Test Summary | |
Wet Braking | Nexen N Blue HD Plus Continental Premium Contact 5 Bridgestone Turanza T001 |
Dry Braking | Vredestein Sportrac 5 |
Rolling Resistance | Michelin Energy Saver Plus |
Snow Braking | Michelin Energy Saver Plus |
Snow Handling | Infinity Ecosis |
The biggest surprise of the test was this time delivered by Vredestein, with the Sportrac 5 dominating the test, and beating the wet weather master Continental Premium Contact 5 in the wet tests. The Vredestein must have gone through a life cycle update, as in 2015 the best result it could manage was fifth overall, and over placed near the bottom of the tests it took part in.
The Dunlop and Goodyear combination of closely matched premium touring tires once again traded blows in the tests to finish nearly identically overall in third and fourth places, while Hankook rounded out the top five with another balanced performance.
Nokian once again had a good result in sixth place, and Kumho finally had a decent test result, finishing seventh with no real negative qualities of the Eco Wing ES01.
Infinity will be proud they managed to beat Michelin, with the premium French brand pushing the balance between wet grip and wear too far towards wear for the ADAC testers, and Bridgestone struggled to balance wet and dry grip, scoring too highly in the dry, like Michelin losing points in the heavily weighted wet testing.
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Results
1st: Vredestein Sportrac 5 | |
| Very balanced summer tire with top marks on wet roads, very good in the dry None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £84.61 |
2nd: Continental Premium Contact 5 | |
| Very balanced tire with top marks in the dry None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £88.39 |
3rd: Dunlop Sport BluResponse | |
| Very balanced tire, particularly good on dry roads, also strong in the wet and low fuel consumption None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £73.04 |
4th: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance | |
| Very balanced tire, strong in the wet and dry None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £65.80 |
5th: Hankook K425 Kinergy Eco | |
| Very balanced, particularly good in the dry None mentioned Read Reviews |
6th: Nokian Line | |
| Very balanced, particularly good in the dry, low fuel consumption None mentioned Read Reviews |
7th: Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27 | |
| Very balanced summer tire, strong in the dry None mentioned Read Reviews |
8th: Sava intensa hp | |
| Strong in the wet A slight weakness in the dry Read Reviews |
9th: Infinity Ecosis | |
| low noise A slight weakness in the wet and dry Read Reviews Buy from £62.75 |
10th: Michelin Energy Saver+ | |
| Top marks for fuel consumption and wear, good in the dry A slight weakness in the wet Read Reviews Buy from £99.97 |
11th: Barum Brillantis 2 | |
| Low wear Weak in the wet Read Reviews |
12th: Bridgestone Turanza T001 | |
| Top marks in the dry, low fuel consumption Weak in the wet Read Reviews Buy from £91.56 |
13th: Nexen N Blue HD+ | |
| Top marks in the dry Weak in the wet Read Reviews |
14th: Semperit Comfort Life 2 | |
| Low wear Weak in the wet Read Reviews |
15th: Nankang Green Sport Eco 2 | |
| None mentioned Weak in the wet, high fuel consumption Read Reviews |
16th: GT Radial Champiro VP1 | |
| Low wear Very weak in the wet and dry Read Reviews |