2017 ADAC SUV Summer Tire Test

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport
Dry Braking	Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV Uniroyal RainExpert 3 SUV
Wear	Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV
Rolling Resistance	BFGoodrich gGrip SUV
Snow Braking	Michelin Latitude tour HP
Snow Handling	Hankook Dynapro HP2 RA33

The crossover SUV tire segment is quickly becoming the most important tire range for tire manufacturers. Thanks to the exponential growth in popularity of cars such as the VW Tiguan, Audi Q3 and BMW X3, the 16" and 17" SUV sizes are the quickest growing in terms of volume, and why this year ADAC has tested fifteen 215/65 R16 tires using a VW Tiguan.

Other than Continental, all the usual suspects have been included in the test, with Goodyear coming out the best of all, and taking the top spot with an all-round balanced performance.

Cooper scored a strong second, more at home on SUVs than regular cars and only slightly struggling in the wear tests, and Firestone placed an excellent third with their new Destination HP, beating the parent company Bridgestone who could only finish in thirteenth overall due to a weak wet performance.

Full results below, as usual ADAC weight their scoring in favour of wet performance.

Results

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1st: Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 45.2 Dry: 8 Wet: 8 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 6 Wear: 8 Overall: 7.8 Very balanced SUV summer tire, with top marks in the wet and strong in the dry None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £105.99
2nd: Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 41.8 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 7 Overall: 7 Balanced tire, good in the dry and wet Slightly high wear Read Reviews Buy from £97.28
3rd: Firestone Destination HP
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 42 Dry: 8.6 Wet: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 7 Overall: 6.4 Very good in the dry Slightly weak in the wet, high wear Read Reviews
4th: Nokian Line SUV
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 40 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 6.8 Rolling Resistance: 6.4 Noise: 5.6 Wear: 7 Overall: 6.4 Good in the dry Compared to the best on test, slightly weak in the wet. Relatively high fuel consumption Read Reviews
5th: Pirelli Scorpion Verde
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 43.6 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 9 Overall: 6.4 Very good on dry roads, low wear Slightly weak in the wet Read Reviews Buy from £103.97
6th: Semperit Comfort Life 2 SUV
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 41.4 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 6.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 5.6 Wear: 8 Overall: 6.2 Relatively low fuel consumption Weak on wet roads Read Reviews
7th: Uniroyal RainExpert 3 SUV
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 40.6 Dry: 6 Wet: 8 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 7 Overall: 6 Top marks in the wet Fairly weak in the dry, high wear Read Reviews
8th: Barum Bravuris 4x4
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 40 Dry: 5.8 Wet: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 6 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.8 Mid score in nearly all categories, has M+S marking Relatively weak on dry roads Read Reviews
9th: General Grabber GT
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 40.8 Dry: 7.4 Wet: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.8 Good in the dry, has M+S marking Relatively weak in the wet Read Reviews
10th: Apollo Apterra HP
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 38.4 Dry: 5.6 Wet: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 6 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.4 Relatively low fuel consumption and low wear Relatively weak in the wet and dry Read Reviews
11th: Hankook Dynapro HP2 RA33
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 40.8 Dry: 7.4 Wet: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 6.4 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.4 Relatively low fuel consumption, quiet tire Weak in the wet Read Reviews Buy from £97.99
12th: BFGoodrich gGrip SUV
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 41 Dry: 8 Wet: 5.2 Rolling Resistance: 9 Noise: 5.6 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.2 Best fuel consumption, good in the dry Weak on wet roads Read Reviews
13th: Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 41 Dry: 8.8 Wet: 5 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 6.2 Wear: 8 Overall: 5 Top marks on dry roads Weak on wet roads Read Reviews Buy from £109.99
14th: Michelin Latitude tour HP
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 40.8 Dry: 7.4 Wet: 4.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 11 Overall: 4.2 Best wear result, low fuel consumption Weak in the wet Read Reviews Buy from £127.73
15th: Yokohama Geolandar SUV
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 32 Dry: 6.2 Wet: 1 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Noise: 6.2 Wear: 9 Overall: 1 Especially good fuel consumption and wear Extremely weak in the wet, weak on dry roads Read Reviews