The results are closer than ever, with both the dry and wet performance scores hotly contested. Overall, the new Pirelli P Zero wins thanks to it’s incredibly high wet grip and strong scores in every category. The new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 places second thanks to it's class leading braking and low rolling resistance, while the Goodyears sister tyre, Dunlop Sport Maxx TT rounded out the top 3 due to it’s sporty handling and excellent grip throughout.
As always with Auto Zeitung, the scores are bias towards wet performance, and subjective feel of the tyres isn't judged.
Full results
Dry: On dry asphalt the Pirelli is outstanding, with excellent handing and great stablility
Wet: Fastest tyre on the wet lap and best wet braking performance. Only average in curved aquaplaning
Outstanding in the wet and great in the dry, the sport P Zero convinces and deserves to win the test
Total: 257
Dry
102
Wet
138
Comfort
6
Rolling Resistance
11
Dry: Shortest dry stopping and lowest rolling resistance
Wet: The revised Goodyear is an extremely stable tyre with netural balance and clear feedback
Extremely strong under braking and always a safe tyre offering precise feedback and low fuel consumption
Total: 252
Dry
99
Wet
125
Comfort
8
Rolling Resistance
20
Dry: In the dry the Dunlop is strong on the brakes and offers excellent feedback. Only let down by a relatively high rolling resistance
Wet: Fantastic wet handling with good feedback, exact steering and exemplary balance
The agile Sport Maxx TT speaks to the sporty driver
Total: 248
Dry
103
Wet
126
Comfort
7
Rolling Resistance
12
Dry: Strong grip and a good neutral balance, let down by a slight lack of feedback
Wet: Excellent wet grip and handling
The S1 EVO's strong wet performance places it a respectable 4th
Total: 241
Dry
93
Wet
126
Comfort
7
Rolling Resistance
15
Dry: Excellent dry handling let down by a slightly high rolling resistance
Wet: Secure in the wet with slight understeer at the limit
A slight trade off of rolling resistance for an excellent wet performance
Total: 237
Dry
96
Wet
121
Comfort
8
Rolling Resistance
12
Dry: Very stable in the dry, offering fantastic braking and a fast lap time
Wet: Very fast wet lap, but demanded a lot of driver skill
Even with the new Sport Contact 5P available, the 3 still performs extremely well
Total: 235
Dry
101
Wet
113
Comfort
6
Rolling Resistance
15
Dry: The fastest tyre in the dry
Wet: The wet tests indicated Bridgestone has chosen to concentrate more on the dry performance of the tyre
Bridgestone have traded wet performance for improved dry grip, where it sets the benchmark
Total: 234
Dry
108
Wet
107
Comfort
6
Rolling Resistance
13
Dry: Good natured dry performance with no real weakness
Wet: The Nokian forgives driving errors with a neutral balance in the wet
The combination of the A3 and Z G2 is a good combination and shows the Nokian to have no significant weakness
Total: 232
Dry
92
Wet
120
Comfort
6
Rolling Resistance
14
Dry: Excellent rolling resistance and low noise. Under hard dry cornering the Fulda looses a little accuracy
Wet: High steering precision and good wet grip
The Fulda SportControl is the best of the cheaper tyres
Total: 225
Dry
85
Wet
115
Comfort
7
Rolling Resistance
18
Dry: Again the Intensa UHP has a little oversteer, but quick dry lap times
Wet: The Sava performs a lot like the Fulda in the wet, however offers a little more oversteer
The new Sava is an alternative for bargain hunters
Total: 218
Dry
85
Wet
110
Comfort
6
Rolling Resistance
17
Dry: A comfortable tyre in the dry, the Ultrac Cento reaches it's limit of grip earlier than other tyres
Wet: Excellent aquaplaning results but let down by it's long wet braking performance
Good comfort but long wet braking leave the Vredestein 11th
Total: 210
Dry
87
Wet
102
Comfort
8
Rolling Resistance
13
Dry: Reasonable grip but poor turn in
Wet: Easy wet handling but sensitive on curved aquaplaning
Despite the V profile, the BF Goodrich has problems with aquaplaning and only average dry qualities
Total: 203
Dry
84
Wet
97
Comfort
7
Rolling Resistance
15
Dry: Poor dry braking and high rolling resistance
Wet: The N8000 scores extremely well in the aquaplaning tests, but has only average wet lap time
Aquaplaning is the largest strength of the Nexen, longest dry braking and highest rolling resistance costs it valuable points
Total: 201
Dry
84
Wet
106
Comfort
6
Rolling Resistance
5
Dry: Slowest dry lap and slowest in the slalom
Wet: Average aquaplaning and join slowest wet lap time
While the Firestones unusual profile makes the tyre look quick, it's unconvincing in both the wet and dry
Total: 174
Dry
78
Wet
80
Comfort
6
Rolling Resistance
10
Dear Tyrereview,
Strange to see that in this test the Bridgestone is ranked on the 7th place.
Unlike the test from the 18 inch test, where he won this test without any faults.
And how could it be that he is the benchmark for the dry laps, and still have 108 points?
And ranked with comfort with an 6?
Hi Mick,
Unfortunately this is due to the wet weather bias Auto Zeitung put on the tyres scoring, meaning a tyre with overall less grip will rank higher if the wet grip is better than the dry.
The Hankook seems to get a real mix of results in tests ! It's like the
Marmite of the tyre world !
The S1 Evo had a pretty good year in 2010, usually just below the premium brands.
The V12 didn't do as well.
Sorry to mention this again but the BF Goodrich tyre is the BF Goodrich g-force Profiler and not the Profiler 2 as it says above ! They don't make the Profiler 2 in any size above 205 65 15 ! The last four reveiws on here for the Profiler 2 should be for the Profiler too ! People seem to get confused because they wrongly assume that the 2 to be the newer higher spec version while in fact it is the opposite ! The 2 was designed for smaller lower powered cars ! Would be nice if you could move the reveiws to the right tyre ! You can check out all the sizes on BF Goodrich's own site :-)
Hi Matt,
Thank you very much for the information, we'll get this updated ASAP.