The excellent German magazine Auto Bild have just published their 2011 max performance summer tyre test covering 10 tyres. Auto Bild decided to use the the popular 225/40 r18 tyre size, fitted to vehicles such as the Golf GTI, Focus ST, Audi S3, Octavia RS and the test car used, the Mazda3 MPS.
![]() | 1st: Hankook Ventus S1 evo Total: 48 / Dry: 8 / Wet: 9 / Comfort: 6 / Rolling Resistance: 9 / Noise: 8 / Overall: 8 Positive: Sport tires with good driving performance on wet and dry roads. Impeccable handling and Stable cornering on a wet runway. Short wet and dry braking distances, encouraging low rolling resistance. Negative: Average ride comfort Read Reviews Buy from £92.90 |
![]() | 2nd: Pirelli P Zero Total: 44 / Dry: 10 / Wet: 8 / Comfort: 6 / Rolling Resistance: 6 / Noise: 6 / Wear: 0 / Overall: 8 Positive: Top tires balanced sports handling qualities. Good steering response with good feedback and dynamic driving performance on dry roads. Shortest stopping distances on wet and dry roads Negative: Average reserves to aquaplaning Read Reviews Buy from £87.00 |
![]() | 3rd: Continental Sport Contact 3 Total: 45 / Dry: 8 / Wet: 8 / Comfort: 5 / Rolling Resistance: 9 / Noise: 8 / Overall: 7 Positive: All round talent with balanced handling in all weather conditions. Good steering precision and cornering stability on dry roads. Short braking distances on wet track, encouraging low rolling resistance Negative: Moderate ride comfort Read Reviews Buy from £85.60 |
![]() | 4th: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Total: 41 / Dry: 8 / Wet: 8 / Comfort: 7 / Rolling Resistance: 6 / Noise: 5 / Wear: 0 / Overall: 7 Positive: Dynamic all-rounder with very good handling on wet surfaces. High levels of resistance to aquaplaning, good ride comfort Negative: Relatively high rolling noise, rolling resistance slightly increased Read Reviews Buy from £126.90 |
![]() | 5th: Uniroyal Rainsport 2 Total: 46 / Dry: 6 / Wet: 8 / Comfort: 8 / Rolling Resistance: 7 / Noise: 10 / Overall: 7 Positive: The wet weather specialist sport tyre. Excellent safety reserves with aquaplaning, short wet and dry stopping distances, very quiet road noise Negative: Delayed steering response and steering when sporty driving on dry roads Read Reviews |
![]() | 6th: Bridgestone Potenza S001 Total: 41 / Dry: 9 / Wet: 7 / Comfort: 8 / Rolling Resistance: 5 / Noise: 5 / Overall: 7 Positive: Specialises in dry conditions with dynamic sporty handling, good steering precision and short braking distances. Good reserves to aquaplaning Negative: Slightly longer braking distances in wet conditions, higher rolling resistance, road noise loudest. Read Reviews Buy from £80.00 |
![]() | 7th: Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT Total: 39 / Dry: 7 / Wet: 7 / Comfort: 6 / Rolling Resistance: 7 / Noise: 6 / Overall: 6 Positive: Good tires balanced without ups and downs, good aquaplaning safety reserves and short braking distances on wet and dry roads. Negative: Slightly less grip in wet conditions, moderate ride comfort. Read Reviews Buy from £88.10 |
![]() | 8th: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 Total: 42 / Dry: 6 / Wet: 6 / Comfort: 7 / Rolling Resistance: 8 / Noise: 8 / Overall: 7 Positive: Good aquaplaning safety margins, more comfortable ride comfort, low rolling resistance Negative: Moderate handling characteristics with a clear tendency to understeer on wet road, braking performance is average Read Reviews Buy from £96.60 |
![]() | 9th: Falken ZE912 Total: 29 / Dry: 4 / Wet: 3 / Comfort: 3 / Rolling Resistance: 6 / Noise: 8 / Overall: 5 Positive: low rolling resistance and extremely quiet Negative: Poor driving behavior, delayed steering response and reduced lateral support, long braking distances on wet roads, reduced ride comfort Read Reviews |
![]() | 10th: Linglong L688 Total: 20 / Dry: 2 / Wet: -2 / Comfort: 2 / Rolling Resistance: 7 / Noise: 8 / Overall: 3 Positive: Low noise, low rolling resistance. Negative: Poor understeer and load change-prone performance on wet and dry roads, dangerously long braking distances on wet roads, poor ride comfort. Read Reviews |