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2013 ACE Summer Touring Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
7 min read Updated
Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Results
  3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
  4. Vredestein Sportrac 5
  5. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
  6. Continental Premium Contact 5
  7. Bridgestone Turanza T001
  8. Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco
  9. Nokian Line
  10. Semperit Speed Life
  11. Apollo Alnac 4g
  12. Fulda EcoControl HP
  13. Michelin Energy Saver+
  14. Falken ZE914
  15. Pirelli CINTURATO P1
  16. Firestone TZ300A
  17. Nexen N Blue ECO
  18. Nankang XR611
Here's the first group tire test of 2013 from Auto Club Europa (ACE) and German Technical Monitoring (GTÜ).

As usual with the ACE tests, they don't give us much to go on other than numbers so here's the results. We'll have to wait for the Auto Bild tests for the wordy descriptions!

Results

1st

Dunlop Sport BluResponse

195/65 R15
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 145
Dry 46
Wet 59
Rolling Resistance 40
2nd

Vredestein Sportrac 5

195/65 R15
Vredestein Sportrac 5
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 134
Dry 43
Wet 55
Rolling Resistance 36
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 133
Dry 41
Wet 56
Rolling Resistance 36
Continental Premium Contact 5
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 133
Dry 39
Wet 58
Rolling Resistance 36
5th

Bridgestone Turanza T001

195/65 R15
Bridgestone Turanza T001
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 129
Dry 43
Wet 54
Rolling Resistance 32
6th

Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco

195/65 R15
Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 129
Dry 38
Wet 55
Rolling Resistance 36
7th

Nokian Line

195/65 R15
Nokian Line
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 128
Dry 43
Wet 50
Rolling Resistance 35
8th

Semperit Speed Life

195/65 R15
Semperit Speed Life
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 120
Dry 35
Wet 50
Rolling Resistance 35
9th

Apollo Alnac 4g

195/65 R15
Apollo Alnac 4g
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 122
Dry 39
Wet 51
Rolling Resistance 32
10th

Fulda EcoControl HP

195/65 R15
Fulda EcoControl HP
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 122
Dry 39
Wet 48
Rolling Resistance 35
11th

Michelin Energy Saver+

195/65 R15
Michelin Energy Saver Plus
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 117
Dry 34
Wet 46
Rolling Resistance 37
12th

Falken ZE914

195/65 R15
Falken ZE914
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 115
Dry 38
Wet 39
Rolling Resistance 38
13th

Pirelli CINTURATO P1

195/65 R15
Pirelli CINTURATO P1
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 114
Dry 39
Wet 43
Rolling Resistance 32
14th

Firestone TZ300A

195/65 R15
Firestone TZ300A
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 109
Dry 39
Wet 46
Rolling Resistance 24
15th

Nexen N Blue ECO

195/65 R15
Nexen N Blue ECO
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 102
Dry 25
Wet 39
Rolling Resistance 38
16th

Nankang XR611

195/65 R15
Nankang XR611
  • 3PMSF: no
Total: 87
Dry 33
Wet 27
Rolling Resistance 27
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