64 7August2019
IT’Sbeensometimesinceweventuredbeyondsaloon
andhatchbacksizesforourtyretest,andtheswitch to
SUVtyreshascertainlyshakenuptheusualcompetitive
order.We’vealsoseencharacteristicsthatweexpect
fromcertainbrandsfailtomaterialise.
Atthebottomofthetable,Michelin’s‘good-on-fuel,less-
good-in-wet’resultwasasurprisebecauseitsrecenttyres
havebeenmuchmorebalanced.SharinglastplaceisCooper,
althoughitisshowingitsage,particularlyonfueleconomy.
Hankookdiditsusualsolidjob,whileContinentaldid
not:there’llbequestionsaskedinHanover.Goodyearand
Dunlopwerecloselymatched,whileourtoptwowerealso
hardtosplit.Nokiantakesitsfirstsummer-tyrewinfrom
Falken,butbothareideallysuitedtothedemandsofSUVs.1stNokian 100.0%
=2nd Falken 99.8%
=2nd Goodyear 99.8%
4th Dunlop 99.5%
5th Hankook 99.4%
6th Continental 98.3%
7th Cooper 97.7%
8th Michelin 97.0%1stFalken 100.0%
2nd Continental 99.6%
3rdNokian 99.5%
4th Cooper 99.3%
5th Dunlop 98.9%
=6th Goodyear 98.8%
=6th Michelin 98.8%
8th Hankook 98.7%1stHankook 100.0%
=2nd Dunlop 99.0%
=2nd Goodyear 99.0%
4th Michelin 98.7%
5th Nokian 98.0%
6th Falken 96.2%
7th Continental 94.1%
8th Cooper 93.3%1stCooper £115.50
2nd Hankook £120.44
3rdDunlop £131.88
4th Falken £133.79
5th Continental £134.70
6th Nokian £152.40
7th Goodyear £156.47
8th Michelin £161.991stNokian 100.0%
2nd Dunlop 99.5%
3rdGoodyear 99.1%
4th Hankook 99.0%
5th Falken 98.6%
=6th Continental 95.5%
=6th Michelin 95.5%
8th Cooper 91.7%1stFalken 100.0%
2nd Dunlop 99.2%
3rdNokian 98.5%
4th Continental 98.1%
5th Goodyear 97.8%
6th Michelin 97.5%
7th Cooper 97.4%
8th Hankook 94.6%1stGoodyear 100.0%
2nd Hankook 97.6%
3rdDunlop 94.1%
4th Nokian 89.7%
5th Michelin 88.8%
6th Falken 85.5%
7th Continental 83.6%
8th Cooper 79.8%1stNokian 100.0%
2nd Falken 99.8%
=3rdDunlop 99.5%
=3rdGoodyear 99.5%
5th Continental 99.1%
6th Hankook 99.0%
=7th Cooper 98.3%
=7th Michelin 98.3%1stNokian 100.0%
2nd Cooper 99.1%
3rdFalken 98.8%
4th Goodyear 98.6%
5th Dunlop 97.9%
6th Hankook 97.3%
7th Continental 96.5%
8th Michelin 94.9%1stHankook 100.0%
=2nd Falken 99.7%
=2nd Goodyear 99.7%
4th Dunlop 99.3%
5th Continental 99.1%
6th Michelin 98.8%
7th Cooper 98.2%
8th Nokian 97.9%1stContinental 100.0%
2nd Michelin 94.3%
3rdNokian 86.1%
4th Dunlop 81.8%
5th Hankook 80.4%
6th Falken 79.4%
7th Goodyear 78.3%
8th Cooper 75.4%IT’Snotquiteas
economicalorquiet
asitsrivals,butthe
Powerproofisgreat
todriveon,and
asoundall-round
choiceforUKroads.Nokian PowerproofFocusonSUVsbringsnewvictor
WethandlingStraightaquaplaningDryhandlingPriceWetbrakingCurvedaquaplaningOverallDrybrakingWetcorneringRollingresistanceCabinnoise