Measured#2/8

Wet Side Guide#2/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Dry

Dry Lane Change#3/8

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling Measured#5/8

Dry Steering Reaction#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/8

6

Continental EcoContact 6

Rating: Good

£103

87 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

87H · £144 87H · £103 87H +2

Wet6.3

Dry8.0

Enviromental impact9.1

Wet

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Side Guide#6/8

Aquaplaning Cross#7/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Wet Handling Measured#8/8

Dry

Dry Lane Change#1/8

Dry Steering Reaction#1/8

Dry Handling#2/8

Dry Handling Measured#2/8

Dry Braking#3/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

7

Cooper Summer

Rating: Good

£76

87 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

87V · £77 91V · £85

Wet7.8

Dry7.2

Enviromental impact6.7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Wet Side Guide#2/8

Wet Handling Measured#3/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Dry

Dry Lane Change#3/8

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Steering Reaction#4/8

Dry Handling Measured#5/8

Dry Braking#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

8

Giti Gitisynergy H2

Rating: Good

Wet6.5

Dry7.8

Enviromental impact8.0

Wet

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Side Guide#6/8

Aquaplaning Cross#7/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Wet Handling Measured#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/8

Dry Steering Reaction#4/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Lane Change#5/8

Dry Handling#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Detailed results

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 Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£139 87 H +2 More
2	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£93 87 H +13 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£108 87 V +2 More
4	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 78%	78%	Premium	£90 87 H +3 More
5	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£86 87 V +1 More
6	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£69 87 V +4 More
7	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£91 87 H +2 More
8	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£79 87 +9 More

9	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 71%	71%	Premium	£128 87 T +5 More
10	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£78 87 T +3 More
11	Budget Fulda EcoControl HP2 67%	67%	Budget
12	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium	£128 87 H +6 More
13	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£72 87 H +1 More
14	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£100 87 H +5 More
15	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£92 87 T +5 More
16	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 60%	60%	Budget

17	Budget Debica Presto HP2 55%	55%	Budget	£76 87 V
18	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 54%	54%	Premium	£106 0 V +6 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 54%	54%	Upper-middle
20	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 54%	54%	Budget	£74 87 H +1 More
21	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£103 87 T +2 More
22	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle	£117 87 H +2 More
23	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£78 87 H +1 More
24	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£95 +11 More

25	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 37%	37%	Budget	£88 91 V
26	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 37%	37%	Budget
27	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 33%	33%	Premium	£92 87 H +9 More
28	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 33%	33%	Premium	£105 87 H +7 More
29	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£107 0 V +3 More
30	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
31	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 18%	18%	Budget
32	Budget Avon ZV7 12%	12%	Budget	£85 87 H +4 More

33	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget