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Cells are colour-coded from green (best) to red (worst). The Total Score reflects the weighted sum of all categories. A ★ marks the best tyre in each test.
| # | Tyre | Total Score | Dry | Wet | Comfort | Value | |||||||||||
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| 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 | % | Price | Rolling Resistance kg / t | % | |||
| 1 ▲1 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 | 97.2% | 34 ★ | 126.2 2 | 9 ★ | 99.8% | 30.8 2 | 83.6 ★ | 10 ★ | 88.7 ★ | 99.8% | 9 3 | 70.1 | 94.4% | 704 | 8.4 | 75.2% |
| 2 ▼1 | Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 | 96.9% | 34.4 2 | 125.3 | 8 | 97.9% | 30.6 ★ | 83.1 2 | 9 2 | 88.3 2 | 98.6% | 10 ★ | 69.5 2 | 99.9% | 468 | 8.9 | 81.4% |
| 3 | Continental Premium Contact 6 | 95.4% | 35 | 126.9 ★ | 9 ★ | 98.7% | 31.3 | 83 | 9 2 | 86 | 97.3% | 7 | 72.3 | 82.9% | 612 | 8.2 3 | 79.4% |
| 4 ▲1 | Maxxis Victra Sport 5 | 95.1% | 34.7 | 125.8 | 8 | 97.7% | 31.9 | 83.1 2 | 8 | 85.9 | 95.6% | 8 | 70.1 | 89.4% | 396 ★ | 9.1 | 85.3% |
| 5 ▲1 | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | 94.8% | 34.9 | 125 | 8 | 97.1% | 32.6 | 82.8 | 8 | 83.9 | 94.4% | 8 | 72.4 | 87.9% | 536 | 7.1 ★ | 91.4% |
| 6 ▼2 | Pirelli P Zero PZ4 | 94.8% | 34.6 3 | 126.2 2 | 8 | 98% | 31.2 3 | 82.9 | 8 | 83.6 | 95.9% | 9 3 | 70 | 94.5% | 560 | 8.9 | 76.8% |
| 7 | Nokian PowerProof | 93.4% | 34.8 | 125.2 | 7 | 96.3% | 31.5 | 82.4 | 7 | 82.2 | 94% | 6 | 71.3 | 78.6% | 496 | 7.9 2 | 86.6% |
| 8 ▲1 | Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 | 92.9% | 34.8 | 124.9 | 7 | 96.2% | 32.3 | 79.9 | 6 | 82.4 | 91% | 10 ★ | 69.3 ★ | 100% | 396 ★ | 9 | 85.9% |
| 9 ▲1 | Toyo Proxes Sport | 92.7% | 36.4 | 124.6 | 8 | 95.2% | 32.4 | 80.9 | 8 | 87.6 3 | 94.4% | 6 | 71.1 | 78.7% | 432 | 9.4 | 80.9% |
| 10 ▼2 | Falken Azenis FK510 | 92.2% | 36.2 | 124.6 | 7 | 94.4% | 32.1 | 81.3 | 7 | 84.6 | 93.3% | 7 | 71 | 83.8% | 494 | 8.5 | 82.4% |
| 11 | GiTi GitiSport S1 | 91.9% | 36.4 | 126.1 | 9 ★ | 96.7% | 33.8 | 78.9 | 6 | 83.4 | 89.2% | 8 | 69.6 3 | 89.8% | 404 3 | 8.5 | 88.3% |
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Dry
100%
Wet
100%
Comfort
94%
Value
75%
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Dry
Dry Braking
34 M
★
Dry Handling
126.2 Km/H
2
Subj. Dry Handling
9 Points
★
Wet
Wet Braking
30.8 M
2
Wet Handling
83.6 Km/H
★
Subj. Wet Handling
10 Points
★
Straight Aqua
88.7 Km/H
★
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
9 Points
3
Noise
70.1 dB
Value
Price
704
Rolling Resistance
8.4 kg / t
Dry
98%
Wet
99%
Comfort
100%
Value
81%
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Dry
Dry Braking
34.4 M
2
Dry Handling
125.3 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling
8 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
30.6 M
★
Wet Handling
83.1 Km/H
2
Subj. Wet Handling
9 Points
2
Straight Aqua
88.3 Km/H
2
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
10 Points
★
Noise
69.5 dB
2
Value
Price
468
Rolling Resistance
8.9 kg / t
Dry
99%
Wet
97%
Comfort
83%
Value
79%
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Dry
Dry Braking
35 M
Dry Handling
126.9 Km/H
★
Subj. Dry Handling
9 Points
★
Wet
Wet Braking
31.3 M
Wet Handling
83 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling
9 Points
2
Straight Aqua
86 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
7 Points
Noise
72.3 dB
Value
Price
612
Rolling Resistance
8.2 kg / t
3
Dry
98%
Wet
96%
Comfort
89%
Value
85%
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Dry
Dry Braking
34.7 M
Dry Handling
125.8 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling
8 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
31.9 M
Wet Handling
83.1 Km/H
2
Subj. Wet Handling
8 Points
Straight Aqua
85.9 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
8 Points
Noise
70.1 dB
Value
Price
396
★
Rolling Resistance
9.1 kg / t
Dry
97%
Wet
94%
Comfort
88%
Value
91%
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Dry
Dry Braking
34.9 M
Dry Handling
125 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling
8 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
32.6 M
Wet Handling
82.8 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling
8 Points
Straight Aqua
83.9 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
8 Points
Noise
72.4 dB
Value
Price
536
Rolling Resistance
7.1 kg / t
★
Dry
98%
Wet
96%
Comfort
95%
Value
77%
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Dry
Dry Braking
34.6 M
3
Dry Handling
126.2 Km/H
2
Subj. Dry Handling
8 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
31.2 M
3
Wet Handling
82.9 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling
8 Points
Straight Aqua
83.6 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
9 Points
3
Noise
70 dB
Value
Price
560
Rolling Resistance
8.9 kg / t
Dry
96%
Wet
94%
Comfort
79%
Value
87%
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Dry
Dry Braking
34.8 M
Dry Handling
125.2 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling
7 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
31.5 M
Wet Handling
82.4 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling
7 Points
Straight Aqua
82.2 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
6 Points
Noise
71.3 dB
Value
Price
496
Rolling Resistance
7.9 kg / t
2
Dry
96%
Wet
91%
Comfort
100%
Value
86%
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Dry
Dry Braking
34.8 M
Dry Handling
124.9 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling
7 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
32.3 M
Wet Handling
79.9 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling
6 Points
Straight Aqua
82.4 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
10 Points
★
Noise
69.3 dB
★
Value
Price
396
★
Rolling Resistance
9 kg / t
Dry
95%
Wet
94%
Comfort
79%
Value
81%
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Dry
Dry Braking
36.4 M
Dry Handling
124.6 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling
8 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
32.4 M
Wet Handling
80.9 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling
8 Points
Straight Aqua
87.6 Km/H
3
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
6 Points
Noise
71.1 dB
Value
Price
432
Rolling Resistance
9.4 kg / t
Dry
94%
Wet
93%
Comfort
84%
Value
82%
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Dry
Dry Braking
36.2 M
Dry Handling
124.6 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling
7 Points
Wet
Wet Braking
32.1 M
Wet Handling
81.3 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling
7 Points
Straight Aqua
84.6 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
7 Points
Noise
71 dB
Value
Price
494
Rolling Resistance
8.5 kg / t
Dry
97%
Wet
89%
Comfort
90%
Value
88%
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Dry
Dry Braking
36.4 M
Dry Handling
126.1 Km/H
Subj. Dry Handling
9 Points
★
Wet
Wet Braking
33.8 M
Wet Handling
78.9 Km/H
Subj. Wet Handling
6 Points
Straight Aqua
83.4 Km/H
Comfort
Subj. Comfort
8 Points
Noise
69.6 dB
3
Value
Price
404
3
Rolling Resistance
8.5 kg / t
Not every driver has the same priorities. Adjust the category weightings above to re-rank the tyres based on what matters most to your driving style.
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.
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
which will provide more comfort?
Obviously the Michelin PS4 was the best tyre in test!
Objectively, excluding price, there is surely only one winner being the Michelin PS4?
Even the price might be mitigated if wear and performance throughout a tyres life was taken into account?
I agree that it's very close between the two, if nothing else they should have been marked as tied for first, but that's not how Auto Motor Und Sport presented the data.
We didn't cover curved aquaplaning, where the goodyear had a 2 point advantage which probably tipped the balance in its favour. AMS rated the Goodyear 9.1 and Michelin 9.0 overall.
What would you recommend for a staggered fit for a Lexus IS250 - 225/40/18 and 255/40/18?
If the prices are correct the Michelin costs 50% more than the Goodyear. And it´s only 225/45R18.
In other tests the Goodyear also have better wear.
I don´t have a problem with pay more for the best things but in this case I doubt the PS4 is worth this extreme higher price.
Having just quickly looked at the current price differential I would most probably go for the Goodyear myself.
Hadn't realised it was about 30% - that's quite some difference for premium brands
The Goodyear is cheap for a premium, it´s cheaper than the 2nd class from Goodyear, Fulda. Dunno why.
But Michelin is mostly the most expensive.
Here in Greece, Michelin is the most expensive but there are always coupons either for gas or discount worth 40€. So they end up with same price or lower compared to Continental and Goodyear.
I´m also take a look at someshops and the Michelin-prices are much diffrent to the prices in the magazine. But with big tyres the rebates don´t make is cheaper than some other brands (which sometimes make similar offers)
Michelin driver for one season here - totally disappointed from the performance of the tyre, comming from Continental SportContact 5. I sold the tyres after the season ended and now I'm looking to buy either Pirelli or Goodyear (looking at all the tests). SportContact5 only disadvantage was the high wear - lasted two seasons on my BMW 5er.
Also the price difference between Michelin and Goodyear here in Bulgaria is 15euro. SportContact5 on other hand is much expensive - 50eur more than Michelin for some reason.
What was so disappointing? Personally I really don’t like the SC5, it’s harsh and noisy and while the grip is very good, it’s not the best. Then some driver love that very firm “German” road feal.
I hate it :D
Funny you say that, my experience of the SC5 was it was quite soft with bad handling! It can vary by size and fitment, it's a bit of a minefield!
Well, my experience on two different vehicles/size is pretty consistent with how the PC6 is rated for comfort in this test. And how Continental tyres are usually rated for comfort in multiple test.
EDIT: just looked at the SC5 page on the site, “poor comfort” is noted as a negative in multiple test for it.