TyreRanker summary
In its 2024 test, Auto Bild compared 20 summer tyres in size 205/55 R16. Measured parameters from this test used by TyreRanker: 8.
In the tester's ranking, the best was the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus, followed by Continental PremiumContact 7 and Bridgestone Turanza 6. On measured results alone, the best tyre in this test was the Vredestein Ultrac (95 points) – the tester also assesses driving feel and other subjective qualities.
Braking in the wet: best Continental PremiumContact 7 (40.3 m), weakest Dunlop Sport BluResponse (46.9 m) – a difference of 6.6 m, or 16%. Braking in the dry: best Continental PremiumContact 7 (35.4 m), weakest Uniroyal RainSport 5 (37.9 m) – a difference of 2.5 m, or 7%. Straight-line aquaplaning: best Vredestein Ultrac (86.8 km/h), weakest Nexen N Fera Primus (80.2 km/h) – a difference of 6.6 km/h, or 8%.
The Continental PremiumContact 7 won the most test categories (2: braking in the wet and braking in the dry). The largest percentage gap was in “rolling resistance” (23%). The Vredestein Ultrac finished last in the tester's ranking.
The Vredestein Ultrac was No. 20 in the tester's ranking, but No. 1 in this test by TyreRanker score. In the measurements it was at or near the top in “straight-line aquaplaning” and “aquaplaning in bends”, where TyreRanker's methodology applies a high weighting. The tester's overall rating also gives substantial weight to subjective assessments (driving feel, noise, comfort) that the measured results do not show. In the combined ranking of all tests, the Ultrac is No. 20 out of 62 tyres – it performed better in other tests than in this one.
The Uniroyal RainSport 5 was No. 18 in the tester's ranking, but No. 8 in this test by TyreRanker score. In the measurements it was at or near the top in “straight-line aquaplaning”, “handling in the dry” and “aquaplaning in bends”, where TyreRanker's methodology applies a high weighting. The tester's overall rating also gives substantial weight to subjective assessments (driving feel, noise, comfort) that the measured results do not show. In the combined ranking of all tests, the RainSport 5 is No. 42 out of 62 tyres – it performed better in other tests than in this one.
The Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 was No. 4 in the tester's ranking, but only No. 13 in this test by TyreRanker score. The tester rated its handling and balance highly, which the measured results do not fully reflect. In the combined ranking of all tests, the EfficientGrip Performance 2 is No. 21 out of 62 tyres – it was weaker in other tests than in this one.
The tester's winner, the Michelin Primacy 4 Plus, is No. 12 out of 62 tyres in the combined ranking of all tests.