2017 Auto Bild Summer Tire Test

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Continental Premium Contact 6 Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue
Dry Braking	Continental Premium Contact 6
Rolling Resistance	Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue
Noise	Yokohama Advan Fleva V701
Snow Braking	Continental Premium Contact 6
Snow Handling	Sava Intensa UHP 2 Michelin Primacy 3
Ice Braking	Leao Nova Force

Following on from the 52 tire shootout, Auto Bild have taken the twenty best tires through a full array of wet, dry, NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) and wear tests.

As a change from the usual FWD hatchback used for testing, Auto Bild tested the 225/50 R17 size using a RWD BMW 3 Series.

As there are a lot of tires on test, we will keep the commentary to a minimum and just provide the key data and final results. It is worth keeping in mind, only the Kumho in twentieth place was classified as "not recommended" due to a weak wet performance, and the Yokohama in nineteenth place "conditionally recommended", again for a poor wet performance. All the other tires at least achieved a "recommended" rating.

One of the unique tests Auto Bild perform is a wear test. Continental, who have struggled in the past with average wear seem to have fixed their only problem, and now have a tire that has wet grip, dry grip and excellent wear properties.

The Results

The full results are below, with the data underneath the results. Please note, the "cost" field relates to the purchase price VS predicted miles.

Click here to view Results as a single table and adjust the score weighting based on your own driving needs!

1st: Continental Premium Contact 6
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 56 Dry: 9 Wet: 9 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 9 Noise: 6 Wear: 10 Cost: 7 Excellent results on dry and wet surfaces for braking and handling, precise steering response, good wear Relatively low resistance to aquaplaning Exemplary / Test Winner Read Reviews Buy from £119.30
2nd: Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 49 Dry: 8 Wet: 7 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 6 Wear: 9 Cost: 7 Very good premium tire with no obvious weaknesses, good handling on wet and dry surfaces, precise steering response and good feedback, very high resistance to aquaplaning, good wear Relatively high rolling resistance Exemplary Read Reviews Buy from £105.98
2nd: Falken Azenis FK510
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 44 Dry: 7 Wet: 8 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 4 Noise: 6 Wear: 6 Cost: 7 Good controllability, high lateral stability and short braking distances on dry surfaces, well priced Relatively high rolling resistance Exemplary Read Reviews
2nd: Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 49 Dry: 9 Wet: 7 Comfort: 7 Rolling Resistance: 10 Noise: 6 Wear: 6 Cost: 4 Good handling on wet roads, fast and accurate steering response, lowest rolling resistance Lowest resistance to aquaplaning Exemplary Read Reviews Buy from £126.08
5th: Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 48 Dry: 8 Wet: 7 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 8 Wear: 6 Cost: 7 Good handling and short braking distances on dry and wet roads, attractive price, low noise Low resistance to aquaplaning Exemplary Read Reviews
6th: Fulda SportControl 2
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 46 Dry: 7 Wet: 6 Comfort: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 7 Wear: 6 Cost: 6 Balanced performance and good handling in all conditions, short braking distances on dry and wet surfaces, good comfort, low rolling resistance, well priced Average wear Exemplary Read Reviews
7th: Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 42 Dry: 6 Wet: 8 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 6 Wear: 6 Cost: 3 Good handling on dry and wet roads, high resistance to aquaplaning Poor value due to high purchase price and average wear Good Read Reviews
8th: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 43 Dry: 7 Wet: 7 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 7 Wear: 6 Cost: 4 Good handling on dry and wet roads, high resistance to aquaplaning, short braking distance on dry roads Average value due to high purchase price and average wear Good Read Reviews Buy from £138.54
9th: Michelin Primacy 3
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 53 Dry: 7 Wet: 6 Comfort: 8 Rolling Resistance: 9 Noise: 9 Wear: 8 Cost: 6 Excellent wear, short braking distances on dry roads, low rolling resistance Average wet grip, limited resistance to aquaplaning, highest price Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £133.60
10th: Uniroyal RainSport 3
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 41 Dry: 5 Wet: 8 Comfort: 4 Rolling Resistance: 4 Noise: 8 Wear: 6 Cost: 6 The highest resistance to aquaplaning, good handling and short braking distances on wet roads Inaccurate response to steering and a tendency to understeer on dry surfaces, average travel comfort, increased rolling resistance Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £114.66
11th: Vredestein Ultrac Satin
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 45 Dry: 5 Wet: 6 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 9 Noise: 7 Wear: 6 Cost: 6 Good handling on wet surfaces, high braking performance, low rolling resistance Average levels of grip and a tendency to understeer on dry surfaces Recommended Read Reviews
12th: Sava Intensa UHP 2
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 47 Dry: 7 Wet: 6 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 9 Wear: 6 Cost: 7 Short braking distances on dry and wet roads, good value for money Poor steering response and a tendency to understeer on wet surfaces Recommended Read Reviews
12th: Toyo Proxes Sport
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 39 Dry: 6 Wet: 6 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 8 Wear: 4 Cost: 3 Good controllability on dry and wet surfaces, low noise level Poor value Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £112.22
14th: Maxxis Premitra HP5
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 44 Dry: 7 Wet: 4 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 6 Wear: 7 Cost: 8 Good handling in the dry, excellent wear Average resistance to aquaplaning, limited wet grip Recommended Read Reviews
15th: Avon ZV7
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 41 Dry: 5 Wet: 6 Comfort: 7 Rolling Resistance: 4 Noise: 6 Wear: 6 Cost: 7 Short braking distances on dry roads Slow steering response in the dry and wet, long wet braking distances Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £95.41
15th: Nokian zLine
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 33 Dry: 7 Wet: 6 Comfort: 3 Rolling Resistance: 4 Noise: 6 Wear: 4 Cost: 3 Good handling on dry roads Tendency to understeer and a relatively long braking distance on wet surfaces, poor wear, high rolling resistance Recommended Read Reviews
17th: Cooper Zeon CS8
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 36 Dry: 5 Wet: 6 Comfort: 4 Rolling Resistance: 3 Noise: 6 Wear: 6 Cost: 6 Good value Unbalanced behavior in the dry, average comfort, high rolling resistance Recommended Read Reviews
17th: Leao Nova Force
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 41 Dry: 5 Wet: 6 Comfort: 4 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 7 Wear: 3 Cost: 10 Low noise level, cheap to buy Slow response to steering and reduced grip on dry and wet surfaces, poor wear Recommended Read Reviews
19th: Yokohama Advan Fleva V701
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 46 Dry: 7 Wet: 4 Comfort: 9 Rolling Resistance: 9 Noise: 7 Wear: 6 Cost: 4 Short braking distances in the dry Very poor aquaplaning resistance, slow steering response and low grip in the wet and dry Conditionally recommended Read Reviews Buy from £112.48
20th: Kumho Ecsta HS51
225/50 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 35 Dry: 5 Wet: 4 Comfort: 4 Rolling Resistance: 6 Noise: 7 Wear: 3 Cost: 6 Good resistance to aquaplaning Slow response to steering and reduced grip on dry and wet roads, worst wear on test Read Reviews