2020 ADAC SUV Summer Tire Test

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Pirelli CINTURATO P7
Dry Braking	Michelin Primacy 4 Kumho Ecsta HS51
Wear	Michelin Primacy 4
Rolling Resistance	Continental EcoContact 6
Snow Braking	Michelin Primacy 4 ESA Tecar Spirit Pro Continental EcoContact 6 Semperit SpeedLife 2
Snow Handling	Yokohama BluEarth RV02

Having already looked at the 2020 ADAC 18" UHP summer tire test, the SUV version in 235/55 R17 is more of the same.

Of the twelve tires tested in this popular crossover SUV size, Michelin once again take the top spot with the Primacy 4, thanks to an excellent all round balanced performance.

Second and third place were awarded to the Bridgestone Turanza T005 and Pirelli Cinturato P7, which is vastly different from the 18" version of the test where the brands could only tie for ninth place overall. Like the Michelin, both tires were very well balanced, and had no obvious drawbacks other than high wear for the Pirelli.

Maxxis again scored very well, tying with the Pirelli for third, and like the Pirelli performing in all areas apart from wear, where as fifth place Semperit was one of the best wearing tires on test, but struggled a little in the wet compared to the leaders.

Other notable results include the new Continental EcoContact 6 having the lowest rolling resistance AND the best wear on test, which means it was predicted to have 13,500 more Km, or nearly one third extra distance available.

The full results are below, feel free to ask any questions in the comments, and be sure to come back to Tire Reviews in the coming weeks for more of the latest summer tire tests!

Wear

Below is the wear chart, the only raw data we get from ADAC.

Results

ADAC applied the following score weighting to the overall results - Dry 20% / Wet 40% / Noise 10% / Fuel 10% / Wear 20%

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

1st: Michelin Primacy 4
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 49.2 Dry: 8 Wet: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 7.4 Wear: 10 Overall: 8.2 Very balanced with top marks in the wet, excellent low wear, very good in the dry None mentioned Highly Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £138.34
2nd: Bridgestone Turanza T005
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 47.4 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 7.4 Rolling Resistance: 9.2 Noise: 6.8 Wear: 8 Overall: 7.8 Very balanced, very good in the dry and wet, low fuel consumption None mentioned Highly Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £119.40
3rd: Maxxis Premitra HP5
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 44.8 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 6.6 Wear: 8 Overall: 7.4 Very balanced, very good in the dry, good in the wet None mentioned Highly Recommended Read Reviews
3rd: Pirelli CINTURATO P7
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 44.2 Dry: 8.6 Wet: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 6.6 Wear: 7 Overall: 7.4 Very balanced, top marks in the dry, also good in the wet Relatively high wear Highly Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £122.46
5th: Yokohama BluEarth RV02
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 42.6 Dry: 6.8 Wet: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 6.8 Noise: 7.8 Wear: 8 Overall: 6.6 Quietest tire on test Slightly weak in the dry and wet, slightly high fuel consumption Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £125.99
5th: Semperit SpeedLife 2
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 45.2 Dry: 7 Wet: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 6.8 Wear: 10 Overall: 6.6 Top marks in wear Slightly weak in the wet Recommended Read Reviews
5th: Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 43.2 Dry: 6.6 Wet: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 6.8 Wear: 8 Overall: 6.6 Good in the wet Relatively weak on dry roads Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £134.99
8th: Continental EcoContact 6
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 47.8 Dry: 8 Wet: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 9.6 Noise: 7.4 Wear: 10 Overall: 6.4 Lowest wear and best fuel consumption, good in the dry Relatively weak in the wet Recommended Read Reviews Buy from £156.99
8th: ESA Tecar Spirit Pro
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 44.8 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 7 Wear: 10 Overall: 6.4 Very low wear Relatively weak in the wet Recommended Read Reviews
10th: Kumho Ecsta HS51
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 40.6 Dry: 6 Wet: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 7 Wear: 7 Overall: 6 Very good in the wet Relatively weak in the dry, high wear Recommended Read Reviews
11th: Kleber Dynaxer HP 3
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 39.8 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.4 Low fuel consumption Weak in the wet, relatively noisy Recommended Read Reviews
12th: Laufenn S fit EQ
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 34.2 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 2 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 7.4 Wear: 8 Overall: 2 Good in the dry Very weak in the wet Not Recommended Read Reviews