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2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
6 min read Updated

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The overall scores below are calculated using our weighting system. Since the original publication may use a different scoring methodology that wasn't shared, these results may differ from their published rankings. You can adjust the weightings below to explore how different priorities affect the results.
Dry 35%
Wet 50%
Comfort 5%
Value 10%
Dry 35% · Wet 50% · Comfort 5% · Value 10%
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Test Results Data

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# Tyre Total Score Dry Wet Comfort Value
Braking M Handling Km/H Subj. Dry Handling Points % Braking M Handling Km/H Subj. Wet Handling Points Straight Aqua Km/H % Subj. Comfort Points Noise dB % Rolling Resistance kg / t %
1 ▲3 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 97.4% 37.3 103.2 8 97% 36.1 87 3 10 ★ 79.7 2 98.7% 7 73 84% 7.8 3 97.4%
2 Michelin Primacy 4 97.1% 36.1 ★ 104 9 ★ 99.8% 36.6 85.1 8 76.9 94.7% 9 2 72.8 94.1% 7.6 ★ 100%
3 ▼1 Bridgestone Turanza T005 96.6% 36.4 3 104 8 98.4% 38.1 88.1 ★ 9 2 76.1 95.4% 8 74.2 88.2% 7.7 2 98.7%
4 Pirelli CINTURATO P7 96.5% 38 103.9 9 ★ 97.5% 35.5 2 86.2 8 75.4 95.9% 10 ★ 74.5 98% 8.1 93.8%
5 ▼4 Nokian WetProof 96.4% 36.2 2 104.5 ★ 8 98.9% 35.4 ★ 87.1 2 9 2 78.1 98% 6 71.5 ★ 80% 8.8 86.4%
6 ▼2 Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 95% 36.4 3 104.3 2 9 ★ 99.5% 36.1 84.1 7 75.1 93.3% 8 72.4 3 89.4% 8.5 89.4%
7 Continental Premium Contact 5 94.5% 39.2 103.1 7 93.8% 35.9 3 86.2 8 80.5 ★ 96.5% 9 2 74.4 93.1% 8.8 86.4%
8 Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun 92.9% 37.5 103.9 7 96% 37.3 85.7 7 79.1 3 93.6% 7 72.8 84.1% 9.3 81.7%
9 Giti GitiPremium H1 91.9% 39.3 104.3 2 8 95.2% 39.2 85.3 5 78.2 89.4% 9 2 72.7 94.2% 8.4 90.5%
10 Nexen N Blue HD Plus 91.8% 38 103.5 7 95.3% 38.3 84 6 75.2 90.1% 8 74.2 88.2% 8.6 88.4%
11 Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV 90.5% 38.6 102.4 6 93.1% 39.7 82.8 6 77 88.8% 8 71.6 2 89.9% 8.5 89.4%
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1
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance ▲3
97.4%
Dry 97% Wet 99% Comfort 84% Value 97%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.3 M
Dry Handling 103.2 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling 8 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 36.1 M
Wet Handling 87 Km/H 3
Subj. Wet Handling 10 Points ★
Straight Aqua 79.7 Km/H 2
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 73 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance 7.8 kg / t 3
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Michelin Primacy 4
97.1%
Dry 100% Wet 95% Comfort 94% Value 100%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.1 M ★
Dry Handling 104 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling 9 Points ★
Wet
Wet Braking 36.6 M
Wet Handling 85.1 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling 8 Points
Straight Aqua 76.9 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 9 Points 2
Noise 72.8 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance 7.6 kg / t ★
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Bridgestone Turanza T005 ▼1
96.6%
Dry 98% Wet 95% Comfort 88% Value 99%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.4 M 3
Dry Handling 104 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling 8 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 38.1 M
Wet Handling 88.1 Km/H ★
Subj. Wet Handling 9 Points 2
Straight Aqua 76.1 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 8 Points
Noise 74.2 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance 7.7 kg / t 2
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Pirelli CINTURATO P7
96.5%
Dry 98% Wet 96% Comfort 98% Value 94%
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Dry
Dry Braking 38 M
Dry Handling 103.9 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling 9 Points ★
Wet
Wet Braking 35.5 M 2
Wet Handling 86.2 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling 8 Points
Straight Aqua 75.4 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 10 Points ★
Noise 74.5 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance 8.1 kg / t
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Nokian WetProof ▼4
96.4%
Dry 99% Wet 98% Comfort 80% Value 86%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.2 M 2
Dry Handling 104.5 Km/H ★
Subj. Dry Handling 8 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 35.4 M ★
Wet Handling 87.1 Km/H 2
Subj. Wet Handling 9 Points 2
Straight Aqua 78.1 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 6 Points
Noise 71.5 dB ★
Value
Rolling Resistance 8.8 kg / t
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Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 ▼2
95%
Dry 100% Wet 93% Comfort 89% Value 89%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.4 M 3
Dry Handling 104.3 Km/H 2
Subj. Dry Handling 9 Points ★
Wet
Wet Braking 36.1 M
Wet Handling 84.1 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling 7 Points
Straight Aqua 75.1 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 8 Points
Noise 72.4 dB 3
Value
Rolling Resistance 8.5 kg / t
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Continental Premium Contact 5
94.5%
Dry 94% Wet 97% Comfort 93% Value 86%
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Dry
Dry Braking 39.2 M
Dry Handling 103.1 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling 7 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 35.9 M 3
Wet Handling 86.2 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling 8 Points
Straight Aqua 80.5 Km/H ★
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 9 Points 2
Noise 74.4 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance 8.8 kg / t
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Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
92.9%
Dry 96% Wet 94% Comfort 84% Value 82%
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Dry
Dry Braking 37.5 M
Dry Handling 103.9 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling 7 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 37.3 M
Wet Handling 85.7 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling 7 Points
Straight Aqua 79.1 Km/H 3
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 7 Points
Noise 72.8 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance 9.3 kg / t
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Giti GitiPremium H1
91.9%
Dry 95% Wet 89% Comfort 94% Value 91%
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Dry
Dry Braking 39.3 M
Dry Handling 104.3 Km/H 2
Subj. Dry Handling 8 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 39.2 M
Wet Handling 85.3 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling 5 Points
Straight Aqua 78.2 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 9 Points 2
Noise 72.7 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance 8.4 kg / t
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Nexen N Blue HD Plus
91.8%
Dry 95% Wet 90% Comfort 88% Value 88%
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Dry
Dry Braking 38 M
Dry Handling 103.5 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling 7 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 38.3 M
Wet Handling 84 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling 6 Points
Straight Aqua 75.2 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 8 Points
Noise 74.2 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance 8.6 kg / t
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Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV
90.5%
Dry 93% Wet 89% Comfort 90% Value 89%
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Dry
Dry Braking 38.6 M
Dry Handling 102.4 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling 6 Points
Wet
Wet Braking 39.7 M
Wet Handling 82.8 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling 6 Points
Straight Aqua 77 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 8 Points
Noise 71.6 dB 2
Value
Rolling Resistance 8.5 kg / t
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Scores are colour-coded from red (weakest) through yellow to green (strongest) to help you quickly spot each tyre's strengths and weaknesses.
The original test ranking is shown in the # column. Arrows indicate how each tyre moves when your custom weighting is applied.

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Discussion

14 comments
  1. StuBeeDoo archived

    I have a BMW X3 with Pirelli P7s on and they just don't seem to be wearing out! I wouldn't mind if I liked them, but in the wet they don't inspire confidence. They have done over 35000 miles and still have over 3.5mm on. The date code is 4014, so they have likely been on the car for over 4 years. I'm thinking of changing them due to age, although I wouldn't normally change tyres until they get below 3mm. I'd like to see an SUV group test that includes the Avon ZX7.

    #5016
    1. TyreReviews StuBeeDoo archived

      AT 4 years old they're coming to the end of their usable life, so it's best to get them changed :)

      #5019
      1. StuBeeDoo TyreReviews archived

        Thanks for replying. There's lot of conflicting information on the 'net, which is why I posted here - I'd rather trust your judgement. A very useful resource, a credit to the internet.

        #5020
  3. Roman archived

    Can you please test Toyo Tranpath MPZ?

    #4729
  4. Lux archived

    How sub. comfort has been calculated?
    Nokian are the best for noise but the worst in sub. comfort...

    #4639
    1. TyreReviews Lux archived

      Every magazine has slightly different criteria so I'm not entirely sure how AMS came to their scoring.

      #4644
  5. dufonrafal . archived

    The Primacy 4 dfoesn't score that well in the wet. But that's with new tyres.

    Since Michelin is advertising that the Primacy 4 will keep his wet handling capabilities better that the competitors, a used tyre test would have been nice.

    #4527
    1. TyreReviews dufonrafal . archived

      There are other tests where it does score well in wet handling, it's all very close at the top at the moment!

      #4529
  6. Dan archived

    Could you possibly do a video/an article about various parameters of the tyre? How it can influence the end-result? (as I take the response here would be just too long - well I would hope for a long one ;))

    - how load / speed index influences the construction of the tyre, and if having way higher than needed might improve/lower comfort/handling etc
    - how tyre presure can influence the behavior on dry/wet/breaking and how balance of the car can be impacted/improved by having rear/front differ in pressure

    Also is there any way of actually know the thread width of individual tyres? I've only seen one web page having this listed - www.tirerack.com, but those are US market tyres, so will differ to what we have in europe...
    Theory here being that some say, 235 width tyres will have contact patch (thread width) wider than other manufacturer, but even than different height one (ie 235/45 might be different to 235/35) - which in the end will not reflect various bits of the tests.. (like breaking distances, aquaplaning resistance etc.)

    #4525
  7. MG archived

    Still waiting for some 225-40-R18 or similar tests for a FWD car. Need new rubber in less than 6 months. I kinda look more to Continental because they're usually strong in wet grip/traction without sacrificing dry performance. But I'm still not sure for the Premium Contact 6 (some test "complain" about wet grip) . I have bad experience with Michelin after 3 years, where wet grip/traction get a major hit (currently running 4 year old PS3, and wheel spin in wet and understeer, is ridiculous in a Ceed GT 1.6 Turbo). On my previous car originally with Michelin Energy (205-55R16)and wet grip... well, butter would provide more grip. Swapped for Continental PremiumContact 5 at the time, and the difference was night and day.
    So the contenders for the requirements, Continental PremiumContact 6, Michelin PS4, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 or Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport if available in 18... it's a tough one.

    #4522
    1. TyreReviews MG archived

      The wet grip of the PC6 is up there with PS4 and Asym 5. They're all amazing tyres.

      #4523
      1. MG TyreReviews archived

        For example the Auto Bild 2019 Summer tire test puts the PremiumContact 6 in 5 place overall. It gets a 7 place for wet braking and 10 place for wet handling. Even the Falkens FK510 and the Hankook S1 evo3 get better results.
        The previous Continental (premiumcontact 5 or sportcontact5) tires were always at the top in the wet compared to the rivals at the time.
        The only tire that gets consistent results between tests is the Michelin PS4. So it might be a safer bet.
        Sorry for all the doubts, but replacing 4 tires is expensive, and i want to make sure it's a proper fit for the car so i can enjoy it the best.
        Thanks for the help. Can't wait for the next video.

        #4530