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2020 ADAC 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
8 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2020 ADAC 18 Inch 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.

Bridgestone Potenza S001
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
Cooper Zeon CS Sport
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Falken Azenis FK510
Continental Premium Contact 6
Sava Intensa UHP 2
Toyo Proxes Sport
Kumho Ecsta PS71
Rotalla RU01 S Pace
Pirelli P Zero PZ4
Maxxis Victra Sport 5
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
Nokian PowerProof
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

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Value Performance Overview

Wear (KM)

Spread: 14100.00 KM (35.6%) | Avg: 34987.50 KM

Predicted tread life in KM (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 with a result of 39600 KM. The difference between best and worst was 35.6%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
    39600 KM
  2. Continental Premium Contact 6
    39200 KM
  3. Falken Azenis FK510
    38500 KM
  4. Cooper Zeon CS Sport
    38200 KM
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    38200 KM
  6. Sava Intensa UHP 2
    36800 KM
  7. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    36500 KM
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
    36100 KM
  9. Rotalla RU01 S Pace
    36100 KM
  10. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
    36100 KM
  11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    35800 KM
  12. Bridgestone Potenza S001
    33700 KM
  13. Toyo Proxes Sport
    33400 KM
  14. Kumho Ecsta PS71
    28200 KM
  15. Nokian PowerProof
    27900 KM
  16. Pirelli P Zero PZ4
    25500 KM

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 0%
2 Continental Premium Contact 6 0%
3 Maxxis Victra Sport 5 0%
4 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 0%
5 Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 0%
6 Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 0%
7 Sava Intensa UHP 2 0%
8 Falken Azenis FK510 0%
9 Bridgestone Potenza S001 0%
10 Toyo Proxes Sport 0%
11 Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%
12 Pirelli P Zero PZ4 0%
13 Nokian PowerProof 0%
14 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 0%
15 Cooper Zeon CS Sport 0%
16 Rotalla RU01 S Pace 0%

Discussion

14 comments
  1. Peter archived

    Maybe no big deal, but could you please check some figures for wear? Regarding ADAC, it should look like this:
    Toyo 28 600 -> 33 400
    Bridgestone33 400 -> 33 700
    Hankook33 700 -> 35 800
    Rotalla35 800 -> 36 100

    #7987
    1. TyreReviews Peter archived

      Thank you for the correction, it is a big deal, not sure how that happen!

      #7993
  2. Νίκος Ηλιόπουλος archived

    Hello there, congrats for your great work. I own a Fiesta ST180. Tyre from factory were Bridgestone 0050. Great steering wheel feel, average in wet, noisy and low comfort. Do you believe that it will worth the change to Asymmetric 5 or Conti PC6 or it will be a disappointment like when I turned to Continental Sport Contact 5?
    Thank you in advance for your answer.

    #6359
    1. TyreReviews Νίκος Ηλιόπουλος archived

      The PC6 is a much better steering tyre than the SC5 so there's hope yet.That said, some of the re050s feel great, but like you said, poor grip

      #6360
  3. Lulu Bulu archived

    According to the photos they show, it looks like they tested the Pirelli PZ4.

    #5583
    1. TyreReviews Lulu Bulu archived

      You are correct, I just can't update it right now due to travelling

      #5584
        1. TyreReviews Lulu Bulu archived

          ADAC have them joint top overall, and the press releases from Conti and Michelin both indicate top positions. I've given up trying to work out some of the scoring systems when we don't get to see the data!

          #5592
            1. Andreas Müller Vladimir Iliev archived

              ADAC use a school-note system. When one rating is worse than 2.6 (for example in wear, Pirelli with 3.0) the overall grade can´t be better than 2.6. In this case, the Pirelli was downgraded because the 3.0 note in wear, the overall is also a 3.0.

              #5699
        2. pantel Lulu Bulu archived

          And if you do the same with the pirelli, the result is 7.72 and not 6. It seems that wear is more important than 20% that Adac claims. Otherwise the results don't make any sense. For example Nexen vs Nokian.

          #5605
          1. Kolemjdouci pantel archived

            How many % you weight the wear?, just from my curiosity.

            #5606
            1. pantel Kolemjdouci archived

              If the overall scores seem normal to you, then I'll pass. You can share with us, any further information you may have about the way Adac calculates the final score.

              #5607