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2019 SUV 4x4 Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
6 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2019 SUV 4x4 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.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Nexen N Fera RU1
Cooper Zeon CS8
Maxxis Premitra HP5
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
Continental Premium Contact 6
Toyo Proxes Sport
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Nokian PowerProof
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
CST Medallion MD A1

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 3.80 M (11.2%) | Avg: 35.89 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 6 with a result of 34 M. The difference between best and worst was 10.1%.
  1. Continental Premium Contact 6
    34 M
  2. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    34.6 M
  3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    34.6 M
  4. Nokian PowerProof
    35.5 M
  5. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    35.6 M
  6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    35.7 M
  7. Nexen N Fera RU1
    36.5 M
  8. Toyo Proxes Sport
    37.1 M
  9. Cooper Zeon CS8
    37.5 M
  10. CST Medallion MD A1
    37.8 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.40 Km/H (2.3%) | Avg: 103.42 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Continental Premium Contact 6
    104.7 Km/H
  2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    104 Km/H
  3. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    103.9 Km/H
  4. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    103.9 Km/H
  5. Toyo Proxes Sport
    103.8 Km/H
  6. Nokian PowerProof
    103.4 Km/H
  7. Nexen N Fera RU1
    102.9 Km/H
  8. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    102.8 Km/H
  9. CST Medallion MD A1
    102.5 Km/H
  10. Cooper Zeon CS8
    102.3 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 13.30 M (28.4%) | Avg: 51.47 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 with a result of 46.9 M. The difference between best and worst was 22.1%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    46.9 M
  2. Continental Premium Contact 6
    47.5 M
  3. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    48.5 M
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    49.9 M
  5. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    50.9 M
  6. Nokian PowerProof
    51.2 M
  7. Nexen N Fera RU1
    52.3 M
  8. Toyo Proxes Sport
    52.6 M
  9. Cooper Zeon CS8
    54.7 M
  10. CST Medallion MD A1
    60.2 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 5.10 Km/H (5.7%) | Avg: 88.02 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian PowerProof with a result of 89.8 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.7%.
  1. Nokian PowerProof
    89.8 Km/H
  2. Continental Premium Contact 6
    89.3 Km/H
  3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    89.3 Km/H
  4. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    88.8 Km/H
  5. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    88.4 Km/H
  6. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    87.8 Km/H
  7. Toyo Proxes Sport
    87.7 Km/H
  8. Nexen N Fera RU1
    87.6 Km/H
  9. Cooper Zeon CS8
    86.8 Km/H
  10. CST Medallion MD A1
    84.7 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 4.20 Km/H (5.1%) | Avg: 80.29 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra HP5 with a result of 82 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 5.1%.
  1. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    82 Km/H
  2. Cooper Zeon CS8
    81.5 Km/H
  3. CST Medallion MD A1
    81.5 Km/H
  4. Toyo Proxes Sport
    81.4 Km/H
  5. Nokian PowerProof
    81.1 Km/H
  6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    81 Km/H
  7. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    80.2 Km/H
  8. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    78.2 Km/H
  9. Continental Premium Contact 6
    78.2 Km/H
  10. Nexen N Fera RU1
    77.8 Km/H

Off road Performance Overview

Gravel Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.40 Km/H (3.6%) | Avg: 66.05 Km/H

Gravel Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian PowerProof with a result of 67.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%.
  1. Nokian PowerProof
    67.4 Km/H
  2. Toyo Proxes Sport
    67.3 Km/H
  3. Continental Premium Contact 6
    67.2 Km/H
  4. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    66.3 Km/H
  5. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    65.9 Km/H
  6. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    65.6 Km/H
  7. Cooper Zeon CS8
    65.4 Km/H
  8. Nexen N Fera RU1
    65.3 Km/H
  9. CST Medallion MD A1
    65.1 Km/H
  10. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    65 Km/H

Gravel Traction (N)

Spread: 1462.00 N (14.8%) | Avg: 9175.40 N

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 with a result of 9902 N. The difference between best and worst was 14.8%.
  1. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    9902 N
  2. Nexen N Fera RU1
    9592 N
  3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    9526 N
  4. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    9486 N
  5. Toyo Proxes Sport
    9242 N
  6. Cooper Zeon CS8
    9142 N
  7. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    9061 N
  8. Nokian PowerProof
    8784 N
  9. CST Medallion MD A1
    8579 N
  10. Continental Premium Contact 6
    8440 N

Grass Traction (N)

Spread: 1561.00 N (16.3%) | Avg: 8809.10 N

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 with a result of 9548 N. The difference between best and worst was 16.3%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    9548 N
  2. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    9462 N
  3. Nokian PowerProof
    9302 N
  4. Cooper Zeon CS8
    8879 N
  5. CST Medallion MD A1
    8836 N
  6. Continental Premium Contact 6
    8766 N
  7. Nexen N Fera RU1
    8719 N
  8. Toyo Proxes Sport
    8524 N
  9. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    8068 N
  10. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    7987 N

Mud Traction (N)

Spread: 495.00 N (18.2%) | Avg: 2463.90 N

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was CST Medallion MD A1 with a result of 2725 N. The difference between best and worst was 18.2%.
  1. CST Medallion MD A1
    2725 N
  2. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    2571 N
  3. Cooper Zeon CS8
    2542 N
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    2514 N
  5. Nokian PowerProof
    2425 N
  6. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    2420 N
  7. Nexen N Fera RU1
    2410 N
  8. Toyo Proxes Sport
    2407 N
  9. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    2395 N
  10. Continental Premium Contact 6
    2230 N

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 3.20 dB (5%) | Avg: 65.88 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was CST Medallion MD A1 with a result of 64.2 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.7%.
  1. CST Medallion MD A1
    64.2 dB
  2. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    64.8 dB
  3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    65 dB
  4. Cooper Zeon CS8
    65.2 dB
  5. Toyo Proxes Sport
    65.5 dB
  6. Nexen N Fera RU1
    66.1 dB
  7. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    66.1 dB
  8. Continental Premium Contact 6
    67.1 dB
  9. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    67.4 dB
  10. Nokian PowerProof
    67.4 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 280.00 (103.7%) | Avg: 415.50

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was CST Medallion MD A1. The difference between best and worst was 50.9%.
  1. CST Medallion MD A1
    270
  2. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    320
  3. Nexen N Fera RU1
    350
  4. Toyo Proxes Sport
    375
  5. Cooper Zeon CS8
    400
  6. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    435
  7. Nokian PowerProof
    475
  8. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    490
  9. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    490
  10. Continental Premium Contact 6
    550

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 2.68 kg / t (35.4%) | Avg: 8.87 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 7.56 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 26.2%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    7.56 kg / t
  2. Continental Premium Contact 6
    8.39 kg / t
  3. Nokian PowerProof
    8.58 kg / t
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    8.69 kg / t
  5. CST Medallion MD A1
    8.74 kg / t
  6. Cooper Zeon CS8
    8.79 kg / t
  7. Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
    9.18 kg / t
  8. Toyo Proxes Sport
    9.18 kg / t
  9. Maxxis Premitra HP5
    9.38 kg / t
  10. Nexen N Fera RU1
    10.24 kg / t

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position Tyre Score
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 0%
2 Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 0%
3 Continental Premium Contact 6 0%
4 Nokian PowerProof 0%
5 Maxxis Premitra HP5 0%
6 Bridgestone Turanza T005 0%
7 Toyo Proxes Sport 0%
8 Nexen N Fera RU1 0%
9 Cooper Zeon CS8 0%
10 CST Medallion MD A1 0%

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Discussion

3 comments
  1. Saeed Piroozfard archived

    Hey guys, I wanna buy tyres for my crossover (255/45/R20) and have three options:

    Nexen nfera Supreme (N5000 Platinum) : $175 each,
    Nankang SP-9 Cross-Sport : $115,
    Giti Sport S2 SUV :$125
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    which will provide more comfort and smooth driving experience?

    #9264
  2. Anton Nankov archived

    Any opinion on the new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV? Considering that the normal pilot sport 4 wins every test (beating the normal Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3/5 and Continental Premium Contact 6) we can assume that the SUV variant is AT LEAST just as good as the First and Second place in this test? especially if one uses the car 99% of the time on the road

    #4489
    1. TyreReviews Anton Nankov archived

      I'm actually in portugal on the launch of the tyre now, not driven it yet but it will certainly be up there with the Asymmetric 5.

      #4492