Are Budget Tires Finally Good Enough? 8 Cheap Tires VS 1 Premium Tire

9 Premium Touring Summer tires tested in 205/55 R16 |   Published April 13th, 2023 by Jonathan Benson

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Test Data

TireTotalDry BrakingDry HandlingSubj. Dry HandlingWet BrakingWet HandlingSubj. Wet HandlingWet CircleStraight AquaCurved AquaplaningSubj. ComfortNoisePriceRolling Resistance
Continental PremiumContact 799.6% 35.27M 51.73s 100 Points 31.58M 84.85s 100 Points 11.5s 74.91Km/H 3.3m/sec2 92 Points 72dB 86.19 8.38kg / t
Tomket Sport Series 190.9% 37.83M 52.78s 85 Points 38.69M 89.21s 90 Points 12s 70.52Km/H 2.8m/sec2 91 Points 72.6dB 50.49 8.28kg / t
Nankang Econex NA187.5% 38.45M 52.23s 75 Points 39.61M 89.36s 70 Points 11.9s 74.13Km/H 3.2m/sec2 90 Points 71.9dB 46.69 9.18kg / t
Winrun R33087.1% 39.41M 52.85s 90 Points 40.91M 92.25s 70 Points 12.4s 70.83Km/H 3m/sec2 100 Points 72.2dB 46.59 8.37kg / t
Davanti DX39085.2% 39.08M 53.32s 70 Points 40.75M 92.19s 65 Points 12.4s 70.98Km/H 3.1m/sec2 91 Points 70.3dB 57.78 8.56kg / t
Triangle SporteX TH20183.3% 40.01M 52.97s 80 Points 43.6M 93.11s 70 Points 12.7s 69.51Km/H 2.7m/sec2 91 Points 73.2dB 56.08 8.71kg / t
Maxtrek MAXIMUS M182% 39.32M 53.21s 75 Points 43.45M 93.93s 75 Points 12.7s 67.3Km/H 2.6m/sec2 91 Points 74.4dB 55.18 9.82kg / t
King-Meiler Sport 1 KM81.9% 39.48M 52.84s 85 Points 43.93M 95.24s 65 Points 12.7s 69.61Km/H 2.8m/sec2 91 Points 72.9dB 54.3 9.42kg / t
Double-Coin DC9970.4% 39.62M 53.39s 30 Points 46.04M 96.27s 50 Points 12.8s 64.55Km/H 2.3m/sec2 90 Points 70.2dB 45.87 8.63kg / t
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