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2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
6 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2022 AMS Performance 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.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
Maxxis Victra Sport 5
GT-Radial SportActive 2
Continental Premium Contact 6
Nokian PowerProof
Falken Azenis FK510
Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 2.70 M (7.8%) | Avg: 35.55 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 with a result of 34.6 M. The difference between best and worst was 7.2%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    34.6 M
  2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    34.9 M
  3. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    35.3 M
  4. Nokian PowerProof
    35.3 M
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    35.4 M
  6. Continental Premium Contact 6
    35.4 M
  7. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    35.4 M
  8. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
    35.6 M
  9. Falken Azenis FK510
    36.3 M
  10. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    37.3 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.70 Km/H (2.1%) | Avg: 125.15 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. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    125.8 Km/H
  2. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    125.6 Km/H
  3. Continental Premium Contact 6
    125.5 Km/H
  4. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    125.5 Km/H
  5. Falken Azenis FK510
    125.4 Km/H
  6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    125.4 Km/H
  7. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    125.3 Km/H
  8. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
    125.2 Km/H
  9. Nokian PowerProof
    124.7 Km/H
  10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    123.1 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 4.90 M (16.6%) | Avg: 31.91 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 with a result of 29.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 14.2%.
  1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    29.5 M
  2. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    30 M
  3. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    30.8 M
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    31.3 M
  5. Nokian PowerProof
    31.4 M
  6. Continental Premium Contact 6
    31.8 M
  7. Falken Azenis FK510
    32.3 M
  8. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    33.3 M
  9. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
    34.3 M
  10. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    34.4 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 3.90 Km/H (4.4%) | Avg: 86.09 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 with a result of 88.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 4.4%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    88.4 Km/H
  2. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    87.3 Km/H
  3. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
    86.8 Km/H
  4. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    86.1 Km/H
  5. Continental Premium Contact 6
    85.9 Km/H
  6. Nokian PowerProof
    85.9 Km/H
  7. Falken Azenis FK510
    85.7 Km/H
  8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    85.6 Km/H
  9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    84.7 Km/H
  10. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    84.5 Km/H

Wet Circle (m/s)

Spread: 0.27 m/s (4%) | Avg: 6.52 m/s

Lateral wet grip in m/s squared (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 with a result of 6.67 m/s. The difference between best and worst was 4%.
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    6.67 m/s
  2. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
    6.63 m/s
  3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    6.54 m/s
  4. Nokian PowerProof
    6.52 m/s
  5. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    6.51 m/s
  6. Falken Azenis FK510
    6.5 m/s
  7. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    6.5 m/s
  8. Continental Premium Contact 6
    6.46 m/s
  9. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    6.46 m/s
  10. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    6.4 m/s

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 10.30 Km/H (14.1%) | Avg: 66.90 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 with a result of 73.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 14.1%.
  1. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    73.3 Km/H
  2. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    70.1 Km/H
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    69.7 Km/H
  4. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
    67.5 Km/H
  5. Continental Premium Contact 6
    65.7 Km/H
  6. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    65.6 Km/H
  7. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    65.5 Km/H
  8. Nokian PowerProof
    65.2 Km/H
  9. Falken Azenis FK510
    63.4 Km/H
  10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    63 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Spread: 0.50 m/sec2 (17.2%) | Avg: 2.66 m/sec2

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was GT-Radial SportActive 2 with a result of 2.9 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 17.2%.
  1. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    2.9 m/sec2
  2. Continental Premium Contact 6
    2.8 m/sec2
  3. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    2.8 m/sec2
  4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    2.8 m/sec2
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    2.7 m/sec2
  6. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    2.6 m/sec2
  7. Falken Azenis FK510
    2.6 m/sec2
  8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    2.5 m/sec2
  9. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
    2.5 m/sec2
  10. Nokian PowerProof
    2.4 m/sec2

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 3.80 dB (5.6%) | Avg: 69.30 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 with a result of 67.3 dB. The difference between best and worst was 5.3%.
  1. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    67.3 dB
  2. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    67.8 dB
  3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    68.3 dB
  4. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
    68.5 dB
  5. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    69.4 dB
  6. Nokian PowerProof
    69.6 dB
  7. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    70 dB
  8. Falken Azenis FK510
    70.4 dB
  9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    70.6 dB
  10. Continental Premium Contact 6
    71.1 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 79.00 (60.8%) | Avg: 165.10

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was GT-Radial SportActive 2. The difference between best and worst was 37.8%.
  1. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    130
  2. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
    137
  3. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    138
  4. Nokian PowerProof
    144
  5. Falken Azenis FK510
    155
  6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    160
  7. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    167
  8. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    203
  9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    208
  10. Continental Premium Contact 6
    209

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 2.20 kg / t (33.8%) | Avg: 7.87 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 6.5 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 25.3%.
  1. Bridgestone Turanza T005
    6.5 kg / t
  2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    7.2 kg / t
  3. Continental Premium Contact 6
    7.5 kg / t
  4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
    7.6 kg / t
  5. Nokian PowerProof
    7.7 kg / t
  6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5
    8.1 kg / t
  7. GT-Radial SportActive 2
    8.3 kg / t
  8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
    8.5 kg / t
  9. Falken Azenis FK510
    8.6 kg / t
  10. Nexen N Fera Sport SU2
    8.7 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position Tyre Score
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 0%
2 Bridgestone Turanza T005 0%
3 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 0%
4 Continental Premium Contact 6 0%
5 Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 0%
6 Nokian PowerProof 0%
7 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 0%
8 Falken Azenis FK510 0%
9 Maxxis Victra Sport 5 0%
10 GT-Radial SportActive 2 0%

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Discussion

14 comments
  1. fredzy archived

    I've run PS4 on several cars now and really can't complain about them. On GR86 the OEM set held up to 3 hard track weekends. They are about cooked now at 15,000 miles. The biggest win is that they never had any bad/funny wear patterns, or got significantly louder as they wore or anything like that. This was my experience with some other UHP tires. They are a great summer tire. But the main purpose of this comment is as a test. I haven't been able to post or comment anywhere on the site!

    #10458
    1. TyreReviews fredzy archived

      Glad you got the comment working. Are you also unable to leave a review on the site?

      #10459
      1. fredzy TyreReviews archived

        Thank you for replying! No, I am not able to leave a comment, and I even got an email that I tried sending to [email protected] bounced back to me by the filter policy. Let me know if I get the green light and I will re-send that email with the details on the issues I've been having (unable to verify email for my account, etc)

        #10460
  2. Lokids archived

    Hello,
    Got a set of new Hankook S1 Evo3 based on this test. (Assy6 was not available)
    Do you have any experience how tyre performance change if we change the size? Like 17" ->18". Or 215 -> 225. Or bigger change like 17" -> 20"

    #7958
    1. TyreReviews Lokids archived

      The trends should continue, where it's very close there might be some inversions in the results.

      #7961
  3. BeastMonkey archived

    Hello @TyreReviews:disqus, thank you for all your reviews. For me comfort and noice is most important, but since inside noice does not correlate to external noice, this is hard to judge. I was happy to note the below comment which indicates that the internal noice is measured:

    "External noise testing had no advantage for the foam damped Continental, which was the noisiest outside but the quietest inside the car."

    Would it be possible to include this in future tests?

    #7940
    1. TyreReviews BeastMonkey archived

      I do internal noise testing where it's realistic to do but it's very very time consuming so often not possible sadly

      #7941
  4. T Turkington archived

    Hi there - love your content and can't wait for the Michelin PS5 v Goodyear Asymmetric 6 comparison to come out! I have a quick question about whether the new Goodyear Asymmetric 6 or the existing Goodyear SuperSport would be the better tyre for an enthusiastically driven mainstream car (BMW 3 series)? I prioritise accurate and sharp steering but also have to live with the reality of potholes and speed bumps. Tough one I know but basically wondering how the latest and greatest Asymmetric 6 compares to the 'previous gen' tyre from the UUHP segment above i.e. the SuperSport. Any advice much appreciated!

    #7929
    1. TyreReviews T Turkington archived

      Good question, and I don't have an answer as I've not driven both. I would probably opt for the Asym 6 at this point for a daily.

      #7930
      1. T Turkington TyreReviews archived

        Thanks for the quick reply and thanks again for all your great work.

        #7933
  5. dufonrafal . archived

    Hi, sorry because I don't want to be that guy... But you always seem to make this typo :

    "quiet sensitive" , it's "quite" :D

    #7923
  6. Lukica Stipetić archived

    Too bad there are no Michelin 5 and Falken 520

    #7884