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2020 ADAC 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
8 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.
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Test Results Data

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# Tyre Total Score Value
Wear KM %
1 ▲2 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 100% 39600 100%
2 ▼1 Continental Premium Contact 6 99% 39200 2 99%
3 ▲5 Falken Azenis FK510 97.2% 38500 3 97.2%
4 ▼3 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 96.5% 38200 96.5%
5 ▲10 Cooper Zeon CS Sport 96.5% 38200 96.5%
6 Sava Intensa UHP 2 92.9% 36800 92.9%
7 ▼2 Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 92.2% 36500 92.2%
8 ▼5 Maxxis Victra Sport 5 91.2% 36100 91.2%
9 ▼3 Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 91.2% 36100 91.2%
10 ▲6 Rotalla RU01 S Pace 91.2% 36100 91.2%
11 ▲3 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 90.4% 35800 90.4%
12 ▼3 Bridgestone Potenza S001 85.1% 33700 85.1%
13 ▼4 Toyo Proxes Sport 84.3% 33400 84.3%
14 ▼5 Kumho Ecsta PS71 71.2% 28200 71.2%
15 ▼6 Nokian PowerProof 70.5% 27900 70.5%
16 ▼7 Pirelli P Zero PZ4 64.4% 25500 64.4%
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Wear 39600 KM
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97.2%
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96.5%
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Wear 38200 KM
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96.5%
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Wear 36800 KM
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92.2%
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Wear 36500 KM
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91.2%
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Wear 36100 KM
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91.2%
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Wear 36100 KM
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90.4%
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Wear 35800 KM
12
85.1%
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Wear 33700 KM
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84.3%
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Wear 33400 KM
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71.2%
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Wear 28200 KM
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70.5%
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64.4%
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Wear 25500 KM
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The original test ranking is shown in the # column. Arrows indicate how each tyre moves when your custom weighting is applied.

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

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    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.

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        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.

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          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.

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