2014 ADAC 195/65 R15 Summer Tire Test

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Bridgestone Turanza T001 Continental Premium Contact 5
Dry Braking	Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance Continental Premium Contact 5
Rolling Resistance	Michelin Energy Saver Plus
Snow Braking	Michelin Energy Saver Plus
Snow Handling	Yokohama BluEarth AE01

In 2014, the German Automobile Club (ADAC) have tested 17 different summer tires in 195/65 R15 using the ubiquitous VW Golf.

This year they've placed extra emphasis on tire life cost, meaning high wear tires which are relatively expensive tires to buy finished much lower than before. This has affected Continental and Bridgestone, where as Michelin having the best wear on test, was penalised for its wet performance. Only Goodyear and Dunlop seem to have found a balance ADAC are happy with, and finish the test in the first two positions.

The Results

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1st: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.6 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 8.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 4 Wear: 7.4 Very balanced tire with top marks in the wet, good on dry roads, relatively low fuel consumption Read Reviews
2nd: Dunlop Sport BluResponse
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 37.7 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 7.5 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 7 Very balanced tire with relatively low fuel consumption, good on wet and dry roads Slightly higher wear Read Reviews Buy from £61.46
3rd: Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 37.4 Dry: 9 Wet: 8 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 7 Very balanced tire, especially good on wet and dry roads Slightly higher wear Read Reviews Buy from £68.99
4th: Fulda EcoControl HP
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.2 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 8.4 Very balanced tire with relatively low wear, good in the wet Read Reviews
5th: Nokian Line
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.6 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 4.8 Wear: 7.4 Very balanced tire, good on wet and dry roads Read Reviews
6th: Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.6 Dry: 9 Wet: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 4 Wear: 8 Very balanced tire, especially good on wet and dry roads, relatively low wear Slightly higher fuel consumption Read Reviews Buy from £61.18
7th: Vredestein Sportrac 5
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.6 Dry: 9.2 Wet: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 4.6 Wear: 7 Very balanced tire, especially good on dry roads Slightly higher wear Read Reviews
8th: Semperit Speed Life
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 34.8 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 6.8 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Noise: 4.8 Wear: 7 Relatively low fuel consumption Compared to the best little weaker in the wet, slightly higher wear Read Reviews
9th: Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.4 Dry: 8.4 Wet: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 7.4 Relatively good performance on dry roads Compared to the best little weaker in the wet Read Reviews Buy from £73.54
10th: Yokohama BluEarth AE01
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.4 Dry: 8.6 Wet: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 6.2 Wear: 6.4 Relatively quiet interior and exterior noise Slight weaknesses in the wet and the wear Read Reviews
11th: Michelin Energy Saver+
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 39.6 Dry: 9 Wet: 6.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.8 Noise: 5.6 Wear: 10 Top marks for fuel consumption and wear Weaknesses in the wet Read Reviews
12th: Bridgestone Turanza T001
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.2 Dry: 9.4 Wet: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5.6 Wear: 6 Top marks on dry roads, especially good on wet Relatively high wear Read Reviews Buy from £91.36
13th: Continental Premium Contact 5
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 36.4 Dry: 9.4 Wet: 8.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 6 Top marks on wet and dry roads Relatively high wear Read Reviews
14th: Nexen N Blue HD
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 32.2 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 6 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 4.8 Wear: 6 Relatively low fuel consumption Weaknesses in the wet and the wear Read Reviews
15th: High Performer Sport HS3
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 30.6 Dry: 5.6 Wet: 6 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 4.8 Wear: 6.4 Poor performance on wet, relatively weak on dry roads Read Reviews
16th: Apollo Alnac 4g
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 35.2 Dry: 8.6 Wet: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 6 Particularly good in the wet, but also on dry roads Relatively high wear Read Reviews Buy from £59.95
17th: Federal Formoza FD2
195/65 R15 3PMSF: no	Total: 27.8 Dry: 5 Wet: 1 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 7.4 Relatively low fuel consumption Very weak on both wet and dry roads Read Reviews