There's a lot of tyres in the 2018 Auto Bild 195/65 R15 test, so we'll keep the intro as short as possible and let the data do the talking.
It's worth keeping in mind, the twenty tyres chosen for this test have been through a 51 tyre wet and dry braking pretest. This means the tyres included in this test are some of the best tyres available on the market, had Auto Bild included some of the worst tyres in the pretest, the gap between the best and the worst tyres overall would have been much larger.
Dry
In the dry the Hankook dominated, winning both dry braking and dry handling tests. Firestone, which is a midrange brand developed by Bridgestone, beat its parent company to finish second in both dry tests, and the Maxxis Premitra HP5 was third best overall.
Dry Braking
Spread: 4.70 M (13.6%)|Avg: 37.05 M
Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)
Dry Braking: Safety Impact: Best vs Worst Tyre
Dry Handling
Spread: 4.10 Km/H (3.6%)|Avg: 112.72 Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
115.10 Km/H
Firestone RoadHawk
115.00 Km/H
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
113.50 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra HP5
113.40 Km/H
Fulda EcoControl HP
113.30 Km/H
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
113.20 Km/H
Michelin Energy Saver
113.10 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 5
113.00 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde
112.90 Km/H
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
112.70 Km/H
Infinity Ecosis
112.70 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza T005
112.60 Km/H
Nokian Line
112.30 Km/H
Vredestein Sportrac 5
112.30 Km/H
BFGoodrich gGrip
112.00 Km/H
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3
111.90 Km/H
Uniroyal RainExpert 3
111.60 Km/H
Avon ZV7
111.40 Km/H
Giti GitiSynergy E1
111.30 Km/H
Cooper Zeon CS8
111.00 Km/H
Wet
While Bridgestone couldn't match its subrange Firestone in the dry, it dominates in the wet. The first showing of the new Turanza T005 proves Bridgestone have finally got on top of their wet weather issues, and win both wet braking and wet handling tests.
Uniroyal, a brand well known for their wet weather performance manages second during wet braking but struggles during the wet handling test, probably due to it's extremely soft sidewalls affecting the handling, while Hankook proves you can make a tyre which works in both the wet and dry with the Prime 3 finishing third place in both wet braking and wet handling.
Wet Braking
Spread: 5.30 M (15.5%)|Avg: 37.17 M
Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)
Wet Braking: Safety Impact: Best vs Worst Tyre
Wet Handling
Spread: 4.30 Km/H (5.5%)|Avg: 74.99 Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)
Bridgestone Turanza T005
77.60 Km/H
Firestone RoadHawk
77.00 Km/H
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
76.20 Km/H
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
76.10 Km/H
Vredestein Sportrac 5
75.80 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 5
75.60 Km/H
Cooper Zeon CS8
75.60 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra HP5
75.40 Km/H
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
75.10 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde
75.10 Km/H
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
74.70 Km/H
Avon ZV7
74.50 Km/H
Nokian Line
74.40 Km/H
Infinity Ecosis
74.20 Km/H
Fulda EcoControl HP
74.20 Km/H
Michelin Energy Saver
74.00 Km/H
Uniroyal RainExpert 3
73.70 Km/H
Giti GitiSynergy E1
73.60 Km/H
BFGoodrich gGrip
73.60 Km/H
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3
73.30 Km/H
What the Uniroyal lacked in wet handling, it makes up for during aquaplaning testing, finishing a long way ahead of the second and third placed Avon and Goodyear.
Straight Aqua
Spread: 8.90 Km/H (9.9%)|Avg: 85.02 Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
Uniroyal RainExpert 3
90.10 Km/H
Avon ZV7
87.30 Km/H
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
87.30 Km/H
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
86.80 Km/H
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
86.70 Km/H
Fulda EcoControl HP
86.40 Km/H
Cooper Zeon CS8
86.10 Km/H
Michelin Energy Saver
85.60 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra HP5
85.50 Km/H
Nokian Line
85.40 Km/H
Firestone RoadHawk
85.10 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 5
84.70 Km/H
BFGoodrich gGrip
84.30 Km/H
Vredestein Sportrac 5
83.80 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde
83.50 Km/H
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
83.20 Km/H
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3
82.80 Km/H
Bridgestone Turanza T005
82.30 Km/H
Infinity Ecosis
82.20 Km/H
Giti GitiSynergy E1
81.20 Km/H
Environment
The new brand, Giti prove to have the lowest fuel use on test by a significant margin, where Bridgestone blends low fuel use and wet performance better than any other tyre.
Rolling Resistance
Spread: 3.10 kg / t (50%)|Avg: 7.74 kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)
Giti GitiSynergy E1
6.20 kg / t
Bridgestone Turanza T005
7.02 kg / t
Michelin Energy Saver
7.04 kg / t
Vredestein Sportrac 5
7.26 kg / t
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
7.35 kg / t
Nokian Line
7.51 kg / t
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
7.54 kg / t
Maxxis Premitra HP5
7.55 kg / t
Infinity Ecosis
7.61 kg / t
BFGoodrich gGrip
7.62 kg / t
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3
7.67 kg / t
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
7.77 kg / t
Uniroyal RainExpert 3
7.79 kg / t
Continental Premium Contact 5
8.02 kg / t
Firestone RoadHawk
8.12 kg / t
Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde
8.13 kg / t
Fulda EcoControl HP
8.14 kg / t
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
8.44 kg / t
Avon ZV7
8.81 kg / t
Cooper Zeon CS8
9.30 kg / t
19,000 km
£1.45/L
8.0 L/100km
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Annual Difference
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Lifetime Savings
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Extra Fuel/Energy
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Extra CO2
Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tyre age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.
Noise
Spread: 4.40 dB (6.1%)|Avg: 73.15 dB
External noise in dB (Lower is better)
Infinity Ecosis
71.70 dB
Vredestein Sportrac 5
72.00 dB
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
72.30 dB
Giti GitiSynergy E1
72.40 dB
Michelin Energy Saver
72.60 dB
Dunlop Sport BluResponse
72.60 dB
Fulda EcoControl HP
72.70 dB
Continental Premium Contact 5
72.70 dB
Cooper Zeon CS8
72.70 dB
Maxxis Premitra HP5
72.90 dB
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
73.00 dB
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
73.30 dB
Avon ZV7
73.40 dB
Kleber Dynaxer HP 3
73.50 dB
Nokian Line
73.60 dB
BFGoodrich gGrip
73.70 dB
Pirelli Cinturato P1 Verde
73.80 dB
Uniroyal RainExpert 3
73.90 dB
Bridgestone Turanza T005
74.10 dB
Firestone RoadHawk
76.10 dB
Cost
While the Infinity and Maxxis are some of the cheapest tyres on test (see third chart below), the Maxxis in particular proves to be very poor value due to having the highest wear.
The Fulda has the second lowest purchase price and the best projected wear, meaning the cost per 1000km is by far the best.
Test winner with excellent all round driving qualities. Strong in the wet and wet with precise steering and short wet and dry braking. Good comfort, good value for money.
How the top is made with Bridgestone T005 in 7th place with total of 43 points but Hankook on 1st place with 40 points, less than Bridgestone?
I'm very interested to purchase Bridgestone T005 for a Golf 7 and see it's very good in wet. I'm sure it's ok on dry as well. The car is user in South East Europe so not too much rain as in North of Europe. I'm surpised to see it on 7th place.
Ok, now I understood. Thank you for information. Hard to decide between Hankook and Bridgestone. I think I whill choose Hankook. Looks very balanced and much better orice.
I recommended the Hankook ahead of the T005 in the video on youtube, but I think you're right, they're very very close tyres and both make excellent choices.
Yes, I whill choose Hankook because it's very good on dry when I drive the most and the climate it's most dominant, good on wet braking and handling when anyway all of us should be careful. I was Michelin fan but seems to be too expensive on similar criterias that I have. Thank you very much for all good work and plenty information provided.
I read more and after a personal top 3 between model on this test from Hankook, Bridgestone and Continental I choose Bridgestone T005 as brand, caracteristics and new model. I will see how works after will arrive from shop in couple of days. The price is in the middle for Bridgestone, just 5 GBP more than Hankook and less that Continental. It's strange the same AutoBild scored Bridgestone second in below link and in this test they ranked on 7th place. I understand the logic just that it's strange, as a comment.
The tires are very very good, the noise it's not too much, measured in the car it wasn't more than 71 dBm at 100 km / h, depends on the road and also if air condition is on or not. I'm pleased with the noise also because the VW Golf it's very good isolated so no worries about the comfort on long drive. Maybe Michelin I heard that are better on the noise but on similar tests I saw a comment the difference between different brands inside the car is not higher than 2 dBm so no big difference. The very important difference is related to safety, stability and performance on wet and dry in any conditions, I'm very please with Bridgestone T005 comparing with Michelin that I used on other cars (Peugeot 207 and VW Golf 6) or Pirelly that I used on Golf 7. Looking back for Michelin used I remember the noise was a little lower but I didn't feel so confident on corners as with Bridgestone so I prefer T005. On 195/65 R15 they kept all 4 lines for water evacuation and for this size the performance from Bridgestone is the best, I think it's doing a very good job on other sizes as well depends on criteria from everybody. I drive on various type of roads, highways or country roads were safety, control and comfort it's the best on all situations. I drove them at the limit without worries or feeling I can lose control. Every time the feedback from the road was there and the traction from the car responded well. Looking on the price you'll see that it's a best buy performance tire, better price than Conti PC5, Michelin or Pirelly, price similar with Good Year or Dunlop but the performance it's better and new generation, it doesn't compare with previous generations, it's much better and balanced.. Look for your feedback to see what decision will take. From my side I recommend T005, it's the new generation from Bridgestone.
The wear results are to be taken with a pinch of salt. Unless these tests go to the lengths of convoy driving to wear, the 'lab wear' is not realistic. A lot of these tyres have just been on my short-list, comparing test results and user reviews to find what is most appropriate, I purchased the Pirelli P1 Verde. The tests find that they offer good wet/dry grip/behaviour, decent longevity, and reasonable fuel consumption, whilst the user reviews report just the same. Premium contact 5, roadhawk, t005 etc test really well, and users report similar behaviour subjectively, but report appalling wear, often bearing a 'not recommended' or 'avoid' message due to the stupidly short longevity. I shall report my findings of the P1 verde later, but initial impressions are of a surefooted wet tyre...
I think the wear tests are relatively accurate. Just did +- 30000km with the PC5 on the front axle of a Focus II 1.6 TDCI; 90% driving in and around town. Ordered the Hankooks this time; 10€ cheaper per tyre and better in the dry than the PC5. A shame they will probably wear out just as fast...
I have ventus prime 3 and before premium contact 1. Hankooks are much better at handling and cornering (as expected from tires that are 2-3 generations newer) but worse in braking than PC1 (I'm really surprised here). I don't know if same tires on different cars can have different characteristics, but it may be the case. I remember reading somewhere sometime about cooperation between Michelin and PSA about tweaking the OEM tires for some cars from PSA. On OEM tires that's expected, I think there was article here on TR.co.uk about Pirelli OEM's for Mercedes, BMW and Audi and what are the differences on the same model. Tests of aftermarket tires are usually done using VAG vehicles, and maybe the tire manufacturers tweak the tires towards better characteristics and cooperation with the electronics on those cars. Just my thoughts.
I have ventus prime 3 and before premium contact 1. Hankooks are much better at handling and cornering (as expected from tires that are 2-3 generations newer) but worse in braking than PC1 (I'm really surprised here). I don't know if same tires on different cars can have different characteristics, but it may be the case. I remember reading somewhere sometime about cooperation between Michelin and PSA about tweaking the OEM tires for some cars from PSA. On OEM tires that's expected, I think there was article here on TR.co.uk about Pirelli OEM's for Mercedes, BMW and Audi and what are the differences on the same model. Tests of aftermarket tires are usually done using VAG vehicles, and maybe the tire manufacturers tweak the tires towards better characteristics and cooperation with the electronics on those cars. Just my thoughts.
But is that a road convoy or a machine? Example of the Roadhawk, its showing here as reasonable, they were originally my choice, but reading the user reviews on here, most reviews are claiming that the tread almost disappears in a blink of an eye, so I stayed away for now pending more reviews/tests. My point was more, where wear rusults in particular are quoted, do some research by fielding reviews to see what users have found, as always, read both tests and reviews to find what suits.
Yep, the Maxxis does wear a lot in the beginning. Ive written a review on this site about this... Back then I had done 10k km with them being on the rear axle. (183k-193k). That day I bought 2 new tyres which were placed at the back (Vredestein Ultrac Satin), and the Maxxis were brought to the front. I changed to winter tires at 211k. So until now the Maxxis have done 28k.. (I'm at 220k now, but still on winter tyres)..
It seems the Maxxis premitra start wearing extremely fast, offering good grip, but after that changes character.. I just checked the thread depth (the tyres are in my garage), and it's 5mm. So 28k until now. So the first 10k on the rear axle I lost like 1.5mm (7.5 to 6mm), the next 18k at the front I lost only 1mm.
The tyres have become noisier over time, the grip in fast turns has become worse..
Could it be that Maxxis has different rubber qualities in this tyre? - great dry/wet result in the beginning at the cost of durability for tests like this Auto Bild test.. after the initial 'setup' the rubber changes characteristics, so ultimately the tyres last as long as 'normal', but ride quality decreases..
Because of this autobild measures terrible wear, but good other results... Which might be good for Maxxis?
I wouldn't want to talk about a specific brand without doing the testing myself, but it's certainly technically possible to do something as you suggest.
How the top is made with Bridgestone T005 in 7th place with total of 43 points but Hankook on 1st place with 40 points, less than Bridgestone?
I'm very interested to purchase Bridgestone T005 for a Golf 7 and see it's very good in wet. I'm sure it's ok on dry as well. The car is user in South East Europe so not too much rain as in North of Europe. I'm surpised to see it on 7th place.
Score weighting, Auto Bild priorities certain tests over the others, such as wet braking, which in this case makes no sense.
It will have been marked down due to aquaplaning performance.
Ok, now I understood. Thank you for information. Hard to decide between Hankook and Bridgestone. I think I whill choose Hankook. Looks very balanced and much better orice.
I recommended the Hankook ahead of the T005 in the video on youtube, but I think you're right, they're very very close tyres and both make excellent choices.
Yes, I whill choose Hankook because it's very good on dry when I drive the most and the climate it's most dominant, good on wet braking and handling when anyway all of us should be careful. I was Michelin fan but seems to be too expensive on similar criterias that I have. Thank you very much for all good work and plenty information provided.
Great, let me know how you get on :)
I read more and after a personal top 3 between model on this test from Hankook, Bridgestone and Continental I choose Bridgestone T005 as brand, caracteristics and new model. I will see how works after will arrive from shop in couple of days. The price is in the middle for Bridgestone, just 5 GBP more than Hankook and less that Continental.
It's strange the same AutoBild scored Bridgestone second in below link and in this test they ranked on 7th place. I understand the logic just that it's strange, as a comment.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.u...
Hi Adrian!
Did you buy the Bridgestone T005 tires for your Golf 7?
What kind of experience do you have?
Thanks for the detailed answer!
I have one more question.
How silly are the T005 tires?
This test shows noisy tires.
The tires are very very good, the noise it's not too much, measured in the car it wasn't more than 71 dBm at 100 km / h, depends on the road and also if air condition is on or not. I'm pleased with the noise also because the VW Golf it's very good isolated so no worries about the comfort on long drive. Maybe Michelin I heard that are better on the noise but on similar tests I saw a comment the difference between different brands inside the car is not higher than 2 dBm so no big difference. The very important difference is related to safety, stability and performance on wet and dry in any conditions, I'm very please with Bridgestone T005 comparing with Michelin that I used on other cars (Peugeot 207 and VW Golf 6) or Pirelly that I used on Golf 7. Looking back for Michelin used I remember the noise was a little lower but I didn't feel so confident on corners as with Bridgestone so I prefer T005. On 195/65 R15 they kept all 4 lines for water evacuation and for this size the performance from Bridgestone is the best, I think it's doing a very good job on other sizes as well depends on criteria from everybody. I drive on various type of roads, highways or country roads were safety, control and comfort it's the best on all situations. I drove them at the limit without worries or feeling I can lose control. Every time the feedback from the road was there and the traction from the car responded well. Looking on the price you'll see that it's a best buy performance tire, better price than Conti PC5, Michelin or Pirelly, price similar with Good Year or Dunlop but the performance it's better and new generation, it doesn't compare with previous generations, it's much better and balanced.. Look for your feedback to see what decision will take. From my side I recommend T005, it's the new generation from Bridgestone.
Cheeky request Adrian, but if you haven't already it would be super helpful to leave a review :)
http://www.tyrereviews.co.u...
Hi,
Yes, I already did a review also on that section, thank you for all support and wonderful work with this platform to share all information.
Great, thank you for your support too :)
The wear results are to be taken with a pinch of salt. Unless these tests go to the lengths of convoy driving to wear, the 'lab wear' is not realistic. A lot of these tyres have just been on my short-list, comparing test results and user reviews to find what is most appropriate, I purchased the Pirelli P1 Verde. The tests find that they offer good wet/dry grip/behaviour, decent longevity, and reasonable fuel consumption, whilst the user reviews report just the same.
Premium contact 5, roadhawk, t005 etc test really well, and users report similar behaviour subjectively, but report appalling wear, often bearing a 'not recommended' or 'avoid' message due to the stupidly short longevity.
I shall report my findings of the P1 verde later, but initial impressions are of a surefooted wet tyre...
I think the wear tests are relatively accurate. Just did +- 30000km with the PC5 on the front axle of a Focus II 1.6 TDCI; 90% driving in and around town.
Ordered the Hankooks this time; 10€ cheaper per tyre and better in the dry than the PC5.
A shame they will probably wear out just as fast...
I have ventus prime 3 and before premium contact 1. Hankooks are much better at handling and cornering (as expected from tires that are 2-3 generations newer) but worse in braking than PC1 (I'm really surprised here).
I don't know if same tires on different cars can have different characteristics, but it may be the case. I remember reading somewhere sometime about cooperation between Michelin and PSA about tweaking the OEM tires for some cars from PSA.
On OEM tires that's expected, I think there was article here on TR.co.uk about Pirelli OEM's for Mercedes, BMW and Audi and what are the differences on the same model.
Tests of aftermarket tires are usually done using VAG vehicles, and maybe the tire manufacturers tweak the tires towards better characteristics and cooperation with the electronics on those cars. Just my thoughts.
I have ventus prime 3 and before premium contact 1. Hankooks are much better at handling and cornering (as expected from tires that are 2-3 generations newer) but worse in braking than PC1 (I'm really surprised here).
I don't know if same tires on different cars can have different characteristics, but it may be the case. I remember reading somewhere sometime about cooperation between Michelin and PSA about tweaking the OEM tires for some cars from PSA.
On OEM tires that's expected, I think there was article here on TR.co.uk about Pirelli OEM's for Mercedes, BMW and Audi and what are the differences on the same model.
Tests of aftermarket tires are usually done using VAG vehicles, and maybe the tire manufacturers tweak the tires towards better characteristics and cooperation with the electronics on those cars. Just my thoughts.
As far as I'm aware Auto Bild run the tyres for 10,000 km then extrapolate the wear from there, so it's a fairly accurate picture.
But is that a road convoy or a machine?
Example of the Roadhawk, its showing here as reasonable, they were originally my choice, but reading the user reviews on here, most reviews are claiming that the tread almost disappears in a blink of an eye, so I stayed away for now pending more reviews/tests.
My point was more, where wear rusults in particular are quoted, do some research by fielding reviews to see what users have found, as always, read both tests and reviews to find what suits.
I've not checked this year, but previously Auto Bild have used road convoys for wear testing.
The disparity does interest me, I'll research it further and report back :)
Yep, the Maxxis does wear a lot in the beginning. Ive written a review on this site about this...
Back then I had done 10k km with them being on the rear axle.
(183k-193k). That day I bought 2 new tyres which were placed at the back (Vredestein Ultrac Satin), and the Maxxis were brought to the front. I changed to winter tires at 211k. So until now the Maxxis have done 28k.. (I'm at 220k now, but still on winter tyres)..
It seems the Maxxis premitra start wearing extremely fast, offering good grip, but after that changes character..
I just checked the thread depth (the tyres are in my garage), and it's 5mm. So 28k until now. So the first 10k on the rear axle I lost like 1.5mm (7.5 to 6mm), the next 18k at the front I lost only 1mm.
The tyres have become noisier over time, the grip in fast turns has become worse..
Could it be that Maxxis has different rubber qualities in this tyre?
- great dry/wet result in the beginning at the cost of durability for tests like this Auto Bild test.. after the initial 'setup' the rubber changes characteristics, so ultimately the tyres last as long as 'normal', but ride quality decreases..
Because of this autobild measures terrible wear, but good other results... Which might be good for Maxxis?
I wouldn't want to talk about a specific brand without doing the testing myself, but it's certainly technically possible to do something as you suggest.