Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres

Your tests results are comprehensive and explained in detail. However, i would like to see some more details about some other Taiwan and Singapore based tired brands which may be included in tests. I don't know the reason to include Double Coin in tests. I hope that some other china based reputable brands can be included in tests

One thing I find really odd is that the Conti PC7 won the latest tyre reviews UHP test AND the premium touring test!

On one hand, it beat out the eagle f1 asym 6 and PS5 when judged on UHP standards, but also beat touring tyres when judged on those standards…

@TyreReviews:disqus , does this mean that the PC7 is the best tyre across both segments, regardless if the user is looking for sportiness or comfort?

Often find these test results differ from my own real world experience, for example our F56 Mini is running Khumo HS52 tyres, whereas our F48 X1 came fitted with Bridgestone T001, and the Bridgestone is defiantly an inferior tyre to the Khumo in all aspects, as its prone to tramlining, has minimal wet grip, is overly firm giving an unsettled ride, and often prone to tyre roar. Where the Khumo gives a positive feel through the steering, has good levels of grip in both the dry and wet, gives a comfortable ride, and generally is pretty quiet, depending on how bad the road surface is obviously. Currently have Vredestein Wintrac Pro + fitted to the F48, and again I highly rate them (though yet to try them in snow), which is contrary to their first test result.

I am curious how would 10 Celsius affect the racking. Would a softer/ better summer tire better at all temperatures for 10, 15 and 20?.

Hi there, I am very confused about which tyres to choose, as I can't find them anywhere comparable in one test. Is it better to take the Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun or the Falken Azenis FK520. Tyre dimensions 225/50 R17.

hi there, for my Mazda MX5 (ND latest generation 1500) (195/50/16 84V) - your quick opinion if possible?
based on your review I'm hesitating between Goodyear Efficient Grip (since you say they're more engaging than the Michelin Primacy) or the Kumho Ecsta. Seems the Kumhos will wear a lot quicker (43,000km v 66,000km - re. the ADAC Summer test 2023 on your site) - but that's offset by a big price advantage for the Kumhos.
You rated the Kumhos 5 points higher on subjective dry handling - so I guess that means your found them more fun??
Any advice or other suggestions?
I'm looking for good all round daily driver tyres with nice sharp feel to complement the little Mazda.
From your great video I get the feeling these 2 are good options ...
thanks for any tips and the great content!

Goodyear 4th...?? Bit harsh?

Thank you for the countless hours of work you put in every video ! It really helps!
You have many videos on all season tires, can you compare them to summer tires sometimes? At least some quick thoughts? Here in Bulgaria we used to have a lot of snow in the winter, but the last 2 years we had snow 3 times, the worst of which was about 10cm... so I believe we can do with all seasons, instead of summer+winter, but that would depend on the tire qualities.

I drive about 13-17k kilometers per year with summer/winter tires, have 2 kids so I never drive fast or sporty thus I really don't see the appeal in premium tires when I know that they will be trash in 4 years no matter what the tire is...Also - I am (not a complaint to you) really annoyed about the fact that all test on all websites and youtube channels include always the premium brands and on a rare ocasion a mid range tire or two. We all know the premiums are great and all of them will do a fantastic job. However in the mid tier there are corner cuts that lead to bigger differences and if I search for one certain tire on 4-5 websites I always get different comments on in. I can NEVER get the correct info on a mid tier tire because it is either never compared to the same mid tier tires in different tests, or different tests give VERY different results when comparing mostly the same tires.
SO... can you try and give your thoughts on more mid range tires please?

Once again - I really appreciate your knowledge and always rely on it! I have been really happy with both my Nokian Wetproof and Hankook icept rs2 - both chosen after your tests came out!

Sadly they pay more attention to external noise as that is on the EU label but the big manufacturers will also spend a lot of time on internal.

It must be variance in test methods, though we usually test our noise to the same standard as the label.

Seems almost impossible to find the right size for my weels, hence what is the best summer tyre for 195/55 R16 87W? Thanks a lot

The start of summer tyres test 2024 in german magazines have started

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Please can you recommend best tyre set for Mercedes w205 1.6 petrol c-class estate automatic AMG line. Social domestic + pleasure use, c. 8,000 miles per annum. Tyre sizes are Front: 225/45 R18 95Y, Rear: 245/40 ZR18 97Y XL

Based in the UK, I want to make a sound investment in a good all round tyre with low road noise for both summer and winter use. I have been recommended Michelin Primacy 4, is this a good choice or is there better? Thank you in advance for any advice given.

Advice for s class 275/35/20 what tyres would you suggest had Flakens and last only 4 months, around 40k miles

I will buy some new tyres for my mitsubishi colt 1.3 95hp 2011 soon. I am using 195/50 r15 turanza t005 for almost 60k kms so far. Decent tyre so far, and hold up nicely, not exceptional though, and rubber is still there, hard compound probably. Tyres have still meat on them. I have bought 16 inch wheels so i am going to need 205/45 r16 tyres. I want the best summer tyre there is. I value short braking distance and handling above everything else. I am thinking of premium contact 6, turanza t005 or t006, hankook prime 4, rainsport 5, advan fleva v701, efficient performance 2, pilot sport 3, ziex ecorun. Weather is warm most times of the year. Summer is very hot 40+ Celsius, winters are mild about 5-15 Celsius. I want the tyre to perform the best on wet and dry and be ready to use instantly without the need for a lot of warming up. My car is light (990kg) and has low power (95hp, 125 nm). I want to be able to rely on it, running an errand around city or fast bends on highway and good breaking in bad pavements or good asphalt too. Safety and ability to handle manoeuvres is my priority. Any specific recommendations?
Thanks .

How would you rate the Toyo Proxes Comfort compared to Proxes CF2?

I need advice! So many different reviews. I’m in UK very high motorway mileage in a Corolla Hybrid which has awful tyre noise. 225/45r17
I’m after the quietest cabin and best aquaplaning control. Nothing else matters much.
Any suggestions? Thanks

Really enjoyed reading this tyre test. Unfortunately, some of the newer tread patterns (EGP 2 and PC6) are currently unavailable in the 205/55 R16 size in my market. How do their predecessors (EGP and PC5) compare with newer, slightly more expensive tread patterns that are available, such as the T005 and Primacy 4?

First of all I would like to thank you for the comments you do on the comfort levels of the tyres. I am very grateful for that as other tyre testers do little to none on that.

Therefore the Conti might be a little bit too uncomfortable and noisy for me and, according to your test, the Pirelli seems to have the best blend of comfort and noise levels on the one hand and steering characterics on the other.

I would like to have two questions on that, as other tests of the Pirelli had rather mixed and not too positive results:

You are talking about a significant update of the Pirelli. Do you have any information by when this update was done (ideally DOT code) in the tested tyre size?

And: how do you make sure that you don't get "selected" tyres for testing?

For those who are interested in experiences on the Michelin PS4 in 205/55R16 I would like to do some comments:

I tried them some time ago because they were promising to have the best handling performance in 205/55R16 you could buy at this point of time.

I found that the grip levels in dry and wet conditions were really great but I was a bit disapointed by the on center steering characterictics: response, precision and force build up were rather average than sporty.

Compared to other UHP tyres in other sizes they are told to be relatively comfortable according to tests I have read, but in 205/55R16 compared to previous HP tyres I found them to be hard. I am talking about the non XL version.

Pirelli isn’t Italian, it’s owned by Chemchina, Chinese company obviously.

Have you tried the Bridgestone Turanza 6 or Continental UltraContact ? How are they regarding to the Continental PremiumContact 7 ?

What would you choose between Continental UltraContact, PremiumContact 7 and Bridgestone Turanza 6 ?
The car in question is a SUV with 4WD ( 4x4 ), dimension in discussion 215/60/R17. Price is not a problem.

The Michelin PS4 deserves joining a test in 205/55 R16. Yes, it's actually available in this size. As well as in 225/50 R16. Classic Porsche sizes indeed! Anyway I bet the PS4 performs MUCH better compared to the Primacy.

What was the outside temperature for this test?

More interesting and attractive could be Premium7 against Asy6, evo3, Pilot5.....Not against eco and touring tires. They are considered as touring, but they should be not.

Seems most tyres are pretty good overall. I want to maximize internal comfort & noise for my cars, especially rough asfalt in Sweden (Lexus IS 250 and Volvo XC70 both 18")
Is the Pirelli P7 or Primacy 4+ best? How come not all premium tyres have acoustic foam?

Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun fared better in your own aquaplaning test (above Goodyear) than ADAC's (below Goodyear) even if both test's had same tyre size 205/55/16?

Falken was 33rd straight 19th curved ADAC's 50 tyre test.

Falken 2nd straight 2nd curved TyreReviews 13 tyre test.

I wonder what tyres are better on wet Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 or Continental PremiumContact 7 this is different tyre class but both are on 1st place im not much of a performance driver with my passat alltrack but im always looking for best option, my main expectations are overall wet performance, noise, comfort of driving

For the Goodyear EFGP2, under the 'O' you states: "and had excellent aquaplaning resistance"- however that doesn't seem consistent with the rating numbers given, and various reviews which state aquaplaning isn't 'excellent'!? So I'm not understanding that comment at all?

And another question: my friends know that I'm a tyre geek, so they ask my advice when they need new tyres. They generally are not interested in things like sporty driving. They are interested in costs and safety. I drive on Continental PC6 myself. I love them. I'm happy to see that the PC7 got even better and I would certainly buy the them if I would need new tyres. But in my experience the PC6 perform poorly concerning wear, aquaplaning resistance and comfort. I don't know if there is significant improvement for the PC7 at these domains, so I'll stay a bit reluctant to advise them to people who are not interested in driving pleasure. I tend to advise the Goodyear EG2 because it seems to me that it combines the best TCO (purchase price, wear, fuel consumption) with a safe road behaviour (thus my question below). However, since most of my friends don't want to invest in a set of winter tyres but do keep on driving in our (mild) winter conditions on their summer tyres, I try to steer them towards allseasons. Wouldn't it be possible to include a summer biased allseason tyre in tests like these? I suspect that a tyre like the Vredestein Quatrac would end up quite high in the ranking above. Or wouldn't it?

Thanks for another interesting test! One thing puzzles me: in some tests the Goodyear EG2 is clearly downgraded because of its driving characteristics (diffuse, delayed steering). In these tests it is called somewhat unsafe when handled on the limit (evasive maneuvers). In other tests (same size, load- and speed index) there is no mention at all of this (except for your remark during the wet handling test). What could the explanation be for this? Is the production quality of Goodyear not very stable? I would find that difficult to believe for such a premium manufacturer.

Yes, just ignore it. Unless you want the same tyre as the OEM one. Personally, I would not want it, since most OEM spec tyres have worse performance (worse safety) in favour of lower rolling resistance (lower fuel consumption).

Just buy the right size/speed rating you need without looking for something like MO of whatever the car manufacturer makes of it. That MO could mean that it is a different tyre than the regular one that is beeing tested because of different ingredients. I see no point for that

Nothing new under the sun here. Michelin Primacy is safe and comfortable and not on the sporty side like Pirelli and Conti.
But Mich has other more sporty tires.
As long as we are driving in traffic and not on a racing track, wet braking distance is crucial and so are also the wet handling, wet braking and aqua planing on USED tires.
Durability is important for total economy but tire wear is unfortunately not measured here and neither is thread depth. I've read before that some tires only have 7mm as new. I guess that makes the tire better under testing conditions for dry braking and dry handling.

Would the PC7 be an okay replacement for a Michelin ps3 (235/40 r18, focus mk4 St line)? Kind of confusing coz until now, the pc6 was tested against the pilot sports, etc.

I have T005 on my 2022 car and can confirm the very low rolling resistance of those tyres. If I'm driving economically, I'm able to drive longer trips with average consumption around 5-5,5 liters / 100 km (43-47 mpg) with a 2.0 liter petrol engine car with weight over 1,7 tons (ca. 3750 lbs). After I swiched for Hankook Kinergy K2S all season tyres for "winter", the economical driving consumption got up by 0,2-0,3 liters instantly, and when I'm in hurry, it's probably much more.

Nice review. I was surprised the new Bridgestone Turanza 6 is not included in this test. I'm waiting for a good test since the press release a few months ago. The T005 is allready a few years old and the successor is available for consumers, but unfortunately not in this tyre size which would explain it's older brother fighting for the family honor. A third place overall for this tyre is also a very nice achievement. With the improvements mentioned in the press release it seems strange not to bring this tyre in this size on the market.

Congratulations for one more massive test!
Why was the Continental your worst subjective dry handling tyre? And the subjective wet handling results are a bit awkward (they don't match your comments). Were those just some mistakes you made while introducing data?
Anyway, extrapolating from your previous 205/55 R16 summer tyre test, back in 2020, I believe it's fair to extrapolate and say that, compared to the PremiumContact 6, the PremiumContact 7 gained of bit of dry braking (if we ignore Bridgestone's results) and some reasonable dry handling performance; in wet braking lost terrain for some but gained for others, and certainly got a lot more wet handling performance (even subjectively, apparently). It just seems to be noisier than the PC6. I just wonder how much more or less road feedback do I get from the PC7 compared to the PC6.
It was just a pity that you didn't test the Michelin Pilot Sport 4! It would be the world's first test in this size, and a great opportunity to compare the two best tyres ever made in the most popular size, and not just for track days!... Keep up with the good work!

Small typo in the 3rd place text:
"where is was pretty average"

Hi. Thank you for the fantastic Test. Can you maybe Test the Best of Ultra High Performance vs the best of Touring Tires in cool and hot conditions (5-10c and 30-40c).

Michelin PS 5 and Primacy 4+
Goodyear AS6 and EffGripP 2
Bridgestone Potenza 4 and T005
Pirelli P Zero (Pz4) and cinturato p7
Continental sport contact 7 and premium contact 7

Care to expand on the low subjective handling scores of the PC7? (A surprise given your remarks in the video.)