Below are all the data points for the 2015 Auto Review Summer Tyre Test, displaying how each tyre performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tyre's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts:
For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.
Spider chart cannot be displayed because there are no test categories common to all tires.
My car has 215/55r17 tires. Im planing to 225/50r17, wich tires are more confortable Michelin Primacy 3 or Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
From the bulk of the tests, it looks to be the Goodyear leading in comfort.
How about Yokohama Advan DB...?
We're not sure if Yokohama was asked to submit a tyre.
Yes, the Conti PC5 would have been apter than the SC5 in this company. I had thought that Bridgestone had recompounded the T001 for better braking but that doesn't show.
Curiously, in Auto Bild's 185/60-15 summer tyre test 2015, the T001 performs as well in wet or dry as the test winning Conti PC5. Perhaps it's another case of some tyres working better in some sizes than others.
The latest Auto Express tyre test in the UK doesn't do the Bridgestone T001 any favours either. 225/45 R17 again. We'll have a story about it soon!
I've noted that usually the t001 comes up short in the wet, with the odd sporadic test result contradicting this, maybe it is size related or maybe the tyres are produced in more than one factory, with one pperhaps not processing the compound as well as the other, or maybe even utilising raw materials of a differing quality, or both?...
For one of the 'big 6', Bridgestone generally don't perform too well, similar to Pirelli, they can mmake some relatively rubbish tyres along with some rather decent ones, which I find rather odd...
Bridgestone are aware their product are behind the curve and are working hard on it. They're still the biggest tyre manufacturer in the world, don't expect them to be down for long! One of their big problems as OE, they have so many different OE agreements in place, producing new tyres is difficult while they keep up OE production of older tyres. Pirelli have a similar problem, but to a lesser degree, as the largest OE in Europe.
Nice info there, cheers!
I've often wondered if tyre manufacturers continue with old patterns for car manufacturers, having seen so many new or extremely young cars fitted with patterns long since superseded... One example is the Michelin e3a/e3b, you cannot buy these for love nor money, and even if you find one n.o.s it's been sat on a rack a good many years...
They'll continue as long as there's either a demand, or an OE agreement in place for the tyres. It's why you can still buy the Pirelli P6000 and Continental Sport Contact 2 for example! The OE process can take years, we've actually an article coming out soon on the process :)
Sounds good, I await that one! :-)
Wish I was privy to such stuff, you have all the fun!... :-(