Name: 2021 ViBilagare Summer Tyre Test
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Published: 2021-03-26

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225/45 R17 8 tyres 4 categories

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Test Size: 225/45 R17

Tyres Tested: 8 tyres

Test Categories:
4 categories (10 tests)

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For 2021, the testing experts at ViBilagare have tested eight of the latest 225/45 R17 tyres, with a surprising result!

The Maxxis Premitra HP5 aced the tyre test to finish in first spot overall, ahead of the new Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 in second place and Continental PremiumContact 6 in third. This is a really impressive result for the Maxxis brand, especially when you consider price was NOT taken into account for the final results!

The only caveat worth remembering is wear was not tested in this test. In previous tests where wear results were included, the second placed Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 had a significant advantage over other tyres on test, and the Maxxis didn't score too well..

You can find our summary of the data below, but for the full details be sure to head over to the ViBilagare website.

Dry

Dry braking was a close group overall, and was lead by the Continental PremiumContact 6 which stop the car 0.4 meters ahead of the new Landsail Sentury Qirin 990!

Continental Premium Contact 6
33.70 M
Landsail Qirin 990
34.10 M
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
34.20 M
Michelin Primacy 4
34.70 M
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
34.80 M
Maxxis Premitra HP5
34.90 M
Nokian Hakka Blue 2
35.30 M
Hifly HF805
36.00 M

The test winning Maxxis Premitra HP5 was the fastest tyre across a dry handling lap, edging out Goodyear and Continental in second place.

Maxxis Premitra HP5
99.90 s
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
100.30 s
Continental Premium Contact 6
100.30 s
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
100.50 s
Michelin Primacy 4
100.70 s
Nokian Hakka Blue 2
100.80 s
Landsail Qirin 990
101.40 s
Hifly HF805
102.30 s

Wet

Continental also won the wet braking testing, but this time by nearly a full meter over the second placed Nokian Hakka Blue 2, which is a similar tyre to the Central European Nokian WetProof.

Continental Premium Contact 6
31.60 M
Nokian Hakka Blue 2
32.50 M
Michelin Primacy 4
33.80 M
Maxxis Premitra HP5
34.30 M
Landsail Qirin 990
34.50 M
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
34.60 M
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
35.00 M
Hifly HF805
37.10 M

Continental was also the fastest tyre around the wet handling lap, with the budget Hifly again performing poorly.

Continental Premium Contact 6
69.90 s
Nokian Hakka Blue 2
70.10 s
Maxxis Premitra HP5
70.20 s
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
70.40 s
Michelin Primacy 4
70.90 s
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
71.30 s
Landsail Qirin 990
71.90 s
Hifly HF805
73.20 s

Nokian and Maxxis led the way in the aquaplaning testing by a large margin!

Nokian Hakka Blue 2
86.00 Km/H
Maxxis Premitra HP5
85.60 Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
83.40 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 6
83.00 Km/H
Michelin Primacy 4
82.60 Km/H
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
81.80 Km/H
Hifly HF805
80.50 Km/H
Landsail Qirin 990
79.40 Km/H

Environment

ViBilagare are one of the few publications to rate comfort and noise subjectively, which is a really interesting metric.

In the subjective comfort testing, the Nokian and Pirelli had a small advantage over the group of tyres, rounding out bumps and road imperfections better than the rivals.

Nokian Hakka Blue 2
4.00 Points
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
4.00 Points
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
3.00 Points
Michelin Primacy 4
3.00 Points
Landsail Qirin 990
3.00 Points
Hifly HF805
2.00 Points
Maxxis Premitra HP5
2.00 Points
Continental Premium Contact 6
2.00 Points

Subjective noise testing showed the Goodyear had an advantage over the group, especially on rough surfaces.

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
5.00 Points
Nokian Hakka Blue 2
4.00 Points
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
4.00 Points
Landsail Qirin 990
4.00 Points
Maxxis Premitra HP5
3.00 Points
Continental Premium Contact 6
3.00 Points
Michelin Primacy 4
3.00 Points
Hifly HF805
2.00 Points

The price (in Euros) chart highlights the huge difference between the cheapest and most expensive tyres on test.

Hifly HF805
65.32
Landsail Qirin 990
65.42
Maxxis Premitra HP5
75.53
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
122.78
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
123.07
Nokian Hakka Blue 2
140.55
Michelin Primacy 4
142.81
Continental Premium Contact 6
146.94

And finally, it will be no surprise to regular tyre tests viewers to see the Michelin Primacy 4 and Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 leading the way in the rolling resistance testing.

Michelin Primacy 4
5.37 l/100km
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
5.44 l/100km
Continental Premium Contact 6
5.49 l/100km
Maxxis Premitra HP5
5.51 l/100km
Landsail Qirin 990
5.55 l/100km
Hifly HF805
5.60 l/100km
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
5.63 l/100km
Nokian Hakka Blue 2
5.71 l/100km

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Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tyre age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

Results

Excellent stability and steering response in the dry, good levels of grip in the wet with a neutral wet balance, best aquaplaning resistance on test, well priced.

Mid pack stopping distances, average comfort.

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	6^th	34.9 M	33.7 M	+1.2 M	96.56%
Dry Handling	1^st	99.9 s			100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	4^th	34.3 M	31.6 M	+2.7 M	92.13%
Wet Handling	3^rd	70.2 s	69.9 s	+0.3 s	99.57%
Wet Circle	3^rd	14.67 s	14.61 s	+0.06 s	99.59%
Straight Aqua	2^nd	85.6 Km/H	86 Km/H	-0.4 Km/H	99.53%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Subj. Comfort	6^th	2 Points	4 Points	-2 Points	50%
Subj. Noise	5^th	3 Points	5 Points	-2 Points	60%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Price	3^rd	75.53	65.32	+10.21	86.48%
Fuel Consumption	4^th	5.51 l/100km	5.37 l/100km	+0.14 l/100km	97.46%

Responsive and easy to drive in the wet and dry, very good levels of comfort and quietest tyre on test.

Average aquaplaning resistance.

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	5^th	34.8 M	33.7 M	+1.1 M	96.84%
Dry Handling	2^nd	100.3 s	99.9 s	+0.4 s	99.6%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	6^th	34.6 M	31.6 M	+3 M	91.33%
Wet Handling	4^th	70.4 s	69.9 s	+0.5 s	99.29%
Wet Circle	1^st	14.61 s			100%
Straight Aqua	6^th	81.8 Km/H	86 Km/H	-4.2 Km/H	95.12%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Subj. Comfort	3^rd	3 Points	4 Points	-1 Points	75%
Subj. Noise	1^st	5 Points			100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Price	5^th	123.07	65.32	+57.75	53.08%
Fuel Consumption	2^nd	5.44 l/100km	5.37 l/100km	+0.07 l/100km	98.71%

Easy to drive, stable rear and slight understeer balance in the dry, fastest around the wet handling lap, shortest braking distances in the dry and wet.

Worse curved aquaplaning resistance on test, low levels of comfort, average noise.

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	1^st	33.7 M			100%
Dry Handling	2^nd	100.3 s	99.9 s	+0.4 s	99.6%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	1^st	31.6 M			100%
Wet Handling	1^st	69.9 s			100%
Wet Circle	4^th	14.72 s	14.61 s	+0.11 s	99.25%
Straight Aqua	4^th	83 Km/H	86 Km/H	-3 Km/H	96.51%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Subj. Comfort	6^th	2 Points	4 Points	-2 Points	50%
Subj. Noise	5^th	3 Points	5 Points	-2 Points	60%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Price	8^th	146.94	65.32	+81.62	44.45%
Fuel Consumption	3^rd	5.49 l/100km	5.37 l/100km	+0.12 l/100km	97.81%

Excellent aquaplaning resistance and short wet braking, very good levels of comfort.

Long dry braking, soft and imprecise dry handling.

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	7^th	35.3 M	33.7 M	+1.6 M	95.47%
Dry Handling	6^th	100.8 s	99.9 s	+0.9 s	99.11%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	2^nd	32.5 M	31.6 M	+0.9 M	97.23%
Wet Handling	2^nd	70.1 s	69.9 s	+0.2 s	99.71%
Wet Circle	2^nd	14.64 s	14.61 s	+0.03 s	99.8%
Straight Aqua	1^st	86 Km/H			100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Subj. Comfort	1^st	4 Points			100%
Subj. Noise	2^nd	4 Points	5 Points	-1 Points	80%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Price	6^th	140.55	65.32	+75.23	46.47%
Fuel Consumption	8^th	5.71 l/100km	5.37 l/100km	+0.34 l/100km	94.05%

Good aquaplaning resistance given it's shallow starting tread depth, lowest fuel consumption on test, short braking in the dry and wet.

Average comfort and low lateral wet circle grip.

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	4^th	34.7 M	33.7 M	+1 M	97.12%
Dry Handling	5^th	100.7 s	99.9 s	+0.8 s	99.21%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	3^rd	33.8 M	31.6 M	+2.2 M	93.49%
Wet Handling	5^th	70.9 s	69.9 s	+1 s	98.59%
Wet Circle	6^th	14.95 s	14.61 s	+0.34 s	97.73%
Straight Aqua	5^th	82.6 Km/H	86 Km/H	-3.4 Km/H	96.05%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Subj. Comfort	3^rd	3 Points	4 Points	-1 Points	75%
Subj. Noise	5^th	3 Points	5 Points	-2 Points	60%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Price	7^th	142.81	65.32	+77.49	45.74%
Fuel Consumption	1^st	5.37 l/100km			100%

Good in the dry with the best steering feedback and handling, good aquaplaning resistance, low noise levels ang good comfort.

Long wet braking, difficult wet handling.

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	3^rd	34.2 M	33.7 M	+0.5 M	98.54%
Dry Handling	4^th	100.5 s	99.9 s	+0.6 s	99.4%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	7^th	35 M	31.6 M	+3.4 M	90.29%
Wet Handling	6^th	71.3 s	69.9 s	+1.4 s	98.04%
Wet Circle	5^th	14.85 s	14.61 s	+0.24 s	98.38%
Straight Aqua	3^rd	83.4 Km/H	86 Km/H	-2.6 Km/H	96.98%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Subj. Comfort	1^st	4 Points			100%
Subj. Noise	2^nd	4 Points	5 Points	-1 Points	80%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Price	4^th	122.78	65.32	+57.46	53.2%
Fuel Consumption	7^th	5.63 l/100km	5.37 l/100km	+0.26 l/100km	95.38%

Very good dry braking, low noise.

Poor handling in the dry, understeer in the wet, low aquaplaning resistance.

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	2^nd	34.1 M	33.7 M	+0.4 M	98.83%
Dry Handling	7^th	101.4 s	99.9 s	+1.5 s	98.52%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	5^th	34.5 M	31.6 M	+2.9 M	91.59%
Wet Handling	7^th	71.9 s	69.9 s	+2 s	97.22%
Wet Circle	6^th	14.95 s	14.61 s	+0.34 s	97.73%
Straight Aqua	8^th	79.4 Km/H	86 Km/H	-6.6 Km/H	92.33%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Subj. Comfort	3^rd	3 Points	4 Points	-1 Points	75%
Subj. Noise	2^nd	4 Points	5 Points	-1 Points	80%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Price	2^nd	65.42	65.32	+0.1	99.85%
Fuel Consumption	5^th	5.55 l/100km	5.37 l/100km	+0.18 l/100km	96.76%

Cheapest tyre on test.

Very poor wet braking, low grip in all conditions, high noise and low levels of comfort.

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	8^th	36 M	33.7 M	+2.3 M	93.61%
Dry Handling	8^th	102.3 s	99.9 s	+2.4 s	97.65%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	8^th	37.1 M	31.6 M	+5.5 M	85.18%
Wet Handling	8^th	73.2 s	69.9 s	+3.3 s	95.49%
Wet Circle	8^th	15.28 s	14.61 s	+0.67 s	95.62%
Straight Aqua	7^th	80.5 Km/H	86 Km/H	-5.5 Km/H	93.6%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Subj. Comfort	6^th	2 Points	4 Points	-2 Points	50%
Subj. Noise	8^th	2 Points	5 Points	-3 Points	40%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Price	1^st	65.32			100%
Fuel Consumption	6^th	5.6 l/100km	5.37 l/100km	+0.23 l/100km	95.89%

Discussion

8 comments

Niclas Feb 9, 2022 archived

It is not suprizing at all, vi bilägare is an appalling newspaper and they not their readers can drive.. true story.

#7805
Mark Nov 8, 2021 archived

Isn't this yet another test where the overall ranking doesn't bear much resemblance to the individual results. Maxxis have clearly done a very fine job but unless you are really stressed about curved aqua then the Conti is surely the better tyre - best wet and dry braking (3.9m in total better than Maxxis actoss the two), best wet handling and 2nd best dry handling, identical comfort and noise to Maxxis and only very marginally worse fuel consumption and wet circle. Yes Maxxis looks a very fine tyre for the price but it's not the best unless you do some pretty heavy weightings for price and curved aqua.

#7521
Tom Apr 1, 2021 archived

Quite interesting indeed. Again we see that in different sizes the order on the list might change a bit for the same models, but still the good tyres perform similarly well, so even in a different size one shouldn't expect drastically worse performance. As for Maxxis... Wow! I noticed they're doing quite well in recent tests, you also said they're good value for the money etc. But here, without the price aspect taken into the final grade. That's unexpected :) Did the Swedish team buy the normal, retail tyres or were they provided with the tyres by some manufacturer-linked party? ;)

#6681
1. TyreReviews Tom Apr 1, 2021 archived
  
  I'm confident the performance of the Maxxis is real, but as mentioned, wear wasn't tested which is the usual trade maxxis seem to make.
  
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  1. Florin Bogdan TyreReviews Apr 14, 2021 archived
    
    What's more important : a tyre that lasts "forever" or one that keeps you safe on the road? Adding the price into account if the money are an issue a tyre like Maxxis will do the job and won't break the bank. I am focussed on safety and if it lasts three summer seasons it's fine. For the next three I get to have new tyres to keep me safe.
    
    #6729
    1. TyreReviews Florin Bogdan Apr 14, 2021 archived
      
      In an ideal world you would have both :)
      
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      1. Florin Bogdan TyreReviews Apr 14, 2021 archived
        
        If this world world would be ideal we would have nothing to put our minds to work for the best solutions, all would be easy, all our conversation and information exchange would not exist and maybe this world of our days is ideal in this regards.
        
        #6731
2. Rama Tom May 14, 2021 archived
  
  As has been noted, wear wasn’t tested. The difference between the top is small, I rather have a tyre that combines good grip with good wear. Also note that they were tested under ideal conditions.
  Aftonbladet/Test World did a recent test under different temperatures. They noted that some - especially inexpensive chinese tyres, including Maxxis - looses their grip even in milder/cold spring temperatures even if they have good grip in hotter summer temperatures.
  
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