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Summer tyre test 255/45 R19 - Auto Bild 2026

літній Wet and dry disciplines were run at the Goodyear proving ground in Mireval, southern France. Off-road handling was tested on the Drive Control rally course in nearby Monteils. The overall weighting was 20% off-road, 40% wet, and 40% dry.
2026
Year
9
Tyres
Auto Bild does not name a single reference car. The test targets all-wheel-drive SUVs and crossover EVs using size 255/45 R19, including VW Tiguan, Audi Q3, Seat Tarraco, Tesla Model Y, and Volvo XC40.
Winner
hankook
Hankook Ventus Evo
найкраще співвідношення ціни та якості
hankook
Hankook Ventus Evo
Test vehicle
suvSUV AWD
випробувані шини
9

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
Hankook Ventus Evo
Hankook

Hankook Ventus Evo

рейтинг: Exemplary (test winner)
Wet2-
Dry2+
Offroad2+
Rolling resistance2+
Noise1-
Stopping distance on dry1-
Stopping distance on wet2+
Comfort2+
Wet
Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/9
Wet braking#1/9
Wet circle cornering#1/9
Wet handling#1/9
Aquaplaning cross#3/9
Dry
Dry braking#1/9
Dry handling#1/9
Offroad
Offroad grass#1/9
Offroad gravel#1/9
Gravel handling#5/9
Offroad sand#7/9
Comfort
Noise exterior#1/9
економічність
Rolling resistance#1/9
Summary
    2
    Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
    Bridgestone

    Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

    рейтинг: Exemplary
    Wet3+
    Dry2+
    Offroad2-
    Rolling resistance2
    Noise1-
    Stopping distance on dry2+
    Stopping distance on wet2+
    Comfort1-
    Wet
    Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/9
    Wet braking#1/9
    Wet circle cornering#1/9
    Aquaplaning cross#5/9
    Wet handling#5/9
    Dry
    Dry braking#2/9
    Dry handling#2/9
    Offroad
    Gravel handling#1/9
    Offroad grass#2/9
    Offroad gravel#6/9
    Offroad sand#6/9
    Comfort
    Noise exterior#1/9
    економічність
    Rolling resistance#4/9
    Summary
      3
      Vredestein Ultrac Pro
      Vredestein

      Vredestein Ultrac Pro

      рейтинг: Exemplary
      Wet1-
      Dry2+
      Offroad1-
      Rolling resistance2-
      Noise2+
      Stopping distance on dry2+
      Stopping distance on wet2-
      Comfort2-
      Wet
      Wet handling#1/9
      Aquaplaning cross#3/9
      Wet circle cornering#4/9
      Aquaplaning longitudinal#5/9
      Wet braking#5/9
      Dry
      Dry braking#2/9
      Dry handling#2/9
      Offroad
      Gravel handling#2/9
      Offroad sand#2/9
      Offroad grass#4/9
      Offroad gravel#8/9
      Comfort
      Noise exterior#5/9
      економічність
      Rolling resistance#8/9
      Summary
        4
        Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
        Goodyear

        Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

        рейтинг: Exemplary
        Wet2+
        Dry2+
        Offroad2+
        Rolling resistance2
        Noise1-
        Stopping distance on dry2
        Stopping distance on wet2
        Comfort2
        Wet
        Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/9
        Wet braking#3/9
        Wet circle cornering#3/9
        Wet handling#5/9
        Aquaplaning cross#7/9
        Dry
        Dry braking#5/9
        Dry handling#5/9
        Offroad
        Gravel handling#2/9
        Offroad grass#2/9
        Offroad sand#2/9
        Offroad gravel#4/9
        Comfort
        Noise exterior#1/9
        економічність
        Rolling resistance#4/9
        Summary
          5
          Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV
          Michelin

          Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

          рейтинг: добре
          Wet2-
          Dry2
          Offroad2
          Rolling resistance2+
          Noise2
          Stopping distance on dry2+
          Stopping distance on wet2
          Comfort2
          Wet
          Aquaplaning cross#1/9
          Wet handling#1/9
          Wet braking#3/9
          Wet circle cornering#4/9
          Aquaplaning longitudinal#5/9
          Dry
          Dry braking#2/9
          Dry handling#5/9
          Offroad
          Offroad gravel#2/9
          Offroad sand#2/9
          Offroad grass#4/9
          Gravel handling#5/9
          Comfort
          Noise exterior#6/9
          економічність
          Rolling resistance#1/9
          Summary
            6
            Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)
            Kumho

            Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)

            рейтинг: добре
            Wet2
            Dry2
            Offroad2-
            Rolling resistance2
            Noise2
            Stopping distance on dry2-
            Stopping distance on wet2-
            Comfort2+
            Wet
            Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/9
            Aquaplaning cross#5/9
            Wet braking#5/9
            Wet handling#5/9
            Wet circle cornering#6/9
            Dry
            Dry handling#7/9
            Dry braking#8/9
            Offroad
            Gravel handling#2/9
            Offroad gravel#2/9
            Offroad sand#2/9
            Offroad grass#4/9
            Comfort
            Noise exterior#6/9
            економічність
            Rolling resistance#4/9
            Summary
              7
              Toyo Proxes Sport 2
              Toyo

              Toyo Proxes Sport 2

              рейтинг: добре
              Wet2-
              Dry2
              Offroad2
              Rolling resistance2+
              Noise2
              Stopping distance on dry2
              Stopping distance on wet2-
              Comfort2+
              Wet
              Aquaplaning cross#1/9
              Wet handling#1/9
              Wet braking#5/9
              Wet circle cornering#6/9
              Aquaplaning longitudinal#8/9
              Dry
              Dry braking#5/9
              Dry handling#7/9
              Offroad
              Offroad grass#4/9
              Offroad gravel#6/9
              Offroad sand#7/9
              Gravel handling#9/9
              Comfort
              Noise exterior#6/9
              економічність
              Rolling resistance#1/9
              Summary
                8
                Falken Azenis FK520
                Falken

                Falken Azenis FK520

                рейтинг: Satisfactory
                Wet2+
                Dry2
                Offroad2+
                Rolling resistance2
                Noise1-
                Stopping distance on dry2
                Stopping distance on wet2-
                Comfort3+
                Wet
                Aquaplaning longitudinal#5/9
                Wet braking#5/9
                Wet circle cornering#6/9
                Aquaplaning cross#7/9
                Wet handling#9/9
                Dry
                Dry handling#2/9
                Dry braking#5/9
                Offroad
                Offroad sand#1/9
                Offroad grass#4/9
                Gravel handling#7/9
                Offroad gravel#8/9
                Comfort
                Noise exterior#1/9
                економічність
                Rolling resistance#4/9
                Summary
                  9
                  Giti GitiSport S2+
                  Giti

                  Giti GitiSport S2+

                  рейтинг: Satisfactory
                  Wet2
                  Dry2
                  Offroad2
                  Rolling resistance3+
                  Noise2
                  Stopping distance on dry3+
                  Stopping distance on wet3+
                  Comfort2
                  Wet
                  Wet handling#5/9
                  Aquaplaning cross#7/9
                  Aquaplaning longitudinal#8/9
                  Wet braking#9/9
                  Wet circle cornering#9/9
                  Dry
                  Dry braking#9/9
                  Dry handling#9/9
                  Offroad
                  Offroad grass#4/9
                  Offroad gravel#4/9
                  Gravel handling#7/9
                  Offroad sand#7/9
                  Comfort
                  Noise exterior#6/9
                  економічність
                  Rolling resistance#9/9
                  Summary

                    Detailed results

                    Aquaplaning - cross

                    1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV90%
                    2. Toyo Proxes Sport 290%
                    3. Hankook Ventus Evo81%
                    4. Vredestein Ultrac Pro81%
                    5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo71%
                    6. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)71%
                    7. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 661%
                    8. Falken Azenis FK52061%
                    9. Giti GitiSport S2+61%

                    Aquaplaning - longitudal

                    1. Hankook Ventus Evo86%
                    2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo86%
                    3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 686%
                    4. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)86%
                    5. Vredestein Ultrac Pro76%
                    6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV76%
                    7. Falken Azenis FK52076%
                    8. Toyo Proxes Sport 266%
                    9. Giti GitiSport S2+66%

                    Wet performance

                    1. Vredestein Ultrac Pro91%
                    2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 682%
                    3. Falken Azenis FK52082%
                    4. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)73%
                    5. Giti GitiSport S2+73%
                    6. Hankook Ventus Evo64%
                    7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV64%
                    8. Toyo Proxes Sport 264%
                    9. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo56%

                    Wet braking

                    1. Hankook Ventus Evo87%
                    2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo87%
                    3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 678%
                    4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV78%
                    5. Vredestein Ultrac Pro69%
                    6. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)69%
                    7. Toyo Proxes Sport 269%
                    8. Falken Azenis FK52069%
                    9. Giti GitiSport S2+60%

                    Wet circle cornering

                    1. Hankook Ventus Evo92%
                    2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo92%
                    3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 684%
                    4. Vredestein Ultrac Pro75%
                    5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV75%
                    6. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)67%
                    7. Toyo Proxes Sport 267%
                    8. Falken Azenis FK52067%
                    9. Giti GitiSport S2+51%

                    Wet handling

                    1. Hankook Ventus Evo86%
                    2. Vredestein Ultrac Pro86%
                    3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV86%
                    4. Toyo Proxes Sport 286%
                    5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo76%
                    6. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 676%
                    7. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)76%
                    8. Giti GitiSport S2+76%
                    9. Falken Azenis FK52066%

                    Dry performance

                    1. Hankook Ventus Evo84%
                    2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo84%
                    3. Vredestein Ultrac Pro84%
                    4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 684%
                    5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV74%
                    6. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)74%
                    7. Toyo Proxes Sport 274%
                    8. Falken Azenis FK52074%
                    9. Giti GitiSport S2+74%

                    Dry braking

                    1. Hankook Ventus Evo91%
                    2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo82%
                    3. Vredestein Ultrac Pro82%
                    4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV82%
                    5. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 673%
                    6. Toyo Proxes Sport 273%
                    7. Falken Azenis FK52073%
                    8. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)64%
                    9. Giti GitiSport S2+56%

                    Dry handling

                    1. Hankook Ventus Evo92%
                    2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo84%
                    3. Vredestein Ultrac Pro84%
                    4. Falken Azenis FK52084%
                    5. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 677%
                    6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV77%
                    7. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)69%
                    8. Toyo Proxes Sport 269%
                    9. Giti GitiSport S2+46%

                    Handling on gravel

                    1. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo91%
                    2. Vredestein Ultrac Pro82%
                    3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 682%
                    4. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)82%
                    5. Hankook Ventus Evo73%
                    6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV73%
                    7. Falken Azenis FK52064%
                    8. Giti GitiSport S2+64%
                    9. Toyo Proxes Sport 256%

                    Grass traction

                    1. Hankook Ventus Evo95%
                    2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo74%
                    3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 674%
                    4. Vredestein Ultrac Pro64%
                    5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV64%
                    6. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)64%
                    7. Toyo Proxes Sport 264%
                    8. Falken Azenis FK52064%
                    9. Giti GitiSport S2+64%

                    Gravel traction

                    1. Hankook Ventus Evo96%
                    2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV78%
                    3. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)78%
                    4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 669%
                    5. Giti GitiSport S2+69%
                    6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo60%
                    7. Toyo Proxes Sport 260%
                    8. Vredestein Ultrac Pro51%
                    9. Falken Azenis FK52051%

                    Sand traction

                    1. Falken Azenis FK52091%
                    2. Vredestein Ultrac Pro82%
                    3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 682%
                    4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV82%
                    5. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)82%
                    6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo64%
                    7. Hankook Ventus Evo56%
                    8. Toyo Proxes Sport 256%
                    9. Giti GitiSport S2+56%

                    Comfort

                    1. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo91%
                    2. Hankook Ventus Evo82%
                    3. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)82%
                    4. Toyo Proxes Sport 282%
                    5. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 673%
                    6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV73%
                    7. Giti GitiSport S2+73%
                    8. Vredestein Ultrac Pro64%
                    9. Falken Azenis FK52056%

                    Exterior noise

                    1. Hankook Ventus Evo90%
                    2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo90%
                    3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 690%
                    4. Falken Azenis FK52090%
                    5. Vredestein Ultrac Pro79%
                    6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV69%
                    7. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)69%
                    8. Toyo Proxes Sport 269%
                    9. Giti GitiSport S2+69%

                    Gesamtnote

                    1. Giti GitiSport S2+65%
                    2. Falken Azenis FK52064%
                    3. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)62%
                    4. Toyo Proxes Sport 262%
                    5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV60%
                    6. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 658%
                    7. Hankook Ventus Evo57%
                    8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo57%
                    9. Vredestein Ultrac Pro57%

                    Rolling resistance

                    1. Hankook Ventus Evo87%
                    2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV87%
                    3. Toyo Proxes Sport 287%
                    4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo78%
                    5. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 678%
                    6. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)78%
                    7. Falken Azenis FK52078%
                    8. Vredestein Ultrac Pro69%
                    9. Giti GitiSport S2+60%

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                    1
                    continentalPremium
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                    2
                    dunlopPremium
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                    98%
                    3
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                    97%
                    4
                    pirelliPremium
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                    5
                    pirelliPremium
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                    89%
                    6
                    michelinPremium
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                    88%
                    7
                    bridgestonePremium
                    Bridgestone Turanza T005
                    88%
                    8
                    pirelliPremium
                    Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
                    88%
                    9
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                    Kumho Ecsta PS71
                    86%
                    10
                    bridgestonePremium
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                    85%
                    11
                    firestoneUpper-middle
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                    83%
                    12
                    hankookPremium
                    Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127
                    81%
                    13
                    michelinPremium
                    Michelin Primacy 5
                    81%
                    14
                    bridgestonePremium
                    Bridgestone Turanza 6
                    81%
                    15
                    pirelliPremium
                    Pirelli Cinturato P7
                    80%
                    16
                    continentalPremium
                    Continental EcoContact 6
                    77%
                    17
                    sailunBudget
                    Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2
                    76%
                    18
                    hankook
                    Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B
                    75%
                    19
                    gtBudget
                    GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO
                    75%
                    20
                    hankookPremium
                    Hankook K137A Ventus evo SUV
                    74%
                    21
                    hankookPremium
                    Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 EV
                    74%
                    22
                    nexenBudget
                    Nexen N Fera Sport
                    72%
                    23
                    nokianUpper-middle
                    Nokian PowerProof 1
                    69%
                    24
                    uniroyalUpper-middle
                    Uniroyal RainSport 5
                    69%
                    25
                    michelinPremium
                    Michelin e.Primacy
                    67%
                    26
                    maxxisBudget
                    Maxxis Victra Sport 6
                    67%
                    27
                    bfUpper-middle
                    BF Goodrich Advantage 2
                    67%
                    28
                    kleberUpper-middle
                    Kleber Dynaxer HP5
                    64%
                    29
                    yokohamaUpper-middle
                    Yokohama ADVAN Sport V107
                    59%
                    30
                    continentalPremium
                    Continental EcoContact 6 Q
                    56%
                    31
                    semperitBudget
                    Semperit Speed-Life 3
                    55%
                    32
                    nokianUpper-middle
                    Nokian Hakka Black 3
                    54%
                    33
                    barumBudget
                    Barum Bravuris 5 HM
                    44%
                    34
                    leao-
                    Leao Nova-Force Acro
                    44%
                    35
                    kumhoUpper-middle
                    Kumho Ecsta PS91
                    36%
                    36
                    tracmaxBudget
                    Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3
                    23%
                    37
                    barumBudget
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                    19%
                    38
                    windforceBudget
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