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2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
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Dry 37%
Wet 53%
Value 11%
Dry 37% · Wet 53% · Value 11%
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Test Results Data

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# Tyre Total Score Dry Wet Value
Braking M % Braking M Braking - Concrete M Straight Aqua Km/H Curved Aquaplaning m/sec2 % Wear KM Fuel Consumption l/100km Abrasion mg/km/t %
1 Continental PremiumContact 7 96.8% 35 96.9% 30.1 34.9 2 79.7 3.7 97.4% 44700 5.4 69 85.8%
2 ▲14 Linglong Sport Master 95.5% 34.2 2 99.1% 30.1 32.3 78.6 3.4 98.6% 26100 6 131 60.4%
3 ▼1 Pirelli Cinturato C3 94.8% 34.5 98.3% 31.8 37.3 79.7 3.6 3 93% 48600 5.7 79 83.7%
4 ▼1 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 93.4% 36.3 93.4% 31.3 38.1 75.7 3.4 91.4% 57800 5.5 62 2 95.8%
5 ▲4 Kumho Ecsta HS52 92.8% 35.7 95% 31.1 3 35.9 3 77.3 3.2 92.9% 43200 5.8 91 77.2%
6 ▲1 Michelin Primacy 5 92.6% 36.3 93.4% 32.7 38.8 76.5 3.3 89.1% 56000 2 5.4 54 98.9%
7 ▼2 Falken ZIEX ZE320 92% 33.9 100% 34.3 37.7 75.2 3.1 87.4% 37500 5.6 71 79.4%
8 ▲6 Lassa Revola 91.5% 34.4 3 98.6% 32.9 39.2 76.6 3.3 88.7% 36100 5.6 89 74.3%
9 ▼3 Bridgestone Turanza 6 91% 36.4 93.1% 33.8 40.2 77.2 3.4 87.6% 55600 3 5.5 66 3 93%
10 ▼6 Firestone Roadhawk 2 ENLITEN 90.3% 34.9 97.1% 34.9 40.1 77.2 3.6 3 87.5% 36700 5.7 95 73%
11 ▲1 Vredestein Ultrac plus 90.2% 35.3 96% 33.9 39.5 79.3 3 3.5 88.8% 30600 5.6 97 69.5%
12 ▼4 Maxxis Premitra HP6 89.9% 35.8 94.7% 33.4 38.1 75 3 87.5% 37200 5.6 76 77.8%
13 ▼3 BFGoodrich Advantage 89.1% 36.5 92.9% 34.5 41.5 76.2 3.5 86.3% 46700 5.6 83 82.2%
14 ▼3 Hankook Ventus Prime 4 88.3% 36.7 92.4% 34.5 42.1 72.9 3.4 84.9% 44700 5.4 75 84.1%
15 Leao Nova Force Acro 88.2% 35.2 96.3% 33 40.8 73.7 2.9 85.3% 27700 5.5 100 67.9%
16 ▼3 Greentrac Quest X 86.6% 36.2 93.7% 37.9 44.5 75.7 3.7 82.4% 38200 5.7 83 76.2%
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Dry 97% Wet 97% Value 86%
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Dry Braking 35 M
Wet
Wet Braking 30.1 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 34.9 M 2
Straight Aqua 79.7 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.7 m/sec2
Value
Wear 44700 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.4 l/100km
Abrasion 69 mg/km/t
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95.5%
Dry 99% Wet 99% Value 60%
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Dry Braking 34.2 M 2
Wet
Wet Braking 30.1 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 32.3 M
Straight Aqua 78.6 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.4 m/sec2
Value
Wear 26100 KM
Fuel Consumption 6 l/100km
Abrasion 131 mg/km/t
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94.8%
Dry 98% Wet 93% Value 84%
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Dry Braking 34.5 M
Wet
Wet Braking 31.8 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 37.3 M
Straight Aqua 79.7 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.6 m/sec2 3
Value
Wear 48600 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 79 mg/km/t
Dry 93% Wet 91% Value 96%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 31.3 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 38.1 M
Straight Aqua 75.7 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.4 m/sec2
Value
Wear 57800 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.5 l/100km
Abrasion 62 mg/km/t 2
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92.8%
Dry 95% Wet 93% Value 77%
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Dry Braking 35.7 M
Wet
Wet Braking 31.1 M 3
Wet Braking - Concrete 35.9 M 3
Straight Aqua 77.3 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.2 m/sec2
Value
Wear 43200 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.8 l/100km
Abrasion 91 mg/km/t
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92.6%
Dry 93% Wet 89% Value 99%
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Dry Braking 36.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 32.7 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 38.8 M
Straight Aqua 76.5 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.3 m/sec2
Value
Wear 56000 KM 2
Fuel Consumption 5.4 l/100km
Abrasion 54 mg/km/t
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92%
Dry 100% Wet 87% Value 79%
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Dry Braking 33.9 M
Wet
Wet Braking 34.3 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 37.7 M
Straight Aqua 75.2 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.1 m/sec2
Value
Wear 37500 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.6 l/100km
Abrasion 71 mg/km/t
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91.5%
Dry 99% Wet 89% Value 74%
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Dry Braking 34.4 M 3
Wet
Wet Braking 32.9 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 39.2 M
Straight Aqua 76.6 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.3 m/sec2
Value
Wear 36100 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.6 l/100km
Abrasion 89 mg/km/t
Dry 93% Wet 88% Value 93%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.4 M
Wet
Wet Braking 33.8 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 40.2 M
Straight Aqua 77.2 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.4 m/sec2
Value
Wear 55600 KM 3
Fuel Consumption 5.5 l/100km
Abrasion 66 mg/km/t 3
Dry 97% Wet 88% Value 73%
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Dry
Dry Braking 34.9 M
Wet
Wet Braking 34.9 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 40.1 M
Straight Aqua 77.2 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.6 m/sec2 3
Value
Wear 36700 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 95 mg/km/t
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90.2%
Dry 96% Wet 89% Value 70%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 33.9 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 39.5 M
Straight Aqua 79.3 Km/H 3
Curved Aquaplaning 3.5 m/sec2
Value
Wear 30600 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.6 l/100km
Abrasion 97 mg/km/t
12
89.9%
Dry 95% Wet 88% Value 78%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.8 M
Wet
Wet Braking 33.4 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 38.1 M
Straight Aqua 75 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3 m/sec2
Value
Wear 37200 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.6 l/100km
Abrasion 76 mg/km/t
13
89.1%
Dry 93% Wet 86% Value 82%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.5 M
Wet
Wet Braking 34.5 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 41.5 M
Straight Aqua 76.2 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.5 m/sec2
Value
Wear 46700 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.6 l/100km
Abrasion 83 mg/km/t
14
88.3%
Dry 92% Wet 85% Value 84%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.7 M
Wet
Wet Braking 34.5 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 42.1 M
Straight Aqua 72.9 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.4 m/sec2
Value
Wear 44700 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.4 l/100km
Abrasion 75 mg/km/t
Dry 96% Wet 85% Value 68%
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Dry
Dry Braking 35.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 33 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 40.8 M
Straight Aqua 73.7 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.9 m/sec2
Value
Wear 27700 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.5 l/100km
Abrasion 100 mg/km/t
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86.6%
Dry 94% Wet 82% Value 76%
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Dry
Dry Braking 36.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 37.9 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 44.5 M
Straight Aqua 75.7 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.7 m/sec2
Value
Wear 38200 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 83 mg/km/t
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Discussion

7 comments
  1. Jim archived

    I gotta agree with others , weird ranking and based almost solely on abrasion and fuel efficiency. Kumho is obviously better than the Maxxis in terms of safety when looking at the results, but finishes after the maxxis anyway. That's just one observation.

    #10549
  2. Antonis Loukas archived

    The final ranking is a joke... The best wet braking, the second best dry braking and 4th place on wet aquaplaning, equals to last place... Maybe Ling long (and the sister brand Leao) didn't send them a cheque... I am wearing these tyres from September of 2024 and have already done around 20k km (205/55R16). I cannot say that my tyres are going to fall off on 26k km (additional 6k km than those i've already have...). I am very happy with performance both on wet and dry surfaces. For my tyres size, the difference between ling long and continental were 160 euros for all 4 tyres... It no wonder that german products keep receiving the middle finger from Chinese ones, no matter if we are talking about tyres or cars...

    #10547
  3. fuji1978 archived

    I’m honestly disappointed with the overall ADAC test results. It’s hard to ignore the feeling that a small group of “chosen” manufacturers is systematically favored, while tires that are objectively very strong in real-world conditions are pushed down the rankings.

    Seeing a tire in 4th place that doesn’t even come close to Falken or Vredestein in wet grip and aquaplaning resistance really raises questions. It feels like progressive eco-politics has started to outweigh common sense, where rolling resistance and “green scores” matter more than actual safety and cost efficiency.

    The top three tires cost €150-160 per piece, while Falken or Vredestein are roughly €40 cheaper per tire. That’s €160 saved per set - so the obvious question is: how many extra kilometers can I drive for that money?

    For me, aquaplaning resistance in heavy rain is far more important than saving a few grams of CO₂ in a lab test. I drive on real roads, not perfect German asphalt, and definitely not in a spreadsheet.

    ADAC tests may look nice on paper, but maybe it’s time for a hard reset - and a reminder that safety, realism, and value for money should come before ideology.

    #10542
    1. Petr fuji1978 archived

      It's not about "chosen" brands, it's the eco-cancer. Think about it. The only thing that holds you on the road is the tyre so it has to be SAFE and only SAFE, everything else is absolutely irrelevant. It does not have to do a million miles but it has to stay safe over a period of time, say, for at least six, seven years. Unfortunately, no currently produced tyre lasts as long without losing most of its original safety performance. Only fleet cars can do such high mileages in range of three or (max.) four years which is the time summer tyres (at least Goodyear) deteriorate to such extent that they become dangerous (cracked, no traction). Nokian lasts a bit longer, cca five years.

      Before somenone starts arguing with me, try real life - emergency braking in a smaller car without ABS first. Try new set of tyres and then try four year old ones of the same type. You will never ever buy eco tyres again.

      #10545
      1. Petr Petr archived

        Oops. The first sentence should have ended with "it's the eco-cancer and testers' emphasis on it".

        #10548
    1. TyreReviews homes archived

      How did I miss that. I must be getting hard of sight.

      #10539