Finnish magazine Engineering World have tested 15 of the latest tyres in 205/55 r16.
The test includes all the latest ECO tyres and regular touring tyres from premium, mid range and budget manufacturers.
 | 1st: Continental Premium Contact 2 Total: 103.5 / Dry: 29 / Wet: 39 / Comfort: 9 / Rolling Resistance: 8 / Noise: 9 / Overall: 9.5 Positive: Grip and driveability in both the wet and dry Negative: None mentioned Overall: The Continental Premium Contact 2 is a convincing tyre, winning in almost every test. Best dry and wet grip and great handling Read Reviews |
 | 2nd: Nokian V Total: 95.8 / Dry: 26 / Wet: 37 / Comfort: 8 / Rolling Resistance: 7 / Noise: 9 / Overall: 8.8 Positive: Grip and driveability in the wet, good dry handling Negative: None mentioned Overall: Precise setting and excellent stability in both the wet and dry gives the Nokian V a strong second. Extremely quiet to boot Read Reviews |
 | 3rd: Vredestein Sportrac 3 Total: 92.5 / Dry: 22 / Wet: 36 / Comfort: 9 / Rolling Resistance: 8 / Noise: 9 / Overall: 8.5 Positive: Great in the wet Negative: Not as good in the dry as the top 2 Overall: Sporty drivability and excellent wet performance give the Vredestien a strong 3rd place. Read Reviews |
 | 4th: Goodyear EfficientGrip Total: 92.2 / Dry: 24 / Wet: 32 / Comfort: 9 / Rolling Resistance: 10 / Noise: 9 / Overall: 8.2 Positive: Excellent aquaplaning resistance, best rolling resistance Negative: None mentioned Overall: The Goodyear EfficientGrip wins the rolling resistance test and finishes a strong 4th. Its quiet comfortable nature means it's not the sharpest handling tyre in the group but a good all rounder Read Reviews |
 | 5th: Pirelli CINTURATO P7 Total: 92.5 / Dry: 27 / Wet: 31 / Comfort: 9 / Rolling Resistance: 8 / Noise: 9 / Overall: 8.5 Positive: Extremely good in the dry Negative: Slightly let down by it's wet grip Overall: The Pirelli P7 Cinturato is most at home on the dry tarmac with excellent grip and a sharp steering response. Only slightly let down by its wet braking leaves the Pirelli in 5th Read Reviews |
 | 6th: Nokian Hakka Green Total: 90 / Dry: 22 / Wet: 33 / Comfort: 9 / Rolling Resistance: 9 / Noise: 9 / Overall: 8 Positive: Good wet performance and low rolling resistance Negative: Not as good in the dry as others Overall: The Nokian Hakka Green excelled in the wet tests but was slightly let down by its dry performance. Another comfortable quiet tyre. Read Reviews |
 | 7th: Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response Total: 81.8 / Dry: 22 / Wet: 32 / Comfort: 7 / Rolling Resistance: 5 / Noise: 8 / Overall: 7.8 Positive: Best aquaplaning result in test Negative: Not the most comfortable tyre, not great rolling resistance Overall: The Dunlop Sport Fast Responce resists aquaplaning brilliantly but unfortunately has a high rolling resistance and isn't the most comfortable tyre in the test Read Reviews |
 | 8th: Bridgestone Turanza ER300 Ecopia Total: 82.5 / Dry: 22 / Wet: 29 / Comfort: 8 / Rolling Resistance: 7 / Noise: 9 / Overall: 7.5 Positive: Very low noise Negative: Slightly let down by dry braking Overall: The Bridgestone ER300 Ectopica proves itself as a very balanced tyre by excelling in no one test but scoring well in every category. Read Reviews |
 | 9th: Hankook Ventus Prime2 Total: 81.4 / Dry: 23 / Wet: 29 / Comfort: 8 / Rolling Resistance: 6 / Noise: 8 / Overall: 7.4 Positive: Excellent aquaplaning resistance Negative: Wet braking Overall: The Hankook Ventus Prime 2 is let down by its wet braking and high rolling resistance. Its aquaplaning resistance is excellent and dry driveability good. Read Reviews |
 | 10th: Barum Bravuris 2 Total: 84.4 / Dry: 22 / Wet: 28 / Comfort: 9 / Rolling Resistance: 9 / Noise: 9 / Overall: 7.4 Positive: Great rolling resistance Negative: Average wet performance Overall: The Barum Bravuris 2 performed honorably with good scores in every test proving no major weakness. Read Reviews |
 | 11th: Linglong Green Max Total: 84.4 / Dry: 24 / Wet: 30 / Comfort: 8 / Rolling Resistance: 7 / Noise: 8 / Overall: 7.4 Positive: Easy to drive Negative: Average wet braking Overall: The Linglong Green Max is the first time a Linglong tyre has scored reasonably in a group test. Its wet braking is rather modest but lateral grip good in the wet and dry. Slightly let down by its rolling resistance. Read Reviews |
 | 12th: BFGoodrich gGrip Total: 79.2 / Dry: 20 / Wet: 27 / Comfort: 9 / Rolling Resistance: 9 / Noise: 7 / Overall: 7.2 Positive: Good rolling resistance Negative: Quite high noise Overall: The BF Goodrich g-Grip offers reasonable aquaplaning resistance but not enough to make up for its average wet and dry grip. Read Reviews |
 | 13th: Michelin Energy Saver Total: 85.2 / Dry: 24 / Wet: 26 / Comfort: 8 / Rolling Resistance: 10 / Noise: 10 / Overall: 7.2 Positive: Excellent rolling resistance Negative: Poor wet performance Overall: Its the usual story for the Michelin Energy Saver - excellent rolling reistance but at the expense of wet performance. This tyre is due an update. Read Reviews |
 | 14th: Sava intensa hp Total: 70.6 / Dry: 16 / Wet: 27 / Comfort: 9 / Rolling Resistance: 4 / Noise: 8 / Overall: 6.6 Positive: Good aquaplaning resistance Negative: Poor drivability, high rolling resistance Overall: The Sava intensa HP offers good aquaplaning restance but that's where the praise ends. Thanks to a seeming random ability to slide the Sava is not a nice tyre to drive on.= and has the highest rolling resistance in the test Read Reviews |
 | 15th: Sunny SN3630 Total: 55.6 / Dry: 13 / Wet: 16 / Comfort: 8 / Rolling Resistance: 7 / Noise: 7 / Overall: 4.6 Positive: Moderately comfortable Negative: All other characteristics! Overall: The magazine would not use the Sunny SN3630 if they were given away thanks to poor grip levels and random handling characteristics Read Reviews |